Month: January 2012

  • In another hard-fought defeat, the Wolves were actually close to a full-fledged disaster on their hands at Target Center, Tuesday Night.  In front of a capacity crowd and after Coach Adelman stubbornly started the same lineup as in recent games,…

  • This. Look at me, Nick, and answer me this question. All right. Who is the greatest basketball player in the history of the game? – Do you mean ever? – Come on. This is easy. – Michael Jordan? – Michael…

  • The Wolves came back from a pair of lackluster home losses against Memphis and Cleveland to beat the Washington Wizards 93-72 Sunday afternoon in D.C. in the first tilt of a back-to-back-to-back on the road. Today’s win felt great, mostly…

  • Friday Night’s matchup with Cleveland was a new sort of test for the Adelman Wolves.  After a brutal stretch of title-contending opposition, the Wolves now faced an eminently-beatable opponent in the Cavs.  Of course, as you probably already know, the…

  • The Zach Randolph-less but playoff-tested Memphis Grizzlies came out and punched the Wolves in the collective mouth, tonight.  Without their best offensive weapon, Memphis locked in a defensive effort that held the Wolves starters to 3 points in the first…

  • The Wolves extended their winning streak to two on Monday night, defeating the Spurs 106-96. 294 days passed between the last Wolves regular season victory and last night’s win over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. They only needed 24 hours to…

  • There was a matter-of-fact, ho-hum sort of feel to tonight’s 99-82 victory over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks.  That sort of language has not been in Timberwolves lingo since the departure of Kevin Garnett in 2007.  The precious few victories…