GT: Timberwolves vs. Spurs

[Nolan]

When: 7:00 PM ET, January 9, 2011
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX



VS



Starting Lineups:

Timberwolves:
PG - Luke Ridnour
SG - Wesley Johnson
SF - Michael Beasley
PF - Kevin Love
C - Darko Milicic

Well we finally got win number 30 on friday night in tough against the Pacers and now we're back at home to play the T-Wolves on sunday. So far this season the Wolves have played us pretty tough so we shouldn't take this one too lightly. Stopping Kevin Love is going to be the key to this one. We need to do our best to keep him off the offensive glass and we need to keep a body on him at all times.

Go Spurs!!

[Magz50]

Got a bad feeling about this game. Just played this very game on 2k11 with me being on the Spurs and Love killed us. lol. Not that this is a video game, but bad omen.

[Blame Rasho]

Truth be told the Wolves should have won two times vs us... we match up very bad vs them.

[co_laper]

Still too fresh off a lost. I think we win this game. Plus, we're at home.

[Piecake]

Truth be told the Wolves should have won two times vs us... we match up very bad vs them.

We are playing quite poorly at the moment. Our team is even more of the Love-Beasley show than it was before. None of our other guys is stepping up.

We need this win badly, but I doubt itll happen

[Donald Kaufman]

Nice win.

T-Wolves are much better than their record suggests. They're no easy beats.

[co_laper]

They're not easy beats, but they've got so much to improve on too.

IMO, the front line is set. Darko is the defensive anchor. Love gets the boards, points, and even provide 3 point shooting. Beasley can be the go to guy. They really need Rubio. If Rubio is as good as advertised and able to control the game's tempo, all they need is a 3 point shooting SG with defensive mentality to check on opponent's top scorers.

So basically, they need a Bowen at SG, Rubio to come, bench help, discipline, and experience. Cause it's the same story over and over again, they're way too undisciplined in the 4th quarter.

[Donald Kaufman]

They can't close games, and that's a maturity/leadership issue. They've had the chance to beat us every time we've played them this year, and they haven't been able to do it.

Their frontline is awesome. Milicic is big and skilled, a nice defensive player; Love is an absolute beast and tough as an ox; and Beasley can seemingly go off at will. Pekovic off the bench is a good luxury to have as well, he clogs the lane and plays hard. They do need Rubio to come over though, I agree there.

Bottom line, they should have more than 9 wins.

[Klomp]

They can't close games, and that's a maturity/leadership issue. They've had the chance to beat us every time we've played them this year, and they haven't been able to do it.

Their frontline is awesome. Milicic is big and skilled, a nice defensive player; Love is an absolute beast and tough as an ox; and Beasley can seemingly go off at will. Pekovic off the bench is a good luxury to have as well, he clogs the lane and plays hard. They do need Rubio to come over though, I agree there.

Bottom line, they should have more than 9 wins.

This basically sums it up for us Wolves fans. We are so young. Its frustrating at times to lose all these close games, but yet at the same time its encouraging.

The Timberwolves have 1 player on their roster over the age of 25 (Luke Ridnour, 29). The two best players on our roster are each 22, and Rubio will be 21 if he comes over next season. Both our coaching staff and management have been preaching patience as the team develops. At times its tough, but its promising to look at the future of our franchise and what's to come.