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Sonia Grover started her Wolves site, "I Heart KG", in 2006. In the wake of the big trade, she moved over to TWolves Blog and brought her column,
"Wolves Daily News"
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Derek Hanson, the founder of TWolves Blog, delivers his optimistic and often inspiring take on the Wolves in his column,
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Dave Kelsey, life-long Wolves fan, season ticket holder, and forum post champion gives his humorous take on the Wolves and life in general in
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Jeremy Knutson packed up his stuff from the Old Wolves Logo, drove over to the TWolves Blog, unloaded the car, and now invites you to come along for a ride through the NBA in his
"Hoop De Ville"
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Rob Brewer and Neil Olstad launched the first-ever Minnesota Timberwolves podcast back in 2007. After acheiving critical acclaim with "The Kissing Marney Gellner Show", the duo decided bring their act to TWolves Blog.
"Timberwolves Today"
Jon Marthaler considers Mark Madsen to be the absolute height of comedy - high praise, since he's been observing Timberwolf follies for almost two decades. When not watching Mad Dog brick free throws, he writes at TNABACG. Now you can find him here on TWolves Blog with his column,
"Both Teams Played Hard"
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The Shot That Should've Never Been Made |
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Posted by Derek Hanson
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
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Mark it down on your calendars Wolves fans - March 25th, 2007. That’s the day the Timberwolves lost Greg Oden.
In a meaningless late-season division game where the only thing on the line was the number of ping-pong balls to be awarded in May, the Timberwolves managed to defeat the Portland Trailblazers 94-93. Little did everyone know that this outcome would shape the face of the NBA landscape for years to come…
Portland led 87-82 with 3:17 to play before Randy Foye entered the game and scored 8 of Minnesota’s next 10 points. His heroics gave Minnesota a 92-89 lead with 51 seconds to go. Roy came right back, hitting a left-handed layup, and Garnett was called for traveling to set up Aldridge’s tip-in that gave the Blazers the lead with 8.4 seconds to play. Then, in an ultimate defining moment for both franchises, Kevin Garnett took a hurried inbounds pass with 2.2 seconds to go, dribbled once, wheeled and dropped a jumper over four outstretched Portland hands at the other end to give the Wolves the win.
You want irony? For years Wolves fans have clamored for Garnett to be “more clutch”, to hit those game winning shots he seems to miss so often. This time, against Portland, The Ticket finally came up big…
…And it cost him his only shot at fixing the horrible mess the Minnesota Timberwolves have become. If Garnett misses that shot, the Timberwolves finish the season 31-51, and the Blazers end up 33-49. Minnesota gets the 6th position in the draft and Portland gets the 7th. Instead, thanks to Garnett’s make, Minnesota and Portland ended up tied at 32-50. This lead to the coin toss which Portland won, giving them the 6th position in the draft. And just in case you haven’t drawn the conclusion already, it was the 6th position that ultimately wound up winning the draft lottery and the rights to draft Greg Oden.
Wait for it…
Yes folks, that sound you hear coming from the North is Timberwolves fans collectively throwing up in their mouths.
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