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In another hard-fought defeat, the Wolves were actually close to a full-fledged disaster on their hands at Target Center, Tuesday Night. In front of a capacity crowd and after Coach Adelman stubbornly started the same lineup as in recent games,…
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Friday Night’s matchup with Cleveland was a new sort of test for the Adelman Wolves. After a brutal stretch of title-contending opposition, the Wolves now faced an eminently-beatable opponent in the Cavs. Of course, as you probably already know, the…
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The Zach Randolph-less but playoff-tested Memphis Grizzlies came out and punched the Wolves in the collective mouth, tonight. Without their best offensive weapon, Memphis locked in a defensive effort that held the Wolves starters to 3 points in the first…
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The Wolves extended their winning streak to two on Monday night, defeating the Spurs 106-96. 294 days passed between the last Wolves regular season victory and last night’s win over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. They only needed 24 hours to…
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There was a matter-of-fact, ho-hum sort of feel to tonight’s 99-82 victory over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. That sort of language has not been in Timberwolves lingo since the departure of Kevin Garnett in 2007. The precious few victories…
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The worst thing about a moral victory is when it’s followed by a disappointing loss. The Wolves were outplayed tonight in Milwaukee. Mike Beasley didn’t have his head in it until midway through the 4th, when he ran out of…
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How are Wolves fans supposed to feel after a 104-100 loss to the Western Conference favorites in a game where Ricky Rubio dazzled fans with no-look passes and the team improbably led the Thunder 96-95 with 2:30 to go? We’ve…
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Most Surprising Team to Sneak into Playoffs Andy G: Sacramento Kings Many will predict the Kings to win less than 25 games, this year. Here’s why I think they can sneak up and win 10 or so more than that:…
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Wolves fans could hardly ask for two more entertaining preseason games to whet their appetites for the upcoming season. While tonight’s tilt at Milwaukee was much more to the Bucks’ liking in terms of style, the Wolves won again; this…
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Malcolm Lee looked way better than I expected in his four minutes of burn in Saturday’s preseason opener. He’s gonna be pretty good. “SAMPLE SIZE!”, you scream. The thing is, Minnesota has no viable option right now at the two, so…
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It was just preseason. It was just preseason. It was just preseason. With that out of the way, here are some thoughts on last night’s much-anticipated debut of Wolves rookies Ricky Rubio and Derrick Williams: * HOLY $%!# is this…
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The controversial Chris Paul trade negotiations have apparently come to an end, as the Clippers agreed to send both Eric Gordon and our Wolves 2012 draft pick (among other assets) to New Orleans for the superstar guard. Setting aside the…
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It seems appropriate for the first real post on Punch-Drunk Wolves to be a preview of the Wolves’ upcoming season. With major additions to the roster (Ricky Rubio, Derrick Williams) and to the sidelines (Coach Rick Adelman) there is, I…
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Welcome to our new blog about the Minnesota Timberwolves and NBA Basketball, Punch-Drunk Wolves.