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In what was either a coincidence or something related to the dismal crowd that showed up to face an Israeli opponent on a Tuesday Night when a 50/50 presidential election had a debate (okay, definitely the latter), I was able…
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Okay, so I'm seeing Iguodala at 1/125 for MVP. Among fool's bets, it's the wisest — Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) October 15, 2012 Ethan Strauss is the best in the [NBA writing/tweeting] business at provoking strong reactions with what can seem…
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An hour before tipoff, a fellow Zumbrotan (where I’m from and my dad drives up from) saw us sitting near the court watching Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah shoot around and offered us an extra pair of tickets in the…
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Thank God that the short window of nice Minnesota weather is behind us and we can get back to our usual routine of spending 1 or 2 nights per week inside Target Center watching the Wolves, amiright? The fun parts…
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I was really excited to write about last year’s preseason opener. It was one of the first entries on this blog and it was the first time that I had seen Ricky Rubio play in a Wolves uniform. Also, the…
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In the NFL Draft, they call it Mr. Irrelevant. In your Timberwolves Season Ticketholder draw, it’s the preseason game versus Maccabi Haifa.
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Having broken camp in Mankato, the Wolves begin their preseason schedule this Wednesday in Fargo, North Dakota. They’ll take on Kevin Love’s favorite team, the Indiana Pacers. While the coaching staff looks to implement a pass-and-cut offense and sharpen up…
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A month or so ago, we plowed through six posts with our “All-League Pass Teams.” That was jumping the gun a little bit, since many had turned off their NBA blog radars. Now that training camp is underway, we’re noticing…
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If each was in his prime, is this the greatest starting five ever?
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Marc Stein has released his first Power Rankings of the 2012-13 season. A quick scan down to the middle teams shows support for something that I have been thinking to be true about this Western Conference playoff landscape: There will…
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(Unless it requires a modicum of effort.) #smh
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Brandon Roy gave an interview on NBATV where he discussed his new team and return from retirement. You could write most of the transcript without watching the video (“I feel great, the situation seemed right, yada yada…) but Roy said…
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Andy G: There is some buzz that the Wolves are looking at and possibly pursuing an old draft-projection favorite of ours: the one and only HASSAN WHITESIDE! According to Darren Wolfson’s recent post, it sounds like the Wolves haven’t foreclosed…
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The Punch-Drunk Wolves League Pass Series has taken on a life of its own. We’re on Volume 5 after two rookie teams, an Eastern Conference Team, and a REACTION POST to the Eastern Conference Team. Since Pat is enjoying some…
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Patrick J and I are doing a series on players you’ll be watching for one reason or another this season on League Pass. Timberwolves fans are naturally less familiar with Eastern Conference teams and players. This is one reason of…
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In case ya hadn’t heard, Dwight Howard is headed to Tinseltown. He joins Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O’Neal on the list of superstar centers acquired by the Lakers in the middle of their prime. A player as dominant…
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Andy G: Isn’t it a little weird that there hasn’t been much advancement (or any) in the shooting range of pro basketball players? Like, why aren’t there 10 or more current NBA players with the CHRIS KINGSBURY range? I ask…
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Since I decided to get up and watch our favorite new TWolves at 3:00 this morning, I might as well do a brief game wrap. Russia handled the Chinese from start to finish in what was perhaps a more-impressive victory…
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Alexey Shved just made one helluva first impression. First impression if you’re like me and don’t watch European basketball. He and fellow Wolves newcomer Andrei Kirilenko were DOMINANT in the Russians’ drumming of Great Britain on Sunday afternoon. Although GB…