Wolves C Nikola Pekovic (sprained ankle) and G J.J. Barea (sprained foot) are questionable

The Wolves this morning signed free-agent small forward Josh Howard to a one-year, veteran's minimum contract and waived guard Will Conroy to make room for him.

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Creo que es buena adquisicion para los Lobotes de Palo; conozco bien al "Jaguard" porque jugo junto al Bareilla cuando ambos eran Maverricos... el chamaco puede anotar de afuera y tambien penetra chuleria... todo dependera de su rodilla y la polillera por la edad... lo que me preocupa es que "Yoch" padece de dos de los males del ya desaparecido Michael "Beastiality": 1) se fuma hasta comino que le enrolen y 2) hay veces que se vuelve loco y las quiere tirar todas al canasto, alucinando y creyendo, por la nota que tiene encima, que el esta jugando solito contra los cinco canasteros del otro equipo...! Ya veremos....

CG wrote:
Estoy de acuerdo. Los Wolves necesitan jugadores sanos con todas las lesiones. Howard no puede tener mucho talento a su edad, pero soy optimista

Además, aquí está nuestro artículo sobre este

www.twolvesblog.com/minnesota-timberwolv...html#livefyre_thread

Derrick Williams was given considerable physical gifts, and he is squandering them.

He is being given the precious gift of NBA playing time, and he is wasting it.

As the Timberwolves begin to resemble the cast of the "The Walking Dead," Williams is sleepwalking through one of the most important periods of his young career.

The Wolves need him, and he is fading away from responsibility the way he fades away from the basket when confronted by a defender.

Wednesday night in an 89-87 loss to Charlotte, the Wolves were down to nine healthy players, none of whom is a primary scorer, even though Andrei Kirilenko is willing to accept that responsibility.

With his team desperate for points and minutes, Williams failed. Asked to carry the scoring load in the first quarter, he shot 1-for-6 in the quarter and 3-for-12 overall, often getting to the rim only to have his shot rejected or altered. Although he had nine rebounds for the evening, he meandered on defense and finished the game with a plus-minus of minus-6.

That was the second-worst plus-minus on the team. The only player with a lower rating was Will Conroy at minus-10. The Wolves released Conroy on Thursday.

When his team needed him to play 40 or more quality minutes, Williams played 23, ceding playing time to Dante Cunningham and Lou Amundson and forcing Kirilenko to stress-test his 31-year-old legs.

The Wolves' most gifted healthy player isn't playing long enough or hard enough to justify the second pick in the 2011 draft, isn't playing long or hard enough to justify his place on a team that desperately needs him right now, and he doesn't seem to understand that if he can't help right now he might not be asked to help much later.

The Wolves have four players on the All-Star ballot. Three are injured. Two haven't played at all this season. Six of their seven top players were out Wednesday.

Their best healthy player, Kirilenko, is surviving with brains and elbows, surviving by reminding his teammates that 95 percent of the game is played below the rim and between the ears. Thursday, the day after Williams faded, the Wolves signed small forward Josh Howard as a (luke)warm body to help spell Kirilenko.

Williams should be embarrassed. Apparently, he is not.

"I think we all struggled," he said, referring to all of the Wolves who had shots blocked.

Asked about his progress, he said: "I'm feeling a lot better. I'm not worried about misses and makes like that. If you play the game going off misses and makes it's going to be a long season."

After the game, I asked Adelman if he needed more from Williams. "Yes," he said. "I thought he let them get to him around the basket, he didn't finish around the basket. ... That's something he's got to learn. ... I guess that's what we're trying to find out right now."

Kevin Love struggled to finish near the rim in his first two years in the NBA. Embracing contact and drawing fouls are skills that can be learned.

To learn, though, an athlete must recognize his deficiencies and work to improve. Williams doesn't seem to get it. He is playing in an offensive system that should allow him to thrive, and he is shrinking when the Wolves need him to prove his worth.

It's too early to give up on Williams. It's not too early to stick him at the end of the bench and make him watch pros like Kirilenko and Cunningham play with a sense of purpose.

It's too early to call Williams another Timberwolves draft bust, but he's got one foot in Wes Johnson territory.

Saludillos, Raphiel y excelente analisis (como siempre) de la adquisicion de "Yoch Jaguard"!

Como facimente he podido entender, sientes por "Debilk" Williams mas o menos lo mismo que yo sentia por Michael "Bestiality"...! Pues dejame decirte que no estas solo ya que este reportero le tira mas caliente que tu... que lo disfrutes:

www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/179597731.html?refer=y

The Wolves announced this morning that Nikola Pekovic (ankle), Brandon Roy (knee) and JJ Barea all will sit out tonight’s contest, meaning at most Minnesota will again have nine players available.

Ya esto "jalta"...!

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