<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Timberwolves have taken comfort in knowing that with Kevin Garnett on their side there is always hope, a sentiment that held true off the court Friday. Garnett was part of the Wolves contingent that made a sales pitch to free agent Michael Finley in Chicago, a meeting that went well, said Wolves General Manager Jim Stack. "We feel good that he included us in the teams that are still under consideration," Stack said. "It's our impression it is down to Miami, Phoenix, San Antonio and us." Stack said Garnett's presence meant a lot to the Wolves; their hope is that it resonated the same way with the 32-year-old Finley. "Kevin made the effort to come to the meeting, to help show Michael how important this is to us," Stack said. "Hopefully we were able to make it clear to Michael how much he is wanted here." Owner Glen Taylor and Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale joined Garnett in the meeting with Finley and his agent, Henry Thomas. Stack said Finley and Thomas told the Wolves they will "mull things over" in the next few days, with a decision coming early next week. Miami has its entire midlevel salary exemption of $5 million to offer Finley. The Wolves and San Antonio each can offer $2.5 million and Phoenix $1.1 million. Money isn't expected to be the deciding factor: The Mavericks still owe Finley nearly $52 million. Meanwhile, the Wolves have signed rookie free-agent center/forward Dwayne Jones to a two-year deal. The 6-11, 250-pounder from St. Joseph's played for the Wolves' summer league team and averaged 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in five games. "Dwayne is an athletic big man that we believe has a tremendous amount of potential," McHale said in a statement. "He excels on the defensive end of the floor with his shot blocking and rebounding ability. Dwayne was a player that continually improved over the course of his college career, and we believe he has the ability to play in the NBA."</div> Source
I would pick the T-Wolves if I was Finley, that way he has a chance to help rebuild a franchise rather than jump on a winning bandwagon, I dunno about him, but personally i'd have more comfort in helping a team become better than just jumping ship to a winner to possibly win a title, but thats just me. Plus we all know what happens when people jump ship to join a "winner", they dont always win *cough* Payton/Malone/Lakers *cough*
It would be nice for the Wolves young shooting guards to see how an all-star had sucess over his career. The Wolves would be a nice place for Finley to land being that they already have KG and there isn't a lot of pressure on Finley right now to contribute and try to get them to the NBA finals.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting C.K.:</div><div class="quote_post">It would be nice for the Wolves young shooting guards to see how an all-star had sucess over his career. The Wolves would be a nice place for Finley to land being that they already have KG and there isn't a lot of pressure on Finley right now to contribute and try to get them to the NBA finals.</div> Sour,the pressure of NBA finals won't be there if he lands at the target center. but as much as i would love him being a wolf,don't ya think at the age of 32 he would want to be in a situation that would give him a ring before he's getting older and weaker?
I would pick the Wolves if I were Finley. He would be a great fit in their lineup and would give their roster more offensive options. If Finley does end up going to Minnesota I see them being a top 3 seed.
