T-Wolves draft pick

Madness has it right.  Beasley plays the same position as Big Al, who we've basically staked our future on.  Jefferson has been a good soldier this season manning the C spot while running small ball, but he won't be happy doing it for long.  If we end up with one of the top picks, Rose would be a much better option.  He's a floor leader and would allow Foye to move back over to his more natural SG spot to be a play maker and stop forcing him to think so much. 

However, if we don't end up that high, I would expect  DeAndre Jordan from A&M or Brook Lopez from Stanford to be the pick.  Both would potentially give Big Al a low post mate to take the pressure off him and both have styles that wouldn't get in his way.  Jordan will take a little bit longer to be a major contributor, but in the meantime, he's a good shot blocker and defensive guy.  Think a younger Theo Ratliff.  Lopez is more of a scorer, but in a finesse way.  He doesn't bang like Jefferson does, but will still get his rebounds and is more ready to contribute right now.  Neither would suprise me.  Neither would really dissapoint me, either.  The most glaring need right now is center.  Brewer will eventually find his stroke and figure out how to score.  Gomes is a good glue guy.  Ditto Craig Smith.  Foye can run the offense if he has to and can still score.  If only this were last year and there was a great center in the draft.  In any case, and you can take note of this now, Beasley will not be the pick.  It just doesn't make sense.  It would be like the Rockets drafting Hibbert.

I think Jefferson would be a fantastic center, he has been playing it so far and doing very well. Beasley would be a great compliment to Jefersons game. Beasley has a very good outside game. You put both on the court let Jefferson bang and Beasley play a more finesse game and they would be amazing together. I think the only reason people don't consider Jefferson a center is because he is not 7 feet tall.

It probably wouldn't be a terrible idea.  There are a few problems with this theory however.  First off, the Suns have proven that small ball works during the season, but inevitably comes up short in the postseason.  The second, and perhaps larger factor is that even though Jefferson may work ok as a center, Jefferson both doesn't want to play center, nor does he consider himself as a center.  He is a natural PF and though you may not hear about it, his desire is to play the position in the long run.  He can't guard the Yao Ming's of the league, nor does he want to.  Like I said already, he's played the good soldier so far this season and played out of position, but eventually it would present a problem if they continue to play him there past this season.  As a sports journalist, albeit in another market, I am privy to some inside information.  I do have some inside links to not only the Wolves, but the Twins and Vikings.  I can tell you that Jefferson's wish is that the Wolves find a regular center so he can move back to PF.  I believe from what I've heard that drafting Beasley and playing small ball is not in the Wolves' plans.  McHale wants a prototypical center to place next to Jefferson, and rotate Jefferson into center when the reserves come in.  Beasley may be a great player, but he won't be in the Wolves crosshairs come draft time.

1a. Michael Beasley

1b. Derrick Rose

3. Eric Gordon

4.  Don't know

who cares about the draft? Mchale will find a way to screw it up again....like..Paul Grant? William Avery? Rickert? Loren Woods? Ndudi Ebi? (Not to mention Kendrick Perkins, Barbosa, Josh Howard went after)......remember him trading our drafts picks?

Ray Allen?Brandon Roy?Monta Ellis? Geesh thinking about McHale really sucks.....I bet he going to draft kevin love....? or Hansborough......!!!!!