Category: Timberwolves

Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #64, Road Game #31: Minnesota 121, Seattle 116 Season Record: 15-49 1. Engines In the Backcourt, Stoppers Up Front My decision to keep a life and hold off on getting League Pass this NBA season is biting me this weekend, as the Wolves were…

Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #63, Home Game #33: Portland 103, Minnesota 96 Season Record: 14-49 1. When It Matters Most Al Jefferson did not score a single point in the first 19 minutes and 4 seconds of this game, which I’d wager is his longest drought of the…

Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #61, Road Game #30: Minnesota 111, Sacramento 103 Game #62, Road Game #31: Minnesota 99, Los Angeles Clippers 96 Season Record: 14-48 1. The Exploits of Foye The beat writers from the Strib and PiPress had the dominant story arc of last night’s Clippers…

Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #60, Road Game #28: Minnesota 76, Utah 105 Season Record: 12-48 1. Giving Up Said Sebastian Telfair, "We had no energy, no intensity. We just kind of gave up." Said Kirk Snyder: "They grind it out. They just kept doing what they do and…

Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #59, Home Game #32: Charlotte 109, Minnesota 89 Season Record: 12-47 1. Getting the Message It is just early March, with more than a fourth of the season’s games still to play, but the Minnesota Timberwolves are counting ping pong balls a lot more…

Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) Game # 58, Home Game #31: Seattle 111, Minnesota 108 Season Record: 12-46 1. An Improving Beast During Kevin Garnett’s dozen years with the Wolves, I wrote a slew of game recaps which included as a stock phrase the caution that people shouldn’t take the…