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Wolves Moving In the Right Direction With Adelman

September 27, 2011
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Wolves Moving In the Right Direction With Adelman

After initially announcing the hiring of Rick Adelman nearly two weeks ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves are finally ready to make it official. The team will formally introduce the longtime NBA front man as their new coach tomorrow. In doing so, not only will the Wolves end months of speculation and activity surrounding the search for a new coach, they will also put an end to one of the worst coaching tenures in franchise history. Regarding the former, speculation about the Wolves next coach began as early as May, and continued through the middle of September when the Adelman was...

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Can Adelman Clean Up Worst Team in NBA?

September 14, 2011
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Can Adelman Clean Up Worst Team in NBA?

The Timberwolves have officially hired Rick Adelman as their new head coach. In his 20 seasons coaching the Blazers, Kings, Warriors and Rockets, Adelman has compiled a .605 win percentage, 2 NBA Finals appearances and made it to 4 Western Conference Finals. For an organization that has only made it out of the first round of the playoffs once in its entire history, Adelman brings with him a resume that far surpasses any previous coach of the Wolves. At 65, though, can Adelman turn the worst team in the league into a contender? There are interesting pieces in place,...

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Old Yeller and the End of the Kurt Rambis Era

June 30, 2011
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Old Yeller and the End of the Kurt Rambis Era

One of my favorite movies as a kid was the Disney classic, Old Yeller. Set in post-Civil War Texas, Old Yeller is basically a movie about a young boy and his friendship with a lovable Labrador retriever. While the majority of the plot centers around the boy and his family, the film dabbles in a little bit of everything: the tomfoolerous prepubescent antics of the boy’s younger brother, wild boar hunting, bear attacks, rabid cows, and, of course, Yeller himself…the best doggone dog in the West. While it is impossible to avoid getting wrapped up in the film’s happy-go-lucky,...

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