Punch Drunk Wolves

Tag: derrick williams

  • INBOX: ’08ers Being Frozen Out? (The Conspiracy Theory Edition)

    Andy G: We wrote some about the awesome 2008 Draft class, yesterday. With Michael Beasley losing minutes to Wesley Johnson, and AR15 racking up DNP-CD’s the way J.J. Barea racks up wild turnovers, is it possible that these restricted free…

  • INBOX: The Trade Speculation Edition

      Q: How about this: Derrick Williams and Nikola Pekovic for Eric Gordon and Trevor Ariza? The Wolves need a shooting guard. Pek is playing out of his mind. Williams still has the reputation value of a #2 pick. Gordon is…

  • Supporting Casts (GRIZZLIES 85, Wolves 80)

    RANT-STYLE GAME WRAP Zach Randolph’s supporting cast outplayed Kevin Love’s supporting cast at Memphis, tonight, winning by 5 after a meaningless Beasley three beat the buzzer.  The game was never close, yet never a blowout.  It was the worst kind…

  • A Loveless Victory (WOLVES 86, Kings 84)

    Nobody quite knew what to predict for Minny’s first game of the season without its best player.  In fact, PJ published two separate posts in anticipation and speculation on exactly how this should shake out.  While the Kings are pretty…

  • Replacing Kevin Love, Part II: Derrick Williams vs Michael Beasley

    Yesterday we asked who should replace Kevin Love in the starting lineup during Love’s suspension. Your response: Derrick Williams. And it wasn’t even close. Williams and Michael Beasley are the most likely candidates to replace Love. Love’s suspension is an interesting…

  • A Serbian Nightmare (Wolves 108, NETS 105)

    6:48, Andy G: So, Darko and Wes start again.  Both playing like crap again.  Wolves fall behind early. What gives? 7:08, Patrick J: One quarter in the books. Wolves up 23-19. ANOTHER bad start. Coincidence? This is hard to watch. Quick, does…

  • Pacing the Competition (Pacers 109, WOLVES 99)

    So, the Wolves lost last night to the Pacers 109-99 (box score). What did we learn? For one thing, the Pacers are good. Really good. Maybe the 3rd best team in the East, depending on what you think about the…

  • The Big 3 (Wolves 120, ROCKETS 108)

    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…

  • Spurred to Victory (WOLVES 87, Spurs 79)

    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…

  • Love-Griffin I (Wolves 101, CLIPPERS 98)

    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…

  • Playing to the Competition (WOLVES 93, Pistons 85)

    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…

  • INBOX: A Quick Look at the Top 10 Picks in Last Year’s Draft

    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…

  • Buzz Kill (Wolves 87, Hornets 80)

    The Wolves eked out an 87-80 win Friday night over the Hornets. There were no two ways about this one: it was either going to be a much-needed win or a bad loss against an already sub-par Hornets team whose best player,…

  • FREE DERRICK WILLIAMS!

    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…

  • On the Rebound (Wolves 93, WIZARDS 72)

    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…

  • Game 3: The Heatles (Heat 103, Wolves 101)

    The Wolves lost a 103-101 heartbreaker Friday night against the Heat and Birthday Boy LeBron James.  It was a heartbreaker both because of the promise the Wolves showed and the mistakes they made, as well as because the defeat is…

  • Inbox #1: Kevin Garnett, Hypothetical Trade Target

    Andy G writes: Celtics got BLOWN OUT by the Gordon-less Hornets last night. If Ainge would take Derrick Williams + every last bad Wolves contract and would send us KG (and his EXPIRING $21 million deal), would you do it?…