The Timberwolves fired their head coach this morning.  This was a move that I hoped for since three weeks into the season.  Wittman never really seemed to figure out his team.  Whether they can compete at a high level is really hard to determine, but in my opinion, they are talented and should be able to at least look competitive against teams like the Clippers. Read more…

Last night is the kind of night I expected out of this years Timberwolves.  I didn’t get to watch the game, in fact I completely forgot about it until I got into my car and the game was on the Fan.  I listened to about 3/4 of the third quarter and the first few minutes of the fourth before I headed into the Orchestra (which was wonderful).

Randy Foye showed something last night, the question is can he keep it up.  Fourteen assists is impressive, and if he can give us half of that most nights I think most fans would be happy.  According to sources his teammates and coaches told him to be more aggressive.  This is exactly what he needed to do, he has the tale Read more…

• Do you hate being asked questions that require a 3 second Google search.  Send them to letmegooglethatforyou.com and your problem is solved.
  
• Remember when Forbes Magazine used to be smart, it has become a camouflaged version of People.  Then again I guess it’s things like the Hottest Tots that sells magazines these days.
  
• I normally don’t approve of fans booing their team, but the Thunder as a whole deserve it.  Maybe not the players but the owners for sure.  In fact I propose that the Thunder get booed at all games regardless of where they take place. Read more…
  

• If you own a cat, you need to see this.  Protect yourself.
• Be careful in Canada, someone is chopping off feet.
• The NCAA extended the three point line for men’s basketball.  I guess they felt high scoring was bad for the game.
• If you are in MSP, check out this list of things to do. [via Fresh.mn]
• This article’s idea is interesting, but what’s even more interesting is the amount of land the U.S. government owns in the west Read more…
  

I’m giving up, Randy Wittman is not going to be a successful head coach.  I wanted to give him a chance, he came into an impossible situation, but after a 1-6 start, I am convinced he cannot produce a winning team. Read more…

This is supposed to be a post about the Wolves but I have to mention Tony Parkers night.  This man was amazing last night.  I would rank his performance as one of the best I have ever seen, and that includes some of Michael Jordan’s best post-season performances.  He willed the Spurs to victory yesterday and deserves every bit of credit.  But let’s get back to the Wolves. Read more…

If you are a Timberwolves fan, you probably consider them an irrelevant NBA team.  Due to Kevin McHale’s numerous mistakes as GM, the team was forced to trade away our biggest star, Kevin Garnett.  McHale’s trade created a championship team, unfortunately it was for the Boston Celtics and not for our hometown team.

The Wolves won 22 Games last year, 17 of those game in the second half of the season.  If you watched any of the games, you saw a remarkable improvement in play.  This was mostly due to a vastly improved defensive game.  In fact I think the team could have won 30-35 games last year if it wasn’t for poor outside shooting. Read more…