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Wolves-Suns bumped from ESPN, Friday’s game still 8:30 p.m.
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Well, that’s what happens when you’re 1-12 with a 12-game losing streak…
The Wolves-Suns game Friday at Target Center was scheduled for an unusually late 8:30 p.m. tip as the second half of an ESPN Friday night doubleheader.
The game has been scratched from the ESPN...
Wolves lose 12th in a row, 106-78 at Portland
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The first two times the Wolves and Blazers played in this 13-day stretch, the Blazers won by 23 points each time.
This time, for the third time since Nov. 8, they lost by 28 after leading briefly by a bucket with four minutes gone in the third quarter.
This is progress?
Kurt Rambis...
Franchise record in sight: Wolves at Blazers
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The Wolves are in the second quarter tonight — trailing by as many as 11 early, of course — at Portland, trying to avoid their 12th consecutive loss after their season-opening victory over still winless New Jersey.
Two more losses — tonight and Monday at the L.A....
Love’s game return still probably three weeks away
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Phil Miller’s got practice for me today because I’m already in Portland for the start of a quick two-game Western trip that starts tomorrow against the Blazers. Here’s what he reports about that X-ray Kevin Love had on his fractured left hand:
There’s been good...
Rockets at Wolves tonight
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Al Jefferson’s back in the starting lineup and they’re just about set to tip it off at Target Center tonight, with the Wolves trying to end against Houston that 10-game losing streak.
Ryan Hollins is starting again at either center or power forward, whatever you want to...
Taking a look at the triangle, blog news
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Did a piece for the Web site and tomorrow’s Sports section on the mystery that is the triangle offense.
Here it is:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/70336767.html
Also, this Wolves blog as been one of the last few stranglers, but the time is almost here for it to migrate...
Al’s back
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Sorry, I thought I’d posted this late this afternoon, but apparently it disappeared into the ether…
Al Jefferson was back at practice this afternoon, returning to practice shortly after it began this afternoon because his flight back from Florida was delayed.
He had been...
Streak hits 10 straight, Wolves lose 97-87 to Grizzlies
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OK, so the Wolves are three more losses away from tying the franchise’s worst start to a season, 1-13 in the 1994-95 season that led to Kevin Garnett being drafted fifth overall the next summer.
The Wolves, you might remember, were 1-10 at this time two seasons ago, in that first...
From David Kahn
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David Kahn has written another letter to Wolves followers, this time with his team off to a 1-9 start that includes a nine-game losing streak.
Here it is…
Dear Timberwolves Fans and Supporters:
I am writing this to you while on the plane from Minneapolis to Memphis, on Friday...
Wolves lose ninth straight, 89-77 to Mavs
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From Phil Miller, who covered tonight’s game at Target Center:
It’s hard for Kurt Rambis to get too angry, not when his players are so intent upon following his instructions. But one sequence in Friday’s chippy 89-77 loss to Dallas illustrated how much his team still...
Jawai, Hollins in tonight against Mavs without Big Al
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The Wolves are starting Nathan Jawai and Ryan Hollins — call ‘em power forward and center or vice versa, whatever you prefer — tonight with Al Jefferson gone for the next two games.
Jefferson is in Florida, where his grandmother — Annie Bell Randolph, 83 —...
Must-see TV?: Ricky Rubio tomorrow on NBA TV
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The Wolves are set to tip off against the Dallas Mavericks in a couple hours without either Al Jefferson or Kevin Love in the lineup.
If you can’t bear to watch what might happen in that one, you can check out Ricky Rubio playing for his Regal Barcelona team tomorrow at noon...
Al Jefferson out at least two games
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Jerry Zgoda is off and Phil Miller, the newest guy on our Wolves coverage team, reports that Al Jefferson will not play in games Friday night against Dallas at Target Center and Saturday in Memphis due to a family member’s illness in Florida. It’s expected he’ll return...
We’ve been here before: Wolves 1-8 after 107-84 loss to Blazers
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After all that change, the Wolves are right back where they were this time last season when Randy Wittman was coach, David Kahn was home in Portland contemplating his future and Kurt Rambis was fairly reveling in the start of what would be another Lakers’ championship season...
The answer to L.A.?: Ryan Hollins
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Kurt Rambis is putting Ryan Hollins into the starting lineup tonight at “power forward,” hoping his “energy and length” will help solve a matchup problem the Wolves always seem to have with Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge.
Wayne Ellington comes of the starting...
Making history vs. Warriors: 146-105 loss is seventh straight
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OK, it’s late, even here in California tonight, but does that song Adam Sandler’s character sang in The Wedding Singer — the one after he had listened to The Cure too much — resonate with anyone else who watched the Wolves’ historic loss at Golden State...
Ellington gets first NBA start, Wolves go small vs. Warriors
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Rookie Wayne Ellington goes into the starting lineup tonight against Don Nelson’s “small ball” in Oakland.
Oleksiy Pecherov comes out and Ellington goes in to defend Monta Ellis in a lineup next to Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer, Ryan Gomes and Al Jefferson.
“I don...
Streaks reaches six with 116-93 loss at Portland
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Brandon Roy only scored two points in this one, and still the Wolves never had a chance.
Trailing by nine after one quarter, by 19 just before halftime and by as many 28 in the second half, the Wolves lost their sixth straight after that comeback victory over New Jersey on opening...
No Love: Wolves at Blazers tonight
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They’re about to tip it off at the Rose Garden.
Of course, Kevin Love won’t play in his hometown. He likely will miss both games here this season since the Wolves return to play here in just 13 days.
The Wolves are going with the same lineup — Pecherov at power forward...
What happened to Wednesday’s Wolves?: Bucks win 87-72
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Three steps forward, one step back?
Kurt Rambis contended he had seen a lot to like in the Wolves’ successive losses to Phoenix, the L.A. Clippers and Boston this week.
And then comes Friday’s game against the Bucks.
Leading by nine points in the first quarter, by five...
Wolves and Bucks underway, Love update
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The Wolves and Bucks have reached the second quarter with the Wolves leading 26-20 with 8:10 left before halftime. I’d say watch the point guard matchup — Flynn vs. Jennings — tonight, but if you’re not here at Target Center…well, it’s not on local...
Up next: Brandon and the Bucks Friday night at Target Center
17 days ago by
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The 1-4 Wolves worked out for about two hours today at Target Center the afternoon after Wednesday’s late loss to the Celtics.
A couple topics of interest today:
* The Wolves have hired former Wolves guard Darrick Martin for that player-personnel coach job that’s part of...
Celtics escape with 92-90 victory at Target Center
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I thought I was joking when I tweeted before Wednesday night’s game, playfully mocking the night’s matchup that pitted Oleksiy Pecherov against Kevin Garnett.
Shows you what I know.
Two days after the Wolves declined to pick up his $2.3 million contract extension for 2010...
K.G. comes back, Celtics at Wolves tonight
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Kevin Garnett tonight returns to Target Center for the third time — the second time to actually play — since the July 2007 trade with the Celtics.
Al Jefferson and Ryan Gomes remain Timberwolves from that deal.
Theo Ratliff, Gerald Green and Sebastian Telfair are long...
Wolves lose third consecutive game, 93-90 at Clippers
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Kurt Rambis praised his bunch for being scrappy, but that wasn’t enough to beat a Clippers team that was winless in its first four games (the only NBA team to reach 0-4 so quickly) tonight at Staples Center.
Al Jefferson followed Sunday’s 21-point, 33-minute game at Phoenix...
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