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Sonia Grover started her Wolves site, "I Heart KG", in 2006. In the wake of the big trade, she moved over to TWolves Blog and brought her column,
"Wolves Daily News"
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Derek Hanson, the founder of TWolves Blog, delivers his optimistic and often inspiring take on the Wolves in his column,
"DeROK's One Shot"
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Dave Kelsey, life-long Wolves fan, season ticket holder, and forum post champion gives his humorous take on the Wolves and life in general in
"Club Seating with College Wolf"
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Jeremy Knutson packed up his stuff from the Old Wolves Logo, drove over to the TWolves Blog, unloaded the car, and now invites you to come along for a ride through the NBA in his
"Hoop De Ville"
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Rob Brewer and Neil Olstad launched the first-ever Minnesota Timberwolves podcast back in 2007. After acheiving critical acclaim with "The Kissing Marney Gellner Show", the duo decided bring their act to TWolves Blog.
"Timberwolves Today"
Jon Marthaler considers Mark Madsen to be the absolute height of comedy - high praise, since he's been observing Timberwolf follies for almost two decades. When not watching Mad Dog brick free throws, he writes at TNABACG. Now you can find him here on TWolves Blog with his column,
"Both Teams Played Hard"
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 |
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While he continues to experiment, Wittman presented a starting lineup on Monday -- the opening night of that trip that will also take them to Atlanta and Indiana -- that could very much resemble opening night on Nov. 2 against Denver: Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff and Corey Brewer in the frontcourt, Ricky Davis in the backcourt. Marko Jaric started for Foye, who along with Telfair was not in uniform.
Forward Al Jefferson was more involved in the
offense, something that had been an issue during the first two
exhibition games when the Wolves didn't work the ball inside as much as
Wittman wanted...
Wolves forward Ryan Gomes suffered a left ankle
injury with about 6 minutes left in the second quarter against Memphis.
Gomes winced after he landed awkwardly under the basket and left the
game moments later. On his way to the bench, he told Wittman he was OK,
describing the injury as "a little tweak."
Gomes played just four minutes and did not return.
Wittman said Gomes' ankle "swelled up pretty good." Gomes is doubtful for tonight's game at Atlanta.
Brewer is an alert and
active player who seemed to defend well, including a spectacular block
to break up a Grizzlies two-on-one fastbreak. But he seems to lack the
athleticism, ball-handling, and shooting ability to be a star. He can
be a good pro, but I suspect that, a few years down the road, there
will be several players drafted after him who will be better.
It felt like more of a carnival at times than a game of basketball. The
biggest cheer of the night came when the ‘Crazy Dunkers’ came out. The
second biggest cheer was for the Timberwolves mascot Crunch...
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 |
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Tonight will be a challenge for our team in that two of our point
guards (Randy Foye and Sebastian Telfair) are out with minor injuries.
That leaves Marko Jaric as the only point guard. This also gives us an
opportunity to see who else on our team can step up and fill the "point
guard" role in an emergency.
Juan Carlos Navarro and Rudy Gay both scored 22 points and the Memphis
Grizzlies used a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Minnesota
Timberwolves 101-93 on Monday night.
Mike Miller added 14 points for the Grizzlies, while Darko Milicic finished with 10.
Al Jefferson and Marko Jaric both scored 17 points to lead Minnesota
with Jefferson also grabbing 15 rebounds. Rashad McCants added 15
points and Ricky Davis had 14, all in the first half, for the
Timberwolves.
Without them, Jaric assumed a starting position at what he calls his
natural position and delivered a 35-minute, 17-point, three-assist,
five-turnover performance on a night when the Timberwolves cruised
early and collapsed late in their first game back in the U.S. after a
European tour.
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Posted by SG
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Monday, 15 October 2007 |
Lang Whitaker/SLAM Online talks to Garnett, who graces the cover of the newest issue in green, about the trade from Minnesota
Glen Taylor just basically told me that he was going
in another direction. Out of all this, man, that was the hardest part.
Just like I was telling my friends and my people, the hardest thing in
anything is when you put your heart and soul into something and you
walk a straight line and you try to do things the right way, and you
stay professional and you stay positive, even through thick times. And
then someone tells you, “You know what? I’m not feeling this no more.”
He let me know that he lost a lot of money last year, and he let me
know that he wanted a change. And I had to honor that.
It wasn’t like I went to him and said, “Move me!” I
wanted to better the team. Talk to me with some vets, because vets make
the game easier if you know how to play; they teach young guys. So when
I went to him to voice my opinion, I was pretty much gone at that
point. Plus, I think Glen’s loyalty is to Kevin McHale, and I had to
swallow that. So that’s what it was. I was kind of hurt by it, but he’s
known Kevin long enough, he’s believed in Kevin, so that’s what it is.
That’s how I chalked it up...
Click here for the game thread for tonight's preseason game at Memphis.
The coming week is an important week for this team to continue to
develop chemistry, as well as continuing to learn how to execute. Randy
Foye and Sebastian Telfair's inability to contribute--or their limited
contributions--does not bode well for the beginning portions of the
year.
Training Camp Central has the team's game schedule for this week as well as interviews with some of the players.
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Monday, 15 October 2007 |
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Tonight's game at Memphis marks another chance for
the players to prove themselves, followed by Tuesday's matchup at
Atlanta. Then it's back on the road, Friday at Indiana and Saturday at
Milwaukee.
"This will be a week that after these four games, things will start to solidify themselves a little bit," Wittman said.
Also:
First-round draft pick Corey Brewer has been working on his
shot with the help of assistant general manager Fred Hoiberg...
Foye (left knee tendinitis) and Sebastian Telfair (left ankle
sprain) missed practice again Sunday. Telfair did not accompany the
team to Memphis. Foye went but likely won't play either tonight or
tomorrow in Atlanta.
"It's patellar tendinitis," Foye said. "Two-a-days kind of caught up to me."
The Wolves' abundance of small forwards and big guards, their obvious
commitment to youth and Davis' value as a proven scorer and his
expiring $6.8 million contract all make him likely to be traded by
February's deadline. At age 28, Davis, who left Iowa for the NBA after
his freshman season, is playing for his fifth NBA team.
"I don't know," Davis said when asked if he expects to be with the
Wolves at season's end. "I'll wait and see what happens. Kevin Garnett
got traded. It happens. Every day, every year someone gets traded. It's
the nature of the business. I'll just leave what I've got on the court
every night."
Grizzlies blog Shades Of Blue takes a look at the potential matchups in tonight's preseason game at Memphis.
Actually, Mitchell said Brewer was such a pig that it took major work to get his room back together.
“Oh yeah. I have Corey’s old room and Corey was ... it’s a mess,”
Mitchell said. “They had to renovate the whole place. New carpets, new
everything.”
Jalen Rose is honoring Juwan Howard and his former college teammates with a Fab Five billboard.
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Sunday, 14 October 2007 |
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Neither Randy Foye nor Sebastian Telfair was able to practice Saturday.
Foye has tendinitis in his left knee, a lingering but not serious
problem that will require some rest; he was limited to short duty in
the Wolves' loss to the Celtics in London. Telfair sprained his left
ankle while warming up for practice Saturday and was on crutches by the
time it ended.
Wittman said he probably will wait until after
Tuesday's game to make any decisions about reducing the number of
players on the roster. There are 17, and the Wolves cannot carry more
than 15 by the start of the regular season.
Training-camp invitee John Edwards is the most
likely player to be cut. Then Wittman and the front office face a
difficult decision in reducing the roster further. The Wolves might try
to buy out the contract of a player or make a trade.
Timberwolves Today has posted the second installment of their podcast, the Kissing Marney Gellner Show.
The Timberwolves' three-day home stopover after their two-city, 12-day
European tour ends today, when they leave for Memphis and a four-game
exhibition journey beginning Monday night that also will take them to
Atlanta, Indianapolis and Milwaukee by Saturday night.
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Saturday, 13 October 2007 |
In an amusing recap of the preseason game against the Celtics, ShamSports points out that Rashad McCants "chews his gum with way too much gusto" and that Al Jefferson needs to "shave off the beard." On the Wolves bench at the end of the first quarter, they write:
Juwan Howard comes off the bench to greet the players
coming off the court, and puts his arm around Gerald Green, doing the
Mr-Miyagi-Daniel-san thing for which he is there. He slaps Gerald on
the arse. Then he rubs his arse in a circular motion. Then he slaps it
twice more. This didn't need to happen. The athletic bumslap NEVER
needs to happen. But if you are ever compelled to do it, just do it
once. Anything more and it turns awkward. Juwan has proven this.
Al Jefferson and Rashad McCants were at "Tubby's Tipoff" at the University of Minnesota on Friday night.
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Friday, 12 October 2007 |
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As for Minnesota, it's clear there is talent on its young roster. It is equally clear that the youth will be served, which might not sit well with veterans such as Ricky Davis, Marko Jaric, Mark Blount and Juwan Howard. Howard already has expressed a desire to play elsewhere and the other three reportedly are being shopped. But playing them enough minutes to avoid their grumbling probably means giving up too many minutes that would be better spent on the kids. And if the on-the-job training for the likes of Al Jefferson, Randy Foye, Craig Smith, Gerald Green and the rest doesn't produce victories that would stifle the neglected vets, look out.
"Rebuilding is just an excuse for losing,'' Davis said the other day. Coach Randy Wittman, who at this point has no idea what the team's pecking order is, admits he will be keeping an eye on a possible split within the ranks.
Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman won't
disclose his system of fines for players who don't follow team rules
but said: "They'll know. We're building this thing from the bottom up
with young kids, and we've got to teach them the right way to play and
the right way to conduct themselves. That's going to be as important as
anything else."
Click here for video of Randy Wittman from Media Day.
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Posted by SG
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Thursday, 11 October 2007 |
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Best of all, from Jefferson himself: "After my
rookie year, I think the hype went to my head. I didn't work as hard as
I should have. I came into my second year feeling like I had it made,
but I wasn't in shape. I blew it. So the next offseason, I worked out
every day, watched what I ate, lost 30 pounds and had a breakout year.
All I am about now is work out every day, no fried food, no sweets,
Subway all the time, work on my left hand, shoot 100 free throws a day,
be a leader and become an All-Star. That's it, man. Once again, take
care of your game and the game takes care of you."
"In the locker room in Minnesota, you had one or two
people really being the voice," said Hudson, who played for five
seasons with the Timberwolves. "KG (Kevin Garnett), he did a great job,
and he was a person you would listen to ... but here it's more of a
collective unit..."
At Hoopsworld, Trent Hassell talks about not playing with Garnett and joining the Mavs.
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