Britt Robson

The Three-Pointer: End of the Beginning

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Game #64, Road Game #32, Golden State 106, Minnesota 86 1. Postponing the Obvious So, did you catch that playoff fever? Heading into last night’s Golden State game, the Wolves only had to defeat the Warriors and have the Clips lose on the road in Charlotte to sneak into that 8th playoff seed with just … Read more

The Three-Pointer: Winning With Youth – What A Concept

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Game 6, Home Game 32: Minnesota 86, Indiana 81 1. Nothing To Lose But A Reputation For Stupidity The Timberwolves story in Tuesday’s Star Tribune, entitled “Wittman still seeks right answer,” went into some detail about how the coach of this franchise had tried everything– “tweaked and re-tweaked the lineup, shuffled the rotation…called the team … Read more

The Three-Pointer: Routine Loss

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Game #61, Road Game #30, Miami 105, Minnesota 91 1. No Center, No Point Guard, No Chance The Minnesota Timberwolves do not have a center who can adequately defend the paint. They do not have anyone capable of fulfilling the point guard duties at both ends of the court at even a mediocre level. These … Read more

The Three-Pointer: Double Double

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Game #60, Home Game #31, Minnesota 117, Lakers 107 (2 OT) 1. So Pretty No Timberwolves player has been ripped as royally by myself and those responding to my treys this season as “Pretty Ricky” Davis, who has been dubbed either directly or by inference as a cancer, a coach killer, a corroder of chemistry, … Read more

The Three-Pointer: Losing the Wrong Way

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Game #58, Home Game #30: Utah 106, Minnesota 83 Game #59, Road Game #29: Boston 124, Minnesota 117 (2 OT) What’s the Plan: Buck Up? Draw Straws? Haze the Rookies? The past week has taught us that the Wolves can be casually blown out by a quality NBA team, with consecutive 26-point losses to Dallas … Read more