Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

**SKA** · 05-16-2011, 01:22 AM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

LATE OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2010

Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
Overall Record: 5-12
Oct-November Record: 5-12
Overall: 27th
Power Ranking: 26th
Division Rank: 4th
Conference Rank: 14th
Team Chemistry: 37%

The home opener for the 2010-2011 season of the Minnesota Timberwolves began in Minneapolis where two young teams exhibited their talents, as the Sacramento Kings came to town hoping to steal an important victory from the T'Wolves. Throughout the first the Kings would out-play the Timberwolves taking a significant 10+ point lead, but would come out flat in the third allowing for Kevin Love and the Timberwolves would rally back. The fourth quarter was an exciting back and forth finish, as Kings' star Tyreke Evans prevented a successful Timberwolves rally, drawing fouls late and putting the game in the box for Sacramento, 86-82. He would finish with 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, an impressive start to the year; while Love started off great with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while almost half his points would come at the line finishing 10-11 for free throws.

Two days later in the same place the Timberwolves would take care of business against the bordering Milwaukee Bucks. With a 114-110 victory at home, putting their record at a simple 1-1, Love and Jonny Flynn were certainly on their games, the former finishing with 29 points and 11 rebounds, while Flynn had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

However, they would fall short in the first road game in Memphis, losing by a failed last-second shot to tie the game by Flynn, resulting in an 85-83 loss. Rudy Gay and OJ Mayo would combine for 44 points and 16 rebounds, the headhonchoes of the T'Wolves defeat. This would be the beginnings of a 7-game losing streak, their longest so-far this season but certainly not in franchise history. They would find themselves in Miami following the Grizzlies lost, and everyone knew it was over by the end of the first quarter, as the Timberwolves were already down 23-40, finishing in a 91-123 beatdown at the whim of LeBron James and Chris Bosh, who combined for a stunning 85 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists. Team wouldn't fair well against the Orlando Magic either, as Gilbert Arenas would unload a 41 point night, although Anthony Randolph looked good with 26 points and 9 rebounds.

Fans hoped their return home against the Atlanta Hawks would break the streak, but another miserable defeat would take place, 108-84. The Rockets wouldn't help the cause winning at home against the T'Wolves 96-119. However, Kevin Love had his best game yet, scoring 27 points and snagging 17 rebounds. The seed would be planted in Los Angeles, however, against the Lakers, as the two teams had a tight battle throughout the game, interestingly enough because the Lakers at this point were still undefeated from the beginning of the season. The T'Wolves had an impressive first quarter, scoring 28 as opposed to the champions' 21. After a mild second quarter, this lead was even more exemplified by the third quarter as the T'Wolves would outscore the Lakers once again by 8 points. But the Lakers were done playing around in the fourth quarter, and even though they would allow Minnesota to put up 24 points, Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum would help rally the champs back with, as the team had 38 points in the final quarter, just squeaking out and exciting 99-97 victory in L.A. The Timberwolves were without a doubt disappointed, as subjugated in their after-game press conference.

The next day the team was in Sacramento and would suffer another embarrassing loss to the Kings, 105-122. But Michael Beasley would make some changes once the team got back to Minnesota ready to take on the New York Knicks. He would put on a performance, totaling for 36 points and 10 rebounds, while Kevin Love was also remarkable, scoring 28 points and grabbing 22 rebounds, as they would go on to turn fortunes around with a score of 111-124, only their second win of the season.

A trip on the road would end good fortunes, dropping another game to Atlanta, 85-101, mostly thanks to Jamal Crawford's 35 point game. Another game would be lost to Charlotte, a game which the Timberwolves certainly had the opportunities to win and just could not finish, almost a mental block had come over them. Only three players had double-digits (oddly enough would each have 19 points), and this did not include K-Love. For the Bobcats, Stephen Jackson owned the floor with 39 points and 7 rebounds, helping the Bobcats achieve a buzzer-beating victory, 97-96. Certainly one of the only exciting things to come out of Charlotte so-far this season.

Once at home though, a change in the winds would take place, as the Los Angeles Clippers would put up 30 points in the fourth quarter, holding the Timberwolves to 16, and still lost by 7, 101-108! Corey Maggette continues to play at a high performance, putting up 27 points on the night, but his team's efforts would fail him. Both Michael Beasley and Kevin Love played well with a double-double effort, while Jonny Flynn led the way in points with 22 and 9 assists.

On Friday, mid-November, a big game for Minnesota would take place, as the undefeated 12-0, two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers came to town for a little rematch of the close 97-99 defeat taken a week earlier by the T'Wolves, in L.A. Well the tables were turned this time, as the T'Wolves finished the first half up by 4 points. The lead would tighten to only 2 by the start of the fourth, as once again Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum would lead the way for any potential Lakers comeback. Bryant did his work for the night, finishing with a game-high 34 points, while Bynum had 23 and 14 rebounds. But the impeccable team play of Minnesota for the night provided Anthony Randolph with a 24 point night as well as 10 rebounds. The rest of the stats were spread out, but things would look great as the Timberwolves would win the game 103-91, a big win for the young team.

They would lose it in the second quarter of their next game, unfortunately, heading to Oklahoma City playing in a 117-124 loss. Kevin Durant just went crazy with 49 points on the night, while Russell Westbrook provided a 25-15 scorebox. And this is all while six Timberwolves players would finish with double-digit points. Thankfully, the San Antonio Spurs would receive the brunt on the response from Minnesota the next game, losing in Minny 87-98. Anthony Randolph sure had the biggest impact on the game, scoring 21 points but providing for many spark plays throughout the game. The team would struggle in the first half, but came back scoring 60 points in the second half, while the Spurs scored as many as Minnesota did in the first half.

The final game of November would come in the middle of a long 5-day break for the Timberwolves. Monta Ellis carried a Warriors victory over the T'Wolves, putting up 45 points on the day, while he and Stephen Curry both had double-digit assist totals. The T'Wolves would falter, 117-103, and frankly looked bleak throughout the entire month, ending with a record of 5-12, 5.5 games behind the division leading Oklahoma City Thunder who are 11-7. Thankfully, the team is saved by the cursing of Portland, who are only 4-13 on the year. Even more disturbing is Minnesota's record on the road, as they are 0-9, failing to win one venture out of Minneapolis.

Making a statistical analysis so far on the month that has gone by, there will probably be pressure to take minutes away from Sebastian Telfair and given more to Luke Ridnour. Both are playing at a nearly similar rate in the game, but Ridnour is averaging a higher number of points per game and assists, although the latter may be thanks to whom he is playing with compared to the bench Telfair usually comes out with. We like Ridnour because he is also a change in the way our team plays and the defense other teams must approach as compared to not only Telfair, but Flynn, who both are quick on their feet and on the gun. We like Ridnour's slower pace of controlling the offense while our number one guys recuperate on the bench. We are also worried about the production from sixth man Martell Webster, who only averages 5.6 PPG, with a terrible field goal percenage of .355%. Expect a move to be made which would either move somebody up into the sixth man spot or the acquisition of a sixth man from another team.

Prospect Scouting

Our first prospect scouts were sent out to Penn State to check hot the hottest player in college basketball today, Dan Washington, a 6'9", 235 lbs. small forward who also dabbles in the shooting guard position. At 21 years old, Washington's physical play is one of his trademarks, as well as his patented mustache. Everett Hopkins was first assigned from him and we expect to hear great things about Washington as the season has kicked off. After the trip, our scout was apparently "blown away" by Washington's play, specifically his defensive ability, with his only weakness coming in his intangibles, which may be nothing but average. Hopkins is adamant about spending more time on Washington, and he will be scouted a few more times.

Mack Stallworth was sent out to Oregon State to check out their best player, small forward Jonathon Lynch; a 6'8", 220 lbs. player with fantastic defensive ability, an asset our team does not possess, as well as offensive abilities likened to those of Danny Granger. Stallworth wasn't too impressed with his inside scoring ability, and said Lynch has a nice jumper, but really lacks at rebounding despite having a great feel for the game.

The first week into November, we had our scouts take a long trip to both Serbia and Russia, checking out two of the supposed top players heading into this year's draft, Mladen Jeremic (SRB) and Egor Chugainov (RUS). The former is a star small forward in the European leagues, at a massive 6'9" but he is known for his incredible athletic ability despite the height. Hopkins was satisfied with what he saw, and says Mladen has a unique ability to dominate the post at the three position. However, we will not be quick to jump on this kid because we have seen in the league's past how European players can sometimes never develop (i.e., Darko Milicic). As for Chugainov, Stallworth noted the 6'7" shooting guard had great defensive ability, but lacked a certain bit on the offensive side of the ball. We may scout him again but at this point we may not be too interested in picking up Chugainov.
A shooting guard we are showing interest though, is Kenneth Theus, a 19 year old 6'6" shooting guard out of Gonzaga University. Like Chugainov, Theus plays great defense against other guards, but has a little trouble handling the taller small forwards that come his way. Hopkins is impressed with his intangibles and playmaking ability, as well as his "deadly" trey which he seems to knock down on a consistent basis. When asked to compare him to any NBA player, Hopkins likened Theus to a young Kobe Bryant. More time will definitely be spent on young Kenneth Theus.

Franklin McKnight was our second player during the second week of November we checked out, playing the small forward position out of Miami of Florida. McKnight was at first touted as a Lottery pick, but Stallworth has put in word that he is probably not worth more than a mid-1st round pick. His size, 6'9" and 226 lbs. is certainly impressive, and spending some time later in the season checking out McKnight will probably be in our best interest.

Later in the month we looked at Dennis Thomas, a 19 year old shooting guard out of Louisiana Tech. Our scout felt Thomas was more impressive on offense and defense than we originally suspected, possessing quick hands to disrupt defense and make plays on offense. And while we were impressed with Thomas, the second kid, Luis Greene was not as impressive, although he does look like one of the few good power forwards in the upcoming draft. He's 6'10" and is only 19 years old, but isn't reckoned for his offense, instead, his down-low prowess comparable to a young Tim Duncan.

Player Statistics - Through the Month of November
PF. Kevin Love (17.1 PPG; 12.4 RPG; .468 FG%; 34.4 MPG)
PG. Jonny Flynn (16.4 PPG; 6.8 APG; .444 FG%; 35.4 MPG)
PF. Anthony Randolph (15.6 PPG; 7.5 RPG; 2.1 BPG; .464 FG%; 29.4 MPG)
SF. Michael Beasley (15.4 PPG; 5.6 RPG; .422 FG%; 28.6 MPG)
SG. Wayne Ellington (8.5 PPG; .452 FG%; 25.8 MPG)
PG. Luke Ridnour (6.4 PPG; 3.4 APG; .427 FG%; 14.0 MPG)
SF. Martell Webster (5.6 PPG; 4.3 RPG; .355 FG%; 24.6 MPG)
PG. Sebastian Telfair (4.7 PPG; 2.3 APG; .407 FG%; 12.4 MPG)
- Stats accumulated at a minimum of 10 minutes per game.

Western Conference Standings - Through the Month of November
1. Los Angeles Lakers (14-4; .778%; -- GB)
2. Memphis Grizzlies (11-7; .661%; 3.0 GB)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (11-7; .661%; 3.0 GB)
4. San Antonio Spurs (10-7; .588%; 3.5 GB)
5. Dallas Mavericks (10-7; .588%; 3.5 GB)
6. Los Angeles Clippers (9-9; .500%; 5.0 GB)
7. Sacramento Kings (8-8; .500%; 5.0 GB)
8. Utah Jazz (9-10; .474%; 5.5 GB)
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14. Minnesota Timberwolves (5-12; .294%; 5.5 GB)
*BOLD denotes Northwest Division\

League News for the Month of November
- Throughout the end of October and month of November, LeBron James would accumulate four of the five awarded Player of the Week awards (the other going to Derrick Rose of the Bulls.) In the Western Conference things were much more spread out, with Chris Paul winning the award twice, while Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Kevin Durant would win their respective titles.
- For the entire month, it was no surprise that LeBron James would win Eastern Conference Player of the Month, while Kevin Durant took the award home in the Western Conference. Durant currently leads the league, averaging 32.8 PPG, as well as 9.1 RPG, shooting barely over .500% from the field, all while playing 40.1 minutes a game. For LeBron, he averages 29.7 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 5.9 APG, and 2.1 SPG. He also averages the most minutes per game in the league at 40.4 MPG.
- Early in October the Washington Wizards would sign veteran shooting guard Larry Hughes to a one-year contract, while the Utah Jazz would sign Flip Murray to a one-year contract the very next day.
- The first transaction of the year would take place between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers. Baron Davis was the big name of the trade, arriving in Milwaukee to play alongside, either in front or back of their rising star Brandon Jennings. The Clippers in return would receive Corey Maggette and Carlos Delfino. The trade has surprisingly worked out for Los Angeles, as Maggette averages second-highest PPG on their team, while Davis had 14.4 PPG and 5.3 APG, although he is extremely dissatisfied with his current role on the team, and may request another one before the trade deadline.
- A couple days later the Bucks picked up center Eddy Curry for a one-year contract, while the Golden State Warriors signed Chris Hunter, and the Phoenix Suns signed Jerry Stackhouse. (Are you kidding me Stack?)
- The New Jersey Nets imploded fairly early, as mid-way through the month they fired Avery Johnson as head coach even though he was brought in to help re-build the team. However, they are clearly none better than their last season, which was also abysmal, as they are currently 3-15 at the bottom of the totem pole. In his place they decided that former assistant coach Martin Bell would lead the team in a better direction, at least on the court. Avery was reportedly furious by the decision and will soon be back with the NBA team on ESPN/ABC.
- Two more trades would take place at the end of the month. First, the New Orleans Hornets sent sniper Marco Bellinelli to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for point guard Acie Law and a second-round pick for this year's upcoming draft. Second, the now LeBron-less Cleveland Cavaliers made their first move of the season, trading home-town favorite Daniel Gibson to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for veteran center Nenad Krstic.

**SKA** · 05-16-2011, 01:23 AM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

DECEMBER 2010

Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
Overall Record: 13-20
December Record: 8-8
Overall: 28th
Power Ranking: 23rd
Division Rank: 3rd +1
Conference Rank: 13th +1
Team Chemistry: 31% -6

The first game of December was played on the first of the month away against the Dallas Mavericks. Things certainly did not go the way of the Timberwolves, as the Mavericks walked away with a dominate and easy 84-116 stomping of the team from Minnesota. Three players for the Mavs had over 20 points, the top being an obvious choice of Dirk Nowitzki who had 40 points and 12 rebounds while taking 23 shots and going 11-12 from the free throw line. The next game was a little more south in San Antonio, as the Timberwolves continued to lose on their road trip against some of the NBA's top teams. This time the team would fall 99-141, and obscure score for a newly organized offense for Greg Popovich's Spurs. Although five T'Wolves finished in double digits, four Spurs would combine for 104 of the team's points.

A long road trip would take place as the team headed back for one home game the day after, against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team looked winded and tired from the trip, and failed to win yet again, losing by another large margin, 105-76. Two days later the team fell in Madison Square Garden, 88-103 against the Knicks, as Carmelo Anthony had 47 points and 11 rebounds on his great night. And once home again, the Oklahoma City Thunder came to town and wrecked havoc, scoring 121 while holding the struggling Timberwolves to 91 points.

Finally on the 10th of December the team's luck would turn around as the Detroit Pistons fell victim to the Timberwolves 99 points, as they only put up 88. Michael Beasley led the team with 21 points, while Kevin Love had a 20-13 double-double on the night. The very next day, things didn't look to bright for the T'Wolves who had to play a difficult cross-conference game against the Chicago Bulls. However, Derrick Rose's 34 points and 10 assists wouldn't be enough, as Beasley against led the T'Wolves in scoring, while both Love and Jonny Flynn had double-doubles to help push Minny to a 116-110 victory on the road, their first road win of the season.

Golden State would once again get in the way three days later, as the Timberwolves fell by a massive 46 points, losing 94-140 in Oakland. However, a road game in Phoenix Suns was a different story, as the T'Wolves came out victorious, 115-98. Flynn led the way with 27 points and 14 assists, while three players; Beasley, Love, and Anthony Randolph all had double-doubles, an intricate statistic of immediate success for the team. Surprisingly the team continued success on the road, with a 90-80 win in Portland, with both Flynn and Love getting double-doubles again. The next day the Nuggets would fall, 110-106, as Flynn tied his career and season high scoring total of 32 points, although failing to achieve a double-double, despite the victory.

The Clippers weren't too friendly when they hosted Minny, now on their sixth and final road game of the tour. Los Angeles would win 102-118, as Corey Maggette played great scoring 32 points, while Flynn had a 28 point game, but the rest of the team could not rise to the challenge in defeating a potential Western Conference playoff team. Thankfully their final game of the week (on a Wednesday) would result in a divisional victory against the Utah Jazz, 81-105, one of Minnesota's biggest wins of the season. Al Jefferson came back to Minnesota for the first time this season and was held to only 9 points (although he had 15 rebounds.) For the Timberwolves, Kevin Love got the better of his match-up with Jefferson, scoring 23 points with 11 rebounds.

The Timberwolves would have a successful shot at revenge against the Cleveland Cavaliers, this time coming to the Q and defeating the Cavs 115-101. Anthony Randolph had his biggest game of the month scoring 27 points and snagging 10 rebounds, while the young J.J. Hickson has continued to step his game up for Cleveland his season, scoring 23 with 9 rebounds, despite his team's losing effort. The very next day was a home loss to the Hornets, 122-93, as Luke Ridnour oddly enough tied with Michael Beasley for the team's scoring leader, as they both had 20. It's not surprising that the team loses with Ridnour is the leading scorer. They both certainly did not play as well as Chris Paul who led the game with 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. The final game of the month was another one with the division rival Denver Nuggets. This time it was at home and the Timberwolves would secure another victory, winning 90-108. Jonny Flynn finished with his record 32 points, while he and Kevin Love were able to get to the line a combined 21 times.

The team looks to be building a better and well-flowing offensive scheme, as guys continue to adjust to their roles and find their spots on the floor. K-Love's production his month dropped, while Flynn's rose to the challenge of leading his team to 8 wins on the month, going over double of what the team had in the first month. He continues to look like an essential part to the future of this team, and a perennial all-star. Our minutes plan with Luke Ridnour and Sebastian Telfair worked out the way we hoped, as Ridnour has improved his game and perhaps had a factor in improving our win total on the month. We know little things like this can have a big impact on the season, and now we are looking at knocking minutes off for an inconsistent Martell Webster in favor of a more promising Wesley Johnson. Also it should be noted that in the middle of the month, rookie Lazar Hayward was sent down to the Developmental League, as he attempts to make sure that his career doesn't end up in the gutters of the D-League.

Prospect Scouting

Early in December our prospects returned from both the University of Connecticut and Colorado State. The first was Wilson Humphries, a dominate power forward in the college game who is 6'11" and only 19 years old. Our scout was more impressed with Humphries than other PF's so far in the draft, particularly is nact on defense and effective offensive ability. Jason Hardaway was the other player looked at, and he was a potential lottery pick before, but our scout felt he lacked when it came to how much he could improve his game and placed him as a mid-late 1st round pick for now. With so many other great small fowards avaliable, it will remain to be seen whether time will be spent on Hardaway.

The next week scouts were sent to see Kenny Barlow, a small forward out of Kentucky playing great under John Callipari, and Vin Moody from Iowa, a veteran who plays some of the best defense at his position in the Big Ten. Barlow is 20 years old and is at an advantageous 6'8", with tremendous offense ability and great defense in the post for his spot. There is a lot of interest in Barlow from the Minnesota situation, depending on how the rest of the season winds out, as Barlow could be a great sleeper pick. Moody was also impressive, as our scout likened his playing style to that of Andre Iguodala, and tape shows his natural nact for the game of basketball. He highly advised more time was spent checking out Moody, and we will certainly take the time.

Two big men were in sights for out next week. Out of UCLA, seemingly the new version of Kevin Love down in California, Darryl Outlaw, a 21-year old power forward who has a dominance on every game he is down low in the post. His rebounding and defense is great, but his offense definitely lags, as he only averages around 11 points a game in college. The second big man was a true 7'1" center out of Texas A&M, Will Cage, who is 20 years old and is also a defensive stopper. Out scout believes he is the best defensive center in the draft, but it remains to be seen if our efforts will be spent on acquiring a center in the draft.

Up next were Harvey Florey, a shooting guard from South Carolina, and Jimmie Cox, another center out of Notre Dame. Florey is 21 years old and plays great defense at his position, as well as great offensive talent. How he compares to others in the draft will have to be decided later as out scouts get a better chance to look at the shooting guards more in depth. Cox wasn't as impressive as he was first prospected to be. Although he does play in the rough-and-tough Big East, his offensive skills are certainly lacking and probably won't cut it in today's NBA. For the month our final prospect was Cody Cummings, a power forward from Seton Hall. He is essentially the team's only offensive scorer, so his averages are most likely inflated, but our scouts believe he is a valuable 1st round pick although his offense needs some work.

Player Statistics - Through the Month of December
PG. Jonny Flynn (18.0 PPG; 7.4 APG; .456 FG%; 35.4 MPG)
PF. Kevin Love (16.2 PPG; 11.2 RPG; .452 FG%; 33.7 MPG)
SF. Michael Beasley (15.9 PPG; 6.1 RPG; .450 FG%; 29.2 MPG)
PF. Anthony Randolph (14.8 PPG; 7.5 RPG; 2.1 BPG; .454 FG%; 28.9 MPG)
SG. Wayne Ellington (7.9 PPG; .446 FG%; 25.3 MPG)
PG. Luke Ridnour (7.6 PPG; 3.8 APG; .441 FG%; 15.8 MPG)
SF. Martell Webster (5.3 PPG; 3.9 RPG; .393 FG%; 24.5 MPG)
SG. Wesley Johnson (4.6 PPG; 1.8 APG; .505 FG%; 10.1 MPG
PG. Sebastian Telfair (3.8 PPG; 2.0 APG; .452 FG%; 11.7 MPG)
- Stats accumulated at a minimum of 10 minutes per game.

Western Conference Standings - Through the Month of December
1. San Antonio Spurs (23-9; .719%; -- GB)
2. Los Angeles Lakers (22-11; .667%; 1.5 GB)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (22-12; .647%; 2.0 GB)
4. Dallas Mavericks (19-12; .613%; 3.5 GB)
5. Los Angeles Clippers (18-15; .545%; 5.5 GB)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (17-15; .531%; 6.0 GB)
7. Sacramento Kings (17-15; .531%; 6.0 GB)
8. New Orleans Hornets (18-16; .529%; 6.0 GB)
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13. Minnesota Timberwolves (13-20; .394%; 10.5 GB)
*BOLD denotes Northwest Division

League News for the Month of December
- For the month of December and a bit of late November, LeBron James once again accumulated a few Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards, scoring two, while both Derrick Rose and Danny Granger had one great week during the month of their own. In the West, Kevin Durant continued his great play, totaling up two of his own, while two Golden State Warriors' players would have a week to themselves as Players of the Week, not surprisingly in Monta Ellis and his partner-in-crime, Stephen Curry.
- As for the whole month and its conference awards, both LeBron James and Kevin Durant would claim the titles for the second month in a row.
- As for signings, the Cleveland Cavaliers picked up Matt Janning on a one-year contract, the Los Angeles Clippers signed Rafer Alston to a one-year deal, and the Detroit Pistons sign Cliff Davis to a one-year league minimum contract.
- In the middle of the month the Milwaukee Bucks would make another trade for the season, sending Ersan Ilyasova and Drew Gooden to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Eric Maynor and Morris Peterson as it appears the Bucks are trying to clear some cap space and the Thunder are looking to get bigger bodies down low, especially an athletic one in Ilyasova.
- Later, the Chicago Bulls would sign Darington Hobson to a one-year contract, the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired veteran free agent Michael Finley for the rest of the year, and the Knicks sign Arthur Williams to a one-year deal.
- Two coaches would find their way out of the select few of NBA coaches for the season, as the Toronto Raptors were the first to let their coach go, letting go of coach Jay Triano while choosing Benjamin Law as his replacement, marked with an interim-tag as much as that may matter. The Detroit Pistons were the other team as experts to shocked they let go experience former assistant coach and their now former head coach John Kuester, preferring it seems Pat Duncan who has been with the Pistons organization for years.
- At the end of the month, the Chicago Bulls would get significant help from the bench by acquiring Tony Allen from the Memphis Grizzlies, in exchange for Brian Scalibrine, a trade which had many Grizz fans scratching their heads.

Coach's Rotation - For the Month of December
PG. Jonny Flynn (39 min.) [Starter]
SG. Wayne Ellington (23 min.) [Starter]
SF. Michael Beasley (36 min.) [Starter]
PF. Anthony Randolph (35 min.) [Starter]
C. Kevin Love (39 min.) [Starter]
BENCH
SF. Martell Webster (23 min.) [Sixth Man]
PG. Luke Ridnour (13 min.) [Role Player]
SG. Wesley Johnson (11 min.) [Prospect]
PG. Sebastian Telfair (10 min.) [Role Player]
C. Darko Milicic (5 min.) [Bench Warmer]
PF. Anthony Tolliver (2 min.) [Bench Warmer]
C.RES. Nikola Pekovic (0 min.) [Bench Warmer]

**wolvesjr34** · 05-16-2011, 04:11 AM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

This is quite interesting... are you playing on PC? Also, ever think of switching Randolph and Love around? The height advantage at Center might be quit useful... I just grabbed 5 blocks with Randolph in my last game. See you're a kings fan? I also have a Timberwolves Dynasty I've just started if interested in following. Mines on 360... and I am doing mine in my Dynasty blog

**SKA** · 05-16-2011, 01:30 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

Yes I am playing on PC. Window mode makes dynasty writing sooooo easy. Also great screen shots! And know I'm not a Kings fan, I think I just had a Kings dynasty last. I'm a Cavs fan! Not sad to say! and hope you stick around and keep reading!

**SKA** · 05-16-2011, 02:36 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

Kevin Love had a rough going for the start of the season, including several outings with only 2 points.

JANUARY 2011

Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
Overall Record: 18-29
January Record: 5-9
Overall: 27th
Power Ranking: 25th
Division Rank: 5th -1
Conference Rank: T-14th -1
Team Chemistry: 20% -11%

While 2010 ended with a win, 2011 started off on the wrong foot, as the Timberwolves first lost one to the New Jersey Nets at home, 97-90. Deron Williams would have a big impact on the outcome of the game, as he had a near triple-double shooting for 27 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, and dishing 8 assists. The next game two days later was in Boston against the Celtics, as Minnesota nearly came back for a victory, but missed shots late in the fourth and successes for the Celtics would allow the much-older team to grab the 97-100 victory. Michael Beasley would play great with 27 points and 12 rebounds but the rest of his team, specifically the guards, failed to get anything going to take the defense off Beasley. Another disappointing loss would take place again at home, against the Charlotte Bobcats, who won by five points with a final score of 104-99. Once again Stephen Jackson played well against the T'Wolves with 29 points, while the starters for Minnesota had a tough time generating offense, besides Kevin Love and his 26 points.

Finally a win would come in 2011 as the Timberwolves had time to rest up at home. The Portland Trailblazers were looking for revenge from their home loss a month ago, but would give up another one losing 89-101, putting their record against the T'Wolves at 0-2 with two more to play. The Timberwolves did not even play too well, with only three people in double-digits, although the scoring was fairly spread throughout the rotation.

The San Antonio Spurs, however, would put the Timberwolves in their place, first at home setting a dominate precedent for their next game two days later, 74-135, the T'Wolves largest margin of defeat yet this season. Four Spurs would have over 20 points, while DeJuan Blair played magnificent, scoring 20 points and grabbing 19 rebounds. He would completely shut down Kevin Love who played less minutes than usual scoring only 2 points with 3 rebounds, shooting 1-10 field goals on the night. There was a shot at revenge two days later, this time in Minneapolis, but again the Spurs had their number, winning 103-77, as K-Love continued to struggle with once again 2 points but at least 13 rebounds. This night Tim Duncan played hot scoring 30 points with nearly 10 rebounds, while Manu Ginobli had 29 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals to close out the victory.

Thankfully the Timberwolves could recover against a much weaker Washington Wizards team, compared to the first place Spurs. Michael Beasley's 26 points and Anthony Randolph's 14 points and 13 rebounds would lead the Timberwolves to their second win of the month, while holding John Wall to only 14 points (although he had 7 rebounds and 9 assists.) Two nights later on Saturday, Beasley would play great again, scoring 37 points, a new career high, but would play in a losing effort on the road against the Orlando Magic. The final score would be 126-105 in a game of minimal perimeter defense.

The routine continued for Timberwolves heading later in the month of January, as they were greeted with a road game in Portland against a Trailblazers team they have played well against all season. Things would be different this time, unfortunately, losing to Portland 88-105. LaMarcus Aldridge would go off with 27 points and 17 rebounds, while Minny had a rough night noted by Jonny Flynn's team leading 14 points. Surprisingly, the Timberwolves would rebound quickly, on the road in Los Angeles against the Clippers. Blake Griffin and Chris Kamen were the only Clippers in double-digits, as the latter finished with 35 points and 13 rebounds, while seven T'Wolves finished with double-digits led by Flynn's 30 points and 9 assists. This victory would prove to be a milestone for the season's Timberwolves team as it would put them one win ahead of what they would finish with last season, perhaps a testament to their improvement this season despite still remaining in the feeding pool of the Western Conference.

The final week of the month would be a long one with four games played, especially late into the weekend. The first would be another loss, this time to the traveling Houston Rockets, 113-106. It was a close game, but the Timberwolves were essentially playing catch-up the entire time while their big men struggled to gain any offensive momentum. Two days later would be a home game against their division leader, the Oklahoma City Thunder. And not surprisingly, the Thunder would dominate on the road with a 121-104 victory. Both Russell Westbrook and Jonny Flynn would go back and forth to finish with 30 points respectively, but the Thunder's overpowering bench and starting line-up would defeat the Timberwolves once again this season.

The two last games were back-to-backs, and would feature two Timberwolves victories, first on the road in Utah taking on the struggling Jazz. The 105-89 win would prove to be Minnesota's second win against the Jazz this season, while taking no losses so far. Kevin Love had his seemingly first big game in quite some time, scoring 20 with 17 rebounds; he would also play well at home in Toronto the finally day, finishing with a stat line of 20 points and 13 rebounds helping with a 73-90 win for the Timberwolves.

By the end of the month it was decided a few bigger changes were to be made. First was the decision to make rookie Wesley Johnson our sixth man while giving Martell Webster nothing more than a role playing position. Johnson is averaging 5.7 PPG and 1.9 RPG while playing only 11.6 minutes per game, while Webster somehow averages a lower PPG at 5.4, although has 3.6 RPG, which we believe could easily be snatched up by any of our other rebounders on the team. He plays about 23 minutes a game, and probably won't see a major decline in numbers, while Johnson were certainly have an increase and will most likely increase our team's total offensive points to an extent Webster never had. It remains to be seen how Webster will react to this news, especially since this is his first year on the team. We have a couple weeks before the trade deadline, although he probably isn't worth much more than someone of his caliber or a second-round pick.

Second, Darko Milicic has become extremely unhappy with his role as a Bench Warmer, and has averaged less than a few minutes per game. This brings us sadness because the front office likes what Milicic has to bring to the table and his recently grown "him against the world" style of play, as well as his team awareness and defensive stopping ability. He will most certainly be traded so the Timberwolves don't lose out on him with nothing in return. His minutes have been decreased while Nikola Pekovich, whom has impressed some recently, had been bumped up in minutes to give the Timberwolves depth in the post.

Prospect Scouting

The first prospect looked at in the new year was Fidel Guzman, a strong and athletic big man out of Argentina. Our top scout was considerably impressed with the pure skills of the power forward, and believes with enough time he will become a dominate player in the NBA. More time will probably be spent on this emotional player although the front office isn't too jumpy to pick up a big man this upcoming draft.

Next was a young 20-year old small forward in Reggie George who plays at Marquette. He is essentially their top scorer and is very impressive on defense as well standing at 6'8" and a major 223 lbs. However, the scout wasn't too impressed with his rebounding, but more time will probably be spent on his later in the season depending if we have the opportunity to land a mid-late 1st round pick. The other player was Benjamin McCarthy, as experienced shooting guard from Florida. He has great offensive nact and defensive ability, but there is probably a lack of potential for him to develop especially because he is already pretty talented and is 22 years old. He is also very fast and lengthy at 6'7" despite playing the two spot.

Two more shooting guard were checked out next week, in Rudolph McMillan from North Carolina State, and Pandazis Balidas a foreign guard from Greece. McMillan is scouted as better than Balidas, although his skills are pretty raw compared to other players in the draft, our scouts feel he has a great amount of potential to be honed and grown by our coaching staff. Unfortunately there is much pressure in Minnesota to start winning again soon, with the threat of even the franchise charter itself, so the thought of drafting a young guard who doesn't show Top 5 level of play and waiting years to develop him just isn't what the front office is looking for. His offense however, is great, while his defense is lacking in comparison to others in the draft. Balidas, despite having a really bad *** name, is even younger at the age of 19, and is just as raw. Plus, he doesn't face the level of ability and athleticism seen at the American college level, so there probably won't be much more interest in a player like Pandazis.

Finally more time was spent on two of the Top 5 prospects in this year's draft. For Dan Washington, the small forward from Penn State, our scouts are continually impressed, but feel it will take a little time for Washington to develop into an all-star, and he may not be one of the top small forwards in the league even if given the time to develop, marking his potential at a B. As for Egor Chugainov, the shooting guard out of Russia, he also has to take some time to develop, but our scout was considerably more impressed with Chugainov's play, and marked his potential with an A+. They say after a few years in the league Chugainov will be a guaranteed all-star, although many in the front office aren't so easy to swallow that guarantee.

Player Statistics - Through the Month of January
PG. Jonny Flynn (18.0 PPG; 6.9 APG; .449 FG%; 35.9 MPG)
SF. Michael Beasley (16.0 PPG; 6.4 RPG; .452 FG%; 29.2 MPG)
PF. Kevin Love (15.4 PPG; 11.2 RPG; .436 FG%; 33.7 MPG)
PF. Anthony Randolph (13.7 PPG; 7.6 RPG; 2.1 BPG; .437 FG%; 28.8 MPG)
SG. Wayne Ellington (7.8 PPG; .456 FG%; 24.9 MPG)
PG. Luke Ridnour (7.8 PPG; 3.3 APG; .447 FG%; 15.4 MPG)
SG. Wesley Johnson (5.9 PPG; 1.9 APG; .500 FG%; 11.6 MPG)
SF. Martell Webster (5.4 PPG; 3.6 RPG; .396 FG%; 23.7 MPG)
PG. Sebastian Telfair (3.9 PPG; 1.1 APG; .425 FG%; 11.6 MPG)
- Stats accumulated at a minimum of 10 minutes per game.

Western Conference Standings - Through the Month of December
1. San Antonio Spurs (32-15; .681%; -- GB)
2. Los Angeles Lakers (32-16; .667%; 0.5 GB)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (30-17; .638%; 2.0 GB)
4. Golden State Warriors (29-18; .617%; 3.0 GB)
5. Dallas Mavericks (28-19; .596%; 4.0 GB)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (26-23; .531%; 7.0 GB)
7. Phoenix Suns (23-23; . 500%; 8.5 GB)
8. New Orleans Hornets (23-26; .469%; 10.0 GB)
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13. Minnesota Timberwolves (18-29; .383%; 14.0 GB)
*BOLD denotes Northwest Division

League News for the Month of January
- Once again LeBron James brought home two POTW awards, while Derrick Rose, Stephen Jackson, and Deron Williams all had one of their own in that consecutive order during the middle of the month, as James grabbed his at the beginning and end. In the West, Kevin Durant, who did receive one POTW award, was outshined by two veterans, Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki, who each received two POTW's of their own.
- Things would remain the same for when it comes to Player of the Month, at least in the Eastern Conference. LeBron James grabbed his third in a row, while Dirk Nowitzki really shined in January, deserving of his first Player of the Month award for this season.
- Plenty of signings took place following the turn of the year. The Celtics picked up Jarvis Hayes on a one-year contract while the New Orleans Hornets improved their bench shooting, picking up Rashad McCants. The Bucks signed Mike Harris to a one-year deal, Juan Dixon received a contract for the rest of the season from the San Antonio Spurs, and Troy Murphy was re-signed again by the Indiana Pacers, giving him a one year, $2.91M contract.
- The middle of the month saw the Phoenix Suns trade Jerry Stackhouse and Hakim Warrick to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Rasual Butler and Brian Cook, a seemingly worthless trade when it comes down to it.
- The Suns would also pick up Antoine Wright on a one-year contract, while the Grizzlies signed Jake Robinson for the year.
- A more impactful trade was made a couple days after the first trade, as the Los Angeles Clippers were once again busy, this time with the Portland Trailblazers. The latter team would trade veteran shot blocker Marcus Camby and Sean Marks to the Clippers for Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes. This would certainly give the Clippers one of the best line-ups in the post as their roster also features Blake Griffin, Chris Kamen, and Hakim Warrick.
- Later, the Detroit Pistons would trade Tracy McGrady and their '11 Second-Round Pick to the Dallas Mavericks for Rodrigue Beaubois, an interesting trade on both sides of the ball.

Coach's Rotation - For the Month of December
PG. Jonny Flynn (37 min.) -2 [Starter]
SG. Wayne Ellington (23 min.) -- [Starter]
SF. Michael Beasley (36 min.) -- [Starter]
PF. Anthony Randolph (35 min.) -- [Starter]
C. Kevin Love (38 min.) -1 [Starter]
BENCH
SG. Wesley Johnson (23 min.) +12 [Sixth Man]
SF. Martell Webster (15 min.) -8 [Role Player]
PG. Luke Ridnour (12 min.) -1 [Role Player]
PG. Sebastian Telfair (10 min.) -- [Role Player]
C. Nikola Pekovic (7 min.) +7 [Bench Warmer]
PF. Anthony Tolliver (2 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
C. Darko Milicic (2 min.) -2 [Bench Warmer]

**wolvesjr34** · 05-16-2011, 05:16 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

You simming or playing? Because Webster should be killing it... lol Maybe I just like his release... he's money for me, and one of my best as my 6th man

Great work keep it up. And don't be ashamed of being a Cavs fan, good on you for sticking by your team I say

Least ya'll didn't have the worst record, that would Minnesota (my team) for ya lol

**mrawesome** · 05-16-2011, 09:21 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

I'm loving the presentation and the reports your doing. Keep up the great job! I'll be following!

**SKA** · 05-17-2011, 12:08 AM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

This month, Jonny Flynn was really forced to step his game up and give his team the necessary offensive firepower.

FEBRUARY 2011

Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
Overall Record: 21-39
February Record: 3-10
Overall: 29th
Power Ranking: 27th
Division Rank: 5th --
Conference Rank: 14th --
Team Chemistry: 0% -20%

The Timberwolves made a change the started the month off with two wins out of their first three games. The first came against the Memphis Grizzlies, defending the Target Center with a 110-117 victory which had Kevin Love score 25 points and grab 12 rebounds. A road game in Toronto would prove less fortunate despite beating them literally four days before. A 107-113 defeat was mostly thanks to Leandro Barbosa who just exploded with 43 points, a career high for him. However, the T'Wolves would recover at home in a divisional game against the Denver Nuggets, winning 97-100 as both Michael Beasley and K-Love finished with double-doubles on the night.

That would be their only real taste of success this month, as it would be turbulent for the roster and front office alike. A two game in two days road trip would take place against the New Orleans Hornets and Houston Rockets, both of whom would walk away with easy victories against the team from Minneapolis. These two losses would deem the end of a season with the team for two players. Firstly, it was the front office's decision with the support of coach Kurt Rambis to trade Martell Webster, who was recently demoted from the sixth man position in favor of a younger more offensive-minded Wesley Johnson. Webster would find himself alongside rookie small forward Lazar Hayward, who along with Webster, the T'Wolves 2012 1st-Round draft pick, and this year's 2nd-Round pick, would be packed all the way down to Memphis. In exchange, the Timberwolves would receive a back-up center in Hasheem Thabeet, who certainly has not lived up to his level of raw talent, but can improve the Timberwolves low post defense. That would certainly not be all, as a different small forward found his way to Minneapolis, in Sam Young, who averages 8 points a game as the Grizzlies' sixth man. Unfortunately for Young, the feeling is to push him down as a role player while keeping Johnson in the rotation as the sixth man. Finally the Timberwolves would receive both the Grizzlies 2011 and 2012 1st-Round draft picks.

The franchise is fairly satisfied with the gains they have made from this trade, as well as cutting pieces which perhaps were not going to find much use. While many expected the Timberwolves to trade Darko Milicic sooner than deposing of Webster.

However, great misfortune would soon strike the Timberwolves and would force them not to initiate a trade sending Milicic out of Minneapolis. Things would get awful in Indiana, as early in the second quarter, Kevin Love would leave the game on a stretcher and in a great deal of pain. He would later be diagnosed with a broken back suffered during the game against the Pacers, and would be out of action on the court and in practice for an expected length of 6-8 weeks, certainly a long time for a franchise's number-one player to be out of action.

With that the wind was swept out of Minneapolis, as they would go on to lose three more straight closing into a much needed All-Star Break. First the Philadelphia 76ers would get the best of the newly disproportioned Timberwolves, with a 105-87 beat down coming in on the road. Two days later the improving Portland Trailblazers came to town, and stuffed down a tough fought 101-93 victory against the T'Wolves, despite the heroic efforts of Anthony Randolph who scored 19 points and snagged 19 rebounds. Finally, the first half of the season would culminate at home against the Los Angeles Clippers, who were also able to defeat the Love-less Timberwolves, 106-96, led by Eric Gordon's 29 points even though six Timberwolves finished in double digit point totals.

Following the All-Star game (more information available in the League News), Minnesota's first game back would be in Milwaukee, where they would fall to the Bucks 105-116. Brandon Jennings played great with 34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Thankfully the Memphis Grizzlies, in the first game between these two recent trade associates, wouldn't be able to squeak out the win, as the Timberwolves would hit the late buzzer-beater at home for the 103-104 victory. This was all thanks to Michael Beasley who got the key to victory, with his game-winning fade-away and game-high 32 points with 8 rebounds.

Another tight race would take place two days later, as another buzzer-beater by Beasley wouldn't come through, pushing a game with the New Orleans Hornets into overtime. Things would remain close, as the two teams went back and forth exchanging buckets, but the clutch stroke of superstar Chris Paul and another failed attempt at a victory in final seconds by the T'Wolves led to a rough 111-110 defeat at home, especially after such a great win against Memphis earlier. Jonny Flynn led the way with 27 points while Beasley had a 20-13 double-double. The final game of the month would be against the Western Conference's hottest team, the Golden State Warriors, who would come into Minneapolis, and unsurprisingly, out-run and out-shoot the Timberwolves for a 120-110 win. Although Flynn had 31 points, Ellis would put up 34 while the rest of the Warriors outplayed the T'Wolves rotation.

The rest of the season is certainly going to be rough, as the coaches and front office must figure out who is going to be a piece in the future of this team and its core, while also trading and ridding of players in exchange for others who fit the system, are great players, or cap room so the team can make enhancing decisions and signings. The loss of Kevin Love was significant, and the team's morale and chemistry have been deeply affected. What hurt most was the timing, coming in the middle of the season and also a day after two of Timberwolves were traded to Memphis.

Prospect Scouting

Another look was taken at two more Top 5 potential draft picks, in 19-year old power forward Wilson Humphries and 21-year old small forward Mladen Jeremic from Serbia. Both scouts were continually impressed by the talents shown by the two players, as both marked their potential at A+ a piece. Humphries is said to be an all-star with enough coaching to get him a great start in the league, although his intangibles are lower than previously scouted. Jeremic was even more impressive, as our scout was considerably in favor of Jeremic joining this Timberwolves team in the near future. However, we want to send our expert scout out to Serbia to take a look at the kid once or twice more so we get a full range of what we are dealing with potentially in the future.

The second week saw our scouts return from Gonzaga and Louisiana Tech, looking at two shooting guards, Kenneth Theus and Dennis Thomas respectively. Theus once again impressed nearly everybody, as scouts noted his great passing ability despite playing the two spot. They marked his potential at an A, noticeably missing the +, although it is still great upside for the now 20 year-old shooting guard. Dennis Thomas looked good as well, marking his potential with an A-, however, his defense and intangibles certainly aren't as great as anticipated, as he loses some stock in the overall draft.

Two small forwards were the subject of their next trips, as Franklin McKnight and Jason Hardaway. The latter dropped from a Lottery pick to only a net worth of a mid-late 1st round selection. Frankly things for Hardaway's future career look average, and will only become a starter at best without any breakout ability. McKnight on the other hand, played very well and has been all season, as our scouts mark his potential with an A, noting his tremendous athletic ability, which means it will take a few years for him to truly bloom.

Finally Luis Greene and Jonathan Lynch were decided upon to be the last players scouted for the month. The former has moved into one of the Top 5 slots when it comes to the draft's big board, while Egor Chugainov has fallen into the lottery despite our scouts high aspirations for the shooting guard out of Russia. Greene has looked like "the real deal", and holds gobs of potential waiting to be tapped and tamed, marked with an A+. Lynch was also considerably impressive, with his potential marked with an A+ and his intangibles marked with an A, one of the few players with such a great feel for the game at such an important position.

Player Statistics - Through the Month of February
PG. Jonny Flynn (18.3 PPG; 6.8 APG; .451 FG%; 36.2 MPG)
SF. Michael Beasley (16.8 PPG; 6.8 RPG; .451 FG%; 29.7 MPG)
PF. Kevin Love (15.2 PPG; 11.1 RPG; .449 FG%; 32.9 MPG)
PF. Anthony Randolph (13.2 PPG; 7.8 RPG; 2.1 BPG; .426 FG%; 28.7 MPG)
SF. Sam Young (8.4 PPG; 2.4 RPG; .428 FG%; 15.3 MPG)
SG. Wayne Ellington (7.8 PPG; .447 FG%; 25.2 MPG)
PG. Luke Ridnour (7.7 PPG; 3.1 APG; .451 FG%; 15.4 MPG)
SG. Wesley Johnson (6.1 PPG; 2.5 APG; .480 FG%; 13.6 MPG)
PG. Sebastian Telfair (3.6 PPG; 2.0 APG; .386 FG%; 11.5 MPG)
- Stats accumulated at a minimum of 10 minutes per game.

Western Conference Standings - Through the Month of February
1. San Antonio Spurs (40-20; .667%; -- GB)
2. Los Angeles Lakers (38-23; .623%; 2.5 GB)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (36-22; .621%; 3.0 GB)
4. Golden State Warriors (36-23; .610%; 3.5 GB)
5. Dallas Mavericks (36-24; .600%; 4.0 GB)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (33-29; .532%; 8.0 GB)
7. Phoenix Suns (29-29; . 500%; 10.0 GB)
8. Portland Trailblazers (29-30; .492%; 10.5 GB)
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13. Minnesota Timberwolves (21-39; .350%; 19.0 GB)
*BOLD denotes Northwest Division

League News for the Month of February
- The 2011 NBA All-Stars were announced before the game and the big All-Star weekend. The Eastern Conference was headlined by Deron Williams (NJ; 2nd), Joe Johnson (ATL; 5th), LeBron James (MIA; 6th), Amar'e Stoudamire (NY; 6th), and Dwight Howard (ORL; 5th). The Western Conference would star Russell Westbrook (OKC; 1st), Kobe Bryant (LAL; 13th), Kevin Durant (OKC; 2nd), Pau Gasol (LAL; 4th), and Chris Kamen (LAC; 2nd).
- The Western Conference would end up winning the actual game itself, 91-102, as Manu Ginobli had 25 points and 9 assists while Stephen Curry had 24 points and 3 assists. The East's leading scorer would ironically be the oldest of those who received the award on his team and was also last to make the cut, as Chauncey Billups had 20 points of his own.
- As for Player of the Week awards, LeBron James ran away with three straight at the end of February, while Derrick Rose received the award at the beginning of the month. In the West, Kevin Durant would claim the award twice in a row at the end of the month as well, while Chris Paul and Devin Harris got the award for their respective weeks.
- It was also to no one's surprise that LeBron James and Kevin Durant would win their 4th and 3rd Player of the Month awards for their respective conferences.
- Early in February the Indiana Pacers decided to trade James Posey and their 2nd-round draft pick for this year's draft to New Orleans Hornets for Marcus Banks and Aaron Gray.
- A couple days later the Milwaukee Bucks would sign Daniel Green to a contract for the rest of the season barely over a million dollars. The Houston Rockets would sign Ime Udoka to a deal for the remaining two months.
- February 9th saw two trades take place. First would have the Utah Jazz trade Mehmet Okur and Raja Bell to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Tyson Chandler and their 2011 2nd-Round draft pick. The other would be the Cleveland Cavaliers sending Jamario Moon and their 2012 1st-Round draft pick to the Washington Wizards for power forward Yi Jianlian.
- Before the deadline would pass, the two final trades of the season would take place. The Chicago Bulls got rid of Kurt Thomas and their 2012 1st-Round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for the veteran defensive abilities of Ben Wallace, certainly improving their defense in the post. The other would be another trade by the Houston Rockets, sending Ishmael Smith and Jared Jeffries to the Phoenix Suns for Robin Lopez and Josh Childress.
- After the deadline it was the end of the road for Wizards' coach Flip Saunders, who found the boot and was replaced by Leon Mark. Another coach would also be fired, as the Sacramento Kings let go of Paul Westphal and hired Troy Barber to take over head coaching duties.

Coach's Rotation - For the Month of March
PG. Jonny Flynn (39 min.) +2 [Starter]
SG. Wayne Ellington (30 min.) +7 [Starter]
SF. Michael Beasley (38 min.) +2 [Starter]
PF. Anthony Randolph (37 min.) +2 [Starter]
C. Darko Milicic (1 min.) +13 [Bench Warmer]
BENCH
SG. Wesley Johnson (24 min.) +1 [Sixth Man]
SF. Sam Young (16 min.) -- [Role Player]
PG. Luke Ridnour (15 min.) +3 [Role Player]
PG. Sebastian Telfair (10 min.) -- [Role Player]
C. Nikola Pekovic (7 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
C. Hasheem Thabeet (7 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
PF. Anthony Tolliver (2 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
C. Kevin Love (0 min.) -38 [Starter] [Out w/broken back]

**SKA** · 05-17-2011, 08:28 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

Wesley Johnson was a big reason the Timberwolves were able to recover a bit in March.

MARCH 2011

Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
Overall Record: 29-46
February Record: 8-7
Overall: 28th
Power Ranking: 24th
Division Rank: 5th --
Conference Rank: 14th --
Team Chemistry: 5% +5%

The Timberwolves would continue their losing streak after the All-Star Break, despite one win, this time against the Los Angeles Lakers, dropping a 105-84 defeat at home. Kobe Bryant would have 34 points, while for the Timberwolves Jonny Flynn led the way with 27 points and somehow, 7 rebounds. A day later they would find themselves losing once again to the Detroit Pistons, 105-120, thanks to Rodney Stucky's 26 point, 11 assist game.

A road game against Philadelphia would end up in a victory for the Timberwolves, 103-102, as they would dominate the 76ers throughout the game until they almost blew the lead in the fourth quarter. This would give the Timberwolves some hope during the month, although their next game would be a loss against the Washington Wizards, a team they have had success against earlier in the season.

A win would come against a much better Dallas Mavericks team, as the Timberwolves would succeed with a 103-109 home stand against one of the best teams in the Western Conference. This was mostly thanks to the absence of Dirk Nowitzki who was out with a toe injury, which led to Tracy McGrady leading the scoring for Dallas, with 26 points in a losing effort.

Indiana would beat out the T'Wolves two days later in Minneapolis, with a 113-105 win. Both teams had six players score double-digit score totals, while Danny Granger led the entire game with 27 points in the winning effort. Thankfully, a divisional victory would come once again at home, this time against the Utah Jazz who haven't fared well against the Timberwolves all season. Michael Beasley led his team with 19 points and 11 rebounds towards an 83-94 win, while oddly enough Flip Murray led the Jazz in scoring with 18 points.

A big surprise would come on the road in Oakland when the Timberwolves would win their next game against the Warriors, 105-100. The T'Wolves were somehow able to hold the Warriors to only 100 points, as Stephen Curry played with an injury which had led the Warriors towards a horrific month in March. Beasley went off with 34 points and 16 rebounds, while David Lee led the Warriors with 27 points and 6 rebounds.

Less than a week after their previous match-up, the Utah Jazz relinquished a level of revenge at home against the Timberwolves, dominating towards a 98-114 victory, led by Devin Harris who had 34 points, and Flip Murray who scored 24 points. Two days later Kobe Bryant would put up 39 points as his Lakers defended their home court successfully with an incredible 50-point victory over Minnesota, 74-124. Thankfully, the Timberwolves would recover at home against another California team, the Sacramento Kings, who dropped one in Minneapolis, 88-123. Anthony Randolph, Michael Beasley, and Jonny Flynn would lead scoring in a three-headed beast, combining for 78 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists.

After a three-day break, once against the Dallas Mavericks would drop a game to the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves, who can really dominate a Mavericks team which plays without the impact of Dirk Nowitzki. Jonny Flynn led his Timberwolves to a 112-96 win, scoring 31 points but only dishing out 1 assist. Randolph also had a big game with 21 points and 12 rebounds, continuing to fill in for the out-of-action Kevin Love.

Another tough win would come, this time on the road against a divisional-rival, the Oklahoma City Thunder, whom the Timberwolves have failed to defeat all season, except for this game which saw the Timberwolves sneak away with a 93-92 victory. Kevin Durant was the Thunder's real offensive threat, with 49 points on the night, but the rest of his team could not step up to the challenge as shots not by Durant were missed left and right during the fourth quarter as the T'Wolves rallied back for the victory.

The upcoming Sunday would feature the Timberwolves extend their win streak to four games, with another victory against one of the best teams in the league, as the Boston Celtics would lose on the road 103-110. Michael Beasley would lead the surge with 27 points and 7 rebounds, while for the Celtics Rajon Rondo had a nice game with 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 16 assists, despite the loss. In the final game of the month, the Chicago Bulls would put the Timberwolves in their place, dishing out a 100-77 victory on the road in Minneapolis, as Derrick Rose had 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.

At the end of the day, the Timberwolves finally had a winning month, as they would finish winning eight games while losing seven during March. Kevin Love is still significantly missed by not only coach Kurt Rambis but the fans in Timberwolves, even though the team played, somehow, better this month. Even though there are only a couple weeks left in the season, K-Love expects to return to the court early in April, ready and anxious to play a few more games before his season closes out.

Prospect Scouting

The first of the month would be small forward Kenny Barlow and shooting guard Vin Moody. Both of these players have found themselves among a selective group of Lottery potential picks. They both have fantastic potential marked at an A+, although Barlow shows significantly better offensive ability, mainly his scoring skills both inside and outside of the paint, while Moody lacks a consistent three-point shot.

Harvey Florey was looked at a second-time, and the 6'7" shooting guard from South Carolina was marked up with an A- when it comes to his potential. However, his offensive ability does not match-up to many other shooting guards in the draft, especially those in front of him. The other player in their second trip of the month would be Darryl Outlaw a former Lottery pick power forward and one of the best big men in the draft, but has now slipped down to a mid-late 1st round pick thanks to our scouts, whom have marked his potential with a lowly C-. They have also compared him mainly to Anthony Randolph, and you don't need two of the same player on one team.

A third look was taken next at Dan Washington and Kenneth Theus, two players the Timberwolves have major interest in acquiring. Washington's scouting card has been spot on so far, although his playmaking ability was not as great as once thought, especially with the emergence of his point guard during March Madness. Washington has been officially compared to Rudy Gay, and Kenneth Theus has been compared to Kobe Bryant ever since he emerged on the scene; however, Theus' draft rank has dropped from a Top 5 pick to a Lottery, but still possess tremendous amounts of potential.

Last our scouts checked out Jonathan Lynch out of Oregon State and Egor Chugainov from Russia. Lynch certainly continues to impress out scouts, and looks to have one of the most upsides at his position. His intangibles can't be talked about enough although his offensive ability definitely needs work. Chugainov also looks great as usual, with a potential of B+ and a great offensive toolset, especially his ability to get to the rim.

Player Statistics - Through the Month of March
PG. Jonny Flynn (18.2 PPG; 6.0 APG; .450 FG%; 35.2 MPG)
SF. Michael Beasley (17.2 PPG; 7.1 RPG; .449 FG%; 30.4 MPG)
PF. Kevin Love (15.2 PPG; 11.1 RPG; .449 FG%; 32.9 MPG)
PF. Anthony Randolph (13.5 PPG; 7.7 RPG; 2.1 BPG; .434 FG%; 28.6 MPG)
SF. Sam Young (8.4 PPG; 2.5 RPG; .425 FG%; 15.6 MPG)
SG. Wayne Ellington (8.0 PPG; .435 FG%; 26.1 MPG)
PG. Luke Ridnour (7.9 PPG; 1.6 APG; .464 FG%; 16.1 MPG)
SG. Wesley Johnson (6.9 PPG; 3.5 RPG; .466 FG%; 16.9 MPG)
PG. Sebastian Telfair (3.5 PPG; 1.9 APG; .378 FG%; 11.4 MPG)
- Stats accumulated at a minimum of 10 minutes per game.

Western Conference Standings - Through the Month of March
1. Los Angeles Lakers (49-25; .662%; -- GB)
2. Oklahoma City Thunder (49-25; .662%; -- GB)
3. San Antonio Spurs (48-27; .640%; 1.5 GB)
5. Dallas Mavericks (44-31; .587%; 5.5 GB)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (39-36; .520%; 10.5 GB)
4. Golden State Warriors (39-37; .519%; 11.0 GB)
7. New Orleans Hornets (38-37; .507%; 11.5 GB)
8. Portland Trailblazers (37-38; .493%; 12.5 GB)
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14. Minnesota Timberwolves (29-46; .387%; 20.5 GB)
*BOLD denotes Northwest Division

League News for the Month of February
- This time Derrick Rose would take home the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award twice, winning it in the final weeks of March, while LeBron James as usual would pick up the award, only once, while Deron Williams received it as well. In the Western Conference, Kevin Durant would only win it once, while teammates Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant each would win the award for a week, while OKC's Russell Westbrook also won the award.
- However, LeBron James would once again win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award, while Kobe Bryant would win the Western Conference version for the first time this season.
- The Utah Jazz sign veteran shooting guard Ricky Davis to a contract which would have him on the team for the rest of the season, perhaps hoping to push them towards a playoff run.
- The New Jersey Nets would dump their interim-coach Martin Ball and pick up former Pistons coach John Kuester, perhaps believing he is the future coach of the organization.
- A couple days later an interesting decision was made in Detroit, as the Pistons would pick up recently let-go coach Martin Ball and demote Pat Duncan within the organization to his previous position before taking over as interim-coach.

Coach's Rotation - For the Month of April
PG. Jonny Flynn (39 min.) -- [Starter]
SG. Wayne Ellington (30 min.) -- [Starter]
SF. Michael Beasley (38 min.) -- [Starter]
PF. Anthony Randolph (37 min.) -- [Starter]
C. Darko Milicic (12 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
BENCH
SG. Wesley Johnson (24 min.) -- [Sixth Man]
SF. Sam Young (16 min.) -- [Role Player]
PG. Luke Ridnour (15 min.) -- [Role Player]
PG. Sebastian Telfair (10 min.) -- [Role Player]
C. Nikola Pekovic (7 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
C. Hasheem Thabeet (7 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
PF. Anthony Tolliver (2 min.) -- [Bench Warmer]
C. Kevin Love (0 min.) -- [Starter] [Out w/broken back]

**SKA** · 05-18-2011, 01:40 AM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

APRIL 2011

Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
Overall Record: 33-49
April Record: 4-3
Overall: 28th
Power Ranking: 21st
Division Rank: 5th --
Conference Rank: 14th --
Team Chemistry: 7% +2%

As the final month came upon the Timberwolves, they would host the Miami Heat in an unsurprising 118-103 defeat, although the crowd turnout was bigger than usual, which is also not a surprise. Michael Beasley played well against the team that drafted him just a short time ago, scoring 25 points, but Chris Bosh, the player who essentially replaced Beasley, outplayed the younger fellow scoring 34 points with 11 rebounds. A day later, a game in Memphis certainly added insult to injury as the Grizzlies would win by nearly the same score, 101-118. Rudy Gay finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds while Beasley had 31 points as he continues to lead his team to losing efforts.

After a two day break, the New Jersey Nets would host the Timberwolves in a losing effort for the home team, 94-89. The Timberwolves really pulled away in the second quarter, scoring 24 while holding the Nets to only 9, as Beasley continued to play well scoring 35 points with 11 rebounds, not to mention 3 steals. The next game was an offensive thriller against the potent Phoenix Suns, who scored 112 points on the road, but would let up 130 by the T'Wolves. Beasley unloaded for 40 points, a new career high for the young forward, while snagging 15 rebounds, although the Timberwolves allowed a washed up Vince Carter to score 28 points of his own.

That game would be the last featuring a starting line-up with Dark Milicic. After nearly two months without having really touched a basketball, Kevin Love had been cleared to play by the team's medical staff after undergoing surgery, healing, and physical rehab, all just to play the last three games of the season. The team would head to Denver with momentum in their final divisional game of the year, even though the Timberwolves were clearly out of playoff contention and have been for all of the season.

K-Love's debut would feature him dropping 25 points with 9 rebounds, as he was clearly not as physical as usual but certainly ready and anticipating the ball in the net. Jonny Flynn also put up 23 points with 6 assists, while Anthony Randolph had 23 points and 9 rebounds. These efforts would be enough to prevent six Nuggets with double-digit scoring from winning, closing out the game at 123-115.

The second to last game of the season would be a quick rematch against the Phoenix Suns, who enacted revenge with a 107-136 victory at home. Vince Carter once again played to great standards, scoring 28 points in the lead on his team, while Kevin Love only had 3 points and 4 rebounds in 30 minutes of play.

Gracefully, things would end in high morale for the Timberwolves, who would defeat the Houston Rockets at home 88-100. This was escalated by a 45 point showing in the fourth quarter, as the Timberwolves made an incredible comeback to come down by 15 points and end the game with a total annihilation to give Timberwolves fans much hope for the next season. Michael Beasley had the best game on his team, scoring 23 points with 14 rebounds, while Yao Ming had 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Prospect Scouting

The first of the month would be small forward Kenny Barlow and shooting guard Vin Moody. Both of these players have found themselves among a selective group of Lottery potential picks. They both have fantastic potential marked at an A+, although Barlow shows significantly better offensive ability, mainly his scoring skills both inside and outside of the paint, while Moody lacks a consistent three-point shot.

Harvey Florey was looked at a second-time, and the 6'7" shooting guard from South Carolina was marked up with an A- when it comes to his potential. However, his offensive ability does not match-up to many other shooting guards in the draft, especially those in front of him. The other player in their second trip of the month would be Darryl Outlaw a former Lottery pick power forward and one of the best big men in the draft, but has now slipped down to a mid-late 1st round pick thanks to our scouts, whom have marked his potential with a lowly C-. They have also compared him mainly to Anthony Randolph, and you don't need two of the same player on one team.

A third look was taken next at Dan Washington and Kenneth Theus, two players the Timberwolves have major interest in acquiring. Washington's scouting card has been spot on so far, although his playmaking ability was not as great as once thought, especially with the emergence of his point guard during March Madness. Washington has been officially compared to Rudy Gay, and Kenneth Theus has been compared to Kobe Bryant ever since he emerged on the scene; however, Theus' draft rank has dropped from a Top 5 pick to a Lottery, but still possess tremendous amounts of potential.

Last our scouts checked out Jonathan Lynch out of Oregon State and Egor Chugainov from Russia. Lynch certainly continues to impress out scouts, and looks to have one of the most upsides at his position. His intangibles can't be talked about enough although his offensive ability definitely needs work. Chugainov also looks great as usual, with a potential of B+ and a great offensive toolset, especially his ability to get to the rim.

More time was then spent on Mladen Jeremic from Serbia, whom our scouts are confident about in not only his ability, but his potential as the future small forward of the Minnesota Timberwolves. His only weakness may be is passing when it comes to tight or pressure situations, but his offensive and defensive talent continue to look superb and should only get better with time. Also looked upon were shooting guard Vin Moody and a couple changes have been made to his report. He now ranks as a Top 5 pick, but his playmaking ability was certainly favored earlier, but lowered to a B-.

Player Statistics - For the End of the Season
SF. Michael Beasley (18.4 PPG; 7.2 RPG; .465 FG%; 30.16 MPG)
PG. Jonny Flynn (17.9 PPG; 6.2 APG; .446 FG%; 35.1 MPG)
PF. Kevin Love (15.2 PPG; 11.0 RPG; .446 FG%; 32.9 MPG)
PF. Anthony Randolph (13.6 PPG; 7.6 RPG; 1.6 BPG; .431 FG%; 28.3 MPG)
SF. Sam Young (8.6 PPG; 2.4 RPG; .431 FG%; 15.7 MPG)
SG. Wayne Ellington (8.0 PPG; 2.0 RPG; .446 FG%; 26.3 MPG)
PG. Luke Ridnour (8.0 PPG; 3.3 APG; .468 FG%; 16.3 MPG)
SG. Wesley Johnson (6.9 PPG; 3.8 RPG; .457 FG%; 17.6 MPG)
PG. Sebastian Telfair (3.6 PPG; 2.0 APG; .385 FG%; 11.4 MPG)
- Stats accumulated at a minimum of 10 minutes per game.

Western Conference Standings - For the End of the Season
1. Los Angeles Lakers (54-28; .659%; -- GB)
2. San Antonio Spurs (53-29; .646%; 1.5 GB)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (53-29; .646%; -- GB)
4. Dallas Mavericks (48-34; .585%; 5.5 GB)
5. Golden State Warriors (42-40; .512%; 12.0 GB)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (42-40; .512%; 12.0 GB)
7. [b ]Portland Trailblazers (42-40; .512%; 12.0 GB)[/b]
8. New Orleans Hornets (42-40; .512%; 12.0 GB)
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14. Minnesota Timberwolves (33-49; .402%; 21.0 GB)
*BOLD denotes Northwest Division

League News for the Month of April
- To no one's surprise, LeBron James would win the final two Player of the Week awards for the Eastern Conference, while the Western Conference, perhaps exampling is more versatile set of players within the conference, saw Kobe Bryant and Russell Westbrook win the final Player of the Week awards in the West.

- Here is a list of this season's awards and each player's statistics for the 2010-2011 NBA regular season.
Most Valuable Player: LeBron James (MIA; 3rd)
- 29.2 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.9 APG, 2.1 SPG, 1.2 BPG, .481 FG%, .775 FT%, .343 3P%
Rookie of the Year: John Wall (WAS)
- 18.2 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 7.4 APG, 2.1 SPG, .438 FG%, .772 FT%, .277 3P%
Sixth Man of the Year: Tracy McGrady (DAL)
- 11.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.7 APG, .412 FG%, .703 FT%, .297 3P%
Defensive Player of the Year: Gerald Wallace (CHA)
-17.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 1.6 BPG, .497 FG%, .723 FT%, .413 3P%
Most Improved Player of the Year: Dorell Wright (GS)
- 15.4 PPG, 6.7 RPG, .428 FG%, .814 FT%, .397 3P%)
Coach of the Year: Doc Rivers (BOS)
- 61-21, 1st in East Conf., 1st in Atlantic Div., 12th year coaching

- As well is a list of this year's All-NBA First Team.
Guards: Derrick Rose (CHI; 1st), Dwyane Wade (MIA; 3rd)
Forwards: LeBron James (MIA; 5th), Kevin Durant (OKC; 2nd)
Center: Dwight Howards (ORL; 4th)

**SKA** · 05-18-2011, 01:40 AM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

2011 NBA PLAYOFFS

The two top seeds for each conference would be two teams which know one another all too well, the Los Angeles Lakers and the league's best team, the Boston Celtics. The Lakers were going up against a very capable New Orleans Hornets team, while Celtics were matched up against the Milwaukee Bucks who have made the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. The Lakers-Hornets series was a strange one, going to seven games, but featuring a few blowouts of the Hornets via the Lakers at home. The most important game would be Game 6 in New Orleans, as Chris Paul would hit a buzzer-beating three to lead his team to a 90-92 victory at home but more importantly, one more chance to get at the Lakers in L.A. However, their Game 7 was a total fluke, as the two-time defending champions would lay down a 68-114 beat down in a game which was over by half time. The Celtics in the East didn't have nearly as much trouble, losing only one game to the Bucks on the road going on to win the series, 4-1.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were also the only two-seed to have trouble with their series, as the Portland Trailblazers coming in at the seventh seed would take the series to seven games. In the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat completely swept their seventh seed, the worn and torn Atlanta Hawks, completely silencing many doubters about the Big Three's attempts at bring Miami their first championship since 2006, but more importantly LeBron James and Chris Bosh their first championship. For the Thunder, it would be a series featuring both team's running the floor on their home courts, which of course, led to the Thunder using their home court advantage to win Game 7 and rightfully advance following a great breakout season for the young team.

The rest of the Western Conference saw the fourth seed Dallas Mavericks, missing Dirk Nowitzki who is out for the rest of the season with a torn MCL dampening the hopes of an aging Mavericks team, taking on the fifth seed Golden State Warriors. Many thought the Warriors would be able to run all over the Mavericks, but with a completely different game plan, the Mavericks would secure a series victory 4-2 over the Warriors. The final series saw the third seed San Antonio Spurs completely sweep the sixth seed Memphis Grizzlies.

In the East, the Chicago Bulls would take down a playoff experience Orlando Magic, who may now be forced to make some moves this off-season so they can continue to contend in the East, as Derrick Rose would lead his team to a 4-2 series victory. The other series in the East would be the New York Knicks taking on the Charlotte Bobcats, who as the sixth seed and just as in the West, would not contend well against Carmelo Anthony's Knicks team who would sweep the Bobcats with relative ease.

The semi-finals is where the real action usually takes place, and the same could be said for their season, featuring match-ups such as Lakers/Mavericks & Spurs/Thunder, as well as Celtics/Bulls & Heat/Knicks. Only one series would go to seven games, and that would be the one between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls. Games 1 and 2 saw blowouts in the Garden by the Celtics, instating a real sense of confidence heading into Chicago for Game 3. Unfortunately the Bulls would repeat that process in their home games, with dominating victories to tie the series at 2-2. Game 5 saw the Bulls steal a 101-94 victory in Boston, which led many to call the series over in six, but the Celtics would fight back, returning the favor with a 95-87 victory on the road. This would lead to a Game 7 in Boston, and also a very close game, but in the end the Celtics would fail to complete their catch-up in the fourth quarter, as the Bulls would defeat the Celtics by a score of 97-90, as Derrick Rose had 29 points and 11 assists, the hottest stat of the night.

The Miami Heat, New York Knicks series was certainly touted by the media for its high profile match-ups, but the only games which seemed close would be in New York City, as the Heat would dominate at home throughout the series. In the end, the Knicks would fail to complete a home stand in Game 6 to send the game to seven games, as his team would fall to the overpowering Heat, 96-89. The Mavericks would perhaps complete the improbable, relying on their deep bench to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, 4-2. Even without both Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion, the Mavericks would steal Game 1 at the Staples Center, 103-92, perhaps demoralizing the Lakers team, which after the series was over has had many controversies over comments and other actions in the locker room. Eventually that would be all they needed, as each team would win their home game leading to a Mavericks victory in Game 6. The other series in the West saw the experienced San Antonio Spurs teach the Oklahoma City Thunder a lesson, with a 4-2 series victory. The Spurs would take a win in Game 2, much necessary in a series with Thunder holding the home court advantage. And a tight 104-105 victory by the Thunder on the road in Game 5 wouldn't be enough to save the series, as their home stand in Game 6 would be a failure like other teams, losing 87-117, and losing a chance at the NBA Finals.

The Conference finals matched up four perhaps surprising teams to many experts, as the veteran San Antonio Spurs, perhaps making one of their final runs with their current core of players towards another NBA championship, would be taking on a Dallas Mavericks team run by a 38-year old Jason Kidd and a roster which doesn't feature their franchise player and one of the best forwards in NBA history, Dirk Nowitzki. The Eastern Conference would be a story that did not feature the season's best Boston Celtics, instead the young and well built Chicago Bulls against the super team that everyone loves to hate, the Miami Heat.

The Eastern Conference finals would not end up going to six games, and seemed to silence many critics to the style of play featured by the three star players in South Beach, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. Game 1 would be their best showing of yet, completely annihilating the Bulls at home and really setting a tone on the series, winning 73-112, holding the Bulls to only two double-digit scoring performances. Game 2 was a closer win for the Heat, while they would go on to win Game 3 in Chicago, preventing Derrick Rose from hitting the potential game-tying three point shot, destroying all hopes and dreams for the Bulls and their fans. While they would win Game 4 by a slim margin, Game 5 was a 100-115 victory at home for the Heat, advancing them on to the NBA Finals for the first time for the three core players they have built the team around.

The Western Conference was at least more entertaining, at least in terms of length of the series. Game 1 was a blowout for the Spurs at home, 91-118, sending a message to the Mavericks, but it seemed to resound highly, as Dallas would come back to win Game 2 in the hostile interstate environment, 106-99. They would then take Games 3 and 4 at home while the Spurs fell behind quicker than they could have ever expected, while the Mavericks continued to sneak up on their opponents who underestimate their offensive power and defensive ability. Game 5 would keep the Spurs in the series, with a 100-106 win at home, but the real work was done in Game 6, as they took a commanding victory in Dallas, 104-72, featuring a 17-10-10 triple-triple by Manu Ginobli. Game 7 was the closest game of the entire playoffs, coming down to the final seconds. With an inflated 96-102 victory, the Spurs were able to take the game late in the fourth, and hold on to the victory in till the clock was nearly out, putting the dagger in with late free throws, sending the Spurs to the NBA finals for the fifth time in the past 9 years, four of which have been NBA championships.

With the series all set, the hype was up and the fans in Miami were ready for the series to start. And they got the show they paid for, as the Heat dominated all other forms of life on the court, with an 89-145 victory, blowing away all critics and experts. Clearly, the hall of fame play was on display, and the force they set out to create was in beast mode. LeBron James went nuts with 48 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists; while Dwyane Wade had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 4 blocks. Not surprisingly, Game 2 went in their favor, winning 99-117. However, some were shocked when the Spurs would come back in Game 3 with an ***-whooping of their own, 85-113, even though LeBron James scored 48 in a solo effort which clearly still was not going to be enough to take down the impressive defense of Greg Popovich's team. Game 4 was a close as ever, featuring an NBA-vault quality final shot victory for the Spurs, setting the game to 92-93, and the series at 2-2. Manu Ginobli continued to build his legend, as he would win the game with 3.6 seconds left on the clock, driving to the rim and hitting the quick fade away with the lights blowing up. This would all be to culminate a 13-point deficit left for the Spurs following the end of the third quarter, and for many, this series was not over. As accustomed for the Finals, Game 5 would be once again in San Antonio, and would feature another Spurs victory, at 82-102. LeBron James had a dud stat line at 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. The matter of fact was the Heat's bench was not producing and the Spurs defense was able to shut down the Heat's offense.

But perhaps it was home court advantage, as Game 6 was a victory for the Heat at home, with a near 30-point margin of 76-105. This time, the Spurs failed to gain any offensive momentum all game, and the Heat were able to spread more of the ball around, while their Big Three scored great.

Game 7 would go down in history however, as one of the most suspenseful and meaningful Finals came to an end in **** fashion. The Spurs would play like the former champions most of their players are, and would put up 29 points in the first quarter, while holding the Heat to 24, while keeping both Dwyane Wade and LeBron James out of any offensive mojo. And the second quarter wasn't much better, as each team would score one less point than they did at half time, putting San Antonio's score at 57 and Miami's at 47, a ten point deficit. But things were shortened to seven points heading into the fourth quarter, as Chris Bosh would step to the plate and Wade would make a few more shots than in the first. The momentum would in swing for the Heat at the beginning of the fourth, but as they slowly cut the lead down, Greg Popovich would call a few smart timeouts to sub in who he needed and grind the Heat to a halt. At one point the Heat would be down by only a field goal with three minutes left in play, and a Spurs team that seemed a bit more nervous than it could have expected to be, missing shot after shot when they needed to hold on to the lead. The Heat would have plenty of opportunities, but the King himself would fail to live up to the proclaimed title, missing all the shots he needed as well, perhaps hogging the ball from his other two superstars. Finally, Tony Parker would surprise many with a mini-run to keep the Spurs on top, and in the end, the crowd in Miami would be silenced with a 91-87 victory for the Spurs, on the road, to win the NBA Championship.

The Finals MVP award would be given to Manu Ginobli, who averaged 21.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 5.5 APG, and 2.8 SPG to lead his team to the perhaps in some perspective, upset, but not a surprising upset against a much younger and athletic Miami Heat team.

**SKA** · 05-19-2011, 10:44 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

2011 NBA Off-Season Summary

Retiring Coaches
- Rick Adelman is the only coach to call it quits following the 2010-2011 season, retiring from his position with the Houston Rockets after being a head coach in the NBA for 16 years after his on court retirement.

Minnesota Timberwolves Staff Changes for the 2011-12 NBA Season
- Current head coach Kurt Rambis, who took over the team in the prior to the 2009-10 NBA season, would receive a slight extension, for two years, perhaps sending a message to the coach. That message would be there are pieces around him and within the next two years the front office expects a winning team with a winning pace. There was some speculation after the season on whether or not Rambis would even return once his contract was up, but the Timberwolves decided his work to improve the T'Wolves winning column by 15-wins this season was a major bright-side for the season, even though the Timberwolves finished second to last in the Western Conference. Nevertheless, Rambis would hooked up for another two years with a 2yr/$2.00M, a fairly cheap contract for a coach this day in age.
- A new assistant coach would be brought in to give the team some feel of change, and expected to be a positive once, as Hank Egan was signed by the team for a 2yrs/$825k contract. Egan isn't very well known throughout the league, but has some potential, and is also a better teacher than the head coach, as he will be able to help out the younger guys better in the next upcoming season.
- The last new staff members signed by the front office would be in the NBA Scout position, as the previous guy was barely living up to expectations for his duty as the team's lead NBA Scout, leading to the Minnesota franchise to go in a different direction, hiring Randy McLeod for the job on a 4yrs/$750k contract. His potential is relatively high, which will allow him to grow as the team's scout and help out team out more in the long run.

NBA Team and Player Options
- The only decision having to be made by the Minnesota Timberwolves organization would be whether or not to extend their contract with Sam Young, whom they acquired before the trade deadline to give some better scoring proficiency off the bench and more depth at the three spot. Although Young was the sixth man on the his former team, the Memphis Grizzlies, he was able to keep his stats similiar to earlier in the season while adapting to his new role with the Timberwolves, and seems to fit in well. These factors have led the front office to pick up their option on Young, for a 1yr/$948k contract to last all of next season while another decision can be made about Young a year from now.
- The biggest options declined in the NBA during the off-season would be those of Carmelo Anthony and Chauncy Billups, two players acquired by the New York Knicks to be the base of their future franchise. However, things don't look to be as in shape as before, as Melo would end up declining his player option with the Knicks, while Billups also choose the same route, perhaps with both players looking to gain more capital or play for a team other than the Knicks.

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Re-Signing
- After the decision to pick up small forward Sam Young for another year, the only other forced decision pertaining to their current roster would have to deal with Sebastian Telfair, who was out of years on his contract. Many were satisfied to see the Timberwolves not extend a contract offer to the aging point guard, who was the third-string point for the T'Wolves last season and does not contribute much to a way towards Minnesota victory. Thus, Telfair was told goodbye to and allowed to enter the free agency market.

2011 NBA Draft
- The Minnesota Timberwolves would hold a 4.3% chance of acquiring the number one pick in this year's upcoming draft, but it was no surprise when the lottery would select the Timberwolves for the seventh pick they were predicted to receive. Thus, the front office was at least able to prepare for whom they would be able to acquire and where and how they could get the players they needed.
- The first pick would go to the Toronto Raptors, who won the Lottery despite finishing 13th in the Eastern Conference. There was much speculation as to who the Raptors would take, as they had so many positions which could use a rising young player, while they also had a fantastic array of choices to choose from. In the end, they went with a foreign player, selecting highly touted small forward Mladen Jeremic out of Serbia, awarding him the faceplate of the franchise and the highest rookie contract in the league.
- With the second pick, the Washington Wizards, who also finished at the cess poll of the Eastern Conference, would select one of the youngest players in the draft and one with the most upside, Kenneth Theus, the 19-year old shooting guard spending his freshman year at Gonzaga. The Wizards pick was certainly praised, as they now have two of the youngest and most talented, as well as potentially superstar caliber guards in the league, in Theus and last season's ROY, John Wall.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to make a major step towards rebuilding their franchise by winning the third pick, choosing to select a small forward in Dan Washington from Penn State. He is able to fill a major hole in the Cavaliers roster, as they lack any major stars as is.
- The New Jersey Nets had an interesting spot following the Cavaliers pick, and went the route many expected them to take, selecting the impressive shooting guard from Russia, Egot Chugainov. This fills essentially all needs for the Nets in the backcourt, while they now must address concerns down low.
- The fifth pick would be the most controversial one of the night, and with good reason. Although it belonged to the Detroit Pistons, it would end up in the hands of the Toronto Raptors, who would acquire the pick as well as veteran power forward, Charlie Villanueva. And whom might these acquisitions be acquired for? None other than their first overall pick, Mladen Jeremic, who now ends up on a revitalized Pistons roster, sending much hope to the fans in Detroit while crushing some dreams in Canada. With their new pick, the Raptors would end up taking another small forward, just one not as praised, in Kenny Barlow, who also shows some potential to develop into a great player.
- Right before the Timberwolves pick would be the Sacramento Kings at six, who took another small forward, and most likely one the T'Wolves would have drafted, in Jonathan Lynch. The Minnesota scouts felt that Lynch might have been the steal of the draft, but luck wouldn't turn out on their side, as they would be forced to chose from a weakened crop of small forwards forcing them to look towards the two spot.
- So with the seventh pick, the Minnesota Timberwolves would select shooting guard Vince Moody from the University of Iowa. The 22-year old guard shows great defensive ability, as well as ball handling and athleticism, while his offense could use some work. However, many certainly expect Moody to bloom into a star once his prime comes along, which is what the Timberwolves, at this point, plan on seizing.
- The Minnesota Timberwolves also possessed pick number 18, so the middle of the draft would turn out looking like this...
--- #8 (Denver): Wilson Humphries (PF)
--- #9 (Houston): Antoine Booth (PG)
--- #10 (Utah): Dennis Thomas (SG)
--- #11 (Los Angeles C): Harvey Florey (SG)
--- #12 (Philadelphia: Franklin McKnight (SF)
--- #13 (Phoenix): Luis Greene (PF)
- Pick number 14 would be the next trade to take place, and it would involve not only the Indiana Pacers who held the pick, but the Minnesota Timberwolves, as both teams were looking to benefit from a move. The Pacers felt it would be in their best interest to give up their number 14 pick to the Timberwolves in exchange for two players, shooting guard Wayne Ellington and power forward Anthony Tolliver. The front office was ecstatic to accept the offer while many experts agree the Timberwolves certainly got the best out of the trade. And with their new pick, the Timberwolves would go deep in the post selecting debatably the best center in the draft, Will Cage, the 7'1" dominator out of Texas A&M. Cage, while relatively green to the big man style of play it takes in the big leagues, holds a tremendous amount of potential and will no doubtfully, in the opinion of many within the front office, turn into a superstar.
- The very next pick would be another big move featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves, as they would trade their number 18 pick just coming down the line, as well as the young and improving center Nikola Pekovich to the Milwaukee Bucks for their 15th overall pick in the draft and small forward and defensive expert Luc Mbah a Moute. Many see this as a way to give Cage some minutes on his new team, while acquiring an intense defensive player to improve on the team's overall lack of defensive ability. And with this third pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected another shooting guard, in what many experts see as a major risk, selecting Panadazis Balidas out of Greece. He is only 19-years old, but shows great offensive ability and athleticism on the court. The bright side is he is only 19-years old, and with enough time, could be developed in to a tailor made guard.
- And with that the Timberwolves were out of picks, and the NBA Draft would continue along until both two rounds were completed and all the hype and months of waiting and speculation were finished. New players were on new teams and the new season was nearly ready to begin.

Minnesota Timberwolves Rookie Signings
- Their top pick from the 2011 NBA Draft would be signed to a locked standard, as with all rookie contracts, deal with shooting guard Vin Moody at 2yrs+2/$5.05M, featuring a two-year team option the Timberwolves, or any team with his contract, would most certainly accept.
- The fourteenth overall pick and second for the Timberwolves, center Will Cage, would receive a 2yrs+2/$3.29M contract, again, with a two-year team option for after the first two years. This gives the T'Wolves enough time to watch the development of Cage, and hopefully, his breakout as a star center in the league.
- The final draft pick, selected fifteenth overall, was signed to a 2yrs+2/$3.13M contract with the two-year team option. The Greek youngster, Pandazis Balidas certainly had the biggest smile on his face signing day, and he surely fulfilled his dream of coming to America and signing a lucrative basketball contract, but perhaps not with the team he had expected to debut with.

2011 NBA Free Agency
- As the Minnesota Timberwolves came into the free agency period, they entered with a surplus of 13 players on a minimum of 12 players roster. Their salary cap was set at $58.87M, while the team salary was already at $42.99M, giving them a cap room of $15.88M following the rookie signings. The team would also have one mid-level exception available, perhaps eligible to sign a veteran player with an MLE giving them some more experience on the bench. However, the only player the team seemed to really chase after, and only for a few days, was veteran power forward Kenyon Martin. His main goal would have been to give the Timberwolves some more depth down low in case another incident such as Kevin Love's broke back were to happen again. However, the Timberwolves weren't really in his sights, as the Hawks offered him a better deal and one which would give the man coming on a close in his career more playing time.
- Many fans expected the Timberwolves to at least make some sort of major move during free agency period, however, the front office felt the free agency pool was nothing featuring many players worth chasing after.
- The biggest names on the free agent markets would be Carmelo Anthony, Zach Randolph and Caron Butler. All three players were quick to sign early in the off-season, with the biggest name obviously being Carmelo. His decision, perhaps won't be as infamous as LeBron James' "Decision", but Melo certainly surprised most of the basketball world when he decided not to sign a new lucrative contract with the New York Knicks, instead opting to sign one of the largest contracts in basketball with the Phoenix Suns at 4yrs+1/$20.15M, including a player option, as the Suns are now looking like contenders once again in the Western Conference.
- Zach Randolph would end up making a big move signing with the New Jersey Nets, who now have a quality core to build a playoff contending team around including a roster with Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, Vince Carter, and Egor Chugainov. His contract would be a 5yrs/$12.75M deal with the now soon to be Nets team playing out of Brooklyn.
- A few days after the other two signed, Caron Butler decided to go with the offer from Utah, which would be a 3yrs/$11.81M contract.

Minnesota Timberwolves 2011-12 Rookies

**bichettehappens** · 05-22-2011, 04:56 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

This is very well put together, liking that draft. Wow @ the Randolph and Anthony singings

Following for sure, looking forward to a great second season

**SKA** · 05-22-2011, 08:14 PM

Re: Minnesota Timberwolves - 2011 Chronicles & Beyond

Minnesota Timberwolves
Last Season: 33-49
Average Age: 23
Team Salary: $41.16M (+$1.83M)
Cap Room: $16.39M (-$0.51M)
Overall: 23rd (+4)
Offense: 21st (+5)
Defense: 28th (+2)

2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Kurt Rambis (OFF: D, DEF: D, TEA: C (+), POT: B) | 2yrs/$2.00M
Assistant Coach: Hank Egan (OFF: C, DEF: C, TEA: B, POT: B) | 2yrs/$825k
NBA Scout: Ricky McLeod (LVL: C, POT: A) | 4yrs/$750k
Prospect Scout: Everett Hopkins (LVL: A, POT: A) | 5yrs/$1.00M
Prospect Scout: Mack Stallworth (LVL: B, POT: A) | 5yrs/$750k
Trainer: Greg Farnam (LVL: B, POT: C) | 1yrs/$700k

2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster TO* = Team Option; PO* = Player Option
PF. Kevin Love (6'10", 260 lbs., 23 y/old, 4 y/pro) | 1yr/$4.61M
SF. Michael Beasley (6'9", 245 lbs., 22 y/old, 4 y/pro) | 1yr/$6.26M
PG. Jonny Flynn (6'0", 185 lbs., 22 y/old, 3 y/pro) | 1yr+1/$3.41M TO
SG. Wesley Johnson (6'7", 205 lbs., 24 y/old, 2 y/pro) | 1yr+2/$4.01M 2yr/TO
SG. Vin Moody (6'7", 216 lbs., 22 y/old, 2 y/pro) 2yrs+2/$5.05M 2yr/TO
PF. Anthony Randolph (6'11", 225 lbs., 22 y/old, 4 y/pro) | 1yr/$2.91M
PG. Luke Ridnour (6'2", 175 lbs., 30 y/old, 9 y/pro) | 3yrs/$12.00M
SF. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (6'8", 230 lbs., 25 y/old, 4 y/pro) | 5yrs/$10.77M
SF. Sam Young (6'6", 220 lbs., 26 y/old, 3 y/pro) | 1yr/$948k
C. Will Cage (7'1", 268 lbs., 21 y/old, 1 y/pro) | 2yrs+2/3.29M 2yr/TO
C. Hasheem Thabeet (7'3", 263 lbs., 24 y/old, 3 y/pro) | 1yr+1/$5.31 TO
SG. Pandazis Balidis (6'5", 186 lbs., 20 y/old, 1 y/pro) | 2yrs+2/$3.13M 2yr/TO
C. Darko Milicic (7'0", 275 lbs., 26 y/old, 9 y/pro) | 3yrs/$15.68M

Point Guards
Entering his third year as the Timberwolves starting point guard, Jonny Flynn looks to continue to improve and continue to breakout and he has some more offensive weapons around him. This may shorten some of his points per game, but his assists should surely be a career-high his season, while his three-point shot has improved over the off-season giving him a new deadly trey to break the defense with. His back-up would once again be Luke Ridnour, who now enters his ninth year in the league. Last season his numbers were what to expect at his age and his position on the roster, but his numbers will probably drop a little more this season although the Timberwolves like his ability to get some good assists while on the floor to warm up the players who play more minutes than Ridnour. He seems very happy with his role and has enjoyed his time with Minnesota so far, despite lacking in the win category.

Shooting Guards
The shooting guard position features all players who are very young. The named starter for the season ended last season as the Timberwolves sixth man. A lot of pressure will be on Wesley Johnson this season, who is entering his sophomore-season with much more responsibility than last season. He also know his job will be constantly critiqued because behind him in the wings are two other young shooting guards the T'Wolves drafted recently. The first will be taking over as the team's sixth man, as Vin Moody hopes to start his career off with some flavor, as he hopes to bring some bench defense to the Timberwolves while improving on his offensive game throughout this upcoming season. The other is Pandazis Balidis, who will be a sort of project for the Timberwolves in these upcoming seasons. He will get an amount of playing time this season, but nothing special.

Small Forwards
The three spot has certainly improved heading into this season, as Michael Beasley is still the starter who has seemed to grow into his role as a highly-efficient scorer. He has emerged as one of the team's top offensive options every time down the floor, with his ability to work the post, swing his momentum down low, fade back with a mid-range, and hit the consistent three-pointer; Beasley has it all. And only at the young-age of 22 years old Beasley can develop into a superstar player in the near future. Behind him isLuc Richard Mbah a Moute whom the front office is no longer impressed with. His acquisition is a main reason the team's former NBA Scout was fired in replace of a new one, because he advocated the trade of Mbah a Moute's five-year contract. Defensively he has not lived up to his reputation and offensively he doesn't have what this roster needs when it comes to scoring in the bench, especially on the swing. Don't expect Mbah a Moute to be around much longer, if the Timberwolves can get him off their paws. And third in the three-spot is Sam Young who came off the bench and produced well last season, as his high-flying dunks to give the team much-needed sparks off the bench have surely become a fan favorite, as he succeeds to create with every team he is on. Unfortunately there are rumors that Young will most likely test the free-agency market following the end of this season, although the Timberwolves will make efforts to keep him around.

Power Forwards
Once again Kevin Love and Anthony Randolph will take the reigns as the team's leading big men. K-Love finished last season with a career high average of 15.2 PPG while his rebounds remained consistent at 11 flat, although Love if you remember missed a good portion of the middle of the season with a broken back, as he played 57 games last season, three less than the season before that as Love has some struggles keeping his body in complete condition. Randolph has impressed many in the Timberwolves front office, as they are considerably satisfied for the trade they made to acquire him previous to last season from the Golden State Warriors. He put up career high numbers last season, and much like Beasley, is very young at 22-years old with the sky as his limit.

Centers
The center position is certainly the weakest for the Timberwolves, featuring a rookie, two busts, and one of which who doesn't seem to want to be a part of the Timberwolves franchise. Rookie Will Cage enters the Timberwolves roster as probably their best center to play off the bench while Randolph starts at the five spot. Cage has impressed man and the experts consider his draft a major steal by the Timberwolves who walked out of this summer's draft with great progress made. Many expect Cage to develop into a dominate center by the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, as they both have the same body type, although Cage has less offensive skill under the basket despite the ability to hit the short mid-range kicked shot. Behind him is a very capable Hasheem Thabeet who although lacks in strength, coordination, and offensive ability, can certainly leave his name in the paint with such dominate defensive ability that he is a miracle off the bench. However, Thabeet's time will most likely be eaten up by the newly arrived Cage whom the team wishes to develop. Last there is Dark Milicic who will most certainly find his way out of Minnesota this season. The team seems to want to wait for a good enough offer as he is currently the team's reserve player collecting his paycheck at home with a frown on his face.

Coach's Rotation - For the Months of Oct-November
PG. Jonny Flynn (36 min.) [Starter]
SG. Wesley Johnson (34 min.) [Starter]
SF. Michael Beasley (35 min.) [Starter]
PF. Anthony Randolph (33 min.) [Starter]
C. Kevin Love (36 min.) [Starter]
BENCH
G. Vin Moody (R) (21 min.) [Sixth Man]
F. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (10 min.) [Role Player]
C. Will Cage (R) (10 min.) [Prospect]
G. Luke Ridnour (9 min.) [Role Player]
F. Sam Young (9 min.) [Role Player]
G. Pandazis Balidis (R) (5 min.) [Prospect]
C. Hasheem Thabeet (2 min.) [Bench Warmer]
C.RES. Darko Milicic (0 min.) [Bench Warmer]

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