startribune.com - 11/21/2008
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Garnett has the ring that eluded him. The Wolves have a new floor and lots of new faces, but fans’ patience is wearing thin
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First Cup: Friday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Since he last played at Target Center, Kevin Garnett, of course, in one dizzying season with the reborn Celtics won an NBA championship that eluded him during 12 seasons in Minnesota. Since then, his former team swapped out everything but perhaps the arena bathroom fixtures and Kevin McHale, a process so complete that even the rookie who just survived the first eight-game losing streak of his life has taken inventory. 'From the new players to the new court, the new uniforms, the new logo, we've pretty much ...
Morning Reading: The Celtics Are In Town
Canis Hoopus —
Just thought a quick run-down of people weighing in on KG's return would be useful in case you missed any. It'll be nice to actually see him play this time, lucky for us he didn't get a two game suspension for his dust-up with Bogut. <conspiracy theory alert>But I suppose Stern couldn't let that happen.</alert>
Jerry Zgoda @ Star Tribune
Marc Spears @ Boston Globe
Don Seeholzer @ Pioneer Press
Jim Souhan @ Star Tribune
AP @ 4-Letter.com
My favorite quote ...
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