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Why Rashad McCants Is Still Unemployed
With very little going on in the next couple of days because it's the quiet before the training camp storm, I often find myself distracted by things on the internet (especially Twitter) that have very little to do with anything relevant in life. A perfect example of this would be the Twitter of ex-NBA player Rashad McCants. Rashad McCants was someone with a great deal of potential...
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September 22, 2009
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Kevin Garnett in the Post: How Much will we See Him There?
One
of the knocks on KG in Minnesota was that he played like he was trying
to avoid contact. I was just watching an interview with Paul Pierce
from the 2008 NBA playoffs, and Pierce said "the game is much easier
for Ray and I when Kevin is on the block. You see the other team
starting to fidget, focusing their attention on him. This gives Ray and
I a lot more freedom."You...
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September 15, 2009
J.R. Rider Wants Back In
Isaiah Rider, one of the reasons for the dark ages of the NBA in the late 90's when people decided to start hating basketball players with dark skin because they were all "thugs", is hoping to catch on with an NBA team at the tender age of 38. Out of Minneapolis, the Star Tribune is reporting that Rider is trying to get back into the NBA and may have a shot at being...
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September 10, 2009
You Didn't Have to Set The Place on Fire...
I'm back from Australia. And yet, I'm sad. Sure, I'm sad because I got to spend 10 incredible days with my sister and her family and was able to bond with my two tiny nieces like I hoped that I would. But that's not what this post is about. I'm also sad about stuff pertaining basketball.More specifically, I'm sad about stuff pertaining to the Minnesota Timberwolves...
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September 08, 2009
Sessions heading to the Timberwolves
ESPN's Chris Sheridan first reported yesterday, September the 4th, that Milwaukee Bucks' restricted free agent PG Ramon Sessions agreed in signing an offer sheet with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Once he sings the offer sheet, the Bucks will have a week to match which they are not expected to do because they already signed Carlos Delfino as a replacement for Sessions.
The...
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September 05, 2009
NBA offenses, Walsh speaks and Rubio, Rubio, Rubio...
- Got this off TrueHoop. Abbott found this comprehensive description of how an NBA offense works from Blazersedge.com. This has to be one of the most well put together online descriptions of the how the game of basketball is played ever. Definitely recommend this read for anyone who has a little time to spare.- Walsh thinks both Nate and Lee will resign... well that's swell....
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September 02, 2009
Rubio Waits
Ricky Rubio decided to wait a couple of years before bringing his game to the NBA and the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to the Spaniard, he has made this decision to better prepare himself for the NBA by staying in Spain and fine-tuning his game.
Earlier in the summer, the Wolves agreed (or so they thought) to a deal that would get Rubio out of his contract with his Spanish...
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September 01, 2009
Fox Sports' Hill: Love will be a breakout player in 2009-10
Foxsports.com's Randy Hill gave a listing of the guys he thinks can become impact players in the upcoming season. Surprisingly enough, Kevin Love got a little love as one of the names mentioned on this list. Hill's reasoning: "With rookie Jonny Flynn mandated to distribute the ball, there should
be plenty of shots to go around. And, working with a young team, a lot...
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August 27, 2009
The Importance of Rubio
ESPN's Chris Sheridan reported yesterday, August the 26th that the deal between Spanish Quarterback Ricky Rubio and Barcelona is not done yet. The Spanish newspaper MARCA reported that Barcelona would have agreed in paying the $3.7 million Euros buyout to Rubio's former team, DKV Joventut, which could mean he wouldn't play in the NBA next season.
Ricky Rubio was picked...
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August 27, 2009
Mark Blount and Al Jefferson are Reunited
I
grew to learn how Mark was last year, so it didn't really bother me
this year. But last year [when Blount used to sulk in the locker room],
it was more like, 'What's wrong with him? What's going through his
head?' This year it was like, 'OK, that's just Mark.'--Al JeffersonPoor, Al.First
he gets teamed with one of the worst teammates in NBA history...
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August 17, 2009
Give Q-Rich A Break: Traded Fourth Time This Off-Season
You know, I just feel very sad for Quentin Richardson. Do you realize
how many times this kid has been traded in this recent NBA off-season?
Four times...in less than two months! Now, personally, Q-Rich deserves
some respect.After spending his last four seasons with the New
York Knicks before the 2009 off-season; he was to the Memphis
Grizzlies, then the Los Angeles Clippers, onto...
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August 16, 2009
Richardson for Blount will put more money in the coffers
When Glen Taylor hired David Kahn and gave him a free pass to start virtually from square one, he put a lot of responsibility on the first-time GM. For once, Taylor may have made a wise decision about that particular position within his franchise. The type of shrewd maneuvering we've seen Kahn carry out over the past few months is what we're all banking on to bring the...
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August 14, 2009
Minnesota Timberwolves Howled For Help, Kurt Rambis Wild About Coaching Chance
Nearly two decades ago, Kurt Rambis stepped up in a critical way for the Los Angeles Lakers.
As he arrived on the court, stylish, wearing enormous black glasses, a thick mustache, and tight, small shorts, no one would ever mistake him for tough.
But that's exactly what Kurt embodied.
Known for his physicality in sustaining possessions with his exceptional rebounding, the tall...
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August 12, 2009
Your mission, should you choose to accept it...
Wolves beat writer Jerry Zgoda's clever headline for the Star Tribune on Tuesday: "From Showtime to no-show time, with a grin." The Wolves officially introduced newly hired coach Kurt Rambis to the media after an unusually lengthy hiring process, giving the man who may be best known in Minnesota for the clothesline he received from Kevin McHale during their playing...
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August 12, 2009
Celtics Updates and Links
Celtics 17: The man behind the rings: The story of Bill Russell, pt. 2.CelticsBlog: BBD, C's, negotiating deals in range of 2-3 years.Red's Army: Wolves hire Rambis.SLAM overrates Antonie, bigtime.Rash-oid is a cheater.Glen Davis Twitter page is fake.Does it look like I take steroids?LOY's Place: Unique Celtics records, KG edition.Rashard's roids, Powe and Bowen,...
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August 07, 2009
Mavericks 7-footer Hollins signs with Wolves
Restricted free agent center Ryan Hollins has reportedly signed an offer sheet with the Wolves today that the Mavericks appear unlikely to match. Although Dallas has a week before the move becomes official, a tweet from Mark Cuban indicates Hollins will be Minnesota bound. What matters most about this signing is obviously Hollins' size. At seven feet tall, Hollins is bigger...
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August 03, 2009
Two more Wolves brought into the fold, no noise on coaching front
Like Etan Thomas and the pair of future second-round draft picks that the Wolves shipped to Oklahoma City, the players we got in return, Damien Wilkins and Chucky Atkins, are merely pieces to the puzzle that is the Wolves reclamation project. David Kahn took the same approach to the Wolves that a house-flipper takes to some shabby hovel in the 'burbs, and now he's working...
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July 29, 2009
Telfair dealt to the Clippers for Richardson
It's been an odd summer for Quentin Richardson. He was initially dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Darko Milicic. Reunited with his fellow head-bopper, Darius Miles, I expected some depressing semblance of the old exciting duo that they once were. That was short-lived, however, as Richardson was traded again to the Los Angeles Clippers (the place where the head-bopping...
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July 21, 2009
Kahn's latest move sends Telfair, Smith, and Madsen packing
Since becoming GM of the Wolves back in May, David Kahn has taken the Wolves through what already has to be among the largest re-vamping efforts this franchise has seen. Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila, Oleksiy Pecherov, Jonny Flynn, and Wayne Ellington are all new faces on this year's roster, and we're still waiting to see if the Wolves end up signing Ricky Rubio. Add Quentin...
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July 20, 2009
Trading Places: Grading the Deal.
Mark Madsen invented the Jerk Dance before it was the Jerk Dance.
As much as I would've liked Q-Rich to stay for sentimental reasons, the truth is, he wasn't likely going to contribute much. I feel for him, but alas the NBA is a business, and well, Dunleavy has been doing a fine job as a GM the past two offseasons(now if only he could coach). His latest caper was trading...
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July 20, 2009
If This Doesn't Get Ricky Rubio's Blood Pumping...
... I don't know what will. C'mon, Ricky! This guy looks at least kind of fun to play with. Right? Please?H/T to J.E. Skeets' Twitter and J.E. Skeets himself
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July 20, 2009
NBA Talk: Thabeet Didn't Come To The Grizzlies to Be a Scorer
With the second pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Hasheem Thabeet, center out of UConn. Rudy Gay said in ESPN The Magazine that he wants another Husky added towards the squad and Thabeet would be the man. Gay got his wish.
Thabeet was a star out of UConn and took control over many players with his size, athleticism, and his durability. This guy looked like...
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July 08, 2009
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