JR Rider returns to the Wolves (Association)

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Week 12 highlight video....

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A week out from the all star game the all star teams have been named. Notable absentee is Kevin Durant who was injured for a lot of the season, but he is leading his team back into play off contention by the minute. I'll update the coaches when I know them.

Year 1 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach:		Head Coach:
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Dwyane Wade	G	Kobe Bryant
G	Derrick Rose	G	Chris Paul
F	Lebron James	F	Dirk Nowitzki
F	Carmelo Anthony	F	Pau Gasol
C	Dwight Howard	C	Al Jefferson
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
6	Deron Williams	6	Russell Westbrook
7	Stephen Jackson	7	Manu Ginobli
8	Paul Pierce	8	Rudy Gay
9	Chris Bosh	9	Zach Randolph
10	Andrea Bargnani	10	Andrew Bynum
11	Joe Johnson	11	Monta Ellis
12	Chauncey Billups	12	Devin Harris

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And here is the Rookie/Soph teams... good to see at least one Timberwolf made the weekend festivities lol

Year 1 NBA Rookie Sophomore Rosters
Rookies		Sophomores
Head Coach:		Head Coach:
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	John Wall	G	Stephen Curry
G	Eric Bledsoe	G	Tyreke Evans
F	Blake Griffin	F	Terrence Williams
F	Paul George	F	Tyler Hansbrough
C	DeMarcus Cousins	C	DeJauan Blair
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
6	Jeremy Lin	6	Brandon Jennings
7	Jordan Crawford	7	Marcus Thornton
8	Damion James	8	Alonzo Gee
9	Ed Davis	9	Serge Ibaka
10	Cole Aldrich	10	Hasheem Thabeet

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Week 13 video highlights.

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Week 14 highlight video.

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It's been a busy week, so I'll update with scores and key stats for the games I've played in that time shortly. Almost at All Star break, at which point I'll do a more comprehensive look at the Wolves season thus far, and the interesting stories around the league.

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Results:

February 5th, 2011: Denver 112 @ Minnesota 115

Isaiah Rider: 33 MIN, 26 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TO POG
Kevin Love: 28 MIN, 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 4 STL, 2 TO
Eric Bledsoe: 28 MIN, 12 PTS, 1 REB, 11AST, 2 STL, 3 TO

February 7th, 2011: Minnesota 103 @ New Orleans 94

Anthony Morrow: 27 MIN, 26 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 2 BLK, 1 TO POG
Michael Finley: 22 MIN, 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 TO
Eric Bledsoe: 26 MIN, 10 PTS, 13 AST, 1 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TO

February 8th, 2011: Minnesota 117 @ Houston 101

Anthony Morrow: 24 MIN, 29 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL POG
Eric Bledsoe: 23 MIN, 10 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL, 1 TO
Rashad McCants: 17 MIN, 21 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL 8-13(FG) 5-9(3P)

February 11th, 2011: Minnesota 116 @ Indiana 123

Eric Bledsoe: 28 MIN, 18 PTS, 15 AST, 1 STL, 6 TO POG
Anthony Morrow: 26 MIN, 23 PTS, 2 TO 8-13(FG) 3-3(3P)
Anthony Randolph: 24 MIN, 10 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TO

February 12th, 2011: Philadelphia 117 @ Minnesota 130

Anthony Morrow: 22 MIN, 23 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK 10-11(FG) POG
Isaiah Rider: 19 MIN, 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL 10-12(FG) Playing Hurt
Sebastian Telfair: 24 MIN, 15 PTS, 15 AST, 3 TO

Eric Bledsoe was hurt in this game, still able to play, but cannot hit the side of a barn. Telfair and Morrow to share more of his minutes at point.

February 14th, 2011: Portland 94 @ Minnesota 106

Isaiah Rider: 30 MIN, 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 2 TO POG
Michael Beasley: 29 MIN, 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL 10-12(FG)
Anthony Morrow: 20 MIN, 20 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 1 TO

February 16th, 2011: Los Angeles Clippers 109 @ Minnesota 114

Isaiah Rider: 30 MIN, 35 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL POG
Anthony Randolph: 29 MIN, 15 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TO
Kevin Love: 32 MIN, 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK 2-2(3P)

This last game before the Allstar break proved to be frustrating with Michael Beasley having only just returned fully healed from injury suffering a 2 to 4 week ankle injury which will keep him out. Thankfully Bledsoe is now healed from his injury. The Timberwolves record is 42-14 as they enter the home stretch.

I'll update with stats leaders and standings sometime in the next few days. Still pretty busy atm.

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I updated my blog with an overview of the Wolves current roster and stats to this point. I've been debating internally whether to keep playing the rest of this season or sim through to the playoffs, then play the playoffs (having theoretically set the season up so far, it would be good for the CPU to throw in some sim surprises). That and I am excited by the Wolves drafting Derrick Williams and I want to get to the draft... to hopefully pick up Williams (even though it will make my roster top heavy - the fun will be figuring it out from there).

So I think at this point I shall sim through to the playoffs and then continue from there.

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Decided to sim playoffs too and what a surprise despite gaining 2nd seed and being healthy... the Wolves lost 2 - 4 in the FIRST ROUND to Portland. Oh well... it will provide the Wolves with a taste of what to strive for going into year two of the franchise.

Lebron James was named MVP. John Wall ROY. Marcus Thornton 6th Man of the Year. Eric Spoelstra Coach of the Year. Ben Wallace Defensive player of the year.

Wesley Johnson and Eric Bledsoe made the All Rookie 2nd team.

The Heat defeated the Mavs 4 - 1 in the NBA Finals. Bring on the Draft Lottery, lets see what that Nets pick gets me

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Top 10 Draft Picks in the 2011 Draft. The Wolves won the lottery via the New Jersey Nets pick traded for earlier in the season.

NBA Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Minnesota Timberwolves	Derrick Williams	SF/PF	6'8"	248
2	Indiana Pacers	Kyrie Irving	PG	6'2"	180
3	Charlotte Bobcats	Enes Kanter	C	6'11"	262
4	Toronto Raptors	Kemba Walker	PG	6'1"	172
5	Washington Wizards	Jordan Hamilton	SF	6'7"	220
6	Sacramento Kings	Brandon Knight	PG	6'3"	185
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	Kawhi Leonard	SF	6'8"	225
8	Detroit Pistons	Alec Burks	SG	6'6"	185
9	Golden State Warriors	Tobias Harris	SF	6'8"	226
10	Houston Rockets	Jan Vesely	PF	6'11"	240

I picked Derrick Williams, because it's what the Wolves did in real life... from here I can just enjoy rejigging the team in an effort to make it past the first round of the playoffs.

Other Draftees:

First Round Pick #27: Cory Joseph 6'3" 185lbs PG/SG
Second Round Pick #33: Malcolm Lee 6'5" 200lbs PG/SG (because he is another real life draftee)
Second Round Pick #40: Lucas Nogueira 7'0" 225lbs C