Author: Patrick J
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J.R. Rider Coronavirus lockdown has taken us from a state of “I’m addicted to my iPhone and frenetic news cycles” to “I haven’t seen NBA basketball in two-and-a-half months and ‘I can haz NBA classic games?’” In the absence of…
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Commentary on the Minnesota Timberwolves and the National Basketball Association.
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In which we discuss the Timberwolves near the season’s end point, player development, potential draft prospects, and more. https://archive.org/download/PodcastEpisode16_201703/Podcast%20Episode%2016.m4a
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In which we discuss the Timberwolves at the midseason point, Ricky Rubio trade rumors, how the Wolves’ young core compares to others, and potential 2017 draft prospects. https://archive.org/download/PDW-Podcast-1-21-2017/PDW%201_21_17.m4a
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Timberwolves training camp opens on Monday with their annual Media Day. Once the players and coaches are on the floor, doing actual basketball stuff, we’ll be better equipped to carry on substantive Wolves discussion. Meanwhile, there are a couple of…
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Kris Dunn’s rookie peers recently selected him as “most likely to win NBA Rookie of the Year.” Yes, that sounds a lot like a high-school yearbook superlative. Believe it or not, the superlatives do not always reveal the…
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In which we look ahead at the Wolves options in the NBA Draft. https://archive.org/download/PDWPodcastEpisode14/PDW%20Podcast%20Episode%2014.m4a
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Andy G: So Kurt Rambis is somehow coaching an NBA team again, and that team plays at Target Center tonight. Knicks vs. Wolves. It’s natural to use this chance to look back on his time in ‘Sota. Kurt’s first Wolves team…
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Eds. Note: We decided to watch two of the highest touted players in this year’s upcoming NBA Draft, LSU’s Ben Simmons and Duke’s Brandon Ingram. We basically flipped back and forth between the games and did ad-hoc eye tests of…
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In which we discuss this and more. Check out out on iTunes.
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Andy G: Any theories on why Shabazz Muhammad is struggling so far? After his 2014-15 breakout season was interrupted by injury, Shabazz came to training camp in the best shape of his life. Big(-ish) things were expected. Certainly bigger than…
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In which we discuss Karl-Anthony Towns, Ricky Rubio, and early impressions on the 2015-16 Wolves season. (Eds. Note: We taped this yesterday. As usual, we had some technical difficulties during this one. ymmv.) Subscribe on iTunes.
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In which we discuss Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett’s Team Canada exploits, Carmelo Anthony’s early free-agency recruitment of Kevin Durant, and offer (tongue-in-cheek) “sneaky 2015-16 predictions” for each player on the Wolves’ roster. (Eds. Note: We had some technical difficulties…
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The last time we posted, it was June 29, and Andy G mused about the Wolves’ 2015 draft, in which they selected the much-haralded Karl-Anthony Towns #1 overall and pulled off a trade to get back into the first round…
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After last season’s stank tank, the Wolves got lucky in the lottery for the first time in their history. With the first pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Karl Towns of the University of Kentucky (Adam Silver voice). The…
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(Eds. Note: This is the second part of a three-part series of guest posts from friend of the blog Jon Wallace (@jonwallace3), a Duke graduate, current Washington, DC resident, great American, and die-hard Blue Devils fan.) Part I: Jahlil Okafor…
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(Eds. Note: This is a guest post from friend of the blog Jon Wallace (@jonwallace3), a Duke graduate, current Washington, DC resident, great American, and die-hard Blue Devils fan.) Draft Notes from a Dookie Hi, I’m Jon W. You might…
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In which we discuss Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Shabazz Muhammad, Anthony Bennett, and Sean (Mc)Sweeney. Check out the podcast below the fold and subscribe on iTunes!
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The Lows and Highs of the Wolves’ Stank-Tank Andy G: You and I are in complete agreement on the initial question of whether the Timberwolves are (and have been) tanking, this year. They are. We don’t need to beat that…
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Prelude: Garnett’s Homecoming What will Kevin Garnett’s return to Minnesota bring to the Wolves and the state of basketball in Minnesota? The trade still has everyone excited. Some of it is sentimentality about “The Kid” who grew up in front…