Minnesota Timberwolves

TUALATIN – The Tualatin High School football team gave all it had. The Timberwolves battled and battled. They were on the verge of a postseason victory – only to have that victory slip away by mere inches. Literally. The Wolves saw their season come to an end with a 16-14 loss to ...

BEAVERTON — The Tualatin High School boys soccer team started the Class 6A state playoffs in impressive, winning fashion. But, in the second round of postseason play, the Timberwolves ran into a powerhouse. Tualatin saw its season come to a close with a 6-0 loss to Jesuit in Class 6A state ...

The Timberwolves are not the worst team in the NBA, but they're close. Worse, they haven't yet shown they'll get much better this season.

Ricky Rubio , David Kahn , or Kurt Rambis wona t be able to save the Timberwolves if Al Jefferson isna t able to fully recover from offseason ACL surgery.

Timberwolves president of Basketball operations David Kahn was in Oracle Arena on Monday night for a close-up view of the team's record-tying loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Former Timberwolves guard Darrick Martin, the team's new assistant coach for player development, is delighted that his first NBA coaching job is with the team that gave him his best opportunity as a player.

Timberwolves update: Big man Al Jefferson has struggled on offense to start the season.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night.

Andrew Bogut bested Al Jefferson inside with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Bucks beat the Timberwolves 87-72.

Chris Kaman had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Eric Gordon hit the go-ahead layup with 1:32 to play, and the Los Angeles Clippers surged in the fourth quarter to their first victory of the season, 93-90 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Gordon scored 17 points and Baron Davis had...

With an injury to their No. 1 overall draft pick and four consecutive losses, it was a difficult first week of the season for the Los Angeles Clippers. They'll look to change their fortunes Monday night, when they try to snap a three-game home losing streak to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Draf...

New Jersey Nets forward Jarvis Hayes left the season opener on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves with an injured left hamstring.

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Al Jefferson will play in the opener on Wednesday night against New Jersey despite battling an Achilles injury in recent weeks.

The Wolves open regular-season play and Timberwolves beat writer Jerry Zgoda will answer your questions about the new players, the new coaches and the new season at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived center Jared Reiner, one day after acquiring another big man in a trade with Dallas. Reiner signed with the Timberwolves as a free agent at the end of September. He averaged 3.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in three preseason games. He has previously had stint...

Kevin Love had 17 points and Minnesota made a whopping 50 of 56 free throws to beat Milwaukee 117-103 on Sunday night, making a winner out of coach Kurt Rambis in his preseason debut. "It's about what I expected," Rambis said. "We did a lot of good things, and we did a lot of poor things. We had way t...

Big Al" isn't quite as big these days, and that's no accident for the Minnesota Timberwolves star as he returns from a major knee injury.

On the eve of his first training camp as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kurt Rambis described his coaching style as more of an educator than a disciplinarian. Well, Prof. Rambis, class starts on Tuesday. Rambis takes over as coach of a young and rebuilding team that has plenty of le...

The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived veteran point guard Chucky Atkins. Atkins was acquired in a trade with Oklahoma City in July. But like many of the moves new president David Kahn has made this summer, the acquisition was purely for financial reasons. Atkins is in the final year of his c...

With Foye and Miller gone, the Wolves only have one concrete shooting guard, and that's Wayne Ellington. But Ellington is a rookie, and playing two rookies ...

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Ricky Rubio was not present when the Minnesota Timberwolves introduced their 2009 draft class on Friday.

By dberri San Antonio Spurs get Richard Jefferson [0.064 WP48 in 2,929 minutes] Milwaukee Bucks get Amir Johnson [0.106 WP48 in 911 minutes] Detroit Pistons get Fabricio Oberto, who they reportedly are going to let depart as a free agent. 2006-07: 0.044 WP48, 1.8 Wins Produced DJ

When the trade deadline was approaching, there were several rumors involving his name and the Minnesota Timberwolves and I was asked plenty of times should they make this move. I was very critical of his play last season, where he seemed a step slow ...

Herald & Review, IL He was working out with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, less than a month before the NBA draft. When Beverley left the Razorbacks, Arkansas did not release details about his suspension. The former Hog spoke about it recently in a video interview ...

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By J.E. Skeets 4. Portland Trail Blazers — Brandon Roy has an old soul. [J.E.] 27. Golden State Warriors —Marco Belinelli has as many three-pointers (six), steals (six), turnovers (six), and assists (six) this season as the Warriors have wins. Whoa. [KD]

By J.E. Skeets KFAN Sports Radio, via TWolves Blog: "How do we evaluate Kevin McHale as a Head Coach? He has disdain for certain parts of the job which are unavoidable including travel and dealing with the media. Insiders tell me McHale almost walked away from the coaching position during the 31 games he c...

In other NBA games Wednesday, it was: Atlanta 105, Memphis 95; Orlando 100, Minnesota 89; the Los Angeles Lakers 114, Philadelphia 102; Portland 98, Washington 92; Charlotte 103, Oklahoma City 97; Milwaukee 97, Chicago 90; New Orleans 104, Phoenix 91; Houston 103, the Los Angeles Clip...

With their losing streak at eight games after a season-opening victory, Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman has referenced the motion picture "Groundhog Day" to evoke a storyline in which his team continues to lose games in which they have held late, sizable leads. On Sunday in Denver, he w...

By J.E. Skeets Canis Hoopus: "What are the team's biggest strengths? Outside shooting and rebounding.  ... the Wolves will be able to trot out a lineup with Miller, Foye, and McCants — three players who finished last season in the top-20 of three point shooting. Last year, the team often found itself with a ba...

By Basketbawful The Good: The Wolves have a solid franchise/foundation piece in Al Jefferson, who was the only NBA player to average at least 21 PPG and 11 RPG last season. (He was also only the second Minnesota player - with Kevin Garnett being the first - to ever accomplish that feat.) He loves to score and do...

By Tom Ziller Filed under: Clippers, Grizzlies, Kings, Nuggets, Suns, Timberwolves, Warriors, ThunderThe Knights of the FanHouse Roundtable have assembled to consider the NBA in '08-09. In this dispatch, we discuss the bottom half of the Western Conference. On Thursday, we'll look higher. Be sure t...

By Sly Folarin I'm a basketball fan and I've watched KG since he'd been with (Minnesota) Timberwolves, since he came into the NBA," Bolt said. "Every match I could get to watch, I made sure I saw it. I've been watching him for a while. He went to the Celtics and finally got his ring and he really deserves it, beca...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Timberwolves young players are apparently very serious about the upcoming season. Ryan Gomes, Al Jefferson,Rashad McCants, Randy Foye, Rodney Carney, Corey Brewer, Chris Richard, Mike Miller, and Sebastian Telfair have been working out on a regular basis in preparation for the upcoming season. Though not actual practices, the players have been going through many of the same drills the team runs during the regular season, including some full court 5-on-5 action. I still miss Ryan Gomes and Big Al. Here is the daily defection to Europe report. German champion Alba Berlin has signed free agent guard Casey Jacobsen, who played for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies last season. Jacobsen averaged two points per game last season with the Grizz...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Clippers re-signed unrestricted free-agent center Paul Davis, giving them three players named Davis on their roster. They lured Baron Davis away from the Warriors and signed former Celtic Ricky Davis as a free agent. Maybe they should go to first names on their jerseys instead of last. The only other Davis listed in the NBA.com players list is the Celtics' own Big Baby Davis. The Clipps seem enamored with players named Davis and I wonder what the chances are of the Clippers making a play for Big Baby. Paul Davis averaged 2.5. points and 2.1 rebounds in 22 games with the Clippers last year before a season-ending injury to his right knee Dec. 21. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By dberri Table One illustrates this possibility.  Minnesota traded Garnett to the Boston Celtics last summer for Al Jefferson and a mess of additional players.  With this move, and the other roster moves McHale made, Minnesota only brought back (by my count) five players back from the 2006-07.  In...

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By David Friedman It was not particularly pretty and--except for a few sensational dunks by LeBron James--it was not particularly exciting but Cleveland played solid defense to earn a 92-84 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. James finished with 30 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds; he sprained his ankle in a 92-87 loss at Boston on Wednesday but seemed to have plenty of spring in his step versus Minnesota. After the game, James said that his ankle is fine, but he soaked both of his feet in a bucket of ice water while he spoke with the media. James banged his right thumb on the rim during one of his dunks, reaggravating an injury from earlier in the season; he joked that he will have to try to not dunk the ball so hard the next time. Al Jefferson led Minnesota with...   [read the full post]

By Atma Brother ONE Rashad McCants could drop 20+ points. Craig Smith could eat up the Warriors' interior and muscle his way for a big double-double. Antoine Walker could turn back the clock for a little shimmy shake and a few treys. Sebastian Telfair could drop double digit dimes. Corey Brewer could go 10-5-5.

By Atma Brother ONE Okay, we all know this should be the easiest win of the year. Kevin McHale's product is the worst in the league by far and unless they get lucky in the 2008 NBA Draft the TWolves probably won't sniff the playoffs for the next decade. How this former power forward legend still has a job after getti...

By Myles Brown Minnesota’s nucleus is now comprised of eight players under 24, none of whom have more than three years of experience. Free from the pressure of any immediate expectations, these young Wolves will have the opportunity to grow together, similar to the Baby Bulls of the post-Jordan era. Al J...

By 3 hours ago Minnesota Timberwolves' head coach Randy Wittman talks to his forward Chris Richard during an exhibition match between Efes Pilsen and Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a NBA Europe Live tour at Abdi...   Expand »

CdA, LC settle for tie  WA - The Vikings remained unbeaten but outplayed the Timberwolves and have to feel like they let one get away. The Timberwolves, dealing with a recent spate of ... Kremer's four goals lift LC The Spokesman Review all 2 news articles

By dberri Table One: The Minnesota Timberwolves in 05-06 and 06-07 Of course, as noted in Speeding up Time for Bill Simmons, Garnett has not had much of a supporting cast in Minnesota. So even if he had been his usual self, the Timberwolves would have still missed the playoffs.

By David Friedman Let's look at Minnesota first. The Timberwolves have missed the playoffs the past three years with Garnett and they figure to be even more lousy in the short term without him. After all, the players that they acquired from Boston could not make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference playing alongside Paul Pierce. Jefferson certainly looks like he can develop into an All-Star eventually, while Green and Gomes are young, solid players who are still improving. Minnesota also has Randy Foye, who had a good rookie season. Leading returning scorer Ricky Davis has seemingly been in the league forever but he is only 27 years old. Yes, Davis is a bit of a head case but if he does not get with the program he is talented enough that Minnesota can trade him and...   [read the full post]

Steve Kerr is one of the smartest dudes weve met, so if hes talking to the Timberwolves about a deal for Kevin Garnett, we figure he knows what hes doing.

As far as Minnesota Timberwolves basketball boss Kevin McHale is concerned, any trade talk involving Kevin Garnett so far has been just that talk.