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“One Moment”

Sam Cassell puts on a display for the ages as he saves the Wovles’ season. Time continued to tick of the clock of a second-round playoff game.  With each passing second, the knot in my stomach twisted a little bit tighter.  It seemed inevitable – we were going to lose.  I’d watched my team play […]

“Reflection”

One last look at seven years of heart ache for the Timberwolves. Somewhere along the line, Kevin Garnett broke a mirror.  It’s the only explanation for the unprecedented series of playoff frustrations that he has endured.  Seven first round playoff exits.  Seven years bad luck.  I’m sure when that mirror came crashing down at his […]

“You’ve Earned It”

The T-Wolves/Nuggets series, turns into a grudge match. You couldn’t make it easy on yourselves, could you Denver?  You had to make it difficult.  We were more than willing to give you the game.  We showed you it was yours from the opening tip.  We practically handed it to you, gift-wrapped and all.  It was […]

“Erase the Pain”

As the playoffs begin, the Wolves have the opportunity to atone for the past. NBA Playoff Preview They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.  If that’s true, then the Minnesota Timberwolves are the strongest team in the NBA.  I’m not saying that it’s easy being part of the Clippers, Hawks, and Warriors.  But […]

“Can You Feel It?” – The Movie

The movie that made DeROK.Net famous. www.DeROK.Net Presents: A Minnesota Timberwolves Playoff Movie DeROK.Net is once again proud to present its annual Minnesota Timberwolves Playoff Presentation.  The initial purpose of the Playoff Presentation was simply to make something that I could watch as both a reminder of the past season and as a source of […]

“Can You Feel It?”

Wolves fans can sense that they’re in for something special. NBA Quarterly Update Talk is cheap.  It’s easy to run your mouth, but it’s tough to back it up.  And for the past seven years, I’ve been doing way too much talking, and absolutely no backing it up.  It’s not my fault really.  I’m a […]

“Top of the World”

The Timberwolves enter the season’s midpoint in first place. NBA Mid-Season Report You gotta love the Minnesota Timberwolves right now.  After all these years of suffering through unmet expectations, things have finally turned around.  I know that the T-Wolves nation will never really be able to truly break free from the past until KG & […]

“The Importance of Being Injured”

Injuries aren’t always a bad thing. Injury.  It’s every athlete’s worst nightmare.  Well, right after being forced into taking a paycut.  But that doesn’t change the fact that being forced to sit on the sidelines is something they try to avoid at all costs.  It’s no fun to be a spectator when the thing you […]

“Attack of the 3-Headed Monster”

Every team in the league has a new beast to fear. I don’t know what’s happening to me.  A year ago, I’d be ready to pull my hair out after a Timberwolves’ loss.  My roommates would be ready for me to drop dead of a heart attack if a game came down to a buzzer-beater.  […]

“Can You Look Him in the Eye?”

Tell Kevin Garnett that this isn’t his season.  I dare you. This is it.  In a few hours the Timberwolves will begin the fifteenth season in their history.  Never before has a season been filled with so much anticipation.  Never before has their been so much hope within the Timberwolves nation.  Never before have the […]

“Never Forget”

Wolves fans should always remember their past. 2003-2004 NBA Season Preview I know I’ll always remember the time that I met KG in person for as long as I live.  It was a total dream come true for this life-long Wolves fan.  And what struck me, besides how enormous he is and how cool he […]

“The KG Bunch” – The Movie

A light-hearted movie previewing the Timberwolves’ season. www.DeROK.net Presents: Featuring Kevin Garnett DeROK.Net is proud to present yet another Minnesota Timberwolves Flash Movie.  It’s hard to follow the famous “One Shot”.  But “The KG Bunch”, with its light-hearted and clever approach, is sure to please fans.  Unlike previous Minnesota Timberwolves presentations, “The KG Bunch” is not […]

“Battle of the Super Teams”

The West is stacked like never before as the ’03-04 season kicks off. Never in the history of sports has there been a battle as epic as the one that is about to take place during the 2003-2004 NBA season.  Never before has there been a group of teams this dominating all vying for the […]

“7th Heaven”

After a seventh first round exit, I can’t help but think how lucky Wolves fans are. I posted this article on the message board at twolvescentral.com after the Wolves were eliminated from the 2003 NBA Playoffs: Wow guys. Think about it. Think about how long we’ve been stuck in this first round rut. Seven years. Seven. That’s […]

“The Russian is Cut!”

After a horrific Game 1, the Wolves take it to the Lakers. No Chance… That’s what everyone was giving the Timberwolves after the shellacking they received from the Lakers in Game 1 of the series.  They seemed to forget the fact that Kobe was playing at a beyond human level and that the rest of […]

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