Wittman's Wonders

The fraternal order is complete for another year. With a signed, possible three year contract in hand, Randy Wittman is now the official head of the Wolves. Sad, but true. He did nothing to deserve another shot, and doesn't have all that much to work with. If they would happen to win 5-10 more games, but not make the playoffs, will that constitute success, or failure? If he loses more games than this year, or stays even, will he be fired, or be given another year to try and make it work? When you're part of a frat club, those decisions become harder and convoluted.

It looks like Roy Hibbert realized his value would go up if he stays in school another year. Too bad for the Wolves. I've read on plenty of other boards where people don't like him much, but I think the club couldn't have passed him up, he was a late bloomer to be sure, but he has all the skills that the Wolves needed, rebounding, interior defense, shot blocking, some low post moves. Which leads me to the popular opinion that the Wolves will take Corey Brewer at seventh. That my friends, would be a disaster. A good player, but another swing man? Nope. At this point, I'm taking Noah or Horford. Horford will probably be gone, so Noah is my choice. So what if he can't shoot much? He's athletic, intense, rebounds and runs the court well, and can play decent interior defense. They don't need a shooter like Mark Blount, they need someone to contest for offensive rebounds, defend penetration and change shots. Since they can't get rid of the Blounster, they can tandem together. I don't think he'll like the weather much up here, but unless Conley is available at that pick they absolutely need a front court player. Unless someone comes out of the shadows who has all those qualities, Noah's my guy.