Thank you Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves, Thank you

I wanted to take a minute to tell the fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves a heart felt thank you for all of the support and enthusiasm for the team over the past few years. Even though the past couple of years had been tough from a wins and losses perspective, when I will think of … Read more

What is a flop?

Shaq, Flop, Fake, Floppers, Flopping, Los Angeles, NBA, Timberwolves

There is a term in the National Basketball Association that some more casual fans do not know. The term is “flop” and some NBA players have perfected the skill into an art form. Some of the old battles between two great players (Shaq and Vlade Divac) included some pretty convincing flops by Vlade. Now, the … Read more

Mike Montgomery to Cal Berkeley!

email, hijacked, Gmail, Mike Montgomery, UC Berkeley, head mens basketball coach

Sometimes even the unthinkable can happen. When I arrived at our NBA shoot-around today I learned that Mike Montgomery was going to be name head mens basketball coach at Stanford archrival: UC Berkeley. Of course I called him to congratulate him but it went to voicemail right away so I left him a message–I left … Read more

A TRADE!!!!!!

Trade, Fred Hoiberg, Wally, Dwayne Jones, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Nikoloz Tshkosvili Phoenix, Ricky Davis, Justin Reed, Marcus Banks, Target Center

Wow!!! Last night I was sitting in my hotel room and the phone rang…….no one ever calls me in my hotel room unless it’s a tricky radio show just trying to see if anyone on our team will answer their hotel phone. All of us players use each others cell phones. It was Fred Hoiberg … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 8

Happy Holiday, Christmas, Christmas Memories, Thankful, Family Friend

I wanted to dedicate this column to wishing everyone a Happy Holiday Season. I celebrate Christmas and when it gets close to Dec. 25, I think back to some of my family Christmas memories from growing up. On Christmas Eve, my dad would gather all of us in front of a glowing hearth, and he … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 2

Great Summer, NBA Dress Code, Basketball Camp, Los Angeles Clipper, Robert Horry, David Stern

I am shocked about how much publicity the new NBA dress code has received in the media. I still have the memo from NBA Commissioner David Stern, which is about three pages long. I think the dress code is a good idea, but the outcry from the players was huge. Some players felt the do-rag … Read more