Month: December 2013
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There’s a blurry screenshot of the play. Down by two with three seconds left, Ricky Rubio inbounded the ball to Kevin Love. Love took a dribble to his left and set himself for the game-winning (or tying? I can’t quite…
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The Timberwolves are back to five hundred. On Friday night at Target Center, they beat the Wizards by 22. On Saturday night in Milwaukee, they beat the Bucks by the same lopsided margin. With these wins, their record is now…
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The Timberwolves take on the Washington Wizards tonight at 7 P.M. CST at Target Center. The game can be seen on NBATV or heard on WCCO 830. The marquee matchup tonight is at the point guard position, where Ricky Rubio…
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Howard Beck wrote a great piece about Monta Ellis. “The Evolution of Monta Ellis: Mercurial Former ‘Chucker’ Is Thriving In Dallas” examines the ways Ellis has improved this season — his first as a Dallas Maverick — and includes quotes…
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Here we go. A month-by-month rundown of our best and worst Wolves moments of 2013. January (AG) Best: Gelabale & Johnson Beat the Rockets Remember all of the injuries last season? What’s that? You’re hoping to never think about them…
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Holiday Cheers Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all our readers and friends out there. Thanks for supporting the blog, and for following the Wolves with us the past couple of years. Now go eat, drink, and be merry. (Eds. Note:…
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This should turn around, and the Wolves have played the league’s second-toughest schedule — and one heavy on road games. In a group of flawed teams, Minnesota has the most potential to stabilize as an above-average two-way club. –Zach Lowe,…
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Being emotionally fragile is an important part of being a successful critic; it’s an integral element to being engaged with mainstream art, assuming you aspire to write about it in public. If you hate everything, you’re a banal asshole .…
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The Timberwolves lost, last night. They lost to the Lakers. L.A., as you probably already know, is without veterans Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, and even Steve Blake and Jordan Farmar. In their stead are Nick Young (The Swaggy Point Guard…
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3.2 That is the number of points per game scored by J.J. Barea on drives to the basket. It’s the most on the Timberwolves team and ranks just 40th out of all players in the entire league. Second most on…
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1. The Bruise Brothers putting up a 59 & 24. Total domination. 2. Ricky Rubio making an impact with his defense — contrary to this: @JustinPinotti @brettahlgren @JohnEPalm Ricky gambles and gets a lot of steals but he certainly isn't…
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The Wolves take on the Portland Trailblazers tonight in Minneapolis. Tip is at 7 P.M. CST. You can watch live on FSN or League Pass, or listen on WCCO 830. The Blazers have the best record in the NBA at…
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In this view, the game is tilting toward uniformity, in both team strategy and the types of players each team will seek to execute that strategy. That comes from Zach Lowe’s excellent piece (sorry, no need to be redundant) about…
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1. Barea wasting a 2-for-1 opportunity in the biggest possession of the game so that he could jack up a terrible shot with a dwindling shot clock. 2. Pekovic missing wide open dunks. 3. Brewer missing wide open dunks. 4.…
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The Wolves are in Boston tonight to close a three-game road trip. The game will be on NBATV at 7:30 P.M EST. The 12-12 Wolves will be going up against a surprisingly decent Celtics team, whose 11-14 record is probably…
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The Wolves three-game road trip — began on Friday, ends tomorrow night — spans the entire NBA spectrum. Friday night was at San Antonio, where the Spurs are the league’s gold standard of consistent excellence. Tonight was at Memphis, last…
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The Timberwolves (11-12) take on the Memphis Grizzlies (10-12) today in Memphis. The game is at 5 P.M Central and can be seen on FSN (you), LP (me), or listened to on 830 WCCO. The Wolves have won two of…
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Greetings, Timberwolves fans. Tonight the Wolves take on the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio at 7:30 P.M. CST. Watch the game on FSN (you, probably) or NBA League Pass (me). Or listen to it on 830-AM. The Wolves are…
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Good Cop: Wolves win! The Timberwolves beat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 106-99 at Target Center on a bitter-cold, not-yet-actually-Winter’s night. The victory ups their record to 11-11, back to .500 around the season’s quarter mark. Bad Cop: The win came…