The Allen Iverson Watch is Finally Over

Well, the Allen Iverson watch is finally over. I, for one, am glad although it does sting to see him go to the Denver Nuggets, the Timberwolves division rival.

Many will disagree with me on this, to be certain, but I believe NOT trading for Iverson was the best move by the Timberwolves in this situation. With Iverson in a Wolves jersey, Minnesota had a window of opportunity around three seasons. They would have no depth for the remainder of this season and struggle mightily to find solid contributors who come on the cheap, due to huge contracts of both Iverson and Garnett.

Iverson in Minnesota would have down three things. One, it would have guaranteed that Kevin Garnett ended his career in Minnesota (without a championship). Two, it would have sold out the Target Center for every home game during the time that he was here, leading to…Three, it would have either made owner Glen Taylor a personal profit or, at least, allowed him to break even.

By not getting Iverson, the Timberwolves organization is actually setting itself up for better success in the future. Does that future include Kevin Garnett? Hopefully, but who know at this point? With a young, solid core of Randy Foye, Rashad McCants and Craig Smith, Minnesota has begun to position themselves for the post-KG era.

Garnett himself has said how much he thoroughly enjoys this team and that their biggest issue is finding a way to play consistently for 48 minutes. I do not believe that this is the straw that broke the camel’s back, enraging Garnett into such a fury that he finally demands to be traded. I believe, as I was present when Garnett commented on Iverson, that Garnett enjoyed the idea of playing with Iverson, but, in his heart of hearts, knows that it would not have been the way to bring himself a championship.

I agree 100% with a comment made by one of my friends at http://www.mnsportsfans.com/ when he said the following…

“Play Randy Foye 35 minutes a night. If he was valuable enough to withhold from the deal, get his butt on the court.”

I am a big fan of Randy Foye, both as a person and as a basketball player, maybe more so than most. He has shown flashes of what he capable of, but, as expected, makes rookie mistakes. It is time to get him out on the court significantly more than what time he has been getting this far into the season and see what happens.