For die-hard Wolves fans–and by now, there are no other kind–the most disheartening thing about Tuesday night’s historic collapse in Dallas was how nonsensical it seemed in the greater context of the future course of the franchise. When Kevin McHale took over the coaching reins from Randy Wittman, he stated that he “likes this team,” and whatever else one might have felt about the ex-hero of the Celtics and the Iron Range, there was a reasonable expectation was that he would at least groom the youngsters upon whom he staked his the shreds of his reputation in the wake of the grotesque mishanding of the Kevin Garnett era. But that has not happened.
From Marc Stein/ESPN:
You can safely presume that Tuesday’s wild scenes at American Airlines Center — who could have imagined a scenario in which Kevin McHale would be coaching against Casey when the season started? — were sweeter for the winning coach than he chose to say.
“Fate works in weird ways,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said on Casey’s behalf…
Tracked down later in the Mavs’ locker room, Casey said: “I’m happy, sure. But I’m really happier for our guys to be able to come all the way back and get a win like this.”
A couple of those players, mind you, did quietly confess that Casey thanked them heartily for the rally.
According to a report from life & style Weekly, “It’s official Khloe Kardashian has a new Man!”
The report claims, “Khloe Kardashian has scored a basketball player boyfriend! Life & Style has learned exclusively that she’s dating Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rashad McCants. Reggie Bush, who dates Khloe’s big sis Kim, introduced the couple, both 24, in the fall.”
“They’re getting serious,” says an insider close to Khloe. “Rashad knows that the Kardashians are incredibly close; if you date one member, you basically date them all. But he’s not worried — he loves Khloe and can’t wait to get to know the whole family better!”
Love’s learning curve has been steep; a determined rebounder so far (7.8 per game), he has struggled to get his shots, has blown numerous putbacks and is averaging 7.8 points on 39.9 percent shooting in 22.8 minutes, mostly in reserve. Many fans already have declared McHale’s draft-day deal a disaster. Others are leaning that way, seeing it as a bookend gaffe with the 2006 decision to draft Brandon Roy — and immediately swap him for Randy Foye.
“Anybody who looks at it that way, that just shows how immature they are,” Foye said. He is lugging around the burden of not being Roy for a third season now, so he knows what Love might face. “In his own way, O.J. Mayo is a great player, and in his own way, Kevin Love is a great player. … They run a lot of stuff for [Mayo]. Just like any go-to guy in the NBA. He gets a lot of shots, he makes a lot of shots.”