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Darko is heading back to Minnesota

Posted on July 1, 2010 by monke

You read that headline correctly. Darko Milicic has agreed to a four-year, $20 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves not long after the No. 2 overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft said his time in the league was over. … Continue reading →

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You’ll do what we tell you and like it … is how the NBA should treat its potential draft picks

Posted on June 22, 2010 by monke

Maybe some of you have heard that, in the days leading up to the NBA draft, Kentucky big man DeMarcus Cousins and Georgetown center Greg Monroe have refused to work out for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who own the No. 4 pick in … Continue reading →

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Alleged NBA Schadenfreude, referee cheating better than you could have ever imagined

Posted on October 30, 2009 by monke

So Deadspin gave us about 3,000 words worth of the canceled Tim Donaghy book Blowing The Whistle today. All it did was to confirm the fact that my father was right about the NBA being completely rigged. Even though some … Continue reading →

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Projected 2010 USA basketball team

Posted on June 26, 2009 by monke

Wow, am I on a basketball kick lately. We had a story in the paper today about the new players being invited to the USA Basketball minicamp. Assuming that we’re probably not taking the 4-5 elite players in the NBA … Continue reading →

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Rubio will never play for the Wolves

Posted on June 26, 2009 by monke

I’m calling it. Ricky Rubio will never play a game in a Minnesota Timberwolves uniform. As soon as I heard Rubio say Thursday that he just wants to play in the NBA, but that his mom doesn’t like cold weather, … Continue reading →

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