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Deadspin just killing Kahn


If you haven’t heard of it yet, Deadspin.com is a sports-related website with a penchant for giving the subjects of its articles the “business end” of the keyboard. That is to say, they aren’t very nice to guys like Kahn, who have made some truly questionable decisions. I think grouping him in with the likes of Isaiah Thomas and Kevin McHale this early in the game is a little harsh, but when you watch this video (scroll down), it’s pretty clear he’s making it easy on Deadspin. It’s not for the faint-of-heart Wolves fan, to be sure.

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Peace out, Alvin.


What was your favorite moment of the Al Jefferson era? In numerous reports, from places like ESPN.com, Rotoworld.com and Twitter, it seems as if Minnesota’s main man – Al Jefferson – may be on his way to Utah as soon as today. The details aren’t yet known, but Utah has a trade exception, which basically means they don’t have to send Minnesota any players in return. They’ll simply compensate us with picks/money, which is probably fine. And anyway, the writing was on the way when the Wolves signed Pekovic, Milicic and brought in Michael Beasley… the question that remained was where and when Jefferson would be moved. What’s baffling to me, though, is how swiftly Big Al went from cornerstone to scapegoat/villain in this town. I mean, 16-18 months ago, he looked like a top-5 power forward until that fateful knee injury. Then came the regime change, which in turn led to a new offensive focus. A focus that – however unfortunate – did not play to Al’s skill set despite a pretty productive season. Of course, there was the DUI too, which didn’t endear him to anyone. And then there’s the fact that he supposed to compensate for the loss of Kevin Garnett, a task/commission that was impossible for him to fulfill.

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He’s the Beas knees, no lie


I’m so excited about this freaking Michael Beasley acquisition! Do you realize that we now have the no. 2 and no. 5 overall picks from the 2008 draft? Now, all we have to do is just trade Rubio for Derrick Rose, Wes Johnson for Mayo and… well, we won’t get the entire top 5 of that draft, but this is pretty cool. For a small fee, no less… a 2nd round pick in 2011 (cake) and we’ll swap first-rounders sometime between now and 2017. And, we control WHEN it happens. SOlemmegetthis straight…

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Four More Years!


Ladies and gentlemen… we got him!!!! Darko Milicic, that is, for another four years. And for no small sum either. Twenty million dollars. Sixteen million guaranteed. People are laughing, all over the league.

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We Gots New Playerz!


As is the case every single year following the NBA Draft, our beloved Wolves selected players who will join the team in summer league, preseason and regular season action. Yayyyyyy.

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Goodbye Big Al?


So I’ve been doing my best to keep up with the latest T-Wolves news and toss it up on this blog. And it looks like the prevailing thought is that Al Jefferson is going to be on the move before draft night is over. And it sorta makes sense too, when you consider…

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Draft Day is Almost Here!!


So yeah, I dropped the ball on the Season-in-Review for the centers. But when you think about it, I really just spared you 15 minutes of re-hashing the bad-to-ugly play we got down low from the likes of Ryan Hollins, Nathan Jawai and Darko. Maybe Milicic turns out to be everything we dreamed, but his 20-game contribution is not worthy of intense analysis. Instead, let’s spend our time on something that REALLY matters – The 2010 NBA Draft.

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On Lock-Down (Season-in-Review, Part IV).


If there’s any one position the Timberwolves don’t need to trade for or worry much about, it’s power forward. And it’s been that way for years. First, with Kevin Garnett, then Al Jefferson, and now the combo of Jefferson and two-year pro Kevin Love. It’s one of the best one-two combinations at the position in all of basketball… and believe me, I looked! Here’s how I rank the top five:

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We’re #4!


The whole draft lottery thing could have worked out a whole lot better for Wolves fans. But what’s lost in the disappointment of NOT acquiring a top-two pick is the fact that we jumped into the second-best position we could have. Here’s the order, and probable picks…

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Still a weak spot (Season-in-Review, Part III).


The Wolves will – hopefully – take one very large step toward securing future success when local radio personality Paul Allen (among others) heads to the NBA Draft Lottery tomorrow night in hopes of bringing back a no. 1 overall draft selection. The Wolves ended up with the fourth-worst record in the league, so there’s virtually no chance they’ll receive a bust-caliber talent. Maybe injury-prone, but definitely not lacking in skill. And that brings me to the team’s small forward situation, which is precisely the spot on the floor I’ll be reviewing today. I always thought Ryan Gomes would emerge as a starter, and a good one at that. But he doesn’t have the KILLER instinct in him. He’s a great back-up though, and that’s why Minnesota MUST choose Evan Turner in they have the choice. Hopefully it’ll be forced on them at no. 2 overall where the top team takes John Wall. Because I still don’t trust them to take the guy they need… Rubio, Flynn and Sessions are enough at point guard. Drafting yet another just looks desperate, and at 6-7/205 lbs., Turner reminds everyone of Tracy McGrady. After watching him for a full season at Ohio State, there couldn’t be a better fit for Minnesota. Plus, he plays defense!

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