Punch Drunk Wolves

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  • INBOX: Target Practice, the Pau and Monta Edition

    THE PAU GASOL IDEA Patrick J: With all rumors swirling around Pau Gasol, the only thing for a hard-up blogger to do is fire up the good ol’ trade machine. Wolves get: Pau Gasol Darius Morris Lakers get: Michael Beasley…

  • Mile Low (NUGGETS 103 , Wolves 101)

    Tonight was a weird, weird, game. The play was rough and sloppy. The Wolves lost in OT.

  • JRUBIO (WOLVES 92, 76ers 91)

    Tonight’s matchup with Philly turned into an interesting contest.  It was interesting because a near-capacity crowd showed up on a Sunday night even though the Sixers don’t have a “superstar” talent that typically draws big attendance.  It was interesting because…

  • Two for the Money (Wolves 111, HOUSTON 98)

    In a comment yesterday, I said the Wolves hadn’t really owned a game since their last victory over Houston. They broke that streak Friday night, again against the Rockets, in a 111-98 victory in Houston. Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Love were…

  • Taking Care of Business…or something (WOLVES 102, Bobcats 90)

    The good news: Minnesota snapped its 4-game losing streak tonight, earning a decided victory against the Charlotte Bobcats. The less-good news: I have no idea what to make of the performance, because Charlotte is the worst healthy NBA team I…

  • INBOX: The Trade Speculation Edition

      Q: How about this: Derrick Williams and Nikola Pekovic for Eric Gordon and Trevor Ariza? The Wolves need a shooting guard. Pek is playing out of his mind. Williams still has the reputation value of a #2 pick. Gordon is…

  • A Check-In at Basketball Reference

    Having played 28 games (13-15) our Wolves are now exactly 42.42424242… percent complete with this shortened regular season.  What better time to visit the Basketball Reference team page and see where we’re at with numbers? The first (and second and…

  • The Return of Dirk (Mavericks 104, WOLVES 97)

    As you probably know, the Wolves have twice defeated the defending-champion Mavericks in this short season, each game by a decided margin of victory.  Although I joined the excitement of other Wolves fans about last year’s worst dominating last year’s…

  • Supporting Casts (GRIZZLIES 85, Wolves 80)

    RANT-STYLE GAME WRAP Zach Randolph’s supporting cast outplayed Kevin Love’s supporting cast at Memphis, tonight, winning by 5 after a meaningless Beasley three beat the buzzer.  The game was never close, yet never a blowout.  It was the worst kind…

  • A Loveless Victory (WOLVES 86, Kings 84)

    Nobody quite knew what to predict for Minny’s first game of the season without its best player.  In fact, PJ published two separate posts in anticipation and speculation on exactly how this should shake out.  While the Kings are pretty…

  • Replacing Kevin Love, Part II: Derrick Williams vs Michael Beasley

    Yesterday we asked who should replace Kevin Love in the starting lineup during Love’s suspension. Your response: Derrick Williams. And it wasn’t even close. Williams and Michael Beasley are the most likely candidates to replace Love. Love’s suspension is an interesting…

  • Stomping the Rockets (WOLVES 100, Rockets 91)

    I wasn’t going to post a game wrap, but with the Wolves off tomorrow night (next game Tuesday at home versus Sacramento) I thought we should have something up to acknowledge some events of Saturday Night, and to continue the…

  • A Serbian Nightmare (Wolves 108, NETS 105)

    6:48, Andy G: So, Darko and Wes start again.  Both playing like crap again.  Wolves fall behind early. What gives? 7:08, Patrick J: One quarter in the books. Wolves up 23-19. ANOTHER bad start. Coincidence? This is hard to watch. Quick, does…

  • Pacing the Competition (Pacers 109, WOLVES 99)

    So, the Wolves lost last night to the Pacers 109-99 (box score). What did we learn? For one thing, the Pacers are good. Really good. Maybe the 3rd best team in the East, depending on what you think about the…

  • The Big 3 (Wolves 120, ROCKETS 108)

    The early season narrative for the TWolves has been that Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love are amazing players who need some help.  Other starting players, most notably Wesley Johnson and Darko Milicic, have failed to provide meaningful production or consistent…

  • The Kobe System: Minneapolis Edition (Lakers 106, WOLVES 101)

    With the Wolves playing again tonight (at Houston, 7:00 CST, FSN North) I’m going to wrap up last night’s loss to the Lakers rather briefly, Clint Eastwood style. The Good The end-of-third-quarter lineup of Rubio-Webster-Beasley-Randolph-Love.  After the struggling through two…

  • Comparing Kevin Love and Willis Reed, or “Why Kevin Love Should Play Center”

    Despite the brilliant performance turned in by Nikola Pekovic (aka, The Godfather) in last night’s win over San Antonio, most Wolves fans would agree that the center position remains an area of concern.  One (or two or three or four)…

  • Spurred to Victory (WOLVES 87, Spurs 79)

    The Wolves continued their strong play against Texas this season (*ahem*, Houston–I know) with an 87-79 victory over the San Antonio at Target Center. Love had a workman-like 18 & 16, while Rubio put up 18 & 10 on 7-12…

  • The Sixty Million Dollar Man (Wolves 105, MAVERICKS 90)

    After penning his name on a gigantic four-year contract extension (approximately $62 Million over 4 years, with player option after third year) Kevin Love went out and played a near-perfect game of basketball against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks.  Spearheading…

  • Kevin Love Drinks Glen Taylor’s Milkshake

    Kevin Love just signed a 4-year deal with a PLAYER OPTION (NOT insignificant) after 3 years. The deal is reported to be in the $62-64 million range. Details here. Is it just me, or is K-Love starting to look a…