Minnesota Timberwolves Thread

[ricodgame2]

Future is bright for this team.

Love at PF
Beasley at SF

and in the last 3 games of Darko, he averaged 22ppg, 9.33rpg, 4.67bpg and 3apg.

 

[CKR132]

Looking forward to have Ricard Rubio on the team someday.

 

[Lowman2]

If Rubio is the answer at point guard than they need to find a SG who can shoot, drive, and defend the opposition's best guard. I'm still not sold on Rubio as a star in the NBA.

While Darko has only started playing well over the last five games, nobody is talking about the fact that he is tied for 1st in blocks per game. Darko is leading the league in a major statistical category other than DNP-CD!

 

[CKR132]

I wonder how point guard Jonny Flynn will fair with his new teammates after his stint with the D-League team, the Sioux Falls Sky-Force. Also looking forward to some potential contribution from Martell Webster, once the latter is recovered.

So far, Luke Ridnour also had good games for the team.

 

[mvblair2]

If Rubio is the answer at point guard than they need to find a SG who can shoot, drive, and defend the opposition's best guard. I'm still not sold on Rubio as a star in the NBA.

Personally, I think he could be a PG in the vain of Devin Harris, but I agree: I'm not sold on him.

While Darko has only started playing well over the last five games, nobody is talking about the fact that he is tied for 1st in blocks per game. Darko is leading the league in a major statistical category other than DNP-CD!

Yes! Since he left Detroit, he's been a very good defender and it's really showing now that he's getting good minutes.

 

[Strida2]

Why is Kahn so obsessed with Rubio, anyway? I thought point guards aren't really fully utilized in the triangle offense. It would sort of be a waste of his talents.

 

[CKR132]

Why is Kahn so obsessed with Rubio, anyway? I thought point guards aren't really fully utilized in the triangle offense. It would sort of be a waste of his talents.

I have been dying to know as well. Media has spoken much of this "Master Plan" by Kahn on which Kahn kept stressing that "Rubio is the point guard of the team's future". He would not even trade Rubio's Draft Rights.

 

[Phantim3dx2]

that's love brah, man love! so yeah, ricky rubio and kahn have got man love written all over!

 

[Lowman2]

Or is Kahn a secret genius and has been bluffing about not trading Rubio all along? I would love to see him to get Dolan, Dantoni, and the Knicks bite on a ridiculous deal for the rights to Rubio. Does Rubio's value continue to increase the longer he stays in Europe? Or does it start to drop when people focus on the fact he only shoots 20% from behind the arc?

 

[CKR132]

Minnesota Timberwolves 94 Golden State Warriors 104

Despite losing, Kevin Love had 21 points and 22 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

 

[dxjayrock20082]

From Yahoo! Sports.

From Yahoo! Sports.

Marion, Chandler lead Mavericks over Timberwolves




DALLAS (AP)—Shawn Marion(notes) scored 16 points, leading a productive effort by Dallas’ reserves, and the Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-86 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory.

Tyson Chandler(notes) had 14 rebounds in the third quarter, setting a Mavericks record for any quarter, and finished with 18 overall. Lorenzo Williams and Popeye Jones shared the previous quarter mark of 12 boards.


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J.J. Barea scored 14 points and Jason Terry(notes) had 12 as Dallas’ backups outscored their counterparts 59-32.

The Mavericks were playing their sixth game in nine nights, and they were able to rest stars Dirk Nowitzki(notes), Jason Kidd(notes) and Caron Butler(notes). Nowitzki and Butler had 10 points apiece.

Dallas has won 16 of the last 17 meetings with Minnesota.

Kevin Love(notes), the NBA’s top rebounder, had 12 points and 15 boards for the Timberwolves, who lost their fifth straight. Michael Beasley(notes) scored 16 as Minnesota fell to 1-9 on the road.

Marion’s 11 points contributed to a 33-14 first-half advantage in reserve scoring, and the Mavericks held a 55-43 edge at the break.

Brian Cardinal(notes) hit back-to-back 3-pointers for Dallas over the final 2:09 of the third quarter, completing a 14-6 run and helping the Mavs to an 83-64 advantage heading into the fourth. Dallas went on to lead by as many as 24 in the final quarter.

NOTES: Minnesota PG Jonny Flynn(notes) will report to the team’s development league affiliate in Sioux Falls, S.D., for a game on Friday as he works his way back from hip surgery. Flynn has yet to play in a game this season. He had surgery on his left hip in July and has started ramping up his workouts over the past few weeks. … Dallas F Steve Novak(notes) played in his third game this season. He was active in place of G Dominique Jones(notes), who’s playing a few games for Frisco of the D-League. … Dallas’ 55 points matched its best first half of the season.

 

[CKR132]

Forward Martell Webster has been given clearance for practice with the team after 5 weeks of post surgery on his back. Webster's doctor and the team's medical staff will still review his condition before being activated on the active roster.

 

[CKR132]

Injury Update

Injury Update

Forward Michael Beasley is still listed day-to-day due to a sprained ankle. While reserve forward Anthony Tolliver has sprained his MCL on his right knee and is set to undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan and depending on the results, could be out of the roster for a significant amount of time.

 

[prtzn2]

Nikola Peković is back though...
He's playing at the moment (in this trashing of the Cavaliers).
Let's see if the Wolves manage to blow a 36 point lead from the 3rd quarter...

 

[CKR132]

Cleveland Cavaliers 95 Minnesota Timberwolves 129

Kevin Love lead the team with a team high 28 points and 19 rebounds. Rookie Wesley Johnson scores a career high 20 points while Corey Brewer had 15 points.

Darko Millicic added 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.

 

[Lowman2]

C Darko Milicic's plus-41 rating Saturday was the best by a Wolves player since the team beat Chicago by a franchise-record 53 points on Nov. 8, 2001. All five starters had a rating of plus-40 or more that night. The Wolves outscored the Cavs 85-44 with Milicic on the floor Saturday.
(Yahoo! Sports)

A) Is there a more unpredictable storyline to the 2010-2011 NBA Season than the rise of Darko as a legit NBA center?
B) I am so happy he is on my fantasy team.
C) Perhaps Kahn was right to trade Jefferson and sign Darko to play alongside Love. He should have asked for more for Big Al, but I think he made the right economic and basketball choice here.

WOW!

 

[dxjayrock20082]

C Darko Milicic's plus-41 rating Saturday was the best by a Wolves player since the team beat Chicago by a franchise-record 53 points on Nov. 8, 2001. All five starters had a rating of plus-40 or more that night. The Wolves outscored the Cavs 85-44 with Milicic on the floor Saturday.
(Yahoo! Sports)

A) Is there a more unpredictable storyline to the 2010-2011 NBA Season than the rise of Darko as a legit NBA center?
B) I am so happy he is on my fantasy team.
C) Perhaps Kahn was right to trade Jefferson and sign Darko to play alongside Love. He should have asked for more for Big Al, but I think he made the right economic and basketball choice here.

WOW!

If Darko continues to play like that and consistently making double-doubles, he'll become of the top big men in NBA. Good job Darko!

 

[CKR132]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have recalled point guard Jonny Flynn from their D-League affiliate the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

 

[CKR132]

The Minnesota Timberwolves losing to the New York Knicks 121-114. Kevin Love lead the team with 31 points and 15 rebounds. Michael Beasley has 25 points and 6 rebounds.

 

[CKR132]

The Minnesota Timberwolves has told the press that the team will not sign a free agent despite the loss of forward / center Anthony Tolliver to injury.