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As of this writing on Saturday morning, the Timberwolves have 29 wins and 23 losses. They sit 6th in the largely jammed-together Western Conference, just 4 games from the 3-seed and 3.5 games ahead of the 11th spot. If we…
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When people discuss the “modern NBA” — more specifically, what is wrong with the modern NBA — one issue that comes up is the number of games sat out by the best players. The increased DNP frequency seems related to…
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If you type “mediocre” into thesaurus.com, the main results include “inferior, middling, second-rate,” and “uninspired.” Another result is “decent.” If you click on “decent,” there are multiple different usages. One of them is “as in respectable, appropriate.” Another is ”…
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There are two good rules to follow when freaking out about the struggles of your favorite professional basketball team. First is to avoid getting so entrenched in your own opinions that you lose sight of everything else. Second is to…
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There’s something funny about point guards in professional basketball. The best ones in history are, in some order, Magic Johnson, Steph Curry, and Oscar Robertson. And yet, none of them really represents a good example of a “classic” or “prototype”…
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Two concepts today. The first is specific to the recent Wolves performance. The second is more general, but has Wolves involvement. The 8-Man Rotation, continued First, right back to Chris Finch’s eight-man rotation. It’s probably the most interesting quirk of…
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Two wins and one loss feels right. The Timberwolves’ first two games were on the West Coast, facing full-strength opponents that will be contending for playoff berths in April. After that, they came home to face the Toronto Raptors. Toronto,…
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The NBA season starts on Tuesday, and your very own Minnesota Timberwolves earned a spot in the league’s opening-night doubleheader. After the Thibs & KAT 2.0 debut (Knicks-Celtics, 6:30 CT, TNT), the Wolves tip off at LA where they face…
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It’s easy to forget details about last year’s regular season, because of all the fun and excitement of last year’s playoffs. The Wolves had some mild swings throughout the 82-game slog, but were pretty much just a great team from…
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The KAT trade is now completed, with each team’s announcement of the deal. With that, Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo will enter Timberwolves training camp, and Coach Chris Finch will begin to incorporate each into his lineups and greater plans…