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NBA Draft Prospects: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Ricky Rubio’s Offseason Plans

First off, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gets the vjl110 treatment over at canishoopus: Unlike the case with Oladipo, the comparison model pumps out a group of largely uninteresting comps for KCP. This really…Read More

NBA Draft Prospects: Victor Oladipo

My favorite draft breakdowns involve numbers, skepticism and narratives questioning narratives. That’s pretty much exactly how vjl110 at Canis Hoopus rolls. He makes an excellent case for Victor…Read More

Nikola Pekovic Tops Wolves Offseason for Dummies

Fox Sports North’s new Joan Niesen gets it: Nikola Pekovic morphed into a nearly irreplaceable asset last season and stands to return as the most promising piece on an injury-rocked roster. That’s…Read More

NBA Draft Lottery: Not the Answer the Wolves Were Hoping For

Ideally, after a snakebitten season like the one the Wolves just endured there would be a prize in the form of draft position of unspeakable value. However, the lottery has not been kind to the Minnesota…Read More

Nikola Pekovic, Tyson Chandler & the Core Principle

Four years ago Tyson Chandler was 26 and the New Orleans Hornets starting center. Hornets owner George Shinn saw the Hornets were at $67 million, set to jump to $77 million the following season and mandated…Read More

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Win at all costs – The business of basketball

  Win at all costs. Only the strong survive. The good keep getting better.  Work smarter not harder.…Read More

An Overarching Look at David Kahn’s Tenure with the Timberwolves

When I started putting this piece together, I honestly expected to come to a completely different conclusion…Read More

Patrick Patterson Scouting Report

Name: Patrick Patterson Ht: 6’8” Wt: 235 POS: PF Class: Jr. College: Kentucky Overview: Patrick…Read More

Damion James Scouting Report

Name: Damion James Ht: 6’7″ Wt: 225 Pos: SF/PF Class: Sr College: Texas Overview: Damion…Read More

Who is Better John Wall or Evan Turner?

That is exactly what Jason King and Gerry Ahern attempt to determine in the Monday Tip

Craig Brackins Scouting Report

Name: Craig Brackins Ht: 6’10″ Wt: 230 Pos: PF Class: Jr College: Iowa State Overview: Craig…Read More

Demarcus Cousins Scouting Report

Name: Demarcus Cousins Ht: 610″ Wt: 280 Pos: PF/C Class: Fr College: Kentucky Strengths: Demarcus…Read More

John Wall Scouting Report

Name: John Wall Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 190 Pos: PG Class: Fr College: Kentucky Overview: John Wall…Read More

Elias Harris Scouting Report

Name:Elias Harris Pos: SF Ht: 6’7″ Wt: 225 College: Gonzaga Class: Fr. Strengths: Finishes…Read More

Wes Johnson Scouting Report

As promised here is your Wes Johnson scouting report with the debut of my “Big Board.” Name:…Read More

Evan “The Villain” Turner Scouting Report

As of today the Wolves are 9-36 and would be selecting #2, #16, and #21. With that in mind I will continue…Read More

John Wall and the “It” Factor

I read these comments by the Sports Guy recently. “You know what would be really funny? Minnesota…Read More