After the game on a Friday Night

Denver Nuggets, Little win streak, Minneapolis, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, Dwayne Casey

We just beat the Denver Nuggets and it feels nice to have a little win streak going. (Winning two games in a row is a lot better than losing 8 out of 10!) After the game, me and my two roomates along with my other buddy and his girlfriend all went out to Champs in … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 11

My Grand Mother, Great Friend, Pneumonia, Coach Dwayne Casey, Minnesota, Salt Lake City Airport, My Grandpa

This past week my grandmother Helen Wells passed away. My Dad’s mother had always been a great friend to me and someone with whom I often confided. She was married three times to three awesome men and outlived each husband. Imagine, she’s been to a funeral for her husband on three occasions. Each died of … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 10

Miami Heat, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers, Jason Collier, NBA

Before our game against the Miami Heat, I was stretching at mid-court and watched as Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O’Neal headed to the captain’s circle for the pre-game meeting with the referees. It struck me that here were two of the greatest basketball warriors on the planet. Each over seven feet tall and able to … Read more

Some random thoughts

Blog, Football Pad, Nick Collison, Supersonics, NBA Players, Miami Heat, Kevin Mchale, Wally Szcerbaik, Fred Hoiberg, Kevin Garnett

I’m sorry that I’ve been away from the typewriter for so long……it’s been tough with losing lately and so tonight, now that we just won, I can be happy and return to the keyboard. I played our game tonight with some sort of football pad on the right, lower part of my back. It’s a … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week9

Dwane Casey, NBA, Michael Olowokandi, Eddie Griffin, Kevin Garnett, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Bellanotte, ESPN

We’re almost a third of the way through the season and here are a couple of things I’ve noticed about our team thus far. I believe that Dwane Casey is one of the best defensive teachers in the NBA. The other night against New Orleans/OKC, I looked at the scoreboard towards the end of the … 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 6

Lakers, Scramento, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Special Assistant Coach, NBA

Currently we’re on a four-game road trip and we just beat Sacramento, after defeating my old team the Lakers on Friday night. When we pulled up to Staples Center in Los Angeles, the team bus was directed down into “The Tunnel”, which is another word for the ultra-private, underground parking garage. Yes, in keeping with … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 5

Cleveland, Minneapolis, Rashad McCants, Eddie Griffin, Troy Hudson, Trenton Hassell, Wally Szczerbiak, NBA

We just beat Cleveland by a few points and it’s midnight and we’re flying back to Minneapolis on our charter plane. I normally sit a few seats behind K.G., so I can hear him laughing a little bit with Rashad McCants and Eddie Griffin about some of the things that the other team was saying … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 4

Emails, Kristin k., Marko Jaric, Michael Olowokandi, Kevin Garnett

Every month I will answer a few emails that I receive so here is our monthly installment. “What are the off-the-court personalities like of your teammates?” Thanks! Kristin K. U. of Minnesota Kristin, I’m glad you asked me about my teammates. Let me first speak about two Europeans and then two players who go by … Read more