Ben Beecken
Ben Beecken writes about basketball at FanSided and Dunking With Wolves, in addition to posting weekly baseball articles in the spring and summer at FanSided. As a native Minnesotan living and working in Oklahoma City, Ben has remained true to the Timberwolves despite the warm, fuzzy Thunder fanship that is constantly swirling around him. While watching each and every game in the stunning glory of standard definition on NBA League Pass, he has regained a fondness and longing for basketball in high definition. Ben can be reached at b.beecken (at) gmail (dot) com.
As the Wolves’ January swoon continues and threatens to spill into February, I’d like to take a step back and consider a very important aspect in measuring a team’s success and current standing…Read More
The second night of a back-to-back is never easy, but playing the Bobcats is about as easy as it gets. Of course, two of the Bobcats eleven wins have now come against your Minnesota Timberwolves, and…Read More
When the Wolves came back from a 22-point deficit to beat the Nets in Brooklyn on the second night of a back-to-back during the first week of the season, there was no Ricky Rubio and no Kevin Love. There…Read More
Houston Rockets’ General Manager Daryl Morey tweeted earlier today that in his estimation, teams will need to win 43-45 games to make the playoffs in the Western Conference. This sounds about…Read More
Coming into Saturday night’s Rockets-Timberwolves tilt, Houston had lost six consecutive games to Minnesota’s five straight. Something had to give, and the relatively fresh legs of two new Wolves’…Read More
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It is being reported in multiple places, including NBA.com, that the Timberwolves will allow Lazar Hayward’s…Read More
Despite being the second night of a back-to-back for the Wolves, Monday night’s tilt in Dallas was…Read More
This game should have been a win for the Timberwolves. In fact, if you only watched the first quarter,…Read More
The 15-15 Wolves were sorely in need of a home win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night before heading…Read More
Over the past few weeks, the Anderson Varejao trade rumors have persisted. Of course, tracing these…Read More
Going into this brief two-game road swing, Wednesday night’s game at Utah seemed like the more winnable…Read More
When the Timberwolves had old friend Lazar Hayward at Target Center for a workout and chose to not sign…Read More
The Timberwolves, coming off of a disappointing home loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night,…Read More
It appears as though Timberwolves’ President of Basketball Operations David Kahn is waiting until…Read More
The Timberwolves should have won this game. They did not, and the absence of Love, the absence of offense…Read More
Ever expected something to happen, and then that exact thing happened, and you were still a little bit…Read More
The year of 2012 was equal parts exciting, devastating, promising, and frustrating for the Minnesota…Read More
Welcome to Week 6 of the 2012-13 Dunking with Wolves Power Rankings. JJ Glenn & Ben Beecken…Read More
St. Paul Pioneer Press Wolves’ beat reporter Ray Richardson found the perfect way to describe the…Read More
It was a good thing the Nuggets were playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and their fifth road…Read More
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