Month: January 2012
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The early season narrative for the TWolves has been that Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love are amazing players who need some help. Other starting players, most notably Wesley Johnson and Darko Milicic, have failed to provide meaningful production or consistent…
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With the Wolves playing again tonight (at Houston, 7:00 CST, FSN North) I’m going to wrap up last night’s loss to the Lakers rather briefly, Clint Eastwood style. The Good The end-of-third-quarter lineup of Rubio-Webster-Beasley-Randolph-Love. After the struggling through two…
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Despite the brilliant performance turned in by Nikola Pekovic (aka, The Godfather) in last night’s win over San Antonio, most Wolves fans would agree that the center position remains an area of concern. One (or two or three or four)…
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The Wolves continued their strong play against Texas this season (*ahem*, Houston–I know) with an 87-79 victory over the San Antonio at Target Center. Love had a workman-like 18 & 16, while Rubio put up 18 & 10 on 7-12…
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After penning his name on a gigantic four-year contract extension (approximately $62 Million over 4 years, with player option after third year) Kevin Love went out and played a near-perfect game of basketball against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. Spearheading…
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Kevin Love just signed a 4-year deal with a PLAYER OPTION (NOT insignificant) after 3 years. The deal is reported to be in the $62-64 million range. Details here. Is it just me, or is K-Love starting to look a…
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The news: Flip Saunders has been fired by the Washington Wizards, ESPN reports. The big news: RANDY WITTMAN! will be replacing Saunders as Wiz coach. Saunders clearly wasn’t able to get through to Andray Blatche, Nick Young, Jordan Crawford, and…
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For a recap of tonight’s one-sided loss to the Houston Rockets, click here. For even more detail, click on any number of the excellent blogs in the right column. For some observations, questions, and ramblings from a frustrated fan who…
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The Timberwolves will face Jonny Flynn and the Houston Rockets for the first time since cutting bait with the 2009 1st-round pick on draft night in June. We all remember how bad Flynn’s Wolves tenure was. This was arguably only…
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Andy G and I LIVE BLOGGED last night’s game against the Jazz. Except IT’S NOT live, technically, because we’re posting our immediate reactions now–over 12-hours later. Sort of like the game itself, it is what it is. Candid reactions below. ***…
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I’m a native Minnesotan turned academic nomad who has spent the last half-decade living in Chicago, the Bay Area, Boston, and now Washington DC. I only get to attend a few games at Target Center each year, usually while visiting…
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The Game Darko Milicic opened this contest with a jump hook that gave his Wolves a 2-0 lead over the Clips. (Darko played great the whole contest, by the way.) But this lead would be the only one the Wolves enjoyed…
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15,598 people attended tonight’s matchup between the Timberwolves and Pistons, and most of them brought the same level of enthusiasm as the Wolves’ players. That is to say the arena had the feel of a tennis match as Tayshawn Prince…
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Yesterday Andy G and I ended up with a LONG email thread on this year’s rookies. We decided to post an ABRIDGED version of our tongue-in-cheek assessments of the top 10 picks in last year’s draft. Because, you know, it’s…
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Wesley Johnson, the player selected fourth overall in the 2010 NBA Draft in large part due to shooting prowess, is now hitting 31.7 percent of all shots from the floor and 12.5 percent of three-point attempts. So, why did Johnson…
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A well-known commentator writes: “Yes, right now Love has been more effective than Kevin Garnett was here, even in his prime. Love is averaging 25.0 points and 14.6 rebounds per game during his fourth professional season. Garnett averaged 20.8 and 10.4 at…
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Derrick Williams’ grade so far for the 2011/12 season could only be marked “INCOMPLETE.” Williams has had his ups and downs this season, and it isn’t clear where Adelman is going to play him. Williams is averaging 14.3 pts/36 mins and 8…