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  • Supporting Casts (GRIZZLIES 85, Wolves 80)

    RANT-STYLE GAME WRAP Zach Randolph’s supporting cast outplayed Kevin Love’s supporting cast at Memphis, tonight, winning by 5 after a meaningless Beasley three beat the buzzer.  The game was never close, yet never a blowout.  It was the worst kind…

  • A Loveless Victory (WOLVES 86, Kings 84)

    Nobody quite knew what to predict for Minny’s first game of the season without its best player.  In fact, PJ published two separate posts in anticipation and speculation on exactly how this should shake out.  While the Kings are pretty…

  • Replacing Kevin Love, Part II: Derrick Williams vs Michael Beasley

    Yesterday we asked who should replace Kevin Love in the starting lineup during Love’s suspension. Your response: Derrick Williams. And it wasn’t even close. Williams and Michael Beasley are the most likely candidates to replace Love. Love’s suspension is an interesting…

  • Replacing Kevin Love

    So, the NBA has suspended Timberwolves forward Kevin Love for two games for stomping on Rockets forward Luis Scola’s face, reports Jerry Zgoda. Love will be out for tomorrow night’s tilt against Sacramento and Thursday at Memphis. This stings: all of a…

  • Stomping the Rockets (WOLVES 100, Rockets 91)

    I wasn’t going to post a game wrap, but with the Wolves off tomorrow night (next game Tuesday at home versus Sacramento) I thought we should have something up to acknowledge some events of Saturday Night, and to continue the…

  • An Adelman Hook: What went wrong for Beasley in the 2nd Half

    The following is a bulleted outline, breaking down Beasley’s second-half meltdown last night that led to a quick yank and less than four minutes of playing time for the entire half.  My initial reaction was that Adelman pulled the hook…

  • A Serbian Nightmare (Wolves 108, NETS 105)

    6:48, Andy G: So, Darko and Wes start again.  Both playing like crap again.  Wolves fall behind early. What gives? 7:08, Patrick J: One quarter in the books. Wolves up 23-19. ANOTHER bad start. Coincidence? This is hard to watch. Quick, does…

  • Rapid Fire: 30 Questions for 30 Teams

    Bobcats – Is Byron Mullens the best player on this team? Pistons – How soon will Greg Monroe be an All-Star center? Hornets – Will Eric Gordon play another game this season? Wizards – Is Randy Wittman doing a good…

  • Pacing the Competition (Pacers 109, WOLVES 99)

    So, the Wolves lost last night to the Pacers 109-99 (box score). What did we learn? For one thing, the Pacers are good. Really good. Maybe the 3rd best team in the East, depending on what you think about the…

  • The Big 3 (Wolves 120, ROCKETS 108)

    The early season narrative for the TWolves has been that Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love are amazing players who need some help.  Other starting players, most notably Wesley Johnson and Darko Milicic, have failed to provide meaningful production or consistent…