Punch Drunk Wolves

Tag: luke ridnour

  • Wolves 100, CAVS 92: 5 Things

    “We have to keep working.  We know that we believe in us, and we have to keep believing.” –Ricky Rubio 5 quick takeaways from tonight’s win:  1 – Hot Hand Luke Luke Ridnour continued his hot shooting of late.  He…

  • INBOX: In Which We Make Silly Predictions

    Eds. Note: After a couple tough home losses this week, we decided to change things up a bit. The game is, each of us singled out a few players who’ll be rockin’ it in tonight’s tilt. We then assigned the…

  • Love’s Return…to Greatness (Wolves 97, KINGS 89)

    It wasn’t easy.  Despite building a 13-point lead late in the 3rd Quarter of Tuesday night’s game at Sacramento the Wolves found themselves in a dogfight in the closing minutes.  With a minute to go, and holding just a 2-point…

  • Wolves vs. Kings: What to Watch For

    A struggling Wolves squad limps into Sacramento tonight trying to break their five-game losing streak against the Kings. Can they do it? A few weeks ago, this would’ve looked like a gimme. But not anymore. The Wolves are in disarray.…

  • Wolves Season Preview, Part 2 of 2

    In Part 1 of our Wolves preview, Andy G delved into several issues that will have key implications for the team’s success this season. I come back with my takes on these topics, as well as a few other things…

  • The Love & Luke Show (WOLVES 117, Nuggets 100)

    As of this moment there are five Western Conference teams within 1.5 games of each other, ranked 4 through 9.  Having lost to the struggling Wolves today, Denver has slid to the bottom of that list, after tie-breakers are considered. …

  • Millsap’d Again (JAZZ 111, Wolves 105)

    When Paul Millsap missed a wide-open layup as the regulation buzzer sounded, it looked like the Wolves might actually steal this one from the Jazz.  They had trailed Utah 92-80 with only 4 minutes to go before pulling off a…

  • Back to Work (Wolves 127, SUNS 124)

    Was it a coincidence that the first seven quarters of Wolves ball that I missed in weeks were the first seven quarters of Ricky-less ball?  Yes, actually.  Saturday’s TV coverage was FUBAR’d by the NBA, with reciprocal blackouts for paying…

  • 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.

  • Exposed Again (MAGIC 102, Wolves 89)

    Like recent seasons past, the Wolves are beginning to develop negative trends that play out over the course of an extended losing streak, this one now at four games. Everybody (certainly this must include the bench and front office) knows…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Playing the Matchups (WOLVES 99, Kings 86)

    Wesley Johnson, the player selected fourth overall in the 2010 NBA Draft in large part due to shooting prowess, is now hitting 31.7 percent of all shots from the floor and 12.5 percent of three-point attempts.  So, why did Johnson…

  • Game 3: The Heatles (Heat 103, Wolves 101)

    The Wolves lost a 103-101 heartbreaker Friday night against the Heat and Birthday Boy LeBron James.  It was a heartbreaker both because of the promise the Wolves showed and the mistakes they made, as well as because the defeat is…