McHale Talks Draft

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Q: On Monday's workout:
A: We're looking at a lot of the bigs and I think in this draft there's a lot of the 6-9, 6-10, 6-11 guys that are kind of around. I think they all bring different things to the table. (Richard) has had a role on a two-time national championship team and he seems to accept his role and do some stuff. Herbert Hill is a guy who came out of Providence; really improving; getting better all the time; and Anthony Tolliver is a guy who can shoot the ball from the perimeter. So they all bring different things.

Q: On this year's draft class:
A: It's a solid draft. I think that what made it an interesting draft is (Kevin) Durant and (Greg) Oden, two really unique players, but it's a solid draft. I wouldn't say, other than the fact that you're getting a legitimate big-time scorer in Durant and a legitimate big-time paint-defender-rebounder in Oden, I wouldn't say it's much different from most other drafts.

Q: On adding size to the Wolves roster:
A: Yeah there'll be some big guys, but, again, when you add size you're talking about the three, four and five. So a 6-8, 6-9 three-man is big too in our league. I'm not sure in our league how it's going that everybody's not kind of drifting in that direction a little bit more, because there just aren't legitimate, solid, big NBA-quality players milling around out there. It's just going through a weird phase and hopefully it changes. I'd love to see it change back to the 6-9, 6-10, 6-11 guys that are skilled and can play rugged but yet have the touch and a lot of other stuff. That just is not around. If you're a shooter, you're completely a finesse guy. If you're a banger, you're completely just kind of a blue-collar banger-type guy, and where's the banger with skill? Those guys are a dying breed.

Q: On the things that teams want to accomplish with each workout:
A: Mostly seeing the guys. Have them maybe do some specific things. Like, I wanted to see some of the guys shoot a little bit more; shooting drills; some more range. Because (if) they don't step outside their roles (on their college teams) you wonder if a guy's got range up to 18, 20 feet. And you get a chance to spend a little time with them at lunch (and ask them) a couple questions. You know how they play for their coach and for their system in Florida or Providence or wherever they came from. You're trying to get a chance to see (if) that (is) who they are? Or is that who the system dictated who they are? You probably asked them do things that they are uncomfortable doing or haven't done a lot of, but sometimes it surprises you. Sometimes you see guys that come in here and you go like, "Man I had no idea that guy had a handle from 25 feet and could shake and move and stuff." Because on his team he just caught and shot or caught and passed, never dribbled the ball. So it's really what the coach asked you to do and then we're trying to figure out if there's more to it.</div>

Source: Timberwolves.com