Month: June 2013
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My typical order of operations for running this blog is to write first, read later. During the season that means I watch the game, think about a post theme on my fifteen-minute walk home, and then immediately start banging on…
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Your newest #Twolves' jersey numbers: Shabazz Muhammad will wear #0 and Gorgui Dieng wil wear #5. #WolvesDraft — Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) June 28, 2013 More on all of this later, when I get some time to fully digest it.
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for pre-draft scenarios and opinions. Rapid-fire thoughts:
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Eds. Note: This mock isn’t necessarily intended to predict what teams will do, but to spell out what WE would do at each pick. Some of that is likely to map onto what teams actually end up doing on Thursday, some…
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Eds. Note: This mock isn’t necessarily intended to predict what teams will do, but to spell out what WE would do at each pick. Some of that is likely to map onto what teams actually end up doing on Thursday, some…
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Ben McLemore to the Minnesota Timberwolves Some of McLemore’s intangible qualities — mainly his assertiveness, focus, and competitiveness — have a number of front offices concerned about his future prospects. The Kansas guard also isn’t a great off-the-dribble creator, so…
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In a podcast with CBS Sports, Jonathan Givony was asked to name one player that is “confounding him” right now — meaning that his opinion differs significantly from what he’s hearing from NBA teams. His response: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has really…
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I’m back from the Philippines. Jet lag is my master. But it was a good visit. Basketball euphoria was high in Manila. Everyone was all about the Finals, despite the fact that we were tuning into games live at 8:30…
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Y! Sources: Clippers reach an agreement in principle on a three-year deal to hire Doc Rivers as coach. http://t.co/5aLamsiEGe — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2013 After a more-than-week-long roller coaster of reports involving Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce…
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The first basic lesson taught in law school is how to read a case. Reading the decisions of judges and justices is widely considered the best way to “think like a lawyer.” Cases are the best representation of the adversarial…
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Best #Twolves bets a week out: 1) Draft KCP 2) Draft a big (Zeller or maybe Plumlee) 3) Find deal for Oladipo (hard) 4) Find deal for Ben M. — Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) June 20, 2013 It’s just speculation, but…
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James Gandolfini Is Dead at 51 On a day separating historic basketball games played by the Spurs and Heat, tragedy struck the arts. James Gandolfini — Tony Soprano — died of an apparent heart attack while traveling in Italy. There…
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That looked easy.
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“For the series, the Heat have scored 131.7 points per 100 possessions when James is on the floor without Wade, and just 100.8 when the two have shared the floor, per NBA.com. The Heat are minus-12 for the series, but…
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One paragraph of instant reaction to one of the greatest NBA games I’ve ever seen: It’s tough to escape the feeling that San Antonio’s chance was tonight. Not only did they get THE DUNCAN GAME (30 points 17 rebounds) but…
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Another huge LeBron Game 6 tonight, and it never hurts to remember Puck.
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Off the court, I’m a nice guy. On the court, I want to play. I’m a guy who wants to win. That’s what it takes to be the best. I’m not just looking to get drafted. I’m looking for my…
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timberwolves.com Blog Profile: Punch-Drunk Wolves Mark Remme and the good folks at the Timberwolves website asked us to participate in their weekly blog-profile series. We appreciate being included and had fun answering the questions.
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So, I’m temporarily stranded in Tokyo, after being temporarily stranded in Atlanta. At this rate, I’ll make it to Manila by the time I’m scheduled to return to DC. Stay classy, Delta. But hey, it’s summertime, and the living’s easy…
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Quite a last 24 hours for Punch-Drunk Wolves. Andy G is in Chicago. I’m leaving today for Manila. And Anthony Bennett. Allow me to humblebrag for a moment. As I was getting home from work yesterday, I got an email…