Battle of the Bloggers-Timberwolves.com

Hi everyone,

I am taking place in the Battle of the Bloggers at Timberwolves.com. Although I will not openly "campaign" for you to vote, I did want to make everyone aware of the contest. I will post up the links to Timberwolves.com when the articles are up, so you can be sure to vote.

I would like to publicly thank Mike Trudell for the idea. I think this will be quite a lot of fun.

I would also like to wish my competitors the best of luck as well.

Here's the link to the Battle of the Bloggers preview piece...

http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/coming_soon_battle_of_the_bloggers_070815.html

Hoopsworld: Veterans Want Out, Let Them Go

Recently, Timberwolves players Marko Jaric and newly acquired Juwan Howard let it be known they are not happy with the youth movement in Minnesota.

Howard, who was traded for Mike James earlier this summer, has asked to be traded before ever even suiting up for Minnesota since he believed that he would be given the opportunity to play with Kevin Garnett. With Garnett now in Boston the situation has changed for Howard.

Marko Jaric, one of the few remaining veterans on the team, stated he wants to be on a team which is fighting for a championship.” He continued with “if that is not in Minnesota, it must be somewhere else.”

More...

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_23031.shtml

Rookie Kathrin Ress Reflects on the Season

The Minnesota Lynx have lost another important member of their team for the remainder of the season. Thankfully, the loss of Kathrin Ress is not under the same circumstances as when the team lost fellow rookie Lindsey Harding, but the absence of Ress may be just as much of a blow. Ress has returned to Italy to begin practicing with her Italian National team to prepare to qualify for an Olympic berth for her country.

More...

http://www.downtownjournal.com/index.php?&story=9678&page=65&category=57

Who Cares About the Press Conference?

With the bridge collapse here in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves holding an off-season press conference to introduce new players seems trivial.

Glen Taylor, Kevin McHale, Chris Wright and Ted Johnson came out and gathered all of the media members to decide together what we should do. The press conference was cancelled and nobody had a problem with it, as all of our prayers are with the victims and workers.

Feeling odd about even divulging this info now, the press conference will be rescheduled, but will not be until next week some time.

Announcement

Effective yesterday, I will be re-joining the staff of Basketball News Services at Hoopsworld.com. I am very excited for this move, as it will allow me to continue to do what I love…cover the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Certainly, with recent events, this team may very well be at the lowest point in franchise history, but to appreciate the good times, you must go through the bad times. Just ask Boston Red Sox fans.

What my re-joining Hoopsworld.com means for Minnesota Basketball and Minnesota Basketball Talk is yet to be determined, but I will certainly keep you updated as I know more.

I will continue to write my column for the Downtown Journal as well, so keep reading and we'll talk soon.