Training Camp/Preseason 2016

Mattya · Post #41 » by **Mattya** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 2:05 am

Wolfson said that he has heard that both Wiggins and Towns have looked good in practices so far in his latest podcast.

juju14 · Post #42 » by **juju14** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 2:15 am

Mattya wrote:Wolfson said that he has heard that both Wiggins and Towns have looked good in practices so far in his latest podcast.

Do you have link

Mattya · Post #43 » by **Mattya** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 2:19 am

http://www.1500espn.com/the-scoop-2/2016/10/scoop-wild-exec-brent-flahr-joins-plus-derek-falvey-get-title-ep-39/

Wolves stuff starts around 7:15 minutes in.

LordBaldric · Post #44 » by **LordBaldric** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 8:06 am

Why wouldn't they look good? Those guys are our main stud players!

Edit: And before someone says anything, I just want to say I think it's time we recalibrate our expectations for the Wolves upwards. Perhaps way upwards.

Nitroglycerin · Post #45 » by **Nitroglycerin** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 8:25 am

any interest in Ben Bentil?

Tirion · Post #46 » by **Tirion** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 2:56 pm

Zach Lowe puts the Wolves at #4 in his League Pass Rankings, loves Rubio:

We're all going to regret this, but for now, it's fun to get carried away with Wolves Mania. Thibs is back, flapping his penguin wings and bellowing in that unmistakable baritone: "ICE, ICE, ICE!!" Thibs teaching Zach LaVine defense stands as one of the greatest educational challenges in modern world history.

This team is thinner than the hype train realizes, particularly on the wing, but the nucleus of Ricky Rubio, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Andrew Wiggins inspires legit butterflies. Can we not be in such a rush for the Wolves to trade Rubio, by the way? There isn't much evidence their offense can subsist without him, the few teams that need point guards don't have a ton to trade, and his backups might not be ready for major NBA minutes.

Subtle fundamental brilliance underlies Rubio's passing flash. His dimes hit teammates in the hands, and he releases them at the precise moment a defender is leaning away from his target. He holds the ball a beat longer than most point guards, and that half-second matters.

But the flash is high-wattage. Rubio is the league's no-look king; he literally laughs (ask him!) at fools who throw those bogus no-lookers where they stare down their target, throw the ball, and only then jerk their head in the opposite direction. (His favorite: the fake no-look where the passer turns his head toward a side of the floor where there is no teammate to even catch a theoretical pass. Will Barton does this all the time.)

Towns can do almost everything well already. The Wolves have to figure out what sort of front-court player they'd like to pair with Towns, and they are a little overloaded with center types as things stand now. Don't rule out a trade.

The butterscotchy court is still hideous, but Dave Benz and Jim Petersen bring the heat -- and the numbers -- to every broadcast. If Cole Aldrich starts flinging up duck-and-cover hook shots again, maybe the Wolves can justify this ranking after all.

minimus · Post #47 » by **minimus** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 4:37 pm

Nitroglycerin wrote:any interest in Ben Bentil?

Reminds me Dante Cunningham. Has Boston released him already?

Nitroglycerin · Post #48 » by **Nitroglycerin** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 11:14 pm

Not yet but probably on the cutting board

Post #49 » by **Calinks** » Fri Oct 7, 2016 11:39 pm

LordBaldric wrote:Why wouldn't they look good? Those guys are our main stud players!

Edit: And before someone says anything, I just want to say I think it's time we recalibrate our expectations for the Wolves upwards. Perhaps way upwards.

Still standing pat at my 38 wins prediction. Very comfortable in thinking we will finish around 36-45 wins on the season barring crazy injury.

Mattya · Post #50 » by **Mattya** » Sat Oct 8, 2016 5:51 pm

http://www.startribune.com/it-s-a-homecoming-for-three-wolves-players/396407461/

I’m guessing the crowd that comes to tonight’s game at the Sprint Center in Kansas City for the preseason game between the Timberwolves and the Miami Heat will be predominantly pro-Wolves.

Yes, the Heat has Kansas City native Willie Reed on the roster.

But the Wolves have three former Kansas Jayhawks on their roster in Andrew Wiggins, Cole Aldrich and Brandon Rush. And the KU campus is only about 40 miles from Kansas City. All three have played in this arena before.

Post #51 » by **Klomp** » Sat Oct 8, 2016 5:56 pm

Wiggins was recently asked by Foxsports.com the question: “If you could posterize someone right now, who are you dunking on?”

The answer? “My boy, JoJo Embiid. from the Sixers. I never got him (as a KU teammate) in college. It’s time to get him now.”

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article106835252.html

Vindicater · Post #52 » by **Vindicater** » Sat Oct 8, 2016 11:22 pm

Going to be so good to watch this year.

Crazy-Canuck · Post #53 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Sat Oct 8, 2016 11:40 pm

Cant believe all we have is radio for this game.

Grits n Gravy · Post #54 » by **Grits n Gravy** » Sun Oct 9, 2016 12:22 am

Crazy-Canuck wrote:Cant believe all we have is radio for this game.

Yeah mate, bull **** - just checked league pass and game not televised :nonono:

Merc_Porto · Post #55 » by **Merc_Porto** » Sun Oct 9, 2016 12:49 am

Not a good start for us

Post #56 » by **Calinks** » Sun Oct 9, 2016 12:51 am

You guys got a link to the radio broadcast?

Merc_Porto · Post #57 » by **Merc_Porto** » Sun Oct 9, 2016 1:12 am

1st quarter:

Minnesota 23-23 Miami

Wiggins - 8pts
Towns - 5pts
Bjelica - 3pts

TaylorTag · Post #58 » by **TaylorTag** » Sun Oct 9, 2016 1:24 am

how can i find the game

NewWolvesOrder · Post #59 » by **NewWolvesOrder** » Sun Oct 9, 2016 1:32 am

Freaking Caged Lion taking a dump on the wolves again. Scrub bust

Takingbaconback · Post #60 » by **Takingbaconback** » Sun Oct 9, 2016 1:41 am

Seems like wolves are having a hard time scoring. Hope it's not like last year again