Month: January 2014
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1. Is Gorgui Dieng an exaggerated plus on defense, and exaggerated minus on offense? After learning the nature and extent of the Pekovic injury, I wrote a little bit about Gorgui Dieng. Specifically, I wrote about the question marks surrounding…
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All-Star reserves are announced tonight on TNT. The Timberwolves made a super funny video to promote Nikola Pekovic, a candidate for one of the slots. They get extra points for including some Punch-Drunk Wolves art at the 0:25 mark. Great…
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Nikola Pekovic Injury Update pic.twitter.com/uKD6igBuM3 — Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) January 28, 2014 Just a quick note about the unfortunate news that Nikola Pekovic has right ankle bursitis and will miss at least 7 to 10 days before he is re-evaluated.…
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That was an unusual Timberwolves game. They won, but that’s not the weird part. It happens half the time, after all. The strange thing about tonight’s win over the Chicago Bulls was how the Wolves won. They scored 95 points,…
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Following a disappointing loss in Portland on Saturday evening, the Wolves (21-22) continue their four-game road trip tonight in Chicago (22-21). Tip is at 7:00 P.M. CST. The game can be seen on NBATV and heard on WCCO 830. Derrick Rose won’t…
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Tonight the Wolves face the Portland Trailblazers in the City of Roses. Tip is at 9:00 P.M CST. You can see it on NBATV. It’s set to be a *very* interesting game. Find out why below the fold.
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There was a game a couple of years ago against the Spurs. It was at home. It was early in the lockout-shortened season on a Friday night. I remember watching it at a sports bar after work, with some friends.…
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“[Michael] Jordan was skilled at verbal blood sport; no one in the league was better at zinging other people. He seemed to know how much to bait [Bulls general manager Jerry] Krause and, when there were danger signals, just when…
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Some caveats before praising the Timberwolves before acknowledging some (minor?) causes for concern before looking ahead to an exciting weekend of matchups. Caveats The Jazz are bad. It’s nice to see the Wolves win any game, let alone one on…
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After rolling over the Utah Jazz (14-28) 98-72 at home on Saturday, the Timberwolves (19-21) are in Salt Lake City to take on the Jazz in the second game of a rare home-and-home involving the Wolves. On Friday, everything that…
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As I’m sure you already know, the Timberwolves beat the Jazz on Saturday. That game was played at Target Center. It was not close. The blowout allowed Coach Adelman to play his first round picks, Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng,…
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The problem has less to do with where we are than where it appears we are headed. With last night’s loss the Timberwolves are three games below .500 for the first time all season. Technically, they are only four games…
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The Timberwolves (18-20) are in Toronto to play the Raptors (19-18) tonight at 6 P.M. CST. The game can be seen on FSN or NBA League Pass or heard on WCCO 830 AM. The Air Canada Centre (ANGLO SPELLING ALERT!)…
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The Wolves lost to the Kings last night. At home. When Sacramento was on a back-to-back and the Wolves were rested. It might be the team’s worst loss of the season. Some notes about the game and other issues with…
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I’m traveling on business, and have to make this short. The Timberwolves (18-19) host the Sacramento Kings (13-23) tonight at 7:00 pm CT. You can see and hear the game at the usual places, FSN and WCCO 830-AM, respectively. A…
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Losing to the Spurs in San Antonio isn’t a cause for alarm. They remain the class of the conference, significantly ahead of our developing Timberpups. However, tonight’s game was a little bit more winnable than the usual matchup with Team…
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Timberwolves rookie Shabazz Muhammad has now played his first three D-League games. Assigned to the Iowa Energy, Muhammad participated in the D-League Showcase this week, helping the Energy to two wins (box scores here and here). Muhammad and the Energy…
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Last night’s game was weird. It wasn’t weird because of the result; a blowout Timberwolves win over an overmatched, Eastern Conference opponent at Target Center. That’s a common occurrence this season. It also wasn’t weird because of how that favorable…
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UPDATE (4:19 P.M. CST): It’s still unclear whether Suns guard Eric Bledsoe will play tonight, according to ESPN. The Wolves play Phoenix tonight at 8:30 P.M. CST. You can see it on ESPN or listen on 830 WCCO. The 8:30 P.M.…