This morning I woke up wondering if the Timberwolves Draft Pick #5 Ricky Rubio was still a Timberwolf. I had to check the reports. Now yesterday was no normal draft day. 3 first round picks were spent on point guards. It was a strange day indeed. But was it really a normal Timberwolves draft?

Last night while tweeting at the Timberwolves Draft Party at Target Center, I couldn't help but think of how amazing it was that Minnesota had secured one of the most exciting picks available. Olympian Ricky Rubio was available at #5 when most mock drafts had him gone at #2. Wow! Lucky day!

But my joy was short-lived. One drawback of a quick mind that races constantly is that it found the next obvious thought: the history of picks. For me, it starts with Ray Allen and the Milwaukee Bucks. It continues with Timberwolf-for-a-moment Brandon Roy and overnight-swapped OJ Mayo. Could I really believe that Rubio would stay? Could I believe he could stay?

"Too Cold"

It's a stupid knock. As an NBA player, you are away for more than half your games. Is the heat of Florida any more an issue than the cold of Minnesota? If it is, have your boy pick you up in a warmed SUV and don't leave the vehicle until you are inside the garage. Isn't that what you'd do in Florida? Instead of sweating more than you do during practice in the humidity, have your boy pick you up in a cooled SUV and don't leave the vehicle until you are safely inside the cool garage. The weather is overrated.