iron ranger Stories - Canis Hoopus
The Mike Miller Farewell Tour
3 teams, 2 trades, 1 Kevin McHale. Before I go on, it's time for some personal accountability here at Hoopus. At the time of the O.J. Mayo trade I wrote this: Wow. That's highway f'ing robbery. That's worse than the Lakers deal. They just cleaned out the Wolves' entire stash of bad...
The Glen and Kevin Show!!!
I've never been a fan of sequels. They're so hard to do. I'm more of an originals type of guy. I first tuned into the G&K show way back in 2005 when it was spun off from Flip & Friends. The above scene was taken from the original episode. It features Kevin going on and on about...
Kiss of Death
Ball Don't Lie beat me to the punch line, but the Wolves have a new head coach and no, it is not Basketball Jesus. What it is, is the kiss of death: "Kevin has assembled the players on this team, and believes in their talent and skill level," Taylor said. "It is my expectation that Kevin will...
This is the man who needs to go
BTW: as of 7:39 on Monday morning both he and his choice to clean up the Dwayne Casey mess scapegoating situation are still employed by your favorite franchise. If the reports are true, will McHale be man enough to coach this mess (presumably to a .500 record) or will he walk away to the north...
Beyond Witt's End: the Frustration Post
This, boys and girls, is a 2-3 zone. It's one of the very first defenses you learn when you start playing organized basketball. After man defense, it's probably the easiest defense of all for young players to grasp. To your Minnesota Timberwolves, it's kryptonite. For those of you who can...
Game Day: A match of equals
While MJ may have soared high above Kevin McHale on the court, he has been the Iron Ranger's equal in the front office, delivering his teams a collection of mismatched players and crazy draft picks like Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison. Tonight in Charlotte the creations of these two Hall of Fame...
Tell Me Again About the Old Times...
The Wolves have had a fantastic off-season. From the highway robbery that brought them Mike Miller and Kevin Love to their 'it can't do us any harm' trade for Rodney Carney, the Wolves have, for the most part (cough...Mario Chalmers...cough), made the right moves. Perhaps the most interesting...
Loose Ends
Over at Britt's place, Hoopus commenter Jianfu and Jason Zeaman break down the Love trade with some of the best takes I've seen yet. First Jason: 3.3 assists and 3.5 turnovers a game in college does not equal an NBA point guard. He may be a fine jump shooting 2 guard in the NBA, but he...
The Return of Stop-n-Popradamus
Having pegged the Kevin Love momentum since December (but admittedly underestimating and downright neglecting his game), I once again would like to bring your attention to a quasi-prediction made about Our Beloved Puppies and Mr. Love: As has been pointed out many times before, McHale's...
Horrifying
For all the talk of the Wolves making a trade that would bring in a nice additional asset, or all the buzz associated with the nice players they bring in for workouts, some recent reports have been worrisome: Timberwolves trade rumors abound, one of which involves a deal with Charlotte...
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