Punch Drunk Wolves

Tag: martell webster

  • Looking at the Wolves Offense, Part I: Three-Point Shooting

    Last year’s Timberwolves had a problematic pairing of statistics describing its three-point shooting prowess.  The first statistic is 21.6.  That’s the average number of three-point shots attempted by the Wolves in a game.  That’s kind of a lot; good for…

  • Royal Beatdown (KINGS 115, Wolves 99)

    With Ricky on the mend (surgery this Wednesday), the season hitting the homestretch, and the Wolves’ playoff hopes looking dimmer by the day (now 2.5 games behind Houston for the 8 seed), there is less and less to add to…

  • 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…

  • Blazers Edged (Wolves 122, BLAZERS 110)

    I’ve made no secret of the fact that I want to see this Wolves team shooting the three.  Aside from Pekovic post-ups and Love’s free throw generating, it’s the team’s best way to outscore opponents. Ricky Rubio is a big…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Buzz Kill (Wolves 87, Hornets 80)

    The Wolves eked out an 87-80 win Friday night over the Hornets. There were no two ways about this one: it was either going to be a much-needed win or a bad loss against an already sub-par Hornets team whose best player,…