Month: March 2014
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How Much Is A Steal Really Worth? (More than you might think) An interesting take from FiveThiryEight’s Benjamin Morris. For a while, I’ve been inclined to think that steals are underrated because of the popularity of Hollinger’s PER statistic. I get…
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“[Gorgui Dieng] really rebounded the ball. That’s the thing I really like about him. The more he’s played in the last few games, the more calm he is offensively. He’s slowed down a little bit. He made a couple moves…
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I apologize for the lack of content over the past few days. Since the double-overtime win over the Mavs, when Ricky Rubio put together a triple double and one of his greatest ever performances, the following has happened: * The…
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Guys, the internet needs more Gorgui Dieng photoshops! — Patrick Fenelon 🌹 (@Patrick_Fenelon) March 21, 2014 Gorgui Dieng had 22 points, 21 rebounds, and 4 assists last night in his third career start. I think that broke some team records.…
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But the Knicks, they put the shackles on him, man, you know, on his whole game. They locked him up, like, in a straight jacket or something. But when he was in the streets of Philly, in the playgrounds, ahh!…
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First things first: What this post is not. This post is not a knee-jerk reaction to Gorgui Dieng’s nice performance last night in his first career start; a points-rebounds double double with 5 blocks mixed in for good measure. Despite…
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Friend of the Blog William Bohl of A Wolf Among Wolves dropped this Twitter bomb on the day Nate Silver’s much-anticipated Grantland 2.0 fivethirtyeight.com launched. (Thanks Bill!) (Eds. Note: You can check out more of Bill’s Wolves stuff at Break the Huddle.) While…
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The Timberwolves aren’t making the playoffs. Let’s put that idea behind us. The Wolves underachieved this year. It doesn’t matter how many more games they win or lose. Making the playoffs this season was a benchmark – the benchmark – for that…
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Adam Silver talked about it. And then Chad Ford wrote about it. And Amin Elhassan wrote about it. Jay Bilas and Jeff Goodman wrote about it. Kevin Pelton wrote about it. And David Thorpe wrote about it. Tom Haberstroh wrote…
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I guess it’s 90s Movie Clips Week here at Punch-Drunk Wolves. There isn’t a whole lot to say about tonight’s win at Target Center over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Wolves were supposed to win by a lot of points on…
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(Not safe for work, language) @PDWolves: See, for me, it’s like that scene in Good Will Hunting. You guys have seen that, right? @brianjacobson: Yeah. @bobs219 (nods) @GymRatInParis (doing something on phone, not paying attention) @PDWolves: Ben Affleck’s like, “One…
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“I thought he was really active, but… this group has, uh… How do I put it? (sighs) When we’re 28 or 25 points up, we don’t need to score quick. I mean, we don’t have to make HERO PLAYS. We…
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The Opponent The New York Knickerbockers are in town. That sounds cooler than it actually is. Despite their rich history and big-market glitz (and luxury-tax qualifying payroll), the Knicks are terrible this year. New York’s record of 21-40 only tells…
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The Wolves are in Denver to close out their West Coast road trip tonight at 8 P.M. CST. The game can be seen on FSN or League Pass, or heard on WCCO 830 AM. The Wolves have won three of…
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Timberwolves fan expectations are in a funny place. Heading into last night’s game in Sacramento, the team had a win/loss record of 28-29; under .500 and good for tenth place in the Western Conference. They are far removed from playoff…
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In which we discuss Shabazz Muhammad, Royce White, Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio, and Billl Simmons and the future of (sports) journalism.