Tag: alexey shved
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The Timberwolves aren’t making the playoffs. Let’s put that idea behind us. The Wolves underachieved this year. It doesn’t matter how many more games they win or lose. Making the playoffs this season was a benchmark – the benchmark – for that…
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After rolling over the Utah Jazz (14-28) 98-72 at home on Saturday, the Timberwolves (19-21) are in Salt Lake City to take on the Jazz in the second game of a rare home-and-home involving the Wolves. On Friday, everything that…
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That second half was boring, but for a good reason. The Timberwolves lead grew to 30 when Kevin Love buried a trey for an 87-57 advantage with 4:51 to play in the third quarter. After that, the game was equal…
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Andy G: I closed yesterday’s post with: “If last night’s loss was an eye opener for the defense, perhaps a renewed focus can keep the Celtics under 90 points tonight and give the fans an enjoyable win to watch.” Well,…
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The Wolves are at home for tonight’s tilt against the Cavaliers. The tip is at 7 P.M. CST. You can watch it on FSN (most of you) or League Pass (me). The Wolves will try to undo some of the…
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The 3-1 Golden State Warriors are in ‘Sota to take on the 3-1 Timberwolves tonight at Target Center. Tip is at 7 P.M. CST. You can see it on FSN or NBA League Pass. The Dubs are the darlings of…
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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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Alexey Shved: Minneapolis is Moscow and Moscow is Minneapolis and I like Moscow so therefore I like Minneapolis Andy G: Amid all of the pre-draft Playoffs craze, we haven’t devoted nearly enough (any?) attention to our favorite Timberwolf, Alexey Shved.…
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[This is Part 1 of a season review series. This post looks back in time at the season that was. A subsequent post (or two!) will use what we learned this season to take a prospective look ahead at what…
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Andy G: First things first: The Wolves won by 31 points last night. On the road. On the tail end of a back-to-back. That never happens. I guess I should mention that it came against the Phoenix Suns and —…
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David defeated Goliath last night. Goliath wasn’t at full strength. It was down 3 of its 4 best players. But that doesn’t really matter right now. Not for the Wolves. It was a good day. Ricky Rubio showed why people…
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UPDATE (3/12, 12:24 PM): Dan McCarney is reporting that Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard didn’t make the trip to Minneapolis. Spurs @ Wolves. 7 PM. FSN, 830-AM. Boo-yeah. The Wolves take on the Spurs tonight at Target Center. On paper, it…
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Wolves @ Portland. 9 PM CST. CH. 29 (830-AM). Kaboom. Coming off a 116-94 beating in LaLa on Thursday night, the Wolves close out their West Coast tour tonight at the Rose Garden as guests of the Portland Trailblazers and VULCAN INC.…
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This was the takeaway from last night’s game. Everything else was about as expected. Lopsided loss (21st consecutive to LaLa), another injury to a key player (Pek) and an all around look of hopelessness. I’ll have more tomorrow.
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Sometimes the simple game flow image tells 90 percent of the game story. Last night the Thunder built an early lead — 10 points after the first quarter — and never looked back. The Wolves almost had the lead cut…
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Andy G: Wolves host Clips tonight. CP3 isn’t playing. He has a bruised kneecap. The Clippers have lost 3 of their last 4 games played without their MVP. On our side of things, disaster relief is on the way. Nik…
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We can live with Tony Parker’s 20 points and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili’s 12 points and 5 dimes. Timmy’s 12, 9 and 5. Hell, even his 3 steals and 7 blocks. But the problem with tonight’s game was that Manu…
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Getting beat in this game (given opponent, back-to-back, and injuries) is not unexpected. But it's getting a little ugly out there. — Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) January 10, 2013 1. Excuses The Wolves had plenty of them. Coach Rick Adelman remained…