We love Sam Cassell, and it's not just because he's unafraid to slip in a "Coming to America" reference while addressing 19,000 people. The guy's a winner. (A winner who closed his thank-you address to the Staples Center fans before the final regular-season game by saying "Sexual Chocolate!") In... Link
It's crunch time in the semifinals of the 2006 SBNation Air Jordan Memorial! In case you forgot or choose not to scroll down, here's the bracket: Right now at Blazers Edge, Vince Carter's Nike ode to dunking is handily beating Kevin Garnett's pity party adidas ad. You can vote... Link
Alright, since everyone in the league was off last night, it's time to reset the playoff race. I'm going to break down the remaining win probabilities for each of the four teams in the hunt - the Lakers, Kings, Hornets and Jazz. (My previous posts on win probability are... Link
In the PIONEER PRESS, John Shipley writes that "Kevin Garnett has a big contract and is unhappy with his situation, but don't expect to see him shipped out of town the way the Vikings dispatched Daunte Culpepper. Garnett bemoaned the state of the Timberwolves on Sunday and all but... Link
Without Shaquille O'Neal filling the lane for Miami on Tuesday night, Ricky Davis was free to fill the stat sheet and lead Minnesota to victory. Davis had 26 points, a season-high 10 assists and seven rebounds Tuesday night to help the Timberwolves beat the undermanned Heat 100-96, snapping Miami's... Link
Ricky Davis had 26 points, a season-high 10 assists and seven rebounds Tuesday night to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 100-96 victory over an undermanned Miami team, snapping the Heat's five-game winning ...... Link
It would seem that last night’s infernal burst of Gilbertology might truly need no comment from ours truly. As in, we live in heaven, he lives alone, our souls are intertwined and the moment need not be soiled by explanation. The more and more I gazed upon that fascinating... Link
We’re in the home stretch of the fantasy basketball season. Only seven weeks remain, and by this point you should know if you have any shot at fantasy glory. The real trading deadline has passed, so there shouldn’t be any huge shifts in value unless it happens due to... Link
Though I enjoyed it very much, the slam dunk contest was a joke. The problems have been written about all over the place, so instead I'll offer a solution. Each of the four contestants get four dunks. The first three rounds are limited to three attempts per dunk with... Link
At the risk of alienating a good percentage of the FreeDarko audience, I’ve got a confession to make. Actually, it’s not much of a confession because anybody that knows me can affirm the following fact: I’m one girly ass dude. Despite my manly (i.e. hairy and beer-gut) exterior, on... Link
Well I’m glad the NBA (David Stern) came to its senses and invited Gilbert Arenas to play in Houston this weekend after all. Too bad Gil had to go and finish the first half of the season with a 4-for-22 effort and 6 turnovers at Dallas. Ouch.So we have... Link
window.document.getElementById('post-416').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post'; The Seattle Supersonics made news last night by trading Vladimir Radmanovic to the Los Angeles Clippers for PF Chris Wilcox in a move that didn’t stay in the headlines long. First the move was overshadowed by a piss-poor effort against the Milwaukee Bucks. Secondly that... Link
Yesterday, DLIC had initially called Odom a “busted Swiss Army knife,” which I for some reason thought rendered this post useless. Then he changed it to “your do-it-all, do-nothing guy,” which, all sunrise aside, silently opened up the wound that is the following:It is with great trepidation that I... Link
Detroit, MI - Richard Hamilton netted 21 points and Tayshaun Prince added 20 as Detroit posted a 90-74 victory over Minnesota at the Palace of Auburn Hills.... Link
In the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Paul Coro writes that "the Suns traded for Nikoloz Tskitishvili, 7 feet and 225 pounds, on Thursday, incurring little risk by sending Minnesota a 2006 second-round pick (currently No. 57)."... Link
Peter Vecsey of THE NEW YORK POST reports, Over the past few months, as it became increasingly evident the Timberwolves' imperfections were more than skin deep, numerous teams called to inquire about Kevin Garnett's availability. All were told the same thing: We're not even going to discuss it at... Link
"Searching for answers and maybe even some buzz after three of their worst defeats of the season, the Timberwolves traded one-time All-Star Wally Szczerbiak and center Michael Olowokandi to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night in a seven-player trade," writes Steve Aschburner of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. In return,... Link
The Detroit Pistons made coach Flip Saunders' return to Minnesota a winning one as they routed Saunders' former team 107-83. Chauncey Billups scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter and Tayshaun Prince ...... Link
"The 76ers were playing poorly in the first half yesterday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and ABC-TV commentator Bill Walton was letting them have it," writes Joe Juliano of THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.... Link
Alright, I'm just going to say I'm damn glad there are no more games scheduled for Oklahoma this season. What a pitiful game. I mean, I thought the second quarter was absolutely horrendous, but the third quarter takes the cake. The Hornets missed something like their first 8 shots... Link
I promise to come back full force on Monday. If not, I'll give you your money back. I'm not yet ready to pronounce the Kings as back - 3 out of 4 is cool and all, but it was the Clippers twice and Boston. And we're still five games... Link
LeBron James scored a season-high 38 points compared to 26 for Kevin Garnett, but it was the latter who hit a key jumper in the final minute as the Timberwolves posted an 89-85 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers.... Link
