Tuesday, August 21, 2012
MORE BREAKING NEWS
From the StarTribune newspaper:
Timberwolves acquire Ellis and Richardson in a Multi-team blockbuster trade
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This was definitely an out of nowhere trade for all of us. Nobody had seen this coming. The Timberwolves have just acquired star guard Monta Ellis and swingman Jason Richardson from the Bucks and 76ers respectively. They traded Andrei Kirilenko and their 2012 first round pick to the Bucks, and Brandon Roy and their 2013 first round pick to the 76ers. It seems as if they want to win now. And with this team, they have a much better chance at making a run at the playoffs because of their combo of Love and Ellis.
We interviewed the GM of the Wolves and asked him why he had done this trade. He said this when we were able to catch him on the press conference: "I have been a huge fan of Monta Ellis and I also liked Jason Richardson's 3 point shot to help us win some games on the offensive side. Both of these guys will definitely help us on offense. They make us a threat to become an even more high-tempo team now that we have Rubio and Ellis working the backcourt. With Rubio's passing skills and Ellis's scoring abilities, we can pusht the break every chance we can. And with the addition of Richardson, he can put pressure on defenses to guard the three. I like what we have right now and we'll see how this team plays on."
What do you guys think of this trade and team now? Do you think they can win more games now that they have those two? Let me know on the comments/posts below!
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From the StarTribune newspaper:
Timberwolves acquire Ellis and Richardson in a Multi-team blockbuster trade
"
This was definitely an out of nowhere trade for all of us. Nobody had seen this coming. The Timberwolves have just acquired star guard Monta Ellis and swingman Jason Richardson from the Bucks and 76ers respectively. They traded Andrei Kirilenko and their 2012 first round pick to the Bucks, and Brandon Roy and their 2013 first round pick to the 76ers. It seems as if they want to win now. And with this team, they have a much better chance at making a run at the playoffs because of their combo of Love and Ellis.
We interviewed the GM of the Wolves and asked him why he had done this trade. He said this when we were able to catch him on the press conference: "I have been a huge fan of Monta Ellis and I also liked Jason Richardson's 3 point shot to help us win some games on the offensive side. Both of these guys will definitely help us on offense. They make us a threat to become an even more high-tempo team now that we have Rubio and Ellis working the backcourt. With Rubio's passing skills and Ellis's scoring abilities, we can pusht the break every chance we can. And with the addition of Richardson, he can put pressure on defenses to guard the three. I like what we have right now and we'll see how this team plays on."
What do you guys think of this trade and team now? Do you think they can win more games now that they have those two? Let me know on the comments/posts below!
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AT 
"Wolves bite back in the fourth to get their first win of the season"
End of 1st Quarter: MIN 14 DEN 16
Wolves slowly getting offensive flow back
Denver taking advantage of weak defense
Gallinari taking offensive load for the Nuggets
End of 2nd Quarter: MIN 28 DEN 30
Pekovic heats up (11 points)
End of 3rd Quarter: MIN 38 DEN 43
Rubio feeling better on the offensive end
Minnesota's offense feeling off again this quarter
Final Score: MIN 61 DEN 57
T'Wolves heat up on offense and defense
Denver struggles to hit big shots near end of the game
Rubio and Pekovic take over for Minnesota
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POTG: Nikola Pekovic (MIN)
| Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||
| Nov 4, 2012 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Denver (0-1) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 57 |
| Minnesota (1-1) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 61 |
| Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Ty Lawson | 19 | 8/19 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Andre Iguodala | 20 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 17 | 5/10 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Kenneth Faried | 18 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Javale McGee | 19 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Timofey Mozgov | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson Chandler | 10 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Anthony Randolph | 5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Quincy Miller | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jordan Hamilton | 2 | 0/1 | 0 | |||||||
| Andre Miller | 6 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey Brewer | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 26/51 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 57 | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Ricky Rubio | 19 | 6/11 | 1/1 | 8/8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Brandon Roy | 18 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 15 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 20 | 3/9 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Nikola Pekovic | 18 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Derrick Williams | 10 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Ridnour | 6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J.J. Barea | 1 | |||||||||
| Chase Budinger | 7 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexey Shved | 3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malcom Lee | 1 | |||||||||
| Dante Cunningham | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 21/41 | 4/12 | 15/15 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 61 | |
Coach's Thoughts:
"I think we are slowly getting the rhythm of our team back after tonight's win. It feels good to be on the board now, and we will have to build up from this. Look for more things to come in the future. Who knows, you and everyone else might be in for a surprise."
Prepare for game 3 when the T'Wolves face the Detroit Pistons next...
Monday, August 20, 2012
BREAKING NEWS
From the StarTribune newspaper:
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The coach of the Timberwolves has been fined $25,000 for criticizing the refs after the Knicks/Wolves game. He mentioned about them being on "something." This is not a good way to start the season for them. They will need to keep their mouth shut next time something like this happens because this will only lead them to fail.
After finding out, the GM of the team, Thilanwij, was questioned about the fine and what he thought of it. He said, "I think he needs to let his frustration out in another way because this only costs our team the money and we don't like that up in Minneapolis. I told him to calm down and just relax because this is just the beginning of the season and there are many other days that we can do better. Just focus on training the players to get better and we will be fine. After that, he calmed down and apologized to me, and the rest was history."
Looks like the T'Wolves have gotten this on track now, but we will see if it shows on and off the court.
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From the StarTribune newspaper:
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The coach of the Timberwolves has been fined $25,000 for criticizing the refs after the Knicks/Wolves game. He mentioned about them being on "something." This is not a good way to start the season for them. They will need to keep their mouth shut next time something like this happens because this will only lead them to fail.
After finding out, the GM of the team, Thilanwij, was questioned about the fine and what he thought of it. He said, "I think he needs to let his frustration out in another way because this only costs our team the money and we don't like that up in Minneapolis. I told him to calm down and just relax because this is just the beginning of the season and there are many other days that we can do better. Just focus on training the players to get better and we will be fine. After that, he calmed down and apologized to me, and the rest was history."
Looks like the T'Wolves have gotten this on track now, but we will see if it shows on and off the court.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
AT "The Knicks spoil Brandon Roy's comeback as the Knicks demolish the T'Wolves"
End of 1st Quarter: NYK 17 MIN 12
Rubio in early foul trouble.
Knicks taking advantage of fast breaks.
End of 2nd Quarter: NYK 32 MIN 25
Knicks still running and gunning (14 fast break pts).
Kevin Love only positive for the T'Wolves (11 pts).
End of 3rd Quarter: NYK 52 MIN 42
And 1's and fast breaks still in NY's favor.
Roy FINALLY scores his first points as a T'Wolf.
Timberwolves struggling offensively.
Final Score: NYK 71 MIN 52
Calls going NY's way all game.
Minnesota never recovered from offensive struggles.
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POTG: Carmelo Anthony (NYK)
| New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||
| Jan 1, | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| New York (1-0) | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 71 |
| Minnesota (0-1) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 52 |
| New York Knicks | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Ricky Rubio - PG | 12 | 4/10 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Brandon Roy - SG | 19 | 1/7 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andrei Kirilenko - SF | 16 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Love - PF | 17 | 5/7 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Nikola Pekovic - C | 19 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Derrick Williams - F | 15 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Luke Ridnour - G | 9 | 1/7 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| J.J. Barea - G | 6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chase Budinger - G/F | 4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexey Shved - G | 3 | |||||||||
| Greg Stiemsma - C | 6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Malcom Lee - G | 1 | |||||||||
| Dante Cunningham - F | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 25/49 | 2/3 | 19/22 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 71 | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Jason Kidd | 17 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Iman Shumpert | 14 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 17 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Amare Stoudemire | 18 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Tyson Chandler | 18 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| J.R. Smith | 12 | 5/7 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 6 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Marcus Camby | 7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Raymond Felton | 6 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Copeland | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | |||||||||
| Kurt Thomas | 6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 19/47 | 3/12 | 11/12 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 52 | |
Coach's Thoughts:
"I think the referees were on something tonight. It seemed like every call was going in New York's way because they fouled us many times but we never got any sort of call like them. We got hit harder but there was no foul there. It is pretty frustrating to watch your team lose while the other team gets all the call you're not getting. I wanted to yell at the refs but I didn't want to get called for a T. I really feel the refs were part of the blame for our loss tonight. Disappointing."
Prepare for game 2 when the T'Wolves face the Denver Nuggets next...
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Settings Info:
Difficulty - Hall of Fame
Minutes per quarter: 6 min
CPU Minutes per quarter: 9 min
Roster: Just Play 2k13 V2
Draft Class: Just Play 2k13
Difficulty - Hall of Fame
Minutes per quarter: 6 min
CPU Minutes per quarter: 9 min
Roster: Just Play 2k13 V2
Draft Class: Just Play 2k13
| 2012-2013 Minnesota T'Wolves Roster | ||||||
| # | NAME | POS | AGE | HT | WT | SALARY |
| 9 | Ricky Rubio | PG | 21 | 6'4" | 180 | 1 Yr | $3.74M |
| 13 | Luke Ridnour | G | 30 | 6'2" | 175 | 2 Yrs | $8.32M |
| 11 | J.J. Barea | G | 27 | 6'0" | 175 | 3 Yrs | $13.69M |
| 3 | Monta Ellis | G | 26 | 6'3" | 185 | 1 Yr | $11.00M |
| 1 | Alexey Shved | G | 22 | 6'6" | 180 | 3 Yrs | $10.0M |
| 10 | Chase Budinger | G/F | 23 | 6'7" | 218 | 1 Yr | $942K |
| 8 | Malcom Lee | G | 21 | 6'5" | 200 | 2 Yrs | $1.62M |
| 47 | Jason Richardson | F | 30 | 6'6" | 225 | 4 Yrs | $14.33M |
| 7 | Derrick Williams | F | 20 | 6'9" | 248 | 1 Yr | $4.95M |
| 42 | Kevin Love | F | 23 | 6'10" | 240 | 3 Yrs | $44.06M |
| 33 | Dante Cunningham | F | 24 | 6'8" | 230 | 2 Yrs | $4.2M |
| 14 | Nikola Pekovic | C | 25 | 6'11" | 243 | 1 Yr | $4.64M |
| 34 | Greg Stiemsma | C | 26 | 6'11" | 260 | 3 Yrs | $7.00M |
Top 3 Goals:
"Make the playoffs"
"Have an All-star"
"Achieve a winning season"
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