Month: January 2013
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Andy G: Wolves host Clips tonight. CP3 isn’t playing. He has a bruised kneecap. The Clippers have lost 3 of their last 4 games played without their MVP. On our side of things, disaster relief is on the way. Nik…
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In the midst of a Season Heading South – the umpteenth consecutive in Minnesota, it seems – frustration is too easily projected on what’s known. In mass losing, what’s consistent becomes What’s Wrong. Even if it really isn’t. What little…
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The injury-depleted Wolves limp into Charlotte tonight for a 7:30 PM Eastern tilt against the Bobcats. Fresh off a 114-101 loss to the Wiz last night in The District (see our video diary of the night here) the Wolves will…
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If I had a bucket list, it would probably include “See a Timberwolves game at an arena other than Target Center,” and that number would now have a line through it. It’s almost never fun to watch your favorite team…
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The Timberwolves are in The District tonight for a 7 PM tilt against the Wizards. Andy G is here. We’ll be courtside. The Wolves have a bunch of problems right now, which came to a head Wednesday against the Nets.…
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With just under 4 minutes to go in the first half of today’s game at Atlanta, the Wolves held a 54-36 lead. In the remaining 27 minutes and 46 seconds of action, the Hawks outscored the Wolves 68 to 42. …
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I have a dream, that Wolves fans will be seeing lots more plays like this… MLK Day Wolves games are the best. Sam Mitchell won’t be walking through that door, so it won’t be quite like the good ol’ days, but…
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[Last night’s game is the rare Wolves tilt that shows up in my League Pass Broadband archives. I wanted to look back at Derrick Williams’ three turnovers, because I remember each one was of the head-scratching and maddening variety, and…
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Timberwolves sign F Mickael Gelabale to 10-day contract. — Joan Niesen (@JoanNiesen) January 19, 2013 The Timberwolves have signed Chris Johnson, a 6-11 center, out of the D-League. That's the injury exception spot. 10-day contract. — Joan Niesen (@JoanNiesen) January…
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James Harden and the Houston Rockets are in town for a 7 PM tilt against the Wolves at Target Center. The Rockets, having lost 6 straight, are really struggling. Immediately before their current 6-game losing streak began, Houston reeled off…
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1) WOLVES – Clearly the shooting guard position is a problem. It’s usually filled by a point guard, and never filled by a catch-and-shoot floor spreader that fits with Rubio. But is Andrei Kirilenko–a hesitant perimeter shooter himself–also a poor…
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The Clippers visit Minneapolis on Thursday evening. I won’t be able to see the game live. I’ll be giving a talk in Chicago, but will be following from afar, from my iPhone, as possible. The lowdown: the Clippers are 30-9 and…
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Updates on the Rick Adelman/Timberwolves coaching situation from the beat: Update: Adelman was at Target Center this morning meeting with coaches but is not coaching practice and probably won't coach Thurs vs Clips — Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) January 16, 2013…
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GOOD COP: Nikola Pekovic put together a 20 & 12 in 32 minutes. BAD COP: Pek missed 6 free throws, had a game-worst -24 (correlation, not causation, to be fair) and Coach Terry Porter weirdly limited his best player to…
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We all love Ricky Rubio and what he has brought to the Timberwolves franchise. His injury last season marked an immediate downward spiral from hopefully playoff team to lottery-bound loser. Part of his recovery process from ACL surgery is regaining…
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Mark Cuban can make it rain. But does he? (No, he says. Read here why.) Can the Wolves make it rain tonight in Dallas? What about Juice and Dirk? Am I mixing metaphors? Could you tell if I weren’t? (RHETORICAL!)…
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We can live with Tony Parker’s 20 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili’s 12 points and 5 dimes. Timmy’s 12, 9 and 5. Hell, even his 3 steals and 7 blocks. But the problem with tonight’s game was that Manu…
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The Wolves are coming off a tough loss at New Orleans on Friday night, in which they were beat handily by the worst team in the Western Conference. It doesn’t get any easier tonight at San Antonio. The Spurs are…