Category: Timberwolves
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The Wolves host Moscow CKSA tomorrow night for their preseason opener. Moscow is Alexey Shved’s old team. It includes a small list of players that American hoops fans might recognize. Jeremy Pargo, for instance, was a star guard at Gonzaga…
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For better or worse I went into my first media day without much of a plan, beyond “take an extra hour for lunch.” I wasn’t sure exactly where to go. (Thanks Darren Wolfson for pointing me toward the press room.)…
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The news of Chase Budinger’s knee aggravation and need for surgery brings two cliches to mind: “Here we go again,” and “Things will work themselves out.” We’ll take them one at a time. “Here we go again…” I hardly need…
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We’re t-minus 10 days from the beginning of Timberwolves training camp, and it’s time to begin musing about the upcoming season. We know the big news from the offseason: Flip Saunders is now running the show, with Milt Newton riding…
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Corey Brewer went to The State Fair today. @TWolves_PR covered it in detail, hashtagging #BrewerOnAStick through Corey’s adventures around The Great Minnesota Get-Together. If there was an unofficial “welcome back” for Brew, this was probably it. Brew is not a…
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Well, that took a while. It would be wrong to say we were “anxiously” awaiting the news of Pekovic re-signing, because it seemed inevitable. His potential suitors burned up their cap space elsewhere, the Wolves were reportedly offering market value,…
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A few days ago, Andy G recalled a late-night encounter with Michael Beasley on the streets of Minneapolis that he and Friend of Punch-Drunk Wolves Brian J had a few years back. Andy G recounted how the incident illustrated Beasley’s …
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Always Be Closing – (1:00), NSFW depending where you work Last night Andy G wrote about Michael Beasley’s latest drug-related arrest. Today, the NBA dismissed Wolves first-round pick Shabazz Muhammad from its Rookie Transition Program–an achievement shared by a select…
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The roster is mostly set. (C’mon, Pek, sign that dotted line…) The coaching staff seems to be in place, replete with a (David) Adelman for Billy Bayno swap and Shawn Respert proxying for the late Pete Newell as the Wolves…
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Not Shawn Respert. From hoopshype’s interview with Respert: Which player did you work with the most in Minnesota? Maybe Ricky Rubio? SR: I worked a little bit with Ricky Rubio but the main guys I worked with were the post players…
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Craig Kilborn’s decision to step away from hosting “The Late Late Show” remains the biggest tragedy in television history. From his time spent as a SportsCenter anchor to hosting The Daily Show to his move to CBS where he followed…
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From ESPN TrueHoop’s assessment of the Las Vegas Summer League’s top rookies, here’s Justin Verrier’s take on Shabazz Muhammad: Shabazz Muhammad, Timberwolves 8.5 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.8 APG, 41 FG%, 38 3P% Muhammad The good: The fit is there. Muhammad…
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Vegas Isn’t the Only Summer League Don’t sleep on the Drew League. Apart from having a really cool name, it also has a very cool vibe: lots of cred among the pros, more street ball than you can shake a…
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Farewell Transmission, Magnolia Electric Co. The Timberwolves lost their first Vegas Summer League game on Saturday to the D-League Select team, 83-81. The basketball wasn’t pretty. There was no Ricky Rubio. There was no Kevin Love. There was really no one.…
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It unfolded yesterday in a manner of minutes: Raptors, I'm told, making strong play to hire Bill Bayno away from Timberwolves' bench to add him to Dwane Casey's staff in Toronto — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 12, 2013 Then this:…
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The Wolves are reportedly on the verge of acquiring veteran wing (and former T-Wolves lottery pick) Corey Brewer. Apparently it will be a three-year deal worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $15-million. So now you’re looking at a rotation that…
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I just spent fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents to watch glorified pickup basketball on my computer. LeBron James clinched his second consecutive championship on June 20, Shabazz Muhammad [eventually] put on his new Minnesota hat on June 27, and Chase…
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[A] new regime has new philosophies. Barring an unforeseen health catastrophe, point guard Ricky Rubio will get the maximum five-year contract extension offer next summer, the first time he’s eligible to sign. –Doogie Wolfson in his latest column at 1500espn.…
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The natural reaction to Flip Saunders’ decision to effectively replace Andrei Kirilenko with Kevin Martin is this: Good for offense, but BAAAAAAAAAD for defense. While I don’t fully trust individual defensive statistics — it’s far too much of a team…