I just took a new job!

Mark Madsen took new job

I just signed a one year contract to be an assistant coach with the Utah Flash, located in Orem Utah…..and I’m excited to start coaching! One week ago I went to a Timberwolves game and it was surreal to be up in the stands watching my old teammates and friends, Al Jefferson, Kevin Love, Gomes, … Read more

Will Kevin McHale come back?

Kevin McHale, Coach, Head Coach, Glen Taylor, NBA, Go Green

Kevin McHale Returning to coach? I sure hope he comes back as the head coach next season! But this question has been the question of the past few weeks from media members, fans, and even amongst ourselves in the locker room. This is one case where it’s possible that even Mac doesn’t know what he’s … 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

Dusting off the Keyboard

Timberwolves, Kevin Love, UCLA, stitches , tooth popped, Shaq, Shaq

This past monday we had a bunch of the Timberwolves players in town all together to finally play some pickup ball together with a lot of the new guys. Yes, this was the first time that I got to meet Kevin Love. The man who used to terrorize my Stanford Cardinal basketball team in his … Read more

One Win, and many more to come….

Minnesota, Win, Rashad McCants, Al Jefferson, Turkey , training camp

We finally won our first game and it happened to come in front of our home fans in Minnesota. We had a lot of guys step up in the win. Rashad McCants had 30 points, Al Jefferson had his normal dominant performance and Antoine Walker had a huge game in crunch time to put us … Read more

Saying Goodbye to a good friend: Kevin Garnett

Goodbye, Kevin Garnett, Traded to the Boston Celtics, Minnesota

Today I got the unimaginable news that Kevin Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics. Being out here in Minnesota and hearing this news was interesting because it is the most talked about thing in almost every circle in which I move. Friends from out of state are emailing me about it. A non-sports radio … Read more

Jack Nicholson Impersonator was at Lakers Game!

Jack Nicholson, Lakers, Impersonator, Timberwolves

Two of my friends said they got their picture taken with Jack Nicholson last night at the Lakers vs. Timberwolves game. Jack Nicholson is a regular at the Lakers home games and he travels on the road a lot to watch his team (The Lakers, of course) play. But my other friend said that he … Read more

I wanted to thank Adam

Adam, Allen Iverson, ESPN.com, Kevin Garnett, Mark Blount, Timberwolves

I wanted to thank Adam for his comment (see below). His input poses a great question about our locker room dynamics. Is anyone in the lockeroom hurt from ticket’s [Kevin Garnett’s] excitement over the chance to bring in [Allen iverson]? 10:16:01 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) Yeah, I can see how you might wonder what … Read more

Fred Hoiberg gets promoted!

Fred Hoiberg, Assistant General Manager, Jason Collier, TimberWolves, NBA, NBA Players,

Fred Hoiberg is now assistant GM! It has been a tumultous past year for Fred Hoiberg. Ever since he had major heart surgery last summer he has been dying to return to his playing days as one of the best shooters ever to play in the NBA. A few days ago, the Timberwolves announced that … Read more