In the Company of Wolves - A T'Wolves Dynasty (NBA 2K12)

[MarchotehMrgnFreemns]

Quote: Originally Posted by sharanraj

superb thread.. really dont have a clue hw u come up with such awesome thing. i am also a T-wolves fan from malaysia. keep on doing this. i will definitely follow..

Thanks a lot! Glad to have you following! I'm just getting back up to school so I probably won't have any games today but i'll definitely have a few tomorrow!

[baccVols]

Despite those couple of losses looks like the Wolves are coming together. good Luck the rest of the way

[MarchotehMrgnFreemns]

Quote: Originally Posted by baccVols

Despite those couple of losses looks like the Wolves are coming together. good Luck the rest of the way

Thanks! It started to get a little rough with no bench so I needed to make a little trade just to strengthen it a bit. Norris Cole's rating is worse than Ridnour's but I can shoot with Cole a lot better so it helps out.

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Ricky Rubio Receives November Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month Honors

Minneapolis, MN - The awards just keep piling up for T'Wolves guard Ricky Rubio. Not only was Rubio named the November Rookie of the Month, he also received the November Player of the Month award as well.

"Ricky is growing by leaps and bounds," coach Rick Adelman said, speaking of his point guards play. "He could go out and score 15-20 points per game but he uses his passing to get teammates involved and gives us the best chance to win. I think that was the main factor in his winning of the award. He makes this whole team better. He's not putting up numbers like a Derrick Rose or Chris Paul but he's no less valuable to his team,"

Rubio himself was visibly elated when he received the news of his honors. "It feels good to be recognized. I just want to keep the team winning,"

Matchup Preview *|* January 4, 2012
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Phoenix Suns (8-15, 3-8 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (11-7, 2-4 Home)
Stats Comparison 61.7 Points Per Game 75.9 .437 Field Goal % .418 .805 Free Throw % .750 .373 3-Point % .338 704 Rebounds 598 75 Blocks 101 110 Steals 101 268 Turnovers 156 64.3 PPG Allowed 76.8 Projected Starters Steve Nash Point Guard Ricky Rubio Shannon Brown Shooting Guard Wesley Johnson Grant Hill Small Forward Michael Beasley Markieff Morris Power Forward Derrick Williams Marcin Gortat Center Kevin Love Injury Report N/A N/A Game Notes Minnesota welcomes the Phoenix Suns to the Target Center as they look to kick off the new year with a win. The Timberwolves closed 2011 as one of the hottest teams in the league after winning nine of their final eleven games of the year. The T'Wolves will look to keep the momentum up in 2012 as they enter their busiest month of the season. The Phoenix Suns have fallen on hard times as of the last couple years as star point guard Steve Nash is entering the final years of his Hall of Fame career. It's past meets present as Nash faces off against rookie passing prodigy Ricky Rubio and the Timberwolves.

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T'Wolves Start New Year on the Right Note
Love and Williams Tear Suns Front Court Apart

Minneapolis, MN - With the start of the new year, the Timberwolves were hoping to keep some of the habits they gained at the end of 2011. The habit of winning. The T'Wolves started off 2012 with doing exactly that by beating the struggling Suns 84-74. "As a team; we played great together out there tonight," coach Rick Adelman said after the game. "Every one of our starters were in double figures and the bench played great. They're the ones who drove our run in the second quarter to give us the lead. Norris, Wayne and Anthony played excellent tonight. I was very pleased with what I saw tonight out of everyone,"

Kevin Love's 2011-12 campaign seems to be getting stronger after his incendiary comments that made the media pay attention to Minnesota for the first time in years. "We all need to play good out there. I'm just a part of this team," Love said when asked if he felt a burden of making plays after his comments. "I try to do whatever I can to help the team out there. If that means rebounding, i'll do it. If that means hit a few threes, i'll do that,"

"It was a huge team effort tonight," Wesley Johnson said. "It just shows we can win with the entire team playing well and win when some of us are off. We're just growing more and more and I think we're growing into something scary,"

Wesley Johnson, who has been in a bit of a shooting slump as of late, took less attempts from the field during the game but made sure he hit the shots he did take. "Wes played well out there," Michael Beasley said. "We all did. It was my first time with double figures in how long?" he said with a bit of a laugh.

The question of giving forward/center Anthony Randolph was brought up to Adelman after Randolph had a 7 rebound effort in only 8 minutes. "Anthony is definitely working his way to more playing time. He's been working hard at practice and lucky for us can play both the power forward and center spots. I think it's just a matter of time before you see more of him,"

Adelman's comments lead many to believe that the days of Darko Milicic being the primary big man backup are over. Milicic came into the season as the starting center but has slowly but surely fallen out of favor with Adelman with poor offensive and defensive efforts.

Phoenix Suns (8-16) at Minnesota Timberwolves (12-7)
Jan 4, 2012 1 2 3 4 OT Final Phoenix 24 13 17 20 - 74 Minnesota 17 26 18 23 - 84 Top Performers Phoenix Suns Steve Nash - 13 pts, 4 ast Shannon Brown - 11 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast Minnesota Timberwolves Derrick Williams - 22 pts, 5 reb Kevin Love - 17 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast	Team Stats Comparison PHO MIN FG Made-Att 30/63 37/66 3PT Made-Att 5/18 5/14 FT Made-Att 9/12 5/6 Rebounds 28 35 Assists 15 29 Turnovers 3 5 Steals 4 3 Blocks 3 1
Phoenix Suns STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Nash 25 5-8 1-3 2-2 2 4 0 0 1 13 Shannon Brown 25 5-12 1-6 0-0 5 4 1 1 0 11 Grant Hill 23 5-9 1-2 2-2 2 3 0 1 0 13 Markieff Morris 25 2-11 0-1 4-6 7 0 1 1 1 8 Marcin Gortat 26 5-5 0-0 0-0 9 1 1 0 0 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Sebastian Telfair 11 4-10 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jared Dudley 13 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 3 Robin Lopez 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Hakim Warrick 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Josh Childress 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Charlie Frye 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ronnie Price DNP
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ricky Rubio 27 5-12 0-2 0-0 5 13 1 0 1 10 Wesley Johnson 24 3-6 1-4 3-3 4 3 0 0 2 10 Michael Beasley 26 6-9 0-1 0-0 5 5 0 0 0 12 Derrick Williams 24 10-15 1-1 1-2 5 0 1 0 1 22 Kevin Love 27 7-11 3-4 0-0 6 4 0 0 1 17 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Wayne Ellington 9 3-5 0-2 1-1 0 1 0 0 0 7 Anthony Randolph 8 2-2 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 1 0 4 Martell Webster 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 12 0 0 2 Darko Milicic 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norris Cole 6 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 J.J. Barea DNP Joel Anthony DNP

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Matchup Preview *|* January 5, 2012
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Minnesota Timberwolves (12-7, 9-3 Away)		Charlotte Bobcats (9-9, 6-4 Home)
Stats Comparison 76.3 Points Per Game 63.8 .417 Field Goal % .443 .750 Free Throw % .772 .329 3-Point % .377 613 Rebounds 528 102 Blocks 51 105 Steals 85 161 Turnovers 154 76.7 PPG Allowed 64.4 Projected Starters Ricky Rubio Point Guard Kemba Walker Wesley Johnson Shooting Guard Gerald Henderson Michael Beasley Small Forward Corey Maggette Derrick Williams Power Forward Tyrus Thomas Kevin Love Center Boris Diaw Injury Report N/A Allan Hunt - Strained Hamstring Day-to-Day Game Notes The T'Wolves travel to Charlotte to play the surprising Bobcats in the second night of their first January back-to-back. Kevin Love and Derrick Williams are both coming off of overpowering performances in their last game against Phoenix and will look again to exploit the Bobcats' weak front court. Ricky Rubio meets fellow rookie Kemba Walker at the point for what should be an interesting matchup between pass-first and score-fire point guards. Minnesota looks to keep the new year momentum going and extend their win streak to 3 at Time Warner Cable Arena.

[sharanraj]

dude, i wanna ask u something. why many people that use T-wolves in association wanting to trade beasley always? ya. in reality he is a bit lackluster but in the game he was so good wat.. wat do u think? should i trade him? if i trade who i should get?
this is my current roster:
pg- rubio/j.j barea/ ridnour
sg- j.r.smith/ wes johnson/ w.ellington
sf- beasley/ m.webster
pf- love/ d.williams(6th man)
c- milicic/ a.randolph/ n.pekovic

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Foul Trouble Dooms T'Wolves
Rubio Fouls Out After Terrible Shooting Night

Charlotte, NC - Looking to expand on their fresh two-game win streak, the Timberwolves fell to the Bobcats in the second night of their back to back. The team was plagued with foul trouble the entire game, eventually leading to Ricky Rubio fouling out with 30 seconds left in the game. "We played a sloppy, sloppy game out there tonight. I was surprised we kept it so close with all of the turnovers. We didn't get in the paint much either. The stats show that when we get down low, we win," coach Rick Adelman said.

The top story from the night was Ricky Rubio's terrible night from the field. Although he finished the game with a career high 14 assists, he only shot 2-10 from the field and sat on the bench for most of the second and third quarters.

Lucky for the Timberwolves, their new and improved bench play came to save the day. Norris Cole and Wayne Ellington injected life into the T'Wolves off the bench and helped them game a lead in the third. Adelman chose to keep the duo on the floor for the last five minutes of the fourth quarter instead of starters Wesley Johnson and Michael Beasley. "I wasn't having a good night out there," Wesley Johnson said in the locker room after the game. "I understand why coach did what he did. Of course you always want to be out there to make the game winning shot but Wayne and Norris played their asses off tonight and they deserved to be out there,"

Beasley on the other hand wasn't as diplomatic as his teammate. "I don't know why I was on the bench. I thought I had an alright night but it seemed to me like coach didn't trust me out there to take a big shot,"

Adelman refuted Beasley's comments during his portion of the post game press conference, "It's simple. Wayne and Norris were having fantastic nights tonight. These questions wouldn't be coming up if we had ended up winning the game. There's no controversy or anything going on here. I'm going to have a talk with Michael later tonight on our way make to Minneapolis,"

Derrick Williams attempted to save the day in the waning moments of the fourth quarter and hit two three point field goals before he was double teamed and Kevin Love was forced to put up the last shot the Timberwolves would put up for the night. "I want to win you know?" Williams said. "I'm gonna do all that it takes to do it. These back to backs are rough but we're getting a day off tomorrow and then get Philadelphia at home. I'll be back, you just watch,"

(I forgot to take the second picture during the game. It got a bit intense. Oops)

Minnesota Timberwolves (11-8) at Charlotte Bobcats (10-9)
Jan 5, 2012 1 2 3 4 OT Final Minnesota 18 24 16 23 - 81 Charlotte 19 25 12 31 - 87 Top Performers Minnesota Timberwolves Kevin Love - 15 pts, 5 reb Derrick Williams - 14 pts, 8 reb Charlotte Bobcats Corey Maggette - 19 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast Kemba Walker - 19 pts, 5 ast, 3 stl	Team Stats Comparison MIN CHA FG Made-Att 35/65 33/66 3PT Made-Att 9/21 4/8 FT Made-Att 2/4 17/20 Rebounds 30 32 Assists 28 21 Turnovers 10 4 Steals 4 10 Blocks 8 1
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ricky Rubio 24 2-10 0-2 0-0 5 14 0 0 1 4 Wesley Johnson 21 2-7 1-4 2-2 4 0 1 0 0 7 Michael Beasley 21 4-6 1-2 0-0 6 1 0 1 1 9 Derrick Williams 26 6-9 2-2 0-2 8 3 0 3 2 14 Kevin Love 26 7-15 1-5 0-0 5 3 0 1 0 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Wayne Ellington 12 5-7 2-3 0-0 0 1 2 0 2 12 Norris Cole 13 5-7 2-3 0-0 1 5 1 2 3 12 Martell Webster 8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Darko Milicic 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Anthony Randolph 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 2 J.J. Barea DNP Joel Anthony DNP
Charlotte Bobcats STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kemba Walker 26 4-20 0-2 11-12 3 5 3 0 0 19 Gerald Henderson 26 3-4 0-0 1-1 6 0 1 0 1 7 Corey Maggette 23 9-14 1-2 0-0 5 4 1 0 0 19 Tyrus Thomas 27 5-7 0-0 1-2 8 1 1 1 2 11 Boris Diaw 25 3-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Derrick Brown 10 3-5 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 7 Eduardo Najera 6 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Matt Carroll 7 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 5 D.J. Augustin 7 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 8 1 0 0 4 D.J. White 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Bismack Biyombo 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reggie Williams DNP