Article: Nate Wolters: NBA Draft Prospect and HUGE Twins Fan

[Seth Stohs]

You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?r=1970-Nate-Wolters-NBA-Draft-Prospect-and-HUGE-Twins-Fan

[Kirby Puckett]

I go to South Dakota State and got to watch Wolters play this year. I'm from Indiana, where basketball reigns king, and I swear that I have never seen as pure of a shooter as Nate Wolters. He is most comparable to Jimmy Chitwood in the movie Hoosiers; great scorer, confident but by no means flashy, and a pass-first mentality. That particular skill set (combined with being a 6'5 white guy from St. Cloud) doesn't exactly mark him for stardom in the NBA, but I really hope that he finds a home somewhere, he was a great player to get to watch.

[Seth Stohs]

Thanks for the note... I just think it's a great story. Always fun to root for the local guys, especially those that go to the smaller schools.

[zenser]

As an SDSU alum, I really hope the best for him. You gotta love the underdog stories and root that they make it.

[Seth Stohs]

I assume that there are a lot of SD Twins fans, as I believe they are the TV team throughout the entire state?

[zenser]

I assume that there are a lot of SD Twins fans, as I believe they are the TV team throughout the entire state?

When I lived in Rapid City, I was able to get both FSN and whatever the Rockies played on. But there are a ton of SD Twins fans. They had eastern Montana and Wyoming up until the Rockies came into existance.

[biggentleben]

I assume that there are a lot of SD Twins fans, as I believe they are the TV team throughout the entire state?

 

Depends on where in the state you are. Western SD is Rockies, and there is a piece of the state where the Royals are carried on the local radio station. The Cubs are also well-represented long-term in the state.

[biggentleben]

My baby brother does live blogging for the SDSU student newspaper from games, so he was able to travel with the team a lot this year. He's a big fan of Wolters' skillset, comparing him with a shorter Mike Miller, another guy with South Dakota roots whose had a nice NBA career, on the shooting side, but the ability to run the point as well.

[drunksam]

When I lived in Rapid City, I was able to get both FSN and whatever the Rockies played on. But there are a ton of SD Twins fans. They had eastern Montana and Wyoming up until the Rockies came into existance.

 

ROOT sports rockie mountain.

[Seth Stohs]

Drafted with the 38th overall pick, by the Washington Wizards... will be traded to the 76ers!! Congratulations!

[rukavina]

Drafted with the 38th overall pick, by the Washington Wizards... will be traded to the 76ers!! Congratulations!

 

and then to the Bucks. Let's hope he's luke ridenour-like.

[Kirby Puckett]

There were quite a few Twins fans in Brookings, but not a whole lot of baseball fans in general. I liked being able to catch every Twins game on cable for the first time though, all we get in the Reds in Indiana.