Release the Kraken!
Enjoy.
Jazz : SLC Dunk | Salt City Hoops | SBN Recap
Nuggets: Denver Stiffs | Roundball Mining Company | The Nugg Doctor | SBN Recap
Thunder - Welcome to Loud City | Planet BBall | SBN Recap
Timberwolves - Canis Hoopus | TwolvesBlog
Blazers - Blazersedge.com | SBN Recap
Recaps: All Previews
no comments

PEKOVICMEAN!!!! )
The TWolves rolled the Denver Thuggets 122-108 to bring our pre-season record to 3-0 (Yeaaaah baaaaby!)
Boxscore can be found HERE
Rather than regurgitate everything I just typed in the game thread in the TWB Forums, check out the game thread HERE for thoughts/analysis/snarky commentary.
Good win, the team looked great. This could be an exciting season. Certainly it will be 100000% more athletic and interesting than the past few years. Oh yeah, and we PLAYED FRICKIN DAMN GOOD DEFENSE. Holy crap that mind-blowing to see (for once.) 13 blocks. Martell Webster made me excited in the pants.
no comments

2009-2010 Record - 15-65 (4th Place, Minnesota High School Lake Conference Boy's Freshman B-Squad Basketball)
Key Losses: Large Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Ramon Sessions, Ryan Hollins, Damien Wilkins, Brian Cardinal, Oleksiy Pecherov, Greg Steimsma (perhaps the biggest loss), Nathan Jawai, Sasha Pavlovic, the meal I just ate after forcing myself to think about the aforementioned players actually being on our roster last year.
Key Gains: Perhaps a hint of fan interest, Michael Beasley, Wesley's Johnson, Major Lazar Hayward, Kosta Koufos, Kosta Koufos' dance moves and 43-foot nose, Sebastain Telfair, Frodo "Ridnour" Baggins, Martell Webster, Nikola Pekovic and Anthony Tolliver
1. What Significant moves were made in the offseason?
This offseason carried with it yet another frenzy of activity and Wolves-related roster transactions. The key difference between this summer and last is that the Wolves added a significant, and quite underrated, amount of talent and depth to their roster while "only" losing Al Jefferson. This did not occur without a few of David Kahn's traditional head-scratchers (trading Sessions so soon, arguably). Speaking of Kahn, as of this second I am going to start calling him The Cryptkeeper. He just reminds me of a sinister little man and sort of has the same hair, and definitely should have the save voice/laugh but that is a stretch. Not to mention the symbolic nature of a Wolves season-preview write-up featuring a show called Tales from the Crypt seems to make some sense, if for any reason the title alone.
Back to the offseason. This all started at the draft lottery when the Wolves "lucked out" and nailed the 4th pick in the draft, of which my only reaction was this post. Come draft night we shifted around a little bit and ended up selecting Wesley's Johnson, Luke Babbitt, who was traded (more on this shortly), Lazar Hayward in a deal with Washington, Nemanja Bjelica and sure-fire future NBA supermegastar Paulo Prestes, who may not have even known he was in the draft to begin with. Many felt this haul was...unsuccessful. So, after a few months of letting it all sink in, Wolves fans are back at it and ready to make outlandish, preposterous predictions that only approach Knick-fan/media level of absurdity (and it really does not get much more fail than that). So I'll go ahead and get started. Despite passing on Cousins, I think Wesley is going to be solid. He no doubt fills a very key need for the Wolves on the perimeter with his athleticism, and his shooting form is potentially enough for Pfizer to stop distributing Viagra to the Minneapolis market completely. Look for him to be a major contributor, but given the influx of rotation-worthy wings now on our roster (a first?), it will be tough for Johnson to statistically contend for ROY this year. It could turn out to be another Flynn situation, where the guy drafted right after him (Cousins in WJ's case) will outperform him statistically and thus he will be put into the dog house by local fans despite some positives.
Semi-related tangent: I will go on the record and say that absorbing Elton Brand's salary in order to move down 2 spots for Turner would have been the downfall of this franchise and an absolutely dreadful decision. Moving on. CLICK READ MORE TO CONTINUE
Enjoy.
Bucks: Brew Hoop | NBAMate | SBNation Recap
Bulls: Blog-A-Bull | SBNation Recap
Cavs: Fear The Sword | WaitingForNextYear
Pacers: Indy Cornrows
Pistons: DetroitBadBoys | Detroit Basketball | Need4Sheed.com | SB Nation Detroit
Recaps: All Previews
no comments




Pictures brought to you today by TWolves Blog member Matt McCabe. He is a Sports Reporter in St. James, MN, whom also occasionally freelances. He took over 1,000 photos from this scrimmage. However, I don't get paid enough to post them all here on TWB. So, check these out.
Check out all the picturey goodness after the jump!
no comments

We've got a special recap (and pictures woohoo) of the Wolves Intra-Squad Scrimmage from last night at Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN. This is brought to you by Cristy Brusoe, a prospective journalist/reporter, graduate of UW-River Falls. I know, I know... a cheesehead. But regardless, enjoy.
All I know is that it's nice to finally see something, anything, about the new Wolves squad for this upcoming season!
9.29.10
On the last day of Timberwolves training camp at Mankato, the team held a public scrimmage for their fans to see. The game was sold out and the arena was about 75% full of excited fans. All players and coaches were in attendance (including Jonny Flynn, who was playing cheerleader for the black team). Glen Taylor was there as well. The first and third quarters were set up to be 10 minutes long, and the second and fourth were 8 minutes each. The teams were set up as follows (with the starting five listed first):
White Team:
Luke Ridnour
Kevin Love
Darko Milicic
Wes Johnson
Martell Webster
Wayne Ellington
Maurice Ager
DerMarr Johnson
Black Team:
Sebastian Telfair
Mike Beasley
Nikola Pekovic
Corey Brewer
Lazar Hayward
Kosta Koufos
Anthony Tolliver
Jason Hart
John Thomas
Please click "Read More" to continue with the thoughts, analysis, and observations...
Quick, very brief afternoon update, but some awesome news for those of you who have NBA TV:
Wolves Vs. Lakers will be aired on Monday, October 4th at 2:00 PM CST on NBA TV and perhaps TNT?
Wolves Vs. Knicks will be aired on Wednesday, October 6th at 1:00 PM CST on NBA TV.
Fire up your DVR's.
This is obviously fantastic news. I am unsure of the TV schedule for the rest of the pre-season. We are obviously getting exposiure because these two games are being played in England and Paris, respectively. The local TV schedule is still forthcoming and the delay simply can't be a great sign. Better order League Pass again!
UPDATE: The Wolves' site indicates the first game will be on TNT, and that neither will be on NBA TV. However, NBA.com suggests otherwise. More to come here as we all find out more.
no commentsThe next round of previews is up! Enjoy. Expect some Wolves previews to be released by your's truly in the not-too-distant future. Season begins in less that 1 month!
lippers: Clips Nation | SBNation Recap
Kings: Sactown Royalty | Cowbell Kingdom | SBNation Recap
Lakers: Silver Screen and Roll | Forum Blue & Gold | NBAtipoff | SBNation Recap
Suns: Bright Side Of The Sun | SB Nation Arizona | ValleyoftheSuns | SBNation Recap
Warriors: Golden State of Mind | SBNation Recap
Recaps: All Previews
(Tardy) Knicks Preview: Straight Bangin'
Also a reminder that the Wolves' public scrimmage can be viewed live on Timberwolves.com at 7PM CST.
no comments
|
|
The Outside Corner
|
|
|
This Given Sunday
|
|
|
Awful Announcing
|
|
|
The Outside Corner
|
|
|
Crossover Chronicles
|
|
|