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Can you guys believe it?\u00a0 The 2010-11 NBA season is already here.\u00a0 Seems like just yesterday that the TWolves only won 15 games<\/span> Lakers took out the Celtics in an epic Finals rematch.\u00a0 What will this season bring?\u00a0 Predictions anyone?<\/p>\n

Speaking of predictions, I took part in a fun little\u00a0collaboration picking awards and prognosticating the future.\u00a0 MVP, Rookie of the Year, Finals winner, etc etc etc… cool stuff like that.\u00a0 You can see Part 1 of the Bloguin NBA predictions over at the always superb Hoops Manifesto<\/a>.\u00a0 Check out Pt. 1 of the results HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n

As a teaser, here’s my NBA Finals prediction:<\/p>\n

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Celtics over Thunder<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Celtics take another title before the end of their mini-dynasty.\u00a0 KG is back and revitalized, and the Celtics have the deepest team since the Big\u00a0Three came together.\u00a0 The Heat just don’t have the horses yet, and they have injury prone players at every position. I can’t conceivably pick the Lakers for anything, ever, because of my blinding and irrational hatred for them.\u00a0 Plus the Thunder are awesome.\u00a0 And they actually have big men now (Cole Aldrich, Ibaka.)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0***EDIT UPDATE***<\/strong>\u00a0And here’s Part 2!\u00a0 It’s much more interesting and in-depth than part 1. CLICK HERE<\/a> for Part 2.<\/p>\n

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Make sure to check out the games tonight, including the epic Old Big Three vs. the New Big Three.\u00a0 The Heat take on the Celtics in Boston at 6:30 PM on TNT.<\/p>\n

Also tomorrow night, the Rockets are at the Lakers (TNT late game), and the Suns are in Portland.\u00a0 A great slate of games to kick off the new season!<\/p>\n

In Wolves news…<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– From SI.com, an enemy scout sizes up the T-Wolves<\/a>…<\/p>\n

– Martell Webster had successful back surgery<\/a>, according to Ray Richardson at the Pioneer Press.<\/p>\n

– Webster should be back in\u00a04 to 6 weeks<\/a>, per Dana Wessel at ESPN Twin Cities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

– Per Jerry Zgoda’s blog<\/a>, the Wolves final roster\u00a0has the limit of 15 players, which means Maurice Ager is a lucky man.\u00a0 For now.<\/p>\n

– Timberwolves.com’s Jonah Ballow does a 1 on 1 video interview with Anthony Tolliver<\/a>.\u00a0 Tolliver rocks.<\/p>\n

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Discuss all this and more in the TWolves Blog Forums<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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