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Timberwolves Morning After: Ricky Rubio Shines in Debut

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Albeit a preseason game, Ricky Rubio shined in his NBA debut for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. The much anticipated debut of the Spanish sensation left Minnesota Timberwolves fans gleaming with hope that the years of missing the playoffs may soon be a thing of the past. And a more prosperous future is on the horizon. While power forward, and 25 pounds … [Read more...] about Timberwolves Morning After: Ricky Rubio Shines in Debut

Ricky Rubio Arrives in Minnesota

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Ricky Rubio arrived in Minneapolis today to quite the scene. 200 people waited for the 20-year old Rubio at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. There were signs, cheers, and plenty of camera bulbs flashed as the Timberwolves new point-guard stepped foot in Minnesota. The alleged excitement and thrill of those in the room was the exact opposite that fans of … [Read more...] about Ricky Rubio Arrives in Minnesota

The T’Wolves Jonny Flynn Conundrum

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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

NBA Power Rankings: #28 Minnesota Timberwolves

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by: David Kay We are only a month and a half away from the start of the NBA season.  So why not start our 2009-2010 team previews?  Every weekday for the next six weeks, I will be revealing my pre-season Power Rankings in reverse order from #30 to my prediction for winning the NBA title. Coming in at #28, the Ricky Rubio-less Minnesota Timberwolves.  They have a new … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings: #28 Minnesota Timberwolves

The Wolves Got Kahned

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“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn’t exist” By Peter Christian That is a line from one of my favorite movies of all time and has recently been running through in my head over and over. Not because I have an inkling to watch “The Usual Suspects” but because a man that I believe to be more divinely stupid and evil than anyone -other … [Read more...] about The Wolves Got Kahned

Face It, Rubio Doesn’t Want to Play for T-Wolves

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By: David Kay Timberwolves general manager David Kahn didn’t just throw Ricky Rubio under the bus.  He slammed his head in the bus door a few times, drove over Rubio, shifted to reverse, ran him over again, leaned out the window to spit on him, then floored the bus over him again.  This continually developing story should be as interesting to follow as the Brett … [Read more...] about Face It, Rubio Doesn’t Want to Play for T-Wolves

Rubio Staying in Spain

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by: David Kay Timberwolves general manager David Kahn can finally stop racking up all those frequent flyer miles.  After months of trying to figure out a way for Ricky Rubio to play for Minnesota this season, the negotiations and trips overseas to Spain have gone for naught.  Monday night, Yahoo! Sports reported the Spanish sensation’s rights were traded from DKV Joventut to … [Read more...] about Rubio Staying in Spain

What did I miss?: The Favre who? edition

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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

Wolves hope Rubio situation solved soon

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By Andy Weise Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn has remained plenty busy this summer with the Wolves and it seems like he has one final thing to do: solve the Ricky Rubio buyout. Sources close to the Wolves and thesportsbank.net believe the chances of Rubio playing in Minnesota continue to increase by the day. With Kahn in Spain this week, a … [Read more...] about Wolves hope Rubio situation solved soon