Not much has gone right for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the last twenty plus years. They had a brief flirtation with success during the Flip Saunders and Kevin Garnett years, but the well has been almost completely dry otherwise. The frustration was palpable this spring when general manager David Kahn went over the edge expressing his concerns with the NBA lottery. The … [Read more...] about Ricky Rubio Will Be a NBA Bust
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Sources: Rubio, Timberwolves Reach Agreement For 2011-12
After two years of agonizing speculation and rumors, it appears that Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves have finally reached an agreement to bring the Spanish sensation to the land of 10,000 lakes. … [Read more...] about Sources: Rubio, Timberwolves Reach Agreement For 2011-12
Ricky Rubio Joins the Timberwolves; Early Favorite for Rookie of the Year?
After what might be the longest negotiation in the history of professional sports, Ricky Rubio has finally agreed to be a part of the NBA team that drafted him. 706 days after David Kahn and the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Rubio with the 5th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, it appears the two parties have agreed to join forces for the 2011-12 season and beyond. By … [Read more...] about Ricky Rubio Joins the Timberwolves; Early Favorite for Rookie of the Year?
Ricky Rubio Decision Headlines Minnesota Timberwolves’ Off-Season Plans
Like we are currently seeing in the NFL, the 2011 NBA off-season is up in the air with a lockout looming. Free agency could be delayed and completely restructured depending on the new agreement reached by the owners and players. Still, The Sports Bank will break down all thirty NBA teams over the next six weeks to see what areas they need to address in the off-season. Up … [Read more...] about Ricky Rubio Decision Headlines Minnesota Timberwolves’ Off-Season Plans
Minnesota Timberwolves Season Review Part 1: What Went Wrong?
The 2010-11 Minnesota Timberwolves season was a struggle. But what went wrong? In a word, everything, but that would be too easy. Kevin Love’s 53 game double-double streak overshadowed what was a season full of over blown expectations and vast under achievement. … [Read more...] about Minnesota Timberwolves Season Review Part 1: What Went Wrong?
The Final Straw; Minnesota Needs to Show David Kahn the Door
Some people only get so many chances to prove that they're incompetent. Others get to prove they suck at their jobs daily. Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn appears to be in the latter. That trend needs to end now. For anyone who has discussed the Minnesota Timberwolves with me for more than two seconds over the past 20 months, you knew … [Read more...] about The Final Straw; Minnesota Needs to Show David Kahn the Door
The T’Wolves Jonny Flynn Conundrum
In NBA 2K11 for PS3 there is a feature in the “association” mode that shows the trade value for each player on the team. Five stars are the most a player can have (Kevin Durant), and the least is one star (Ryan Hollins). My buddy Eren and I spend Friday night trying to build up a Cleveland Cavaliers dynasty by slowly growing the amount of stars we had for our whole team. In … [Read more...] about The T’Wolves Jonny Flynn Conundrum
David Kahn Continues the Pillaging of the Minnesota Timberwolves
Al Jefferson swapped for draft picks and a trade exception? Really? (I should note that the working title of this post was a directive aimed at David Kahn to not so gently make love to himself) Since the day David Kahn was hired as the President of the Minnesota Timberwolves I stated plainly and loudly that he was the wrong man for the job. All Kahn has done in the 14 … [Read more...] about David Kahn Continues the Pillaging of the Minnesota Timberwolves
2009 NBA Draft Re-do
By: Peter Christian and David Kay It’s the NBA All-Star Break which means it’s time for The NBA Lottery Re-do with David Kay and Peter Christian. In the 2nd Annual Edition, the two basketball nerds re-pick the lottery portion of the 2009 NBA Draft with the knowledge that they have now (i.e. rookie performances, free agent signings and trades) about the teams involved. Peter … [Read more...] about 2009 NBA Draft Re-do
What did I miss?: The Favre who? edition
By H. Jose Bosch In just its fourth installment, What did I miss is tweaking itself a bit. For the first three weeks we’ve been very newspaper dependent with the links. This week we’ll try being more blog orientated for two reasons: 1. Blogs tend to be more interesting and funny 2. Blogs tend to be more interesting and funny. That’s not to say we’ll ignore papers (we will … [Read more...] about What did I miss?: The Favre who? edition