When I first heard that the Timberwolves were smart enough to take O.J. Mayo with their third pick in the NBA Draft last Thursday, I was thrilled. When I heard the next morning they’d traded him overnight to Memphis for a player they could have had anyway, I was not so thrilled. Correction: I was [...]
The Minnesota Timberwolves are doing their homework on all the players who they might potentially choose later this week with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft; they’ve run them through their paces on and off the court and held everything but competitions in swimsuits. And that may be coming yet. Although the team [...]
Despite a solid recruiting class in 2008, Tubby Smith still hasn’t obtained a signature point guard to run his Gophers offense. That is something he’s hoping to change with the recruiting class of 2009, and the auditions have begun. Instead of subscribing to California wine clubs over the summer, Smith is, among other activities, directing [...]
Minnesota alumni and hero Kevin Garnett will have to play a game six to bring home his first NBA championship to his new team, the Boston Celtics. Kobe Bryant, who the Celtics had shut down most of the series, scored 25 points, and Lamar Odom 20 points, in game five to create a 103-98, five-point [...]
Well, the game ended and Garnett and company did the unlikely; they erased an 18-point half-time deficit and came back against the odds, on the road in Los Angeles, to win Game 4 and return to Boston up 3-1 against the Lakers, winning by a final margin of 97-91. Believe me, if Boston wins the [...]
As a long-time Timberwolves fan, it’s hard not to be happy for Kevin Garnett as he goes through his first NBA Finals appearance as a player; after trying to win a gold bangle or two during a dozen years in Minnesota, the Big Ticket is finally realizing his dream. As I write this, Boston’s making [...]
Former Champlin Park, MN linebacker and Gophers freshman Sam Maresh, one of coach Tim Brewster’s top “gets” in the class of 2008, may never play a single down for the maroon and gold. Not because Maresh is transferring out or because of antics on or off the field, but sadly, due to health problems. Maresh [...]
Former Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders has been fired by the Detroit Pistons. His crime? Only that he took the team to the Eastern Division championship series in all three of his seasons in Detroit. I guess that’s not good enough for some folks; it’s an NBA title or you’re gone. Of course, with all the [...]
The Minnesota Timberwolves will return to their original radio home, AM 1130 KFAN, beginning next season, just in time for the team’s 20th year of existance. The Wolves spent 17 years on KFAN before jumping ship to BOB 106 FM, a country music station, the past two seasons. Arbitrons suffered greatly, and in returning to [...]
After a dozen years in Minnesota and a trade to Boston, Kevin Garnett has finally made it to the Big Dance. While most Timberwolves fans would have loved to see The Big Ticket reach this goal in a Wolves uniform, I can’t imagine anyone begrudging him this long-awaited career accomplishment. He’ll be cashing in a [...]
