Quincy Lewis

Sent: 3/15/12
Received: 5/9/12
Time: 55 Days
Address: c/o FOX Sports North
Item Sent: 1999-00 Press Pass, 1999-00 SP, 2000-01 Topps Heritage
Item Received: 1999-00 Press Pass, 1999-00 SP, 2000-01 Topps Heritage.  All signed in black Sharpie.

Notes:
Quincy Lewis was the last great Gopher of the Clem Haskins era.  As a sophomore, he was a stud sixth man on the 1997 Gophers Final Four team.  Two years later, as a senior, he led the Big Ten in scoring.  He was a first round draft pick of the Utah Jazz but had trouble cracking their veteran lineup.  After three seasons in Utah, he came back to Minnesota to sign with the Timberwolves.  He suited up 14 times for the Wolves in 2003 before moving on to play profesionally in Europe and Asia for the rest of the decade.  "Q" returned to the Minnesota basketball scene last year as a studio analyst for FOX Sports North.

Jack Sikma

Sent: 1/19/12
Received: 1/27/12
Time: 8 Days
Address: c/o Minnesota Timberwolves
Item Sent: 1986-87 Fleer, 1991-92 Hoops, 1991-92 Upper Deck
Item Received: 1986-87 Fleer, 1991-92 Hoops, 1991-92 Upper Deck.  All signed in black Sharpie.

Notes:
When I first started following basketball in the late 1980s, Jack Sikma was instantly recognizable.  Because of his hair.  He was a big, slow white guy with a big, curly blond perm.  To 12 year old me, that was more significant than his outstanding NBA career.  I know better now.  I know he was one of the most consistent and most underrated big men in the league during his time with the Sonics and Bucks.  And I am thrilled that he is now a part of the Timberwolves coaching staff.  I still love that blond perm, though!

Lance Blanks

Sent: 1/31/11
Received: 7/11/11
Time: 161 Days
Address: c/o Phoenix Suns
Item Sent: 1990-91 Star Pics, 1992-93 Fleer, 1992-93 Topps, 1992-93 Ultra
Item Received: 1990-91 Star Pics, 1992-93 Fleer, 1992-93 Topps, 1992-93 Ultra.  All signed in black Sharpie.

Notes:
Blanks was a prolific college scorer for the Texas Longhorns team that advanced to the Elite Eight of the 1990 NCAA Tournament.  Off that success, he was selected at the end of the first round of the '90 NBA Draft by the World Champion Detroit Pistons.  Stuck on the depth chart behind Hall of Famers Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, he only saw occasional garbage time during his two years in Detroit.  He played one season (1992-93) for the Timberwolves to cap his NBA career.  He has had substantially more success in his second career as an NBA executive.  After coming up through the San Antonio Spurs machine, he spent a few prosperous years as the assistant GM for the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Last season he was named General Manager of the Phoenix Suns.

Felton Spencer

Sent: 4/21/11
Received: 4/30/11
Time: 9 Days
Address: Home
Item Sent: 1990-91 Fleer Update, 1990-91 Hoops, 1991-92 Upper Deck
Item Received: 1990-91 Fleer Update, 1990-91 Hoops, 1991-92 Upper Deck.  All signed in black Sharpie.

Notes:
Felton Spencer was the Timberwolves second ever first-round draft pick.  He made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, but that didn't stop the Wolves from using the following year's lottery pick on another center, Luc Longley.  He put up some nice years with Malone and Stockton in Utah, which highlighted his 12-year NBA career.  You can plainly see here that I have not sent out too many basketball autograph requests.  While I loved watching hoops in the late '80s and early '90s, I have little interest in today's NBA.  Still, I was excited to get this return.  Mr. Spencer has a beautiful signature, and I'm proud to add these to my collection.

Scott Roth

Sent: 10/13/10
Received: 10/29/10
Time: 16 Days
Address: c/o Toronto Raptors
Item Sent: 1989-90 Hoops, 1990-91 Hoops
Item Received: 1989-90 Hoops, 1990-91 Hoops.  Both signed in blue Sharpie.

Notes:
Say what you will about the pre and post-Garnett Timberwolves squads.  The inaugural season of 1989 was fun.  Former Wisconsin Badger Scott Roth was a reserve on that team.  He averaged a little over eight points per game, but also showcased the best mullet in Wolves history.  He's now starting his first season as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors after spending last year with Golden State.

Randy Breuer

Sent: 4/12/10
Received: 4/16/10
Time: 4 Days
Address: Home
Item Sent: 1990-91 Hoops, 1991-92 Upper Deck
Item Received: 1990-91 Hoops, 1991-92 Upper Deck.  Both signed in black Sharpie.

Notes:
It seems like the local guys are the way to go!  The Gopher legend, and former Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves center is my second response, and matched Curt Giles with a four-day return time.  Thanks, Randy!