What are you more excited for: the return of Kevin McHale or the return of Johnny Flynn?
The Wolves are having a good year, even though they have a below .500 record (7-9). It feels like they should be 13-3. Ok, maybe Im a little overboard, but the excitement for this team skews things out of proportion. Basketball Reference says we should be 9-7.
I was looking at the standing in the Sunday paper and was surprised to see our improved hoopsters are still last in the division and in 11th place (out of 15) in the Western Conference. So, even when the Wolves are playing semi-winning basketball they are still out of the playoffs. Go figure! But there is still a lot of season left to sneak into an 8th position.
Earlier today, Coach Rick Adelman said that he thinks JJ Barea and Michael Beasley wont play this week and Martell Webster and Brad Miller will practice some this week.
Enjoy the game! Go Wolves!
-davidwatts
there might be a reason for that, kevin...
Wes Johnson is ill so the Wolves are playing with a 9 man bench...although one could say we've been doing that all year
Awww, man. He was finally starting to do stuff!
Any predictions for the game? I'm predicting wolves by 30.
Can we just once not start the game off by missing a billion shots?
I think the Wolves forgot this game started at 7pm
Chandler Parsons looks like a douche.
Ah, so we have sad, pathetic hook shot Darko tonight...
Twolves crew talking about how the wolves always start slow but finish strong. I have to say, Darko might have something to do with this. He's like BAJ on offense, except he sucks at it. Once the ball goes into him at the post though, you know it's not coming out.
Which is annoying on this year's squad.
They need to work on that with him or start Pek.
At this point, I say start Pek. Beasley is showing that offensive dead ends were only hurting the team.
Yeah, I'm feeling less excited for this game than I was earlier in the day.
Pek needs to come in and 'accidentally' throw and elbow or two at Kevin Martin
pek! sighting.
Whenever Pekovic's not onscreen, all the other characters should be asking "Where's Pekovic"?
Pek = Poochie
PEKOVIC IS BODYIN' 'EM!
Guys, you aren't supposed to let them score immediately after you do.
At this point, making them take more than five seconds would be an improvement.
Also, not turning it over all the time.
Scola needs a haircut
I'm getting tired of the Wolves not being able to score more than twenty points in the first quarter.
Pekovic with another brilliant pass!
This game is pretty unwatchable right now.
Now that's better.
Okay, that was a beautiful alley-oop
Certainly better than the attempt ten seconds earlier.
One of my friends made the remarkably astute observation that Anthony Randolph looks a lot like Earthworm Jim.
lol, yes!
I was looking at his picture on the NBA.com companion deal as I read that, and even just the picture of his face lets me see the comparison.
Oh its good to have you back and I agree completely.
Anthony Randolph has brought some energy to the team
Are you saying Darko doesn't bring energy? Cause if you aren't, I will.
Hahaha Ridnour, Randolph, Tolliver, Ellington, and Pekovic? Are you serious Adelman?
that's the checking line.
Well, fair enough I guess. But man it was ugly watching those guys try to score.
the Wolves are committing some horrible turnovers this half
Watching Ridnour play defense makes kittens cry.
OK, when Martin has 21 points in 2 quarters, I assume Adelman is going to make a halftime adjustment- find someone who can play defense and have them guard the guy with all the points.
Adelman traded himself to the Timberwolves for a reason. He is about to expose Kevin Martin as the loser he is.
Love with 19-7 at the half, Kevin Martin with 21
I was ready to get down on Rubio for not shooting that open three. It worked out pretty okay.
Love is a better shooter and he was equally open. I'd say it's a good pass.
Plus PGs are supposed to get assists, anyway.
KLIVGABB!
Have the Wolves made a lay-up all game?
No, because Pek is just that intimidating.
ugh
Nice shot, Martin!
And Love shows Darko what one is supposed to do with a pass in the lane.
BAGAGAGAGAGAGA!
Can we give Kevin Love a super max contact? It would be like a super max prison but better.
RUBIO-OOP-- kind of.
Ricky Rubio is everywhere on defense
Is it true that Rubio wears special shoes that give +5 to thieving? I heard that somewhere.
it must give +5 to charisma too because he's so dreamy.
THAT WAS AWESOME
That was in...sane
Hey, let's run that play every time!
Dunks rule.
Not that is how you execute a fast break!
*Now
Oh my goodness this is exciting.
you missed the first part of this game, huh.
Yeah, thankfully I had to make dinner during the stinky part of the game.
Or, maybe it's just getting better since I tuned in?
Rubio just pushed Beasley out of the circle! Ha.
"Sorry Bease, I can't have to talking to Darko."
-Rubio.
Darko needs to stop shooting
So that is what Beasley is telling him.
I'm glad this game didn't take 47:40 to tie.
Holy mother of pearl
KLIVGA3P!!!
Ricky's behind-the-back passes will never get old.
that was like a 15 foot pass!
Yeah, wow, on replay it was even better than I realized.
I turn on the game and Rubio does a behind the back bounce pass to Love for a wide open 3. Guess I'm sticking around.
MAX CONTRACT NOW!!!
I can't make banners as I have no skills, but I'd just like to throw this idea out there for someone who can.
Ricky "The Dragon" Dreamboat. Eh? Eh?
I am the resident wrestling/banner guy here. Give me 20 minutes.
I figured this would be right up your alley, Hitman.
how are you going to manage that on a kindle? 😉
I am using with half a broken monitor and hoping it turns out okay.
I've got the tunes for tomorrow.
Blagh, its getting a bit ugly again.
ugly end to that quarter
Ugh, just when things seemed to be turning around the wolves take a huge dump on the court.
Wait so this WGOM has a moratorium on hotlinking images? I guess I will just recommend that you redirect your browsers to this gif.
Awesome! I feel like I've seen that recently.
What a crap start to the 4th. Is Houston in the bonus yet?
I know just the cure for a 14-1 run:
This is incredible.
Good grief.
All these turnovers make me miss Darko's impotent looking hook shots. At least we had a chance that those would go in.
Pekovic is the only Wolves player with a positive differential. #PlayPekovic
Wolves are getting very few calls tonight, but the silly turnovers are the difference
What's a guy gotta do to get a foul call around here?
Let me know when the comeback happens, so I can turn it back on.
yeesh, ridnour...
That should just be on the back of his jersey.
*facepalm* 🙁
Ridnour with a pass to the beer vendor.
I prefer it the other way around.
Is that what we're calling Beasley now?
Basketball is dumb
It is like people not named Ricky Rubio don't want Kevin Love to sign an extension.
Anytime anyone has the last name Lowry all I can think about is Will Smith in the Bad Boys movie franchise.
I don't know how I feel with calling that a franchise.
You must be forgetting about the totally awesome car chase in Bad Boys II then.
If I am, its because I drank the memory away. (actually, I haven't seen II. I assumed it would suck and just ran with it.)
I will fight for the honor of the Bad Boys movies for much longer than I probably should, if necessary.
This is certainly the worst performance I've seen all season from the Wolves.
first real blowout of the season?
I suppose it had to happen at some point, but why did it have to involve Kevin McHale? Puke.
Obviously, we missed Wes.
not enough Pek!
I'm sayin'!
It could be worse. The Magic only scored 56(!) points tonight.
We would have crushed them!