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The game wraps have become fewer and farther between, but I attended this game so it makes sense to post some notes. For much of the 2nd Quarter, this game felt like a breeze. The Warriors scored 4 points in…
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As I see it, there are five different types of NBA teams at this point in the season: 1) Great teams locked into a high-playoff seed, looking to stay healthy and sharp for the playoffs. 2) Playoff-bound teams jockeying for…
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If you’re reading this blog then you are certainly aware of two things: 1) Kentucky is having a phenomenal season and will play in Saturday’s Final Four; and 2) Anthony Davis is ridiculously-good at basketball and is locked in as…
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If you’ve been watching the Wolves for all of this brief season, you must agree with me: This sucks. No, it isn’t as bad as last year (or any of the past few years) when March and April meant putting…
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Following the announcement that Ricky Rubio tore his ACL, the Wolves went out and lost a home game to the New Orleans Hornets. Shortly after that, I wrote them off as a potential playoff team. They’re 3-6 since the injury…
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As of this moment there are five Western Conference teams within 1.5 games of each other, ranked 4 through 9. Having lost to the struggling Wolves today, Denver has slid to the bottom of that list, after tie-breakers are considered. …
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Ricky is hurt. The Wolves are losing. The games are difficult to watch. It’s spring, and tanking season is underway across the league. League Pass isn’t enough anymore. What’s a hoops blogger to do to satisfy his addiction? Here at Punch-Drunk…
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The score was 32-16 in the Spurs favor after one quarter. After a half-hearted comeback in the 2nd by the Wolves, the game was lopsided for the entire half. Nobody seemed to play well. The box score shows decent work…
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The Warriors retired Chris Mullin’s jersey tonight, leading to the longest halftime I can remember for a regular season NBA game. Or any NBA game. Apparently the Dubs crowd booed the owner, Joe Lacob, when he wouldn’t stop talking. And…
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With Ricky on the mend (surgery this Wednesday), the season hitting the homestretch, and the Wolves’ playoff hopes looking dimmer by the day (now 2.5 games behind Houston for the 8 seed), there is less and less to add to…