Tag: Timberwolves

  • As you already know, the draft was last Thursday, and it was a big one for our favorite team. I decided to take it in over at the new Mayo Clinic facilities, and swing through the arena for the announcement…

  • You already know the news: Kevin Garnett is coming back to Minnesota to play for the Timberwolves. In a trade-deadline deal that required Garnett’s signature to be official (he had a “no trade” clause that needed waiving) the Wolves are…

  • A lot has changed in Timberwolves Land since mid-May. It was then that the organization was informed that Kevin Love planned to opt out and leave the franchise — per his contractual rights — in the summer of 2015. From…

  • Andy G: The Wolves took on LeBron James and the two-time defending champion Miami Heat last night, so they must’ve lost, right? No! For the first time in approximately forever the Wolves were victors over a team with LeBron James…

  • 109-99. Unexpectedly physical game, never in too much doubt. Back to .500. — Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) February 5, 2014 We’re not really creatures of habit here and I try to mix up game wrap formats. So I’ll borrow one from…

  • Here we go. A month-by-month rundown of our best and worst Wolves moments of 2013. January (AG) Best: Gelabale & Johnson Beat the Rockets Remember all of the injuries last season? What’s that? You’re hoping to never think about them…

  • This is not how they wanted to enter the holiday. Having lost four of their past five games and with a brutal four-game stretch after Thanksgiving, the Timberwolves needed to win at home against the Denver Nuggets. Although Brian Shaw’s…

  • Weekend Split: A Friday Win & Saturday Loss The Timberwolves won on Friday against the Nets and lost on Saturday against the Rockets, continuing an early season trend of winning at home and losing on the road. (The Wolves are…

  • For better or worse I went into my first media day without much of a plan, beyond “take an extra hour for lunch.”  I wasn’t sure exactly where to go. (Thanks Darren Wolfson for pointing me toward the press room.)…

  • It unfolded yesterday in a manner of minutes: Raptors, I'm told, making strong play to hire Bill Bayno away from Timberwolves' bench to add him to Dwane Casey's staff in Toronto — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 12, 2013 Then this:…

  • Y! Sources: Clippers reach an agreement in principle on a three-year deal to hire Doc Rivers as coach. http://t.co/5aLamsiEGe — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2013 After a more-than-week-long roller coaster of reports involving Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce…

  • 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…

  • [This is Part 1 of a season review series. This post looks back in time at the season that was. A subsequent post (or two!) will use what we learned this season to take a prospective look ahead at what…

  • For one quarter of last night’s game, things were made impossibly easy for the Timberwolves.  I don’t know if the Pelicans Hornets players were sweating out last night’s Hurricanes or what, but they came out flat as a pancake and…

  • HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS?! T-WOLVES?! Alexey Shved!  What a comeback!  I was at my wits’ end in that 3rd Quarter when the barrage of Brooklyn bombs rained down from three-point land and the Wolves couldn’t get a stop to save…

  • Don’t worry, no Invisible Obama here. The Good – Andrei Kirilenko This was exactly the type of performance we hope to see from AK47.  The energetic Russian was all over the floor, putting together a vintage across-the-board stat line of…

  • Beckley Mason piqued my interest with this tweet today: NBA gambling lines that are great bets: Warriors to exceed 34.5 wins, Philly to fall short of 48.5. http://t.co/dYth2erJ — Beckley Mason (@BeckleyMason) October 8, 2012 The gamblers released their over/unders…

  • In the NFL Draft, they call it Mr. Irrelevant. In your Timberwolves Season Ticketholder draw, it’s the preseason game versus Maccabi Haifa.

  • 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…

  • Let’s do a quick back of the envelope scorecard of David Kahn’s performance. Selecting Jonny Flynn over Steph Curry.  Check. Trading Ty Lawson. Check. Selecting Wes Johnson over DeMarcus Cousins or Greg Monroe. Double check. Hiring Kurt Rambis. Check. Long-term…