| After turbulent year, lottery luck for the Wizards |
Wed May 19 03:33:00 2010 EST |
| David Stern said he thinks, ``the results of the lottery, if anything, are causing teams with the worst record to feel as though a paucity of wins is not being adequately recognized and compensated.'' The other losers this time were the Minnesota Timberwolves, who fell from second to fourth. Sacramento (No. 5) and Golden State (No. 6) also tumbled - the second straight year the Kings went the wrong way in the lottery. The Kings went from first to fourth last year, but did end up with Rookie |
| T'Wolves name Ronzone assistant GM |
Mon May 17 14:04:35 2010 EST |
| Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Monday the hiring of Tony Ronzone as assistant general manager and director of player personnel. Ronzone spent the last nine years in the Detroit Pistons organization, serving the final five of those years as director of basketball operations. He previously held the role of director of international scouting from 2001-05. "We are excited to be able to add a person with Tony's extensive basketball experience to our player pe |
| The Mayor is back: Cyclones name Hoiberg head coach |
Wed Apr 28 00:57:34 2010 EST |
| iberg its head men's basketball coach. Hoiberg, who starred for the Cyclones in the 1990s, will be introduced at a news conference Wednesday morning. He just finished his first season as the vice president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Iowa State needed a replacement for Greg McDermott, who left Monday to take the head coaching job at Creighton. He spent the past four seasons as head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones, going 15-17 a year ago with a 4-12 record in the Big |
| Pistons end awful season by topping Minnesota |
Wed Apr 14 22:58:52 2010 EST |
| Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Tayshaun Prince scored 20 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 103-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the season finale for both teams at Target Center. Jonas Jerebko posted 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, who finished their 2009-10 season with a 27-55 record. This marked the franchise's fewest number of wins in a regular season since a 21-61 record in the 1980-81 season. Charlie Villanueva notched 16 points while both Austin Daye and DaJu |
| T'Wolves, Pistons square off in Twin Cities |
Wed Apr 14 11:14:16 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - A pair of teams finishing up very disappointing seasons meet in the Twin Cities Wednesday when the Minnesota Timberwolves face off with the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons dropped their home finale on Monday when Andrea Bargnani posted 33 points and Amir Johnson added a career-high 26 on 10-of-12 shooting, as Toronto picked up a virtual must-win decision, 111-97, over the Pistons. Ben Gordon scored 24 points, while Tayshaun Prince and Charlie Villanueva, who predicted a win on T |
| Mavs hope to lock up West's 2nd seed vs. Spurs |
Wed Apr 14 10:57:13 2010 EST |
| me record on the line tonight. Guard Caron Butler is questionable versus San Antonio with a strained right hip flexor. The Spurs have won two in a row and six of their last eight games, and are coming off Monday's 133-111 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the AT&T Center. Keith Bogans hit five of San Antonio's 14 three-pointers for a team-high 17 points and Tim Duncan posted 16 points and six rebounds. "This was a game that we needed to come out and take care of business and execute |
| Rockets and Hornets close out season in south Texas |
Wed Apr 14 10:53:22 2010 EST |
| season away in the last seven games." The Rockets are 23-17 as the host in 2009-10. New Orleans has lost 10 of its last 13 games and closed out its home schedule by going 1-2 on a three-game residency. In Sunday's 114-86 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Big Easy, Emeka Okafor scored 23 points and Marcus Thornton added 22 for the Hornets, who ended a five-game slide. Darren Collison contributed 17 points and 11 assists, while Julian Wright tallied 16 points in the triumph. "We just |
| Lakers, Knicks, T-Wolves to play preseason games in Europe |
Tue Apr 13 11:43:43 2010 EST |
| London, England (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves will head to Europe in October for preseason games in four cities, it was announced Tuesday. It is the fifth consecutive year that the NBA has had a preseason game in Europe. "NBA Europe Live and the return of NBA teams to Europe for a fifth consecutive year is a testament to our ongoing commitment to grow the game of basketball and engage our fans in the region," said NBA commissioner David St |
| Lakers, Knicks, Wolves to play in Europe |
Tue Apr 13 10:14:00 2010 EST |
NEW YORK (AP) -The Los Angeles Lakers are one of three NBA teams who will begin the league's exhibition season in Europe. The New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves are the other teams chosen to take part in NBA Europe Live. In an NBA release Tuesday, the league said the Lakers and Timberwolves will play at the O2 in London on Oct. 4. The Knicks and Timberwolves will meet in Paris two days later. New York opens the tour Oct. 3 in Milan against Armani Jeans Milano, a homecoming f |
| Spurs aim for 12th straight win vs. T'Wolves |
Mon Apr 12 10:54:08 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Still grappling for playoff position in the tight Western Conference, the San Antonio Spurs shoot for their 12th straight win over the woeful Minnesota Timberwolves in their regular season finale at the AT&T Center on Monday night. San Antonio is currently deadlocked with both Portland and Oklahoma City for the West's final three seeds with each team trying to avoid a first round matchup with the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs got good news last nigh |
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