Tag: Andrei Kirilenko
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THE WOLVES SO FAR So, there’s been a lot written already about the Wolves and the players’ individual performances so far during the preseason. The Offense Patrick J: One angle that has gotten less attention is some of the sets…
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Slim Shady Kevin Martin is the newest member of the Minnesota Timberwolves Insane news about Kevin Martin. He’s a Wolf. 4 years, 28 million. Wow.* What does the Martin deal mean for the Wolves? A bunch of things. First, management…
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Andrei Kirilenko sounded off on his decision to opt out of his contract in Minnesota. Bottom lines: AK thinks he has gas left in the tank He isn’t averse to returning to Minnesota But he wants a longer contract –…
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Fresh off of the NBA Draft and the subsequent Shabazz mania, NBA free agency is upon us. Here’s what we know so far: OJ Mayo The Wolves have already talked with OJ Mayo’s camp. Mayo, in fact was Flip’s first…
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The Knicks are in town tonight for a 7 PM CST tilt against the Wolves. By way of preview, a few things: The psychology of streaking: It’s time to talk about streaking, and the weird effects it can have on…
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When I saw that the Wolves were a 8.5-point dogs, my naive optimism dwindled pretty significantly. Vegas usually knows what’s up. In this case, Ricky Rubio was sitting out. The Wolves were on the tail end of a road back-to-back. …
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One day after Kevin Love’s disgruntled comments about the Timberwolves were published (see Andy G’s and my analysis here), the Wolves play the Nuggets at Target Center tonight at 7 PM CST. Love is expected to be in the starting…
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As my preview post made clear, I thought the Wolves should beat the Cavs without too much difficulty. That is, unless they came out lethargic or complacent against a heavy underdog. Cleveland is a developing team that was playing without…
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The Wolves (6-8) take on the Milwaukee Bucks (7-6) tonight at 7:00 PM CST at Target Center. Milwaukee started 6-2, and leads the Central Division. But the Bucks are fading, having lost four of its last five game. Having gone…
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Twitter was going wild on the Timberwolves Injury Report front in the hours leading up to tonight’s game at Staples Center. First, the good news: Ricky Rubio has been cleared to participate in practice for TWolves — Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski)…
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The Wolves have a new player. And it just feels right. It’s like we were destined to get him as part of a Ndudi Ebi exorcism after Brandon Roy’s five-game trial failed to redeem Roy-Foye. On Josh Howard’s future with…
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In the interest of getting some much-needed, early-in-the-week sleep, I’m doing this wrap in two parts–first and second half splits. So the first half is being written at halftime. 1st Half Notes The first half–and especially the first quarter–was dominated…
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Illustration by Howard Shum. Go check it out. Paul George is good at professional basketball. Really good. We’ve raved before about George’s underrated defensive prowess, but it’s worth reiterating: George can defend the hell out of the ball. George has…
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With training camp just around the corner, there are a bunch of top-level questions that remain unanswered as October 2nd approaches. There’s been a ton turnover on the roster, and many players’ roles are anything but clear. Long story short,…
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It strikes me that even if Hassan Whiteside becomes a Timberwolf in the coming days, the playing roster is probably complete. It also strikes me that there is far from a clear-cut starting lineup, or even playing rotation. Rick Adelman…
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Since I decided to get up and watch our favorite new TWolves at 3:00 this morning, I might as well do a brief game wrap. Russia handled the Chinese from start to finish in what was perhaps a more-impressive victory…
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Andy G: According to Jerry Zgoda and other sources, the Wolves are hotly pursuing former Jazz (what are you supposed to call a Utah Jazz member?), Andrei Kirilenko, willing to give away Wes Johnson and a future first rounder to…