Category: Timberwolves
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The downside to the Ricky Rubio ankle sprain injury is as obvious as it is significant: Instead of playing competitive basketball that is fun to watch, the Wolves would instead struggle to win and sometimes look really bad when nobody…
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Things were clicking for Andrew Wiggins in Brooklyn. Though he’d normally been quiet until the second half, Wiggins opened the game aggressively, pouring in 9 points before halftime. The third quarter, usually Wiggins’ element, was still there for him even after…
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Let’s begin with an assertion that I have no way of backing up with real evidence: Had Ricky Rubio not sprained his ankle in the second quarter of last night’s game, the Wolves would’ve beaten the Magic. Probably by a…
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Bouncing Back and Developing Winning Habits The Wolves won a road game tonight over an Eastern Conference playoff team that has legitimate star talent on its roster. That includes former Timberwolf legend Kevin Garnett, whose star has greatly dimmed in the…
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First off, I just made up that title, and I don’t even know if this will be a series. But given the attention that we all pay to Wolves rookie Andrew Wiggins when he takes the floor, it makes sense…
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Least favorite Wolves set in 1.75-game sample size has to be the pin down screens for K-Mart. — Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) October 31, 2014 Forming Early Impressions of the 2014-15 Timberwolves It was important to get a win last night.…
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Very fun game, all things considered. Grizzlies top guns played well and Wolves nearly pulled it off anyway. — Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) October 30, 2014 That is admittedly some veteran Minnesota Moral Victory speaking. — Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) October 30,…
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On Monday night we previewed the whole league. Now, I’m back to preview the Timberwolves season (that begins tonight in Memphis) in more detail. I thought it made sense to organize this by three categories: * Things that I’m excited…
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Good news, sports fans: Another NBA season begins tomorrow night. TNT is showing a Western Conference double-header that leads off with Mavs at Spurs and closes with Rockets at Lakers. If you’ve got League Pass, you can catch Magic at…
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For the second and final time, the 2014-15 Timberwolves played in front of their home crowd, in a game that did not actually matter. Like their first preseason home game, the Wolves were victorious; this time convincingly so. Anthony Bennett…
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Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose are back with their NBA Preview. Shot in countdown-style Youtube videos that go team-to-team, from projected best to projected worst, you get a 15-minute read-in to what these guys really think about each team. As such…
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A lot is happening in the life of Ricky Rubio. The Timberwolves point guard is entering his fourth season in the NBA, and the first without head coach Rick Adelman and sidekick power forward Kevin Love. Replacing Love are players…
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Grantland’s Zach Lowe, to Pacers Coach Frank Vogel: “Who dribbles the ball into the paint for your team? How are you guys going to create offense this year? That has to be a concern. Your two best off-the-dribble guys are…
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The Timberwolves first preseason game could best be described as sloppy. This isn’t unexpected, given the fact that they were playing so many young guys. (Minutes for first and second-year players: Wiggins: 32; Dieng: 29; Muhammad: 25; LaVine: 25; Hummel:…
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I don’t know if we’ll do any sort of formal “preview” of this upcoming Timberwolves and NBA season. We’ll probably come up with something, shortly before the regular season begins at the end of October. But for the next three…
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This afternoon the Timberwolves held their annual Media Day. The players dressed up in their game uniforms, posed for pictures, and took turns answering questions from the local media. Coach and President of Basketball Operations Flip Saunders worked the room,…
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A common complaint made by NBA coaches is that there is never enough time to practice. The regular season runs 82 games long and includes road trips, red-eye flights, and back-to-back games played without having had enough rest. On precious…
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A lot has changed in Timberwolves Land since mid-May. It was then that the organization was informed that Kevin Love planned to opt out and leave the franchise — per his contractual rights — in the summer of 2015. From…