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Archinect - News 2014-08-21T04:19:16-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/106941872/moscow-puts-iconic-shukhov-tower-on-protected-landmark-list Moscow Puts Iconic Shukhov Tower on Protected Landmark List Alexander Walter 2014-08-19T13:33:00-04:00 >2014-08-19T13:34:40-04:00
Moscow City Hall has formally prohibited the moving or reassembly of a Soviet architectural landmark that has been under threat of demolition blamed by conservationists on real estate developers. [...] The radio tower's materials, architectural composition, structural elements and location all fall under the conservation order by City Hall's heritage department, published by Consultant.ru judicial database. This puts an end to earlier proposals to move or dismantle and rebuild the tower.

Previously:

Muscovites are voting by smartphone on whether to demolish a beloved modernist landmark

Architects Try to Save a Tower in Moscow

 http://archinect.com/news/article/104403021/stadium-sticker-shock-costs-explode-for-russia-s-2018-world-cup Stadium Sticker Shock: Costs Explode for Russia's 2018 World Cup Alexander Walter 2014-07-17T14:19:00-04:00 >2014-07-22T18:36:57-04:00
Moscow wants to make Russia the "center of the sporting world," but the price tag will be steep. Four years before the 2018 World Cup, costs are exploding in the next host country, with the two most important stadiums each costing more than a billion euros.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/103248875/after-foster-s-departure-pushkin-museum-hires-moscow-architect-for-expansion After Foster's departure, Pushkin Museum hires Moscow architect for expansion Alexander Walter 2014-07-02T14:18:00-04:00 >2014-07-16T20:49:32-04:00
The Russian architect Yuri Grigoryan, and his firm Project Meganom, have been chosen for the long-delayed 22bn ruble ($640m) expansion of the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. The new design replaces a controversial proposal by the British architect Norman Foster that required the destruction of historic buildings, upsetting preservationists. Foster pulled out of the project last year.

Previously: Lord Foster withdraws from Moscow museum expansion
 http://archinect.com/news/article/102859401/muscovites-are-voting-by-smartphone-on-whether-to-demolish-a-beloved-modernist-landmark Muscovites are voting by smartphone on whether to demolish a beloved modernist landmark Alexander Walter 2014-06-27T12:56:00-04:00 >2014-08-19T13:36:08-04:00
The Moscow city government is asking citizens to weigh in on the fate of the Shukhov radio tower, a rusted icon of Soviet constructivist architecture that's threatened with demolition. [...] The vote, which began this week and runs until July 6, is being held on Active Citizen, an iOS and Android app released by the city last month. The app polls citizens on topics such as street-tree planting and changes to daylight savings time.

UPDATE: Moscow Puts Iconic Shukhov Tower on Protected Landmark List

Previously: Architects Try to Save a Tower in Moscow
 http://archinect.com/news/article/98963327/mvrdv-led-consortium-to-refurbish-historic-serp-molot-factory-site-in-moscow MVRDV-led consortium to refurbish historic Serp & Molot factory site in Moscow Justine Testado 2014-04-30T16:29:00-04:00 >2014-04-30T16:29:31-04:00
Preserving the rich history of an iconic site while modernizing any aspect of its design is always a tricky feat. For MVRDV, one of their latest competition wins is redeveloping the urban plan of the historic Serp & Molot (Hammer & Sickle) Factory...In the two-stage competition, the winning team was chosen out of a shortlist with LDA Design (UK), Ateliers lion Associés (France), Mega Project (Russia), and De Architecten Cie. (Netherlands).

Here's a glimpse of the winning proposal:

The project, which has a total investment estimated at 180 billion Rouble, is expected to be complete in 2021.

Find out more on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/91861216/park-russia-proposal-by-2nd-place-finalist-hosper Park Russia proposal by 2nd-place finalist HOSPER Justine Testado 2014-01-22T20:49:00-05:00 >2014-01-22T20:49:50-05:00
Up next in the Park Russia proposals comes from HOSPER (Niek Roozen – Cepezed – Witteveen+Bos). At the end of the international competition, the Dutch team placed in second out of the five finalists.

 Related: Cushman & Wakefield-led consortium wins Park Russia competition
Five teams selected for Stage II of "Russia" Theme Park competition

 Read more about HOSPER's proposal on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/91858805/cushman-wakefield-led-consortium-wins-park-russia-competition Cushman & Wakefield-led consortium wins Park Russia competition Justine Testado 2014-01-22T20:13:00-05:00 >2014-01-22T20:13:28-05:00
Commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield led the consortium that won first prize in the recently concluded Park Russia competition. The international consortium included Buro Happold, Populous, and Gillespies -- who led the masterplanning design team. The Russia Geographic Society and Moscow Region Government hosted the contest to find the most suitable architectural design and financial models for the "Russia"-themed 1,600 ha. Park in the Moscow region.

 Related: Five teams selected for Stage II of "Russia" Theme Park competition

 Here are more details to the winning proposal:

 "The consortium's winning proposals provided the Jury with a masterplan and business strategy showing three main zones of the park and opportunities for investment in leisure projects for the day visitor and in the development of a strong tourism resort destination where large numbers of visitors will stay in the park.

 The business strategy shows a 12-year investment period, principally by the private sector, and Cushman & Wakefield show how viable development projects can be marketed to the private sector. The development is to have strong "green" building credentials and intends to optimise rail access from Moscow and Domodedovo to cope with the large numbers of annual visitors ranging up to a potential 10 million per annum. Russian cultural experts NEBA directed the unique cultural & heritage program of the proposals.

 The Cushman & Wakefield consor...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/89847361/wai-architecture-think-tank-s-shortlisted-proposal-for-moscow-s-ncca-competition WAI Architecture Think Tank's shortlisted proposal for Moscow's NCCA competition Justine Testado 2013-12-27T18:24:00-05:00 >2013-12-30T18:21:01-05:00
WAI Architecture Think Tank sent us their design for Moscow's New National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) that was shortlisted in the top 10 designs during the competition. Heneghan Peng's design was chosen as the winner, as announced earlier today.

 Images courtesy of WAI Architecture Think Tank

 Click here to read more about the new NCCA competition in the News.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/89834468/heneghan-peng-wins-moscow-s-ncca-competition Heneghan Peng wins Moscow's NCCA competition Alexander Walter 2013-12-27T14:22:00-05:00 >2014-08-13T12:56:48-04:00
Christmas came early for Heneghan Peng Architects: the Irish firm was announced on December 23 as the final winner of the international competiton for Moscow's new National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA).

Previously: Three finalists for Moscow's New National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA)
 http://archinect.com/news/article/89005306/three-finalists-for-moscow-s-new-national-center-for-contemporary-arts-ncca Three finalists for Moscow's New National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) Justine Testado 2013-12-16T20:24:00-05:00 >2014-08-13T12:40:36-04:00
The Strelka Institute for media, architecture and design announced on Dec. 12 the three finalists for the international competition to design the National Center for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) at the Khodynskoe Pole in Moscow.

UPDATE: Heneghan Peng wins Moscow's NCCA competition

Out of 10 teams in the second round of the competition, the jury selected 3 finalists:

Heneghan Peng Architects (Ireland)

Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Spain):

MEL (Russia):

 http://archinect.com/news/article/86621884/2nd-place-zaryadye-park-competition-entry-by-team-tpo-reserve 2nd-place Zaryadye Park competition entry by team TPO Reserve Justine Testado 2013-11-15T19:28:00-05:00 >2013-11-18T22:55:25-05:00
Have a closer look into the Zaryadye Park design scheme by TPO Reserve with Maxwan Architects + Urbanists, Latz + Partner, and Buro Happold. The team recently won second place in the international Zaryadye Park competition in Moscow.

 Previously: Diller Scofidio + Renfro wins Zaryadye Park competition in Moscow

 http://archinect.com/news/article/86380679/diller-scofidio-renfro-wins-zaryadye-park-competition-in-moscow Diller Scofidio + Renfro wins Zaryadye Park competition in Moscow Justine Testado 2013-11-12T15:31:00-05:00 >2013-11-15T19:31:23-05:00
Diller Scofidio + Renfro has won the Zaryadye Park competition in Moscow. Set in the historic district of Zaryadye in downtown Moscow, the design competition was established to find an architecture and landscape plan to transform the 130,000 sq.m. former site of Hotel Russia into a multi-functional public park. Coming in second and third place are TPO Reserve and MVRDV, respectively.

 See also: 2nd-place Zaryadye Park competition entry by team TPO Reserve

 Master plan. First-place entry by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

 Entrance from the Red Square. First-place entry by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

 Postcard Moscow. First-place entry by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

 Panorama. First-place entry by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

 The concept of the Zaryadye park is based on the principles of wild urbanism, where people and plants co-exist in the same area. Wild urbanism creates a clear system of interaction between nature and the city. People are not imposed on certain routes and plants can grow freely. Wild urbanism - is an opportunity to leave the city, and at the same time be closer to it. Nature provides an unexpected contrast to the city, keeping the balance with culture. The territory of the park has four typical Russian landscape zones : tundra, steppe , forest and marsh. The zones are organized in terraces that descend from the upper to a lower level of the...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/85832833/five-teams-selected-for-stage-ii-of-russia-theme-park-competition Five teams selected for Stage II of "Russia" Theme Park competition Justine Testado 2013-11-05T13:13:00-05:00 >2013-11-05T13:24:16-05:00
Five teams were selected for the second stage of the international architectural "Russia" theme park competition. The Jury, the Expert Council, and "Russia" park representatives met this past September to begin searching for the concept and financial model for the theme park. Twenty-six submissions out of 180 registered applicants from 41 countries made it to Stage I, which was then narrowed down to 18 after the Expert Council made further evaluations.

 Out of those 18 submissions, only 5 finalists were selected to move on to Stage II:

 BBDB: Balmori + base4+ DBA Proekt

 Citymakers

 Cushman & Wakefield

 HOSPER

 Mosproject-5

 http://archinect.com/news/article/83617031/moscow-new-ncca-entry-by-tom-wiscombe-design Moscow New NCCA Entry by Tom Wiscombe Design Alexander Walter 2013-10-07T19:11:00-04:00 >2013-10-10T17:01:27-04:00
Earlier today, we published the ten shortlisted firms which qualified to move on to stage 2 of the international architectural competition for the new National Center for Contemporary Arts (New NCCA) in Moscow, Russia. The entry by Los Angeles-based Tom Wiscombe Design didn't quite make the list, but we are happy to present it here to a wider audience.

 Previously: Ten Firms Shortlisted for the Final Stage of Moscow's New NCCA
 http://archinect.com/news/article/83546289/ten-firms-shortlisted-for-the-final-stage-of-moscow-s-new-ncca Ten Firms Shortlisted for the Final Stage of Moscow's New NCCA croixe 2013-10-06T21:54:00-04:00 >2013-10-07T12:50:25-04:00
The Jury announced the list of participants of the second stage. During the press conference on October 1, 2013 competition Jury announced the names of 10 participants of the second phase of the International competition for the architectural concept of museum and exhibition complex of the New National centre for contemporary arts.

 The international competition to design the New National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Moscow was held in two stages and its now entering its final phase with ten offices selected to make a final concept proposal for the design of the biggest institution of contemporary art in Russia. Five offices were selected through a "preliminary concept" proposal while five firms were shortlisted through their "dossiers". The ten architectural firms are:

 UNK Project (Russia)

 WAI Architecture Think Tank (China)

 Anton Barklyanski (Russia)

 Melorama (Russia)

 Ghirardelli Giancarlo Architect (Italy)

 Steven Holl Architects (USA)

 Nieto Sobejano (Spain)

 Heneghan Peng (Ireland)

 51N4E (Belgium)

 Alejandro Aravena (Chile)

 The international jury of curators, museum and art institution directors, and architects included Maria Baibakova (Director and Chief Curator, BAIBAKOV art projects, Russia); Bart de Baere (Director, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen (MuH...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/79797100/lord-foster-withdraws-from-moscow-museum-expansion Lord Foster withdraws from Moscow museum expansion Archinect 2013-08-19T09:55:00-04:00 >2013-08-26T18:34:21-04:00
Renowned British architect Norman Foster has resigned from a proposed expansion to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. In a statement released on Thursday, Foster + Partners claimed it had formally resigned from the project more than two months ago. In 2009, the Russian government approved Foster's plans and agreed a sum of $650m (£415m) to modernise and expand the museum. But the project subsequently stalled.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/66432119/jerde-designed-mixed-use-destination-in-moscow-begins-construction Jerde-designed mixed-use destination in Moscow begins construction Archinect 2013-01-28T13:40:00-05:00 >2013-02-06T23:16:14-05:00
 The first-ever, integrated mixed-use destination in Russia designed by the Jerde Partnership, a U.S. architecture firm renowned for creating experiential destinations, is under construction in central Moscow. Kuntsevo Plaza – a vibrant new live, work, shopping and entertainment village occupying a full city block – will deliver a modern community gathering place rooted in art, nature, and urbanity. Providing a stage for lifestyle, the pedestrian-oriented center is made up of geometric buildings that vary in size and shape, and topped with terraces and undulating glass features, to create a new landmark for the city.

 The project provides a vital connection to the nearby transit line through the grand exterior plaza, multiple entryways and various street connections. Intentionally designed to allow the community to naturally flow through it, the development will seamlessly connect commuters and visitors arriving from the nearby subway to the neighborhoods and urban areas sur...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/63743338/big-name-teams-shortlisted-for-museum-and-educational-center-in-moscow Big Name Teams Shortlisted for Museum and Educational Center in Moscow Alexander Walter 2012-12-19T14:44:00-05:00 >2012-12-24T15:23:20-05:00
Six international teams have been selected for the second stage of the architectural design competition for the Museum and Educational Center of the Polytechnic Museum and Lomonosov Moscow State University.

 The shortlisted design teams are:

 Project Meganom (Russia) and John McAslan & Partners (UK)

 Mecanoo International B.V. (The Netherlands) and TPO Rezerv (Russia)

 Farshid Moussavi Architecture (UK) and Rozhdestvenka Architectural Bureau (Russia)

 Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto (Italy) and Speech (Russia)

 3XN A/S (Denmark) and Asadov Architectural Studio (Russia)

 Leeser Architecture (USA) and ABD Architects (Russia)

 In case one of the selected finalists decides to drop out of the competition, the consortium of COOP Himmelb(l)au (Austria) and Architecture Bureau Atrium (Russia) was chosen to replace it.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/63275173/melnikov-house-in-danger-of-collapse Melnikov House in danger of collapse Archinect 2012-12-12T15:26:00-05:00 >2012-12-16T22:02:16-05:00
The house is still inhabited by Viktor's daughter, Ekaterina Karinskaya. Ever since Viktor died in 2006, there have been plans to turn the building into a museum, but a family dispute involving Ms Karinskaya, her sister, the Moscow government and a multi-millionaire has meant that no progress has been made. Preservationists say a nearby construction site has caused the foundations of the Melnikov House to be put in danger.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/59632320/garage-unveils-shigeru-ban-designed-pavilion-in-gorky-park Garage Unveils Shigeru Ban Designed Pavilion in Gorky Park Archinect 2012-10-19T14:17:00-04:00 >2012-10-21T18:21:16-04:00
 Garage Center for Contemporary Culture will be unveiling its new, temporary pavilion designed by Shigeru Ban in Moscow's Gorky Park tomorrow.

 The structure, located near the park's Pionersky Pond, uses locally produced paper tubes to create an oval wall that will be 7.5 meters high. The total area of the pavilion will be 2,400 square meters and will include an 800 square meter rectangular exhibition space, a bookshop and a café, all within an oval exterior constructed from cardboard tubes. The pavilion will host exhibitions and educational activities until late 2013, after which time it will be dedicated to experimental projects.

 The first of these exhibitions, Temporary Structures in Gorky Park: From Melnikov to Ban, will inaugurate the space. Showing rare archival drawings – many of which have never been seen before – the exhibition will begin by revealing the profound history of structures created in the park since the site was first developed in 1923, before moving throu...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/57071670/moscow-expansion-competition-winning-entry-by-ccpg Moscow Expansion Competition - Winning Entry by CCPG Alexander Walter 2012-09-11T15:04:00-04:00 >2012-09-17T18:12:34-04:00
Capital Cities Planning Group (CCPG), an Anglo-American team including Gillespies, John Thompson & Partners and Buro Happold, has won a prestigious competition to plan the future expansion of the City of Moscow, Russia. The international jury [...] awarded two prizes; one to CCPG led by US-based Urban Design Associates for the design and planning of the new Federal District, and the second to Antoine Grumbach & Jean-Michel Wilmotte of Paris for the overall planning of Moscow.

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In Moscow, it's common for two buildings to have blind walls facing each other over a wide alley. This setup provides the perfect space for a lithe, little office to build itself a perch. The structure fuses onto the neighboring buildings with steel clamps, hovering off the ground so pedestrians can stroll under it. It also glows at night, thanks to a translucent plastic shell, looking like a wasps' nest from hell.

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The fire engulfing Moscow's Federation Tower has been extinguished. About 300 square meters of the yet-to-be-completed skyscraper were set ablaze, but the centrally located building has been evacuated and no victims have been reported. The fire broke on the building's 67th floor (250 meters above the ground) and spread to several sections on the 66th and 65th floors. Fourteen people working at the floors hit by the firestorm were evacuated.

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 http://archinect.com/news/article/28387255/moscow-s-observation-wheel Moscow's Observation Wheel Archinect 2011-11-22T16:40:21-05:00 >2011-11-26T12:40:15-05:00
In a bid to bolster tourism in Moscow, plans are underway to build what could become the tallest observation wheel in the world. The graphic below breaks down the proposed wheel, possible locations and compares it to other giant observation wheels in the world.

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Richard walked away from the hospital totally stunned. Three months to live; the words echoed repeatedly in his head. On impulse he drove to the marina and spent a few hours on his precious boat, knowing he would never sail again. He then headed for home in a daze and stumbled into the bathroom.
Lizzies afternoon of passion with her lover was rudely interrupted by her mobile phone demanding to be answered.
Leave it, he whispered, nuzzling her neck.
I cant, it might be important.
Kerry. Hello darling. How are you? Lizzie recognised her daughters voice but noted the lack of usual enthusiasm. Whats the matter?
As Lizzie drove to the hospital she felt surprisingly calm. Although married to Richard for twenty five years the news of his death had barely shaken her. Not that she didnt care; just not in the way she should about a good man; hardworking, loyal, trustworthy and reliable. That was the problem really; he was just too bloody boring. Lizzie craved excitement, adventure, not the predictability of a mild-mannered saint. But this was totally out of character; Richard just not the sort to top himself. Why should he? They had everything; a luxurious house, cars, a boat, a holiday home abroad and a pleasant, if somewhat bland, relationship.
Her five year affair with Ed had been kept a secret from everyone, so it was not a problem. Richard spent a lot of time at work and Lizzie made sure nothing had altered in her attitude towards him ever since the affair began.
It had been easy really; Richard trusted her implicitly, never questioning her motives or activities. Shed had no intention of leaving him; life was far too comfortable to warrant any such drastic action. Living with an amenable, if predictable, gentle man like Richard became tolerable; shed intended to plod along as she was, enjoying the comfortable lifestyle she had with Richard and supplementing her other needs with Ed, who she loved passionately but who could never keep her in the manner to which shed become accustomed. Well, maybe now the situation had resolved itself; fate could be very kind.
Lizzie managed to squeeze a few tears as she entered the morgue. She couldnt help thinking Richard looked about as interesting in death as he had in life when identifying his body.
Yes, thats him. But why would he commit suicide? she asked the doctor. There were no problems; he had everything to live for.
Well, Mrs Goodman, it appears your husband was suffering from a rare form of cancer. The prognosis was not encouraging.
Lizzie was shocked, a little sorry even, but relieved that he had his own personal reasons for ending his life. She had no reason to feel guilty.
Thats so typically Richard. Lizzie wiped her eyes with a tissue. Unselfish, right to the end. But why didnt he tell me? How long had he known?
He was only told this morning. Maybe he couldnt face the thought of a lingering, painful death.
No, it would be me he was thinking about. I know Richard. He wouldnt want to be a burden. He was always so considerate and kind and never a man to cause trouble. I shall miss him.
Well, it was the truth to some extent. She would miss him; just as she had missed her pet rabbit when it died just after her seventh birthday. Shed soon recovered from that and it was replaced by another almost immediately. Lizzie already had a replacement in mind for Richard but there would have to be a respectable time lapse before she introduced Ed into her life and home. This had to be handled more delicately than just introducing another rabbit to the old hutch after it had been disinfected. She must be particularly careful around Kerry; her daughter had been devoted to her father. Lizzie knew shed been a far from perfect mother; it would be a challenge to persuade Kerry to accept another man around the place.
Lizzie managed to manifest the required emotions throughout the funeral and in the weeks that followed, inwardly raring to start her new life. Ed, though not the placid type that Richard had been, maintained patience and sympathy. He did love Lizzie; even more so now shed inherited everything. After a respectable interval Lizzie introduced Ed to her daughter.
Kerry, this is Ed. We met at bereavement classes. Lying came easily to Lizzie. Its comforting to have a friend in the same boat, so to speak. I hope you dont mind.
Why should I mind? Hi Ed, nice to meet you. Kerry shook hands, beaming radiantly at her mother. Maybe this was going to be easier than anticipated. After a pleasant evening and once Kerry had retired to bed, Lizzie made a decision.
Ed, I think we should go away for a while; enjoy a long holiday somewhere, then arrange a suitable courtship when we return. Maybe we can take the boat somewhere.
But what about Kerry? I thought you were worried about how shed react?
She seems fine about it doesnt she? We forget how resilient the young are. She can look after herself and Richards sister Joan only lives a few miles away if she needs anything. Kerry gets on really well with Joans family. Leave it to me.
Of course I dont mind, smiled Kerry when her mother casually mentioned taking a holiday with Ed. You go and enjoy yourselves, Ill be fine.
Well, if you need anything, you can contact Aunty Joan.
Mum, theres no need. Im a big girl now you know. I can look after myself.
Youre a darling, Lizzie gave her daughter an awkward hug.
But Kerry was nobodys darling but her fathers. She may have inherited his good looks but her devious, opportunist disposition was even stronger than her mothers. Shed known of her mothers sordid affair with Ed for several years but had kept quiet as she loved her gentle father and did not want to see him hurt or create a situation where the family might break up. Resentment had eaten away at her like a malignant tumour but now an opportunity to avenge her feelings had presented itself. Kerry had spent enough holidays on the boat to ensure it exploded the minute her deceitful mother and her lover started the engine. It was no more than they deserved. Then shed move in with her Aunty Joans family until she was old enough to inherit everything. There was more love there than shed ever received from her mother. Lizzie was too enamoured with Ed to notice her daughter slip out the house in the dark, to make her way to the marina.
The day of the departure arrived. Lizzie and Ed parked their suitcases in the hall before saying their goodbyes to Kerry.
Well be off then darling. This is the address well be staying at if you need anything.
Kerry stared in confusion at the piece of paper her mother handed over.
But, I thought you were taking the boat?
Well, Ed isnt too fond of water apparently. And to be perfectly honest darling, I found all those sailing holidays rather boring. I only did it for your father.
Then is it okay if I use it? Kerry managed to stammer.
I didnt realise you enjoyed sailing so much. Sorry darling but Ive handed the keys over to your Aunty Joan. They set off this morning for a short trip but theyll be back by Friday if you need anything. Bye darling, be good. Dont do anything I wouldnt do.


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Gotta ask. Doesn't Pittsburgh hold a tie-breaker over the stinkin' Ravens even if they lose? Wait, I have the rules now.... just looking and it would come down to best record in common games due to the fact that our division records would be identical ...So, aside taking away our division games, our common opponents are these:
New York Giants
To date, Baltimore is 3-3 with Dallas and Jax to go.
We are 4-3 with only Tennessee to go. So, if we lose to Baltimore and then win out (assuming that Tenn has nothing to play for), and Baltimore also wins out, we both end up 5-3 against common opponents. But we win the tiebreaker, because the tie-breaker must then shift to conference record! Baltimore has already lost an extra conference game (Tennessee).
If we gotta lose to Baltimore (perish the thought!) then this is the time to do it. A Pittsburgh loss to Baltimore gives Tennessee home field throughout the playoffs and takes away much of their motivation to play bruiseball with the Steelers.


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Spokane County Sheriff's Department Press Release:
Friday night around 10:16 pm, Sheriff's deputies were called to the south
13700 block of Betz Rd (northwest of Cheney) for an injury rollover
collision. Upon arrival at the scene,
deputies discovered a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder had rolled off the roadway and came
to rest several feet out into a wheat field.
Present on scene were six
teenagers who were riding in the Nissan, two of which had been ejected during
the rollover. One of the ejected
occupants, a 17-year-old female, was critically hurt and flown to a local
hospital by Northwest MedStar. Due to
the serious injuries sustained in the crash, sheriff's traffic investigators
were called to the scene.
All of the remaining teen
occupants were transported to local hospitals for treatment. During their investigation, traffic
investigators learned the driver of the Nissan, a 16-year-old male, had
recently been smoking marijuana.
Additionally, marijuana was found in the vehicle. Roadway evidence found at the scene
suggested the vehicle was traveling above the speed limit at the time of the
The 16-year-old male was
arrested at the hospital for vehicular assault and a blood draw was
obtained. The blood samples will be
sent to the state toxicology laboratory in Seattle for analysis, which is an
approximate 6-week process. The one
ejected female teen remains in critical condition in the ICU of a local
hospital. The other occupants received
minor injuries.
Betz Rd was closed for about
five hours last night while traffic investigators documented the scene. The investigation into the crash
continues. While Washington voters
passed Initiative 502 earlier this week, this collision is a grim reminder that
drugs and driving can have disastrous results.


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This quilt set looked great online, but when I got it, the colors weren't what I needed. The red is more burgundy (I needed brick red), and all of the other colors were more muted than I wanted. It appeared to be very well made though, with the quilting being tight, and the fabric was not thin. It did, however, have a sort of chemical smell to it -- could have been the vinyl pouch it was shipped in, I suppose. Anyway, had the colors been correct, I would have kept it and attempted to get rid of the smell. But I had to ship it back, which was very easy. Friendly and helpful Customer Service just e-mailed me a return label and I dropped it off at a local UPS. Have ordered from Overstock before, and am always happy with the transaction. By the way, because I had to return it, I had to order something else, and my replacement was also from Overstock. Am anticipating receiving that purchase.
I love my new quilt. It looks so pretty and neat. Colors are perfect for my bedroom. Very comfortable. I would definitely recommend this to a friend.
I would highly recommend overstock to on line shoppers. Product was exaclty as described, came promptly to my door without any additional fees. I will be shopping with overstock again without any reservations.
I got this home and the colors we even better that picture. It was so pretty and loved the material. I am very pleased with this purchase.
I am very pleased with the qiult and sham set. The colors are vibrant and the material seems to be of good quality. I have not washed it yet, so I'm hoping it launders well and the colors don't fade. For now I'm very pleased.
The colors in the picture are a lot brighter than this is in person. It is still very pretty but not as vivid. It almost looks as if it has been washed a few times? Like it already has fading. I have washed it three times already and it has not faded from the color that it was when it arrived. I was very pleased to see that it is large enough for my king sized bed. Sometimes bedspreads can be a bit short on the sides but this quilt is more than big enough for me. Overall I love the look of it and would buy again.
This is the second quilt I have bought in this exact same pattern. I bought the first one at a discount brick and mortar retailer and had to buy 3 standard shams to use on our king bed. This made the total price a bit more than I what I just paid today on overstock. I am happy that this king set comes with 2 king shams. After a year I have washed the first quilt to death and it is finally starting to fade plus the dog chewed a hole in one corner. The colors are exactly what you see on your monitor - burgundy, a spice pumpkin orange, brown, pale limeish green, pale yellow, tan and a dark aqua blue. I have the walls of our bedroom painted Hearts of Palm by Sherw!n WIll!ams and it's a perfect match to the pale lime green. My husband hates comforters and I dislike traditional old fashioned quilting and I'm tired of solid matelasse coverlets so we compromised with bedding like this. I paired it with a brown dust ruffle.
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Hunters took 557 bears during the 85 days the 2013 bear hunting season was open.
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Fish and Wildlife Director Mark Scott says 10,000 hunters bought the special tag that allowed them to hunt bear between Sept. 1 and Nov. 15, the first time there has been such a requirement. A regular hunting license still allows hunters to shoot bear for the first nine days of the rifle deer hunting season.
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LAS VEGAS–On high-end LED-based TVs, our favorite picture quality extra is a full-array backlight with local dimming, which allows different areas of the screen to dim independently of one another.
Meanwhile, the Vizio's 2D picture quality was very good for the price overall compared with other edge-lit LED TVs, highlighted by deep black levels and well-rendered shadows.
Available in three sizes, its main differentiator compared with the other two–the UNES7500 and the flagship UNES8000–is lack of the company's new Smart Interaction voice/gesture control feature.
Aside from the bezel width and micro-dimming plus, as well as a 240Hz refresh rate, the UNES7100 shares essentially the same features as the UNES6500.
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The face of soccer in the United States is constantly changing.
A nation that spent many, many years as a mere footnote to the world's most popular sport has long tried to raise its own superstar and, to date, the results have been mixed.
The first big splash came in the 1994 World Cup when some little boys wanted to emulate U.S. goalkeeper Tony Meola and others longed to imitate the fancy footwork of Alexi Lalas.
Then came guys like Cobi Jones, who had style to go along with skill. He became an instant hit with fans due to his pedal to the metal approach and ever-present smile.
And not so long ago it was Landon Donovan who was anointed the greatest American-born soccer player, and still stands as its most recognizable star.
The common theme among all of these players is a rich background in soccer — growing up in hotbeds of the sport and diligently climbing the ranks from elite youth clubs to the pros.
Then there's midfielder/striker/wherever-you-need-him Clint Dempsey, who has not only become the straw that stirs the drink for the U.S. National Team, but has also proven American-made players can make a pretty good impact overseas.
His pedigree?
Nacagdoches, Texas, and Greenville, S.C.
In polite soccer conversation neither town comes up very often, although Nacogdoches has strong Tex-Mex ties to the beautiful game and Greenville has Furman University — a school that is known to turn out some good teams and good players.
During his three years in the Upstate Dempsey scored 17 goals and added 19 assists while playing for the Paladins. In 2002 he was named to the All-American Team after guiding Furman to an 18-3-1 mark and spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
These days, however, he is a goal-scoring machine for the United States and someone who always plays 65 miles per hour in a 35 zone.
The 28-year old has already scored in two different World Cups.
Even more impressive is that while playing for Fulham in England, he has become the all-time leading scorer for the club in Premiere League matches with 33 goals. He was recently named the club's player of the year.
Today he'll be the center of attention when the U.S. takes on Mexico in the finals of the Gold Cup at the Rose Bowl.
It was his goal against Panama on Wednesday that pushed the Americans through, and it might be his leadership and toughness that gives them a chance against a talented Mexican side that is playing at a very high level.
A Texas town with a funny name and a South Carolina city far from the international scene prepared Dempsey for the bright spotlight of European soccer and the role as playmaker for the United States.
For now, his is the face of futbol in the land of football.
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"This will be my first time over," says Master Sergeant Flo Carrigan of Louisiana. She recently transferred to the 365th Combat Support Battalion. She's preparing to say goodbye to her children, ages 23 and 14. "I'm going to have a positive attitude. I'm just staying focused on getting there, getting the mission done, getting back. I believe in God. I know he's with me, that's the way I'm looking at it," she says.
Sergeant Rolando Ruiz volunteered for this tour. "I've been to Iraq, Bosnia, never to Afghanistan," he says.
Sergeant Ruiz will also leave behind two children, ages 18 and 12. "It's always tough, never easy, it doesn't get any easier," he says. "We all hope it will end soon, but as long as the U.S. needs us for the mission, we will do."
Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Smith says the Family Day is an event that eases everyone into the major life change that takes place during mobilization. "About 40 percent (of the soldiers), this is their first deployment, so it's real critical during the yellow ribbon event so their families understand what's going on with deployment," he says.
The 365th Support Battalion will provide maintenance, supply, and administrative support to other units in Afghanistan. They will head out for training in Fort Hood, Texas, on Sunday.
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Let's do some forward thinking. 18 months of it. November of 2011. What will the Timberwolves look like? Talented? Athletic? Skilled? Familiar? I'm not sure if anyone really knows....even David Kahn. There might not be a single player on our current roster still on the team by then. Corey Brewer, Kevin Love, Al Jefferson, Jonny Flynn: we can say they might be here....."penciled in", as they say in the world of athletics...but they also might not.
In fact, there's really only one introduction we're pretty much guaranteed to hear from Rod Johnson in November 2011: At point guard, standing 6 foot 4, from DKV Joventut Spain, Ricky Ruuuuubiiiiiooooo
The Kid. The Phenom. The Future. The only name you can ink in.
S-n-P made a comment the other day that I wholeheartedly agree with: the team is going all in to build for Ricky Rubio. Everything we do from now until the opening tip in 2011-2012....and probably well beyond then at that....will be to create a roster that can maximize Rubio's talents. And that's the big theme we'll cover this week.
In fact, this week's update is heavily Wolves-focused. Ricky Rubio, the possibilities of the draft, and....get this...a big reason why Corey Brewer might legitimately win the Most Improved Player Award.
So let's get started with what Rubio has been up to lately.
Regal FC Barcelona closed out their playoff series against Real Madrid 3-1:
Last time we updated this series, it was tied 1-1 after Madrid scored a major upset victory against Barcalona on their home court. Barca responded by taking the next two....84-73, then 84-78.
Game 4 highlights:
Rubio put in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in that final game, but as a whole, he was pretty quiet this series. He averaged 9 points, 4 rebounds, and just 1.5 assists in 4 games, shooting just 35%. (For reference, his season averages are 6.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4 assists) He did, however, shoot 41% from three, which is certainly something encouraging from an NBA perspective, in that he'll need to be able to hit the deep shot consistently to keep the floor balanced.
Barca's next playoff series doesn't start until May 7th (crazy Euro scheduling....) against CSKA Moscow....Andrei Kirilenko's former team, which is owned by new Nets' owner Mikhail Prokhorov.
Moscow has a number of prominent players even without AK47, including NCAA standout Sasha Kaun (Kansas) and former NBA players Zoran Planinic (who I always thought was badly misused by the Nets), Trajan Langdon, Viktor Khryapa, and "cult" favorite Pops Mensah-Bonsu...who was, in fact, Rubio's teammate in 2008 with DKV. But more than anything, obviously, there's a distance difference. Madrid is practically in Barcelona's back yard....Moscow is a completely transcontinental flight.
Speaking of Real Madrid, I reported last week that they were preparing a big offer for Manu Ginobili this summer. But the Spurs decided they couldn't afford to lose him.
Manu Ginobili has agreed to a 3 year, $38.9 million contract extension with the Spurs:
Now, I know what a lot of you are going to say: overpaid. He's old, he's had injury problems, so forth and etc. But let's keep a couple things in mind here.
First, the Spurs have no cap space. They ate it all up trading for Richard Jefferson last year. So if they had let Ginobili walk, they'd have basically no way to replace him, and they badly need the production and "x-factor" they get from him when he's healthy.
Second, he is still phenomenally productive when healthy. To the point that you could argue he is currently playing the best basketball of any swingman in the NBA. In the past 6 weeks he's averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists while shooting over 50%, and the Spurs have gone 15-7.....including wins over Cleavland, Boston, Orlando, and the Lakers....even though they've been without Tony Parker.
Plus, he's still capable of making unreal "Obi-wan Ginobili" plays at times:
I said this last week as well, but when Ginobili has his legs under him, he's as entertaining and effective a player as anyone in the NBA. I think the Spurs will find a way to move Jefferson this summer for a couple of good pieces that gets them back to the classic spread offense they've used the entire Duncan era, and Ginobili will go back to being a superior sixth man for the next few years before he retires.
During the week, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy had an interesting on-air conversation about Ginobili that will also be something that weighs heavily in on Rubio, which is...
How much does Worlds competition really take out of a player?
The discussion was about Ginobili and Kobe Bryant, because a lot of people don't realize or forget that they're essentially the same age: Kobe's 31, Manu's 32. I think, with all the title runs and injuries Ginobili has had, people kind of get the impression he's a lot older....35 or 36 or something like that. I know I feel that Manu's significantly older than Kobe, even though he's not.
At any rate, the question came up whether Ginobili was worth resigning and for how long, and Van Gundy said something to the effect of "well, he's playing at a level that he's worth it right now, but I don't know if you'd invest that much in him long term with his age and all that." And then Jackson, of course, started to argue that with "he's in his early thirties coach, he's 31 or 32, that's the same as Kobe Bryant. If it was Kobe Bryant up for an extension then you sign Kobe Bryant. Age doesn't matter here."
"Ya but Kobe hasn't had the injury history Ginobili has. Physically, he's older than his age." And you can obviously see how the debate would go from there.
I don't know how much FIBA play impacts the difference between Kobe and Ginobili. I mean, court time aside, Kobe first of all just has a much more solid physique. Ginobili is a lot lighter in build, a lot more wirey; it's a lot like the difference between Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan.
That said, you certainly can't discount the physical wear of playing all season and then all summer can have, especially for a player like Ginobili who always seems to be fighting a nagging injury beyond the normal bumps and bruises.
Orlando General Manager Otis Smith made a comment this week regarding LeBron's statement he probably won't play in this summer's Worlds qualifying tournament. Dwight Howard has already confirmed he will play this summer and Smith supports him in that (and in a subtle way, demands it of him), but also added:
"I guarantee you'll get a different answer from a general manager that has an abundance of European players. They play more basketball and they never stop. When I had Turk it was hard. They never get a break. He played 7 years straight before he missed his first Turkish basketball. He gets no rest. We rested him, I think Toronto rested him this year. But your body gets no rest."
7 years....that's a long time to be playing basketball year round. For Hedo, that would have been from age 23 to 30. And for a player like Ginobili, who really carries Argentina competitively almost singlehandedly...ya, that's going to wear a player down.
In the context of Ricky Rubio, this becomes, I think, a half and half double-edged sword. On one hand, Spain is a much deeper, broader, and more talented team than Argentina...so Rubio won't be counted on as much as Ginobili to carry them in Worlds play. But on the other hand, they are a very competitive team with high expectations, so there's going to be a real demand that Rubio be a part of the Spanish Nationals team every year....meaning, like Hedo, no rest.
It's something that's very new to the Timberwolves' fanbase. We've never had a prominent European player on the roster before, never had the deal with the politics of "well, do we tell 'x' player he can't play over the summer this year" like the Spurs have had to do every summer with Ginobili. It's unprecedented for the team, not just under David Kahn, but in franchise history as a whole.
I suppose for now we can simply be excited that this is something we have to think about in the first place. With the problems also comes potential, and I think we're all excited to see Rubio step onto the floor at the Target Center. I know I've certainly paid more attention this season not to just the ACB league, but Euro play in general, and that's been a big learning experience, something I've really enjoyed. Plus, it makes Olympics basketball a lot more interesting.
I'll admit, there were times in that Gold Medal game where I was cheering for Spain. I'm a big fan of Pau Gasol, a big fan of Rudy Fernandez, a big fan of Jorge Garbajosa (whom the Raptors most definitely should have kept) and Juan Carlos Navarro. And obviously Ricky Rubio was playing.
Anyways, back to the short list of NBA news...
The Charlotte Bobcats are headed to the playoffs:
So that makes two examples of teams that have successfully built from nothing up to postseason this month (the Thunder clinched a playoff berth last week). And is a way, the Cats are possibly a foreshadowing of how the Wolves can start turning things around.
First, they found their ideal wing player. You could maybe argue that they traded big for small (Emeka Okafor for Stephen Jackson) if you really want to stretch connecting the dots, which opens up the door of Al Jefferson for someone.
To the talk of moving Jefferson for a scoring wing player, yes, I like the idea. I think some of the names getting talked about are a little unrealistic....Rudy Gay for example, well, there's not much reason for the Grizzlies to acquire Al Jefferson when they already have Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. But like S-n-P said, with the Grizzlies you never know. I think, in this situation, you do throw the idea of not trading big for small out the window.
But the essential point is the Cats knew they were having a hell of a time trying to score early in the year....Larry Brown even admitted publicly that the team just couldn't produce any offense....so they went and found a scorer. But more importantly, they found a scorer who fit their system. Not only can Jackson can create his own shot and shots for others, but he doesn't interfere with their other top player, Gerald Wallace, and who doesn't compromise them on defense. And yes...
Second, they play defense. And some of you are sick of hearing it, but it just cannot be stressed enough how important defense is.
The reality is we're not a terrible offensive team in terms of just sheer scoring, even with our unbalanced approach....99.7ppg since the end of November (basically over the course of the year when Love has been healthy). Had we been at that level all year, we'd be right about in the middle of the pack in total PPG....in the 16-18 range with teams like Sacramento and New Orleans. And that scoring pace has actually picked up as the year has gone on. We've, so far, averaged 100.4 ppg in March and April....and have 1 win in 18 games.
22 times this season, we've scored 100 points or more and still lost. Sometimes they've still been blowouts anyway...146 to 105 loss to Golden State. 120 to 100 loss to Sacramento. 122-104 Boston, 135-110 Memphis, 132-105 New York, 152-114 Phoenix, 122-100 Utah. And that number would probably be more than double, except that we make these furious fourth quarter runs against teams after they start coasting and send out their second or third string.
Our defense, of the other hand, is absolutely atrocious. Second worst in the league, leading only a team that regularly starts a power forward and four guards (Golden State). We give up, on average, 107.4 ppg...a significantly higher average than even teams that play near our pace, like Phoenix and New York.
The Bobcats, by contrast, are a very weak offensive team, but a supreme defensive team. They only score 95 pgg.....28th in the league. But only give up 93.7, which is the best defense in the NBA this year. So it's a great example of how defense alone....and for the record, I'm not at all advocating we give up our offense to get there...but how defense alone can carry a team when it's set up and executed correctly by a roster built for it.
Which brings up the next point...
If the Wolves are going to get better defensively, we need a new frontcourt:
I think we all know at this point that this team needs to get a lot better on defense. By how much exactly? Well, that's open for debate. But it certainly can't be (essentially) dead last in the NBA. And I also think most of us realize that our lack of height, length, and athleticism....particularly in the frontcourt....is a major problem in regards to our defense. And I know some stats geeks like to say, "well Al and Love hold their own, it's our wings that come up short"....which is certainly true from a production standpoint....but it should be pointed out that often times Al and Love are ending up in production standstills with vastly inferior frontcourts. Playing say, Nazr Mohammed and Boris Diaw to a standstill is not an accomplishment.
And really, we know from the start that Gomes, Brewer and Flynn aren't going to outproduce Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton and Stephen Jackson. Shouldn't it be on the "superior" frontcourt to carry the team, then? It'd be like (to use a somewhat extreme example) the Jazz wondering why Wesley Matthews and CJ Miles didn't outproduce James Harden and Kevin Durant, rather than wondering why Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur didn't completely outproduce Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic. So I think it's that idea of...we know our players' strengths and weaknesses, and it's not fair...in my mind at least....to blame certain players for not being strong in an area they're not meant to be strong in, while not calling out others for not being strong in an area they are supposed to be strong in. We can't just outproduce our counterparts at every position every night, so if the frontcourt is meant to carry us, they really need to carry us. And they're not.
Also, poor defense in the paint leads to poor defense on the perimeter. And there's a lot of detailed stuff that can be debated about rotations and focus and stopping the ball, but I think the area where this shows the most isn't so much how bad paint defense teams struggle with defense in general, but how good paint defense teams have good defense in general....even with poor individual defenders on the perimeter. And we've seen that all this year...Ginobili and Parker/Hill aren't particularly great defenders, but the Spurs are a great defensive team because of Duncan. Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis aren't great defenders, but the Magic are a great defensive team because of Dwight Howard. For a long time, Paul Pierce was considered one of the worst defenders in the league...and Ray Allen certainly wasn't particularly stellar either....but then you put them out there with Kevin Garnett, and they win a title playing the league's best defense. It starts in the paint and radiates out.
In a future sense of who could be on the roster....if we do have the good fortune to land Evan Turner, we could field a perimeter lineup of Turner, Rubio and Corey Brewer. Which has the potential to be the best perimeter defensive trio in the NBA in my mind. But you have to have an anchor...whether that be Darko or whoever...and pair him with someone who will be at least competent on defense in the frontcourt. And that's not Al or Love.
Brewer ultimately summed it up after the Golden State game, saying, "We have to change a whole lot about the way we play defense. Last few games, we haven't played any good defense. For us to win, we have to get stops, and we didn't get any. We scored a hundred points, but with no stops, you lose."
Anyway, since we mentioned Golden State, we should point out....
Don Nelson set the new record for most wins in NBA coaching history:
Against the Timberwolves of course. On a night where the Warriors only dressed 9 players, and only played 8.
Uhhhmm....I don't particularly like Don Nelson. I think he's stubbornly held on to a system that has proven not to be viable for a championship, and that his dealings with his players and bosses can be pretty underhanded at times. But 1,333 career coaching wins is a hell of a thing. Really, the only coach who has any shot at catching him in the near future now is Jerry Sloan, and that's pretty dependent on his health. So certainly we should all acknowledge what is really an incredible historic accomplishment.
And on a more sour note, this week....
The Oklahoma City Thunder got robbed of a win:
It's not the most dignified way to say it, no, but what else can you say?
It's a foul. It's clear as day, even at game speed. CJ Miles hits Durant halfway through his release practically on his elbow. And even though the NBA showed remarkable candor by outright admitting the officiating mistake, the Thunder still take a loss in the standings...and when the #2 and #8 seeds are separated by less than 5 games....that's a big deal. The Thunder are fortunate that they're already guaranteed a playoff berth....you'd hate to see a missed call like this drop a team out of the playoffs entirely.
Now, one team with a big problem that is fighting for their playoff lives still...
Chris Bosh has a broken face:
Bosh suffered a facial fracture from an inadvertent elbow he took from Antawn Jamison, and will miss at least the rest of the season, and a good deal of the playoffs as well.....provided the Raptors make the playoffs in the first place.
It's just a really unfortunate play for Bosh....Jamison caught him reaching for a pass that wasn't even meant for him, the ball was going to Anthony Parker in the corner. But the Raptors now find themselves in an incredibly difficult situation, tied for the 8th seed with Chicago in the standings, and without their best player.
Next up, I want to focus on Bosh's 03 classmate, Darko Milicic, in the sense that....
Darko Milicic is an ideal player to have on the floor with Rubio:
So yes, the possibility of resigning Darko is out there....and I'm not going to put a price tag on him or distill his statistics or anything like that. That's a debate for a different thread. I do think it's a big accomplishment to have even gotten to this point of him being willing to resign with us, because obviously he was very focused on going back to Europe when he first arrived. But I think it's played out now like it was meant to, when I wrote about him in the trade week update:
First, let me start by saying that I really feel that Darko and "the NBA" completely misunderstand each other. On our side, the reality is Darko isn't a bad basketball player. No, he's not up there with LeBron, Melo, Bosh or Wade. But he's not terrible. In the two instances he actually got real playing time (06 in Orlando and 07 in Memphis) he averaged about 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks in a little over 20 minutes. That's not bad. He's only 25, he's still got a ton of upside, and we have nothing to lose. So why not? It's not like losing Cardinal makes us any worse than we already are.
And on Darko's side, he's always played (except for the one year in Orlando) on a team with an agenda. The Pistons were in the title hunt while he was there, and Larry Brown never plays rookies anyway. They didn't have time to develop a young kid. Memphis is always a train wreck, the Knicks obviously have nothing but cap space and next summer on their minds. This might be the first time Darko's actually been on a team that is going to work with him. I don't know if he realizes why those other teams didn't give him a fair chance. So hopefully he gives this a shot and we can see what he can do.
I think he gets frustrated being labeled a "defense only" player, and he said something to that effect when it became clear the Knicks weren't going to play him. I think he has unrealistic expectations set on him, with where he was drafted and the fact he was 17 and barely spoke English at the time. I think he doesn't understand why the teams he's been on haven't given him a fair chance, and conversely, I think fans misunderstand that situation as well.
So i think his change of heart from "definitely going back to Europe" to "willing to stay with the Wolves" is just a natural reaction being on a team....really for the first time in his NBA career.....that is invested in him and has given him a real chance.
In terms of what this team could look like with Ricky Rubio, Darko is, I think, about as ideal a big man as you can find. Because he's skilled....incredibly so, all things considered. He can post up and score pretty well. He can rebound....not tremendously, but he's solid (and getting better as his conditioning and feel for the team improves). And he can move the ball remarkably well....which is a big key to the Triangle offense, and to the kind of open floor team Rubio will flourish in. Darko will make passes that make me double take sometimes....y'know was that Kevin Garnett? Was that Chris Webber? Was that Pau Gasol?.....that kind of level. And if we build the offense to sort of match the kind of offense the Lakers play or the Mavericks play, or Barca plays, where it's almost like pinball on some plays, having a big man that can move the ball intelligently will be a tremendous asset.
But more than anything, Darko is just remarkably well rounded. He doesn't excel in anything, at least not statistically, but he can do just about everything except hit free throws...which is very similar to a lot of the big men Rubio is used to playing with.
If I were the coaching staff....and I realize this is not realistic this year with only 3 games left in the season....but give Darko the same....whatever....the team gave Brewer to get him to try and dunk everything. It's one of those things....and I think S-n-P mentioned in the Lakers wrap up thread how the LA announcers wanted Darko to be more aggressive...he doesn't have great elevation, but he can get off the ground, he has freakishly long arms, and it's just something that will up his aggression, up his confidence, and more than anything I feel that what Darko lacks is just the mentality to attack. If someone can get him into attack mode, he can be a real force out there.
But in the broad sense, he fits the offense, he improves the defense, he can cover a lot of bases just from the post alone, and he'll probably provide Rubio with some familiarity on the court if he's still here. And I think, at some point during Rubio's Wolf career, we're going to conclude we need a multi-faceted big man like Darko on the team. A lot of teams really struggle to get their big men to pass the ball, struggle to get their big men to post up, struggle to get their big men to focus on defense....and here we have one that does it all naturally. Right?
While you think that over, let's highlight something that well....I don't think any of us would have seen coming.
Corey Brewer's MIP campaign made the front page of ESPN:
The Wolves launched a pretty aggressive Corey Brewer MIP thing a week ago, and truth be told, there is some real merit to it. John Hollinger wrote that Brewer might be the most improved shooter in NBA history. Well, ok, that's something. That's not just the team pushing a bias....there's really something here.
But more than any statistical evidence or the like, this feature on ESPN gives Brewer's chances a major push. The MIP award is a media voted award. The media's not doing in depth statistical analysis, it's not computing per 36 or PER or Win Shares....it's looking at the change in base numbers and what it sees on TV. So to have this Brewer MIP thing on the world's premier sports site, backed by the world's premier sports writers....where everyone is going to see it....that's a big deal.
And certainly it helps that Brewer has an unintentional inside track. He worked over the summer with ESPN analyst David Thorpe, who is about as big a Brewer fan as you'll ever find (he said something like "he's so good on defense he even taught me a few things" earlier in the year) And Thorpe did a big QA session on Brewer that Sonia put up in one of the updates last week, and now Henry Abbot did a big QA with Brewer himself for ESPN's front page? This thing's got momentum.
I'll post here the more relevant parts of the interview, where Corey talks about, really, a lot of stuff we've been wondering about.
You played for one of the best college teams ever. Then you came to the NBA, where you have had setbacks and challenges, including lots of losing, and a major injury. What was that like?
"It was tough. I was happy when I first got drafted, but then I got here and Kevin Garnett got traded. I had a bad year. I played terribly. I was going from playing up and down to standing in the corner. I struggled.
"The next year we changed things again. We got some players like Mike Miller and Kevin Love. But I only played [20] games, and then I got hurt. So basically, I did a lot of rehab. Then last summer I went and worked out with David Thorpe, and I worked out here with [Timberwolves assistant coach] J.B. Bickerstaff, worked on my jump shot and my game. I just had my mind made up to have a good year, and that was my best year by far, after two bad years."
You mentioned standing in the corner on offense. When you first got to the NBA, I don't think anybody thought you'd be suited for that. But now you're an elite 3-point shooter. How'd that happen?
"You've got to work on your weaknesses. And that was my biggest weakness. If you're going to play in the NBA you have to at least be able to hit a standstill 3. I worked my butt off, and it paid off this year."
What are you doing differently?
"I got a lot more shots up than last year. Mechanical-wise, it's all about my balance, but I think a big thing is confidence. If you have your confidence, you can go a long way."
Watching on TV, it's clear that, like those other Florida guys -- Joakim Noah and Al Horford -- you play hard all the time.
"You said it -- that's how we played in college. No matter what, you go 100 miles an hour. That's another thing that hurt me when I first got here. We played slow, and you can't do that when you're playing a 100 miles an hour. It was kind of hard. I just always felt like you have to play hard to the end no matter what. If you want to win, you play hard. Playing hard sometimes out-wills talent."
Remember last year when McHale was talking about how Brewer had just started to slow down and see the game at the right speed?
Are there any defensive performances that stand out from this season?
"I don't know. When you're losing, it's hard to get too excited about your defense. I get so mad at losing. When we lose, even if I have a great defensive performance, I just try to block it out."
I would go one step further on that and say, when you lose, it's hard for anyone to even see you had a great defensive performance, even if you did....
Who's your least favorite player to guard?
"That would be Carmelo. He's all about going to that block. He's going to be there all night."
You set a team-record by hitting a 3 in 33 straight games. At what point did you become aware of that, and were you doing anything special?
"No one thought that would ever happen two years ago. I wasn't aware of it until we got to like 25 and everybody started talking about it. I was just playing. I just felt like my game was finally coming together. Everything was just flowing. My defense. My offense ... that was probably my best [stretch]."
When David Kahn took over the team, he said he wanted to lead the league in player development. If you're a strong candidate for Most Improved Player, I guess you're the poster child for that kind of development.
"I guess you could say that. They do a good job around here. A lot of individual work. A lot of coach's time. Development is going to be a big part of this. And we've got a bunch of young guys coming in next year, too, with all them draft picks. It's going to take a few years to come together."
What was the low point?
"Probably last year when I got hurt. My rookie year, I couldn't throw it in the ocean. I was shooting about 20 percent my first few months. I was real down. Last year when I got hurt, it was even worse. I felt like I was finally playing defense. I came up with a good game or two. Then I got hurt.
"It's a big leap to now. A lot of confidence now. People thought I might be a huge bust. Now we're talking about the Most Improved Player."
In general, you're feeling optimistic about the Wolves?
"Yeah, I'm feeling optimistic. I hope I'll be here. I've been here for the lows. I hope I'll still be here for the highs."
Brewer's been my favorite player this year, and certainly his progression individually has been remarkable. I think his defensive ability gets hidden by how poor the team is defensively, which actually happens a lot with perimeter players. I think his efficiency will get much better when we have a real scoring wing to take shooting pressure off of him. And I think he executes the offense better than anyone on the team, I really believe that. He's an incredibly smart player...he just needs to focus his enthusiasm and play on a team where he can concentrate on his natural role, rather than be asked to so all these things he's not really meant to do as a player.
Certainly I think picking up his option has turned out to be a great decision. I have no doubt whatsoever now that a contending team would have signed him away from us this summer if we hadn't done that. I think he's one of those players that you can put out there with just about any competitive lineup in any system and he'll be fantastically productive just filling in the gaps, and in that sense he's a great player to have on your team.
Anyway, I'm not going to do a draft watch this week, because college play is over and everyone's kind of stuck in that no-man's-land between the end of the season and doing hardcore draft homework. But there is one college thing that really applies to the team in the Rubio perspective to note, which is...
Derrick Favors has declared for this year's draft:
I've gotten the sense over the last...I'd say 3 or 4 weeks, that Wolves fans have really been warming up to Favors. And maybe that's off base, but that's kind of what it's seemed like lately.
When you think of the team in terms of building for Rubio to play here....which is how I've thought of it all year....there's are definitely a lot of reasons why we'd want to draft Favors. He's athletic. He runs the floor. He has a lot of defensive potential. Finding athletic big men who can score, and at least not be liabilities in the other areas is a hard thing. There's not many out there. And I went over this in detail a couple weeks ago, but basically...when you have a motion point guard like Rubio....you need a big man that can run the floor, catch in motion, and finish with authority....or you're really wasting a lot of that point guard's talent.
Euroleague.net put up a top 5 Rubio video that really highlights...well, what our team is missing in terms of what he needs to flourish.
His best plays are those kind, where everyone's moving and he can use his court vision to see how that motion will lead to a basket before the defense figures it out.
You look at play 4....it's a straight, halfcourt set allyoop. Maybe one of the most basic plays (Shaq used to make a killing off that play) and yet we have literally no one who can finish that oop right now. Darko might if you can get him to look for it. You'd have to give Corey a real running start. Hollins can get the flat elevation for it, but who knows if he'll actually catch the ball. I mean, that's a play out of the Rubio playbook we just really can't run right now, and it's going to be a shame if it stays that way.
Certainly I wouldn't draft Favors at the expense of Wall or Turner. But if you can't get either of them...or if you can get a second pick in the top 3 somehow....then I think Favors really has to be the guy you take there. There's a lot of potential in all areas for a Favors/Milicic duo in particular if you can develop them both. It'd be a lot like Gasol and Bynum, with Darko playing the super-skilled glue game, and Favors playing the straightforward, attack the basket game. I definitely agree with S-n-P in that "This is about getting Rubio some running/ally-oop partners at this point"...which I think should be high on the agenda...and Favors is really the best option out there for it right now. He can be that player, and also has potential to be great in a lot of other areas as well.
Also....as a side note....the top play in that Rubio video is really one half hilarious, one half brilliant. It's a pick and role that Rubio turns into like....a football moving screen play by pulling a Dwyane Wade, splitting the double team, and ending up on the same side of the defense as his roll man. I dunno....it's just one of those things that stands out to me.
The other little college note to make this week really doesn't have any analytical value, but I think is worth posting anyway...
Evan Turner can do a 360 dunk:
And it's not Vince Carter or anything....he's not moving fast or jumping high. But it's still a notch above what I had put his athletic level at in my mind, which kind of surprised me.
So how do you think Rubio will be introduced?
From DVK Joventut? From FC Barcelona? From DKV by way of Barcelona? I guess I had never thought about it until I settled on this week's theme. Someone should ask the Spurs' blog if Tony Parker gets introduced as "from Paris Basket Racers". Or do they say "from Paris-Levallois Basket" now? I mean, the Racers technically don't even exist anymore...
Details details. I suppose, ultimately, as long as Rubio is being introduced as our starting point guard, we won't really care where Rod says he's from, right?
So until next week....and November 2011....


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Everyday, I make the drive to work from Lexington (a city that sucks) to Frankfort (a city that's just kind of there) and it gives me lots of time to think. All of a sudden, it hit me. No, not the fact that we are reigning national champions; I have a commemorative national championship watch to remind me of that glorious truth everyday. I'm talking about the completely ****ing surreal prospect of Russ Smith's legacy. If we go back-to-back and Russ is a first team All-American this year, Russ v. Griff becomes a legitimate conversation. If Russ is National Player of the Year and we win it all again, it's not a conversation, it's a fact. Russ Smith would be the greatest Louisville Cardinal of all-time.
How. In. The. Holy. Hell. Is. This. Happening? He would have a Final Four, two national titles, a 3rd team All-American spot, and NPOY.
Is this likely to happen? No, of course not.
BUT...Is this scenario entirely possible and would anyone in the country outside of the Big Blue Cesspool in which I live be shocked if this happened? No, not really.
If anyone saw this coming after the Morehead State game, he or she should be burned at the stake for Witchcraft.*
*Just kidding. Everyone knows that nobody saw this coming.