Loren Woods?

by Tom Ziller on Aug 10, 2006 8:00 PM PDT in Free Agency/Trades

A reader emailed today to say he saw Loren Woods at Sacramento International Airport over the weekend. This Loren Woods. The former heir apparent to Tim Duncan at Wake Forest, former stud center at Arizona, and former back-up in Minnesota, Miami, and Toronto.

Woods might be headed to Sacramento. Not too many 7'2 free agent centers hang out in the River City unless they're talking turkey. NY, LA, Dallas, Miami - I wouldn't think anything of any NBA player showing up there. But Sacramento? And everyone in the free world knows Geoff Petrie is looking for a legitimate back-up to Brad Miller. Woods is one of the cheaper young options out there.

With solid per-minute numbers, it's hard to understand why Toronto chained LW to the bench last season. But then again, it was hard to understand anything Toronto did the last few years, until Bryan Colangelo arrived.

In 27 games, Woods had a rebound rate over 20 last season - one of the better marks in the league. And he's over 2 blocks per 40 minutes for his career.

Who knows if Petrie is going to sign Woods. But it's definitely something to think about.

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Re: Loren Woods?

wow! i saw that guy play late in the season and he looked really athletic. i couldn't believe he got so few minutes. He is especially good on the offensive boards and as a shot blocker and I am sure he is much faster and more agile than the bigs we have. I just hope he can be consistent, because he is a total steal if he is.

by Miles @ Sactown Royalty on Aug 10, 2006 8:40 PM PDT reply actions

Re: Loren Woods?

Yes.Mystified as to his lack of playing time; but then....we're talking about the dinos(er...raptors).

by Rhondda Nunes on Aug 10, 2006 11:29 PM PDT reply actions

Re: Loren Woods?

I remember his show blocking prowess back in college
i certainly would prefer him over potapengko

by kingme on Aug 11, 2006 12:01 AM PDT reply actions

Re: Loren Woods?

maybe woods was just visiting his buddy k-mart. i read they train together in florida. woods would be a big upgrade over past backups based just on his size and speed. his numbers per minute are impressive. just what we need-a cheap but legit backup. petrie proves once again that he is the man!!

by kmart for prez on Aug 11, 2006 4:49 AM PDT reply actions