The Goat Pen

The nice thing about Love's game is he should age really well as a player. His game is all strength and smarts, not explosion or sheer athleticism.

- Love said he's comfortable with the idea of Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin as the starting forwards for the Western Conference All-Star team. "They're fun to watch, they're fan favorites," he said. "If you don't like watching those guys play, you don't like basketball." - Love ...

Kevin Love is a franchise player. Kahn fucked up with that contract. He's setting it up where Love and Rubio could walk out together. Kahn still doesn't realize how good Love is. He actively was trying to trade him up until the 31/31 game last year. He almost had separate deals to trade him straigh...

Rubio is getting most of the press, but Kevin Love is putting up a ridiculous season so far.

4th in Scoring.
2nd in rebounding.
3rd in FTAs, 2nd in makes.
And he's 12th in Made 3 pointers.

Sessions is an interesting choice. Would've been horrible under Phil (can't shoot and needs the ball in his hands a lot to be effective). But he can make some plays and get to the line.

ESPN: Since Ricky Rubio entered the starting lineup, the Timberwolves are 7-4 compared to just 3-7 with Rubio coming off the bench. Much of the Timberwolves' success lately is due to Rubio's superb play down the stretch of games. Rubio was nearly flawless in the second half of the win over the Rocke...

Hizzy III wrote:So ESPN tells me that the Lakers have gone 11 straight games without hitting the century mark. What's the deal? It has to be more than Mike Brown's slower offense.

It looks like 13 to me.

And only once have they hit it this year.

I think Rubio is starting to wear down. As much as I love what Adelman is bringing, with all our injuries (and crap still on the roster), he's killing Love and Rubio. Rubio's shooting the last 5 games has gone 3-10, 1-8, 1-11, 5-12, 2-10. I think part of it is he's wearing down. Its not just so many...

Last night was a good example of how Rubio can control a game when his shot isn't falling (1/8 and he even missed a couple bunnies). He finished with 9 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 6 steals. Apparently he leads the league in steals, charges taken and alley-oop assists. The impressive thing abou...

¡olé! For two years Ricky Rubio was an NBA draft pick stewing in his native Spain. Now he is spreading joy in Minnesota with his artful passes and spirited play After the nine-hour flight from Barcelona to Minneapolis, the two-hour dinner with corporate sponsors and season-ticket holders at Soprano...

Timberwolves rookie Ricky Rubio making his presence felt By J. Michael Falgoust, USA TODAY MINNEAPOLIS – Body language does all the talking for Minnesota Timberwolves rookie point guard Ricky Rubio, who would rather be elsewhere, or at least talking about someone else. Rubio has a genuine softness ...

We may not be winning many games (3-7), but this is staggering:

Through 10 games this year, the Wolves are +3 in point differential.
Through 10 games last year, the Wolves were -107 in point differential.

Getting schooled by Ricky Rubio Those in the know aren't surprised by his success. Our expert should've known better. By Michael Wilbon ESPN.com To some, the fifth pick in the 2009 draft looked wasted on Ricky Rubio. Not to the T-Wolves, though. The men who truly know the game of basketball globally...

If Bargnani keeps this up, you're going to have a hell of a frontcourt next year when he's playing next to Valanciunas.

Gotta tell you that either Andrea is finally starting to get it or Dwane Casey has had a huge impact on the big guy. He actually plays adequate defense and his shot selection is far superior. I know it's only been 8 games but he is has been solid. Casey has always been viewed as a very good player ...

Hollinger: Welcome back to the NBA, Minnesota. We missed you. Although the Timberwolves lost a tight one to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, one of the takeaways from these opening days of the season is that Minnesota once again has a legitimate professional basketball team. Kevin Love has ...

2 wins in a row - is that allowed in the NBA?

Rubio in four 4th quarters:

48 mins, 7-10 FG (5/7 3PT), 21 pts, 14 assts, 9 rebs, +27.

Slow start for Rubio tonight, but he owned the last 5 minutes of the game. His scoring and passing blew open a tight game.

i cant call it, but i think westbrook wants #1 status somewhere (which is ridiculous to me) Westbrook is crazy talented, but I'm starting to get a bit of a "Marbury vibe" from him. It would be a trade Minny would HAVE to consider, but I personally prefer a PG that makes his teammates bett...