The T-Wolves finish with their best record ever and home court advantage. NBA Season Wrap-Up Don’t lose the dreams inside your head, They’ll only be there ’til you’re dead, Dream… It was several months ago that I wrote the 2002-2003 Pre-Season Wrap-up for the Timberwolves.  The theme:  “You Never Know”.  Things looked so dismal.  We were […]

With the season on the line, the Wolves and their fans have never been more fired up. To take a phrase from one of those stomach churning, “gag me” Kobe Bryant Sprite commercials – “Thank You”.  Not because you booed me when I acted like a selfish moron in the All-Star Game last year, but […]

The playoff video that rocked the Target Center scoreboard! www.DeROK.Net Presents: A Minnesota Timberwolves Playoff Movie  Kevin Garnett has led the Minnesota Timberwolves to home-court advantage for the first time ever, and the Target Center scoreboard will have a Flash Movie to commemorate that feat… The Annual Minnesota Timberwolves Playoff Presentation is completed, and for the first […]

With the Wolves faltering, their fans have one question to ask themselves…  I just have a feeling. It’s something that I can’t explain. It’s something that might be dead wrong. But it’s this feeling in my gut that for just the second time in all these years we’re going to have something go our way. […]

As the playoffs approach, the Wolves have some issues to work out. NBA Quarterly Report My update predictions: Wolves take 4th seed, lose to Dallas in the second round. Now onto a more pressing issue: “See the stone set in your eyes See the thorn twist in your side I wait for you Sleight of […]

For the first time ever, the Wolves look like championship contenders. I have a lover, A lover like no other, She’s got soul, soul, soul, sweet soul, She teaches me how to sing, Shows me colors when there’s none to see, Gives me hope when I can’t believe, But for the first time – I […]

Kevin Garnett wins the 2003 All-Star Game MVP Award.  “Prediction of the day: Kobe Bryant hogs the ball like crazy and screws KG out of an All-Star Game MVP award for the third straight year. It’s like predicting snow in Saskatchewan….” – DeROK2’s Away Message 2001: Scenario: KG is leading the Western Conference to a […]

The T-Wolves play has been up and down halfway through the year. NBA Mid-Season Report Two words to describe the first 41 games of the Timberwolves’ season – Consistently Inconsistent.  As of the official mid-point of the season, the Timberwolves have managed to string together nine two-game winning streaks.  On the other hand, they’ve totaled […]

The Wolves are looking good 20 games into the season. NBA Quarterly Report  Believe it or not, the NBA season is already a quarter of the way done.  Let me tell you, it’s been quite a season thus far, and I’m really looking forward to the next three fourths.  And here’s the reason why:  While […]

The T-Wolves win their first game, but still get criticized. Dream season A trade here, a free-agent signing there, and the Wolves are on their way to the conference finals. Can you believe it? BY ROBBI PICKERAL Pioneer Press <><> The pile at midcourt got so big that, frankly, coach Flip Saunders became nervous. Somewhere […]

Hope swells on the eve of the Wolves first game. Don’t lose the dreams inside your head, They’ll only be there ’til you’re dead, Dream… Those are the some of the lyrics to the Dave Matthew’s song, “You Never Know”.  And when I think about the Timberwolves pre-season, there aren’t three better words to sum […]

The 2002-03 Timberwolves season is previewed. The End of an Era 2002-2003 NBA Preview That’s right folks, this season DeROK is predicting the end of an era.  As all other things, sports streaks must also come to an end.  Just look at the Patriots.  They were insanely dominant for that 12 game winning streak, but […]

Kevin Garnett throws down the Everlasting Gobstopper. 6… Six Times in a Row… Six Years that the Timberwolves have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Then comes our chance for redemption – the offseason.  We need to overhaul this team.  No one’s safe.  We’re going to be making deals like crazy.  We’re […]