May Wes Johnson's Time In Minnesota Be Prosperous & Brief

Minnesota is the laughing stock of the NBA and I hope Flynn and Johnson are mercifully traded.

Everything you wrote above is dead on, as always.

But in that photo, he looks like he’s wearing pajama pants.

What’s the deal with the “89” on the basketball? Was that Wes Johnson that was drafted last night or Dave Johnson?

People act like he’s old and walking with a cane. He’s 23, not 53. He’s still got plenty of time left in the league.

Besides, the only “fans” that are complaining are the Twolves fans that don’t even go to the games anyway.

and prove them all wrong. Not that I have any respect for Rambis or the triangle offense he runs (I mean, I’m pretty sure it worked because Phil Jackson had MJ/Kobe), but if Wes continues to play smart, rebound, make mid-range and sometimes outside jumpers like any good 3 in the triangle offense should (and we know he can do), these same “fans” will be on their knees and begging him to stay while he signs a fat contract with a better team.

that the T’Wolves keep drafting players who would thrive in a transition game, or SSOL offense (Brewer, Jonny, Wes) and then desperately try to plug them into the triangle offense. They need a new coach to maximize the potential of these guys.

I also laugh that T’Wolves fans are angry. For one, I was unaware they had fans. And for two, might as well move them and change their name to the Syracuse Nationals - they’ll have more fans in Cuse than the entire state of Minnesota. That exhibition game in the Dome is going to be INSANE attendance wise.

It’s like some sort of horrible DNA experiment gone wrong, combing Boeheim’s early 1980’s pants with a Dick Vitale top…

I have to laugh at the people who think Monroe will be better than Wes. Considering that Dashonte Riley shut him down last year in the 5 minutes that he played against Monroe, I haven’t been impressed with him in the 2 years that I’ve been seeing him at Gtown.

As someone said above, it’s laughable that people think just because Wes is 23 that he’s not going to improve at all.

I agree that Minnesota fans should be upset that they passed over Cousins for Wes. Wes isn’t going to get a whole lot better and looks like a complimentary player, not a potential superstar. Cousins has a chance to become a dominant inside presence.

Another reason they should be upset is they added Johnson when they already had a similar player in Corey Brewer, and were able to acquire yet another similar player in Martell Webster. All 3 are roughly the same age too (23-24).

I don’t agree with the amount and degree of anger and disagreement with the pick. They’re acting as if Wes is radioactive. He’s a good player and a good kid to try to build around. He definitely doesn’t have the ceiling that Cousins has, so that is understandable. I also don’t understand why they’re so angry about Wes being 23. Big deal. He’s ready to play now, and will play his 4-5 years in Minnesota before moving onto a better situation anyhow. It’s kind of ridiculous how they’re all angry about that….

That’s right. I mean that. I really do believe that Wes Johnson could have (and maybe should have) taken over more games for SU this year, but he was being a “team player”. The guy has the athletic ability. He has the flare for the dramatic that the NBA is all about. He rebounds. He shoots well. And most of all, he seems like a down to earth, grounded, hard working guy who actually WANTED TO BE PICKED BY MINNESOTA. Think about that for a second….and the Minnesota fans are angry that their team picked a guy who actually wants to play for their sh*t team? Take it from a Bills fan….it’s no fun when a guy on your team wants to play for any team but yours (looking at you, Marshawn Lynch).

And I really do believe that Wes was reluctant to take over games last year because SU plays more of a team style. I don’t think he wanted to piss off Jimmy B….especially being his first year on the court. I think you’ll see an All Star in Wes Johnson in a few years. And better than DeMarcus Cousins.