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Patrick J: So Flip Saunders went and did the impossible, turning a depressing Kevin Love trade situation into an extremely exciting one that netted the Wolves the last two number one overall picks in the NBA Draft, Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett.…
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How Much Is A Steal Really Worth? (More than you might think) An interesting take from FiveThiryEight’s Benjamin Morris. For a while, I’ve been inclined to think that steals are underrated because of the popularity of Hollinger’s PER statistic. I get…
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Guys, the internet needs more Gorgui Dieng photoshops! — Patrick Fenelon 🌹 (@Patrick_Fenelon) March 21, 2014 Gorgui Dieng had 22 points, 21 rebounds, and 4 assists last night in his third career start. I think that broke some team records.…
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First things first: What this post is not. This post is not a knee-jerk reaction to Gorgui Dieng’s nice performance last night in his first career start; a points-rebounds double double with 5 blocks mixed in for good measure. Despite…
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I guess it’s 90s Movie Clips Week here at Punch-Drunk Wolves. There isn’t a whole lot to say about tonight’s win at Target Center over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Wolves were supposed to win by a lot of points on…
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Timberwolves fan expectations are in a funny place. Heading into last night’s game in Sacramento, the team had a win/loss record of 28-29; under .500 and good for tenth place in the Western Conference. They are far removed from playoff…
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My best guess: I think Love rides it out in Minnesota, then jumps to the Lakers in 2015. But I wouldn’t rule out the Celtics. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. –Bill Simmons dishes on Kevin Love trade possibilities over…
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Question 1: How’d Shabazz do tonight? Answer 1: Bazz was unreal. Had his best game as a pro. 20 points and 6 boards. TOUGH boards. Crunch-time, sky-up-in-a-crowd boards. For shits and giggles, he also had an assist and 2 steals.…
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1. Is Gorgui Dieng an exaggerated plus on defense, and exaggerated minus on offense? After learning the nature and extent of the Pekovic injury, I wrote a little bit about Gorgui Dieng. Specifically, I wrote about the question marks surrounding…
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All-Star reserves are announced tonight on TNT. The Timberwolves made a super funny video to promote Nikola Pekovic, a candidate for one of the slots. They get extra points for including some Punch-Drunk Wolves art at the 0:25 mark. Great…
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That was an unusual Timberwolves game. They won, but that’s not the weird part. It happens half the time, after all. The strange thing about tonight’s win over the Chicago Bulls was how the Wolves won. They scored 95 points,…
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Following a disappointing loss in Portland on Saturday evening, the Wolves (21-22) continue their four-game road trip tonight in Chicago (22-21). Tip is at 7:00 P.M. CST. The game can be seen on NBATV and heard on WCCO 830. Derrick Rose won’t…
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“[Michael] Jordan was skilled at verbal blood sport; no one in the league was better at zinging other people. He seemed to know how much to bait [Bulls general manager Jerry] Krause and, when there were danger signals, just when…
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As I’m sure you already know, the Timberwolves beat the Jazz on Saturday. That game was played at Target Center. It was not close. The blowout allowed Coach Adelman to play his first round picks, Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng,…
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The Wolves lost to the Kings last night. At home. When Sacramento was on a back-to-back and the Wolves were rested. It might be the team’s worst loss of the season. Some notes about the game and other issues with…
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I’m traveling on business, and have to make this short. The Timberwolves (18-19) host the Sacramento Kings (13-23) tonight at 7:00 pm CT. You can see and hear the game at the usual places, FSN and WCCO 830-AM, respectively. A…
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“I’m not a must-win kind of person. When Reggie Miller comes in and scores eight points in the last however many seconds, that’s exciting for me. If Earl Monroe came in with the Bullets and scored 100 points and the…
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Tonight at Target Center, the Timberwolves host the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game tips off at 7:00 CST. It can be seen on Fox Sports North Plus and heard on 830 WCCO Radio. The Thunder is without Russell Westbrook. He…
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There’s a blurry screenshot of the play. Down by two with three seconds left, Ricky Rubio inbounded the ball to Kevin Love. Love took a dribble to his left and set himself for the game-winning (or tying? I can’t quite…
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This should turn around, and the Wolves have played the league’s second-toughest schedule — and one heavy on road games. In a group of flawed teams, Minnesota has the most potential to stabilize as an above-average two-way club. –Zach Lowe,…