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This morning was this. This afternoon was this: and This and Who knew our barely-read blog had such powers? This sucks.
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This feels like Christmas Morning. I don’t mean that figuratively–I mean that it literally feels like December 25, 2011, when the NBA season was about to kick off with a full slate of great games on national TV. In a…
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When Tony Dungy took over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996, he inherited a team that went 7-9 under Sam Wyche in ’95, and hadn’t won half its games since 1981. Dungy’s Bucs would take an initial step back, winning…
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The Wolves effort tonight doesn’t justify a game wrap. Just let me say I’m disappointed with our effort and continue to be impressed with the Pacers’ effort.
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With the Clippers coming to town at full strength and with hopes of contending for the Western Conference title, a Wolves victory was not realistic. As they remain without Love and Rubio (and Ridnour and Wayne and Darko) tonight’s game…
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With last night’s loss to Denver, the Wolves extended their losing streak to 7 games. Since we last checked in, they’ve fallen to the Hornets (16-42; dead-last in West), been destroyed by the Suns at Target Center, and dropped last…
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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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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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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…
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When Paul Millsap missed a wide-open layup as the regulation buzzer sounded, it looked like the Wolves might actually steal this one from the Jazz. They had trailed Utah 92-80 with only 4 minutes to go before pulling off a…
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Was it a coincidence that the first seven quarters of Wolves ball that I missed in weeks were the first seven quarters of Ricky-less ball? Yes, actually. Saturday’s TV coverage was FUBAR’d by the NBA, with reciprocal blackouts for paying…
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Our worst fears have been confirmed: Ricky tore his ACL and will undergo season-ending surgery. NBA stars from LeBron James to Kevin Durant are expressing their condolences and support via Twitter, and Bethlehem Shoals has already waxed poetic on the…
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Minnesota beat Portland tonight for the second time in five days. The following facts describe the two matchups: Three point guards (Rubio, Ridnour, Barea) played a combined 88 minutes in each game. The team was essentially going without a two…
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“These technical fouls are starting to… have an actual impact on the score.” My comment after Luke Ridnour hit a technical free throw to increase the Wolves lead to 91-85 with 2:21 to go. He had just fouled Blake Griffin…