Twin Cities.com · Jul 30, 2015
Flip Saunders talks Ricky Rubio, Mountain Dew and drunken trades
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders throws up his hands about a call during the second half of his team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in Minneapolis. The Lakers won 101-99 in overtime. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders has playoff aspirations. He still thinks about Sam Cassell's dance-related injury that helped torpedo the Timberwolves shot at the NBA Finals in 2004. And he's trying to kick a pernicious Mountain Dew habit.
The Wolves' head-everything got into all of it and more in an interview with Grantland's Zach Lowe -- an engrossing read for anyone who follows the team. A few of the highlights: