Nobody has done more to improve their roster than the Minnesota Timberwolves since Golden State captured their second NBA title in June over Cleveland. After the team finished 31-51, missing the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, Tom Thibodeau and Scott Layden took their time, rolled up their sleeves, and worked the system. Suddenly the Timberwolves look like a … [Read more...]
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‘Haywood Rule’ overturned NBA age restrictions
You won’t hear NBA legend and Basketball Hall-of-Famer Spencer Haywood bemoan the state of today’s pro hoops players. “Basketball is at its best right now,” Haywood said in a recent MSR phone interview. Today’s players “are so conditioned in what they do. It’s a different style. The evolution of the game is so much better.” Back in 2008, Haywood was the subject of our … [Read more...]
Timberwolves get a new beginning
It finally has arrived after 13 years of absolute failure, four different head coaches in four years, and four team presidents. In 2017-18 the Timberwolves will return to the NBA living. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on renovating Target Center. The three-time WNBA champion Lynx have been sent to St. Paul this year while their Target Center home make-over … [Read more...]
Talking 2017 NBA Draft
The 2017 NBA Draft is no different than the previous one — a lot of youngsters and foreign-born players. Since I normally don’t pay attention to the mock drafts, we instead went to two people who have a better pulse on what may happen Thursday night, as opposed to mock predictions. ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla and Jay Bilas are college basketball analysts who recently talked to … [Read more...]
The Warriors — simply the best!
OAKLAND — It's no secret, start spreading the news: the Golden State Warriors are the champions of basketball. They completed the greatest playoff run to a championship in the 71 years of the NBA Finals. The Warriors 129-120 win in game five gave them an NBA best-ever 16-1 record. Need I say this Warriors group is special? Last year’s 73-9 best-ever NBA regular season mark … [Read more...]