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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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The Wild ranked 31st among 122 professional teams based on what they give back to the "fans who invest their time and money in the organization." The Minnesota Twins ranked 39th, the Minnesota Vikings 110th and the Minnesota Timberwolves 118th...
...The Minnesota Vikings and Timberwolves, meanwhile, scored below-average
in every category. The Vikings scored highest in bang for the buck (83)
and lowest in stadium experience (120). The Wolves highest ranking was
96th in bang for the buck and its lowest was 120th for title track.
And if you’re a conspiracy theorist you can even point out that Tom
Mauer, the clock operator Monday night, was from the Minnesota
Timberwolves, where Detroit Pistons Coach Flip Saunders once coached.
But whatever you do, do not — I repeat, DO NOT — try to blame the clock
operator for the Orlando Magic’s Game 2 playoff loss to the Detroit
Pistons.
There is little love lost between Kevin Garnett and former teammate Wally Szczerbiak, who plays for the Cavaliers. The two played together in Minnesota for 6 1/2 seasons, before the Timberwolves traded Szczerbiak to the Celtics in 2006. Garnett was asked if Cleveland was an ideal situation for his former teammate. He paused for more than 10 seconds before answering. "Sure," said Garnett. "It's the first I've ever heard a question about Wally and his situation. He's got a guy who is dominant on the ball and he can play second-tier. I guess, yeah, sure. I don't really know how to answer that."
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
The On Deck Circle hosts the latest edition of the Carnival of the NBA, a roundup of recent news and opinions from around the hoops blogosphere.
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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The most telling factor on what the rest of the league thought about
the Mavs' talent was when the Timberwolves flat laughed at a package
topped by Howard and Harris for Kevin Garnett. The two best young
players on the team, including Howard being an All-Star, drew nothing
but chuckles from the T-wolves.
By the way, Minny was right. Getting Al Jefferson from the Celtics proved to be far better than Howard/Harris combined.
How the lottery plays out could be more vital to Bayless than any other prospect. Right now the Timberwolves are slated to pick third, and it's hard to imagine them taking Bayless considering their other needs and the guards they currently have that high.
A long back-and-forth between the NBA Players Association and the Heat is close to being resolved, with the Heat agreeing to return some of the fine money it took from three players (Posey, Antoine Walker, and Dorrell Wright) for not meeting Pat Riley's draconian body-fat standards during the 2006-07 season. The thing has been dragging and dragging, in part because one of the Miami lawyers was on maternity leave, but a union source said last week that it was close to being settled.
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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-Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith and ex-Gopher Jim Petersen, the Timberwolves' TV analyst, finished at plus-2 in a team scramble while competing for a $100,000 scholarship at the posh Reynolds Plantation golf course near Atlanta the other day.
-It's unclear whether the Timberwolves would take Michael Beasley of Kansas State or Derrick Rose of Memphis if they were to land the top pick in June's NBA draft. But people in the know say Beasley is the more talented of the pair.
-Look for Timberwolves TV analyst Jim Petersen to agree to a three-year contract extension soon.
Multiple sources close to the process have described Carlisle as the
Mavs' clear-cut No. 1 candidate, indicating that contract negotiations
are already underway. It's also believed that Carlisle intends to bring
two recent NBA head coaches to Dallas as assistants on his staff --
Dwane Casey and Terry Stotts -- but one team source insisted: "Nothing
is done with anyone."
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
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The Rashad McCants Basketball Camp is structured as a teaching camp to excite kids about the game of basketball...
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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It all flows from expectations, too. That's why fellas such as Johnson -- fastest ever to win 50, 100 and 150 regular-season games but with one blown Finals and two hasty eliminations on his résumé -- get dumped and why Flip Saunders and Mike Brown still were sweating this week. Meanwhile, lottery-land coaches such as Lawrence Frank and Randy Wittman slept soundly last night, thanks to low expectations or owners who are distracted by other areas of mogulship.
The Wolves site posts info on the team's position in the draft for the next two years.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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Development of players like Al Jefferson and Randy Foye, the ability to learn and grow throughout the season and building a sense of pride in playing every minute of every game demonstrates that our team is making progress. We are teaching our young team to play the right way. When you take this growth and look at the increased flexibility we will enjoy over the next twelve months in terms of first round picks (3) and salary cap room, I think our future is bright indeed.
Additionally, next year we will celebrate the Timberwolves 20th season. Twenty years since professional basketball returned to Minnesota. To celebrate, we have some exciting events and activities in the works, including changes to our existing logos and brand new uniforms for the team. Next season promises to be full of fond remembrances as we look back at twenty years while at the same time we launch into a brand new era for Timberwolves basketball.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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City National Bank has filed a lawsuit against retired NBA star Latrell
Sprewell for failing to pay his credit card bills. Blame the economy.
The docs
allege that the baller and his company, Sprewell Motorsports, haven't
paid their credit card bills since September 29, 2007. They owe the
bank $23,600.12, plus interest. And late fees, of course.
Cape Verde will have a transformed squad in July when they show up at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens...
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One of the names linked to Cape Verde is the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Ryan Gomes.
The 6ft 7in forward has Cape Verde roots but with each passing day, his inclusion looks less and less likely.
“There is nothing to say about Ryan Gomes,” Cabral said.
When the league gives out the executive of the year, Kevin McHale of the Minnesota Timberwolves should win it, hands down.
McHale's the one who traded Kevin Garnett to Boston, which, most likely, will advance to the NBA Finals in a few weeks.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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Beasley need: Does Al Jefferson’s emergence make
Beasley that much of a need? Again, like those who have better odds of
landing the top selection, the T-Wolves could use a point guard.
Nine months ago to the day, on July 30th 2007, the Celtics acquired Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The T-Wolves
were a one-man band for much of Garnett’s 12 seasons in Minnesota, but
two key moves helped the ’04 team make its move. The team acquired
Latrell Sprewell and then current Celtics teammate Sam Cassell. The
T-Wolves set a franchise record with 58 wins and then beat Denver (4-1)
and Sacramento (4-3) for their first playoff series wins. Garnett’s
only postseason run ended against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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They might not find
a taker, but don't think the Timberwolves aren't interested in talking trade if
someone wants Rashard McCants.
Minnesota at the number three spot would have a hard time passing up on Lopez. Pairing him alongside Al Jefferson in the paint would form a formidable duo inside that would be the first big step in the right direction for Minnesota competing again in the Western Conference.
The Big Lead posts a recent picture of Marko Jaric hanging with Adriana Lima.
I asked Andersen for his best story about basketball in Europe.
"When we won the championship [with Bologna] in Italy, the fans went
crazy and rushed the floor, and guys are cutting down the nets
literally two seconds after the game's done,'' he said. "Not even
before the game's over they're rushing the court, and we were trying to
get off the floor and literally people were trying to rip our shirts
off our backs. We nearly had to fight people off us, it was a riot kind
of thing. I remember Marko Jaric, who plays in the NBA [now
with the Timberwolves], he was the unfortunate one to be caught in the
middle of the court when everyone rushed it, and he came into the
locker room with nothing but his little jock strap. No shoes on,
nothing..."
Minnesota's Tubby Smith and Timberwolves TV analyst Jim Petersen
finished 2-over, five strokes ahead of Alabama's last-place pairing of
Nick Saban and Ken Stabler.
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