So the Timberwolves won a game in which Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love were in suits, Nikola Pekovic had nine points and five rebounds, the team shot 36.8% from the field and just 2-of-17 from the 3-point line?
What the what?
Now there are two possible reasons for this: Continue Reading…
On Friday, in my conversation with Sam of Raptors Republic, I said this about our Wolves: “they are grotesquely inconsistent when it comes to playing team defense, sustaining the kind of effort, awareness and concentration that a team needs to compete…the Raptors were worse than terrible in [the last] game; the Wolves are more than capable of returning the favor.” God, did that ever turn out to be true.
Hey, who was that crabby dude talking about the Wolves at Raptors Republic this morning? Oh that was me. Evidently, the Kevin Love snubbing robbed me of my optimism and my sense of humor. On the other hand, when it comes to previews of a Februrary Raptors/Wolves matchup, dry and pessimistic is probably not a bad way to go. Check it out, if you’re inclined.