“We can’t keep depending on our coaches to make decisions. “We’ve got to use our IQs and our basketball knowledge to figure things out and maybe call timeouts and maybe go to a zone.” - Kevin Garnett

My second letter to Kevin Garnett was one of the most heartfelt and meaningful pieces I’ve written.  It’s #5 on the list of my Top 10 favorite Timberwolves articles.

After the Timberwolves were defeated in the 2004 Western Conference Finals, there were a lot of heavy hearts in the Twin Cities. But despite enormous disappointment, I couldn’t deny the most important part of our unforgettable season. This article is #6 of my Top 10 favorite Timberwolves articles.

All I have to say is that if Dwane Casey is still the head coach when I wake up in the morning…

I don’t even know what I’ll do, but it won’t be good.  I know it was the players playing and not the coach, but where were the timely timeouts? Where were the offensive sets?  Where was any semblance of a game plan or an attempt to stop the bleeding before things got out of hand?

34-7 is on the coach.

As the calender turned over to 2005 for the Timberwolves and Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell remained disgruntled, I felt the need to rally the troops for the remainder of the season in any small way I could.  This article urged the Wolves and their fans to keep striving for excellence, despite our sluggish start.  It’s #7 of my Top 10 favorite Timberwolves articles.

After getting blown out in Game 1 of their first round series with the Lakers, the Timberwolves struck back with one of their most memorable games in history. The article covering that game is #8 in my Top 10 favorite Wolves articles.

This article appeared on the Minnesota Timberwolves Den at DeROK.Net back in April of ‘05.  It’s Number 9 of my Top 10 favorite Wolves articles.

After waking up this morning, I realized that I had totally killed my opportunity to properly mock the Bucks new color scheme last night. In my haste to wrap things up quickly, I photoshopped a red nose on the existing mascot.  In retrospect, what I should’ve done is take the extra five minutes to put together this logo.  Much funnier.

As we count down to Christmas, I thought it would be a fun idea to highlight some of my favorite Timberwolves Den articles from past sesaons.  The plan is to release a countdown my Top 10 pieces, with my #1 favorite posted on the 25th.  Yeah, it’s a little cheesy, but I thought it would be a good way to introduce some of the newer visitors to some of the big moments of the past.

Oh. my. goodness.  I have been saying for years that the Denver Nuggets were just a huge group of classless thugs.  For those of you who were on the fence regarding this issue, I rest my case after tonight.  If the gigantic brawl that took place in Madison Square Garden wasn’t proof enough, I don’t know what was.  To deny this fact now would prove that you’re as ignorant as those who say the holocaust is a myth and Neil Armstrong never landed on the moon.