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MOORE: Karl-Anthony Towns’ Defense is Rationalizing a DeAndre Jordan Trade
By Dane Moore - Dec 6, 2017
In Sunday evening’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Karl-Anthony Towns had perhaps his worst defensive game of the season culminating in a sequence of fourth-quarter miscues […]
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12/1 RECAP: The Thunder’s Personnel Gives the Timberwolves Problems, Win 111-107
By Dane Moore - Dec 2, 2017
Score-first point guards, hulking pick-and-roll big men, and playmaking power forwards have proven to be the three most likely things to puncture the Minnesota Timberwolves defensive shield in […]
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MOORE: The Offensive And Defensive Strategies Appear Outdated In Minnesota
By Dane Moore - Nov 29, 2017
On Tuesday evening, with 55.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards were tied at 89 when Tom Thibodeau called a […]
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11/28 PREVIEW: Timberwolves Work Through Injuries in Preparation for Wizards
By Dane Moore - Nov 28, 2017
The Minnesota Timberwolves have played their past two games without their starting point guard, Jeff Teague. Similarly, the Washington Wizards have also been void of their lead […]
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MOORE: Stop; Karl-Anthony Towns is Better than Andre Drummond
By Dane Moore - Nov 19, 2017
Karl-Anthony Towns is getting Anthony Davis’d this year. In the 2014-15 season, Davis’ third in the NBA, it was hard to find an existential basketball article that […]
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11/17 RECAP: Timberwolves Come Back Versus Mavericks, Win Third Straight
By Dane Moore - Nov 17, 2017
In Dallas, top-of-the-key 3-pointers by 6-foot-10 foreign-born power forwards are a common occurrence. It’s rare that foreigner is not Dirk Nowitzki. On Friday, it was Nemanja Bjelica. With […]
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MOORE: Taj Gibson is Perfectly Erratic in Minnesota
By Dane Moore - Nov 16, 2017
The very first possession of the Timberwolves’ Wednesday evening matchup against the San Antonio Spurs ended in a made corner 3 by Taj Gibson. Karl-Anthony Towns prodded […]
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MOORE: The Wolves Are Playoff-Bound; Why a Deep Bench is Integral to Their Success
By Dane Moore - Nov 8, 2017
In 2016-17, the Miami Heat went on a 13-game winning streak after starting the season 11-30. Due to their brutal start, that Miami team was the only […]
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SHOOTAROUND NOTES: Bjelica Keeps Thibs Happy As Dirk And The Mavericks Come To Town
By Dane Moore - Nov 4, 2017
With the Dallas Mavericks in town, naturally the conversation at the Minnesota Timberwolves shootaround Saturday morning swirled around what could be one of Dirk Nowitzki’s final appearances […]
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MOORE: Why Andrew Wiggins Has Begun Shooting Very Deep 3’s
By Dane Moore - Nov 2, 2017
There were 4.7 seconds left in regulation when the score tallied 113-112 after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Carmelo Anthony delivered what felt like a fatal blow in […]
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Timberwolves Revert to Their Ways of Old in 21-Point Defeat Against Pistons
By Dane Moore - Oct 25, 2017
When the Wolves traded Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and the No. 7 overall pick for Jimmy Butler, they did so with the idea that Butler would become […]
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10/24 PRACTICE NOTES: Wiggins Remains the Center of Attention as Indiana Comes to Town
By Dane Moore - Oct 24, 2017
Andrew Wiggins remained the center of attention on Tuesday afternoon following the Wolves shootaround at Target Center prior to their matchup against the Indiana Pacers. His Sunday […]