Punch Drunk Wolves

Tag: wesley johnson

  • Assessing DeMarcus Cousins’ Potential

    Bill Simmons’ ever-intriguing “Trade Value” series of columns has begun over at Grantland. He has lots of provocative, interesting opinions, whether or not you agree with any/many of them. Simmons, tongue-in-cheek as can ever, also talks a lot of sense…

  • 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…

  • INBOX: ’08ers Being Frozen Out? (The Conspiracy Theory Edition)

    Andy G: We wrote some about the awesome 2008 Draft class, yesterday. With Michael Beasley losing minutes to Wesley Johnson, and AR15 racking up DNP-CD’s the way J.J. Barea racks up wild turnovers, is it possible that these restricted free…

  • 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 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…

  • Jazz Hands (JAZZ 108, Wolves 98)

    Andy G and I LIVE BLOGGED last night’s game against the Jazz. Except IT’S NOT live, technically, because we’re posting our immediate reactions now–over 12-hours later. Sort of like the game itself, it is what it is. Candid reactions below. ***…

  • Pistons Preview

    The Wolves should win easily tonight against the Pistons, but Monday’s ugly win over SAC illustrates that you can’t take anything for granted. What I’m most interested in about tonight’s game is Adelman’s rotations. What adjustments should he make? Here’s…

  • 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,…

  • FREE DERRICK WILLIAMS!

    Derrick Williams’ grade so far for the 2011/12 season could only be marked “INCOMPLETE.” Williams has had his ups and downs this season, and it isn’t clear where Adelman is going to play him. Williams is averaging 14.3 pts/36 mins and 8…

  • An Open Letter to Wesley Johnson

    Dear Wes, With the announcement that J.J. Barea will not play (pulled hamstring, likely to return on Sunday versus Dallas) in tonight’s game versus the Miami Heat (7:00 CST, Target Center), I wanted to take this bit of time to write…