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Tag Archives: Kevin Love
Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: What Have You Done for Me Lately?
After the resounding success of last week’s Solve! That! Mess!, we decided to play another game, this one called What Have You Done for me Lately? Jeremy Lin, what have you done for me lately? Jacob Greenberg: You’ve convinced me … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeremy Lin, Kevin Love, Mike D'Antoni, Rudy Gay
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Like, the Greatest Study Abroad Trip, Ever.
Editor’s Note: Mr. French’s piece has launched a thousand ships, including this response from regular Diss-cussant Andrew Snyder. Mr. Snyder lives and works as a strategist for a political advertising firm in Minneapolis. ***** Well, I guess it’s “Race in … Continue reading
Minnesota Nice.
Editor’s Note: Over the next three days, we will be discussing race and professional basketball, with a special emphasis on the problematic nature of the predominantly white Minnesota Timberwolves. This guest piece by Andrew “Frenchie” French bravely leads of our coverage. … Continue reading
An Ambivalent Rite of Autumn.
With the 2012-2013 season fully underway, fans can turn their attention to the various rites of autumn that accompany tip-off, the NBA’s harvest season. There are many rites to choose from: taking lots on the futures endangered coaches, overreacting to … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Griffin, Houston Rockets, James Harden, Kevin Love, Oklahoma City Thunder, Rajon Rondo
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Minnesota’s Fate.
Editor’s Note: This is a guest piece by Omar Bagnied. Omar is a frequent contributor to The Diss. ***** It’s been a rough couple decades for basketball in Minnesota. It wasn’t always this way. Back when the Lakers were in … Continue reading
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Tagged Kevin Garnett, Kevin Love, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sam Cassell
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Hoopsters! The (Retro) Jersey Phenomenon That Won’t Go Away
Hoopsters. Hipsters with NBA jerseys. You may have seen them before on Deadspin, or at a big outdoor summer music fest somewhere near you. I had some inkling when I attended Minnesota’s biggest hip-hop festival, Soundset 2012 on May 27th, … Continue reading