Tag: shabazz muhammad
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Patrick J: The Wolves were defeated by the Raptors last night 104-97. The Raps are a surprisingly good 3-1 on the preseason. A few notes: *Kevin Love: Kevin Love played like Kevin Love. He looks more and more like Daniel…
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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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Always Be Closing – (1:00), NSFW depending where you work Last night Andy G wrote about Michael Beasley’s latest drug-related arrest. Today, the NBA dismissed Wolves first-round pick Shabazz Muhammad from its Rookie Transition Program–an achievement shared by a select…
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The roster is mostly set. (C’mon, Pek, sign that dotted line…) The coaching staff seems to be in place, replete with a (David) Adelman for Billy Bayno swap and Shawn Respert proxying for the late Pete Newell as the Wolves…
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From ESPN TrueHoop’s assessment of the Las Vegas Summer League’s top rookies, here’s Justin Verrier’s take on Shabazz Muhammad: Shabazz Muhammad, Timberwolves 8.5 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.8 APG, 41 FG%, 38 3P% Muhammad The good: The fit is there. Muhammad…
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Farewell Transmission, Magnolia Electric Co. The Timberwolves lost their first Vegas Summer League game on Saturday to the D-League Select team, 83-81. The basketball wasn’t pretty. There was no Ricky Rubio. There was no Kevin Love. There was really no one.…
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[The Timberwolves] have committed to him. A guaranteed contract. I assured them that this kid is a great kid, not a good kid but a great kid. There won’t be issues off the floor. He’s driven, he wants to be…
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My typical order of operations for running this blog is to write first, read later. During the season that means I watch the game, think about a post theme on my fifteen-minute walk home, and then immediately start banging on…
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Eds. Note: This mock isn’t necessarily intended to predict what teams will do, but to spell out what WE would do at each pick. Some of that is likely to map onto what teams actually end up doing on Thursday, some…
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Off the court, I’m a nice guy. On the court, I want to play. I’m a guy who wants to win. That’s what it takes to be the best. I’m not just looking to get drafted. I’m looking for my…
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(NSFW, depending on where you W.) OG Ron Holmes, the forging father of potential Timberwolves first-round pick Shabazz Muhammad, is in trouble again. So what’s the story here? From CBS Sports: Ron Holmes, father of former UCLA star Shabazz Muhammad, has been indicted on…
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“[Shabazz] Muhammad might be the most controversial prospect in the draft. Blessed with both terrific scoring skills and a tremendous amount of hype, he was widely regarded as a potential No. 1 pick coming into his freshman season. But…
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So I was just finishing up Season 2 of Boardwalk Empire, naturally checking Twitter every so often, when this one came across the wire from Jerry Zgoda: Hate to tell you this Wolves Nation but in three of four latest…
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Trading Up: Should we? Can we? What would it take? Patrick J: Rumor has it that the Timberwolves are looking to move up in the 2013 NBA Draft from their current position at #9. What would this mean in practical…
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KAHNTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE! *pours bourbon, steps outside for air* — Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) May 22, 2013 Andy G: That was my immediate reaction. Now that I’ve *poured that bourbon* and *stepped outside for that air* we should probably take a couple…
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Over the weekend we took a look at some of the more interesting youtube interviews of potential draftees at the combine. Part I here. Part II here. Now we’re wrapping up the DRAFT COMBINE SERIES with a few observations —…
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Co-authored by Andy G and Patrick J DraftExpress just posted a bunch of interviews with top prospects who’re possible future Wolves at the NBA combine. Below, Andy and I react to each that was published today. Assuming more are to…