I’m not a huge fan of the NBA, although I would consider myself a big fan of NBA playoff basketball. The regular season, with so many games, just gets so long. And one player can routinely win a game for his team. But the playoffs are more like a chess match with each team given up to seven games to figure out how to beat the guys on the other side of the floor.

Forget this ridiculous Kevin Garnett trade talk!

Can I just say that I’m amazing at picking basketball games?

According to ESPN.com, the Minnesota Timberwolves had just over a five-percent chance of winning last night’s NBA draft lottery, and winning the right to draft either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant wi

I like Kevin Garnett. I want him to win an NBA championship. Ideally, he’ll win with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Realistically, though, that might not be a possibility.

With all the posts on this site about the Twins, I thought I'd write one about the Timberwolves.

 I’m sort of a fairweather professional basketball fan. During football season, I’m all about the NFL. But I’ll watch an NBA game or two when there’s nothing else on. By the time football is completely over, I’ll get a little more interested in the NBA. By the time the playoffs come, I’m ready to tune in for most of the games.