Wolves Updates 8/26
by SG on Aug 26, 2010 1:32 AM CDT
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Love gets double-double in exhibition win over Greece and more
From USA Basketball:
The 2010 USA Men’s World Championship Team turned up its defensive pressure in the second half and ran away with an 87-59 victory over Greece on Wednesday night at OAKA Arena in Athens, Greece. Guard Eric Gordon (Los Angeles Clippers) came off the bench to lead the U.S. with 18 points while shooting 4-of-7 from 3-point range as the American men closed out its pre-FIBA World Championship exhibition schedule with a perfect 4-0 slate.
Also scoring in double digits in the win were Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) with 15 points and seven boards, Player of the Game Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) shot 6-of-7 from the field and scored 13, while Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves) checked in with a double-double of 10 points and a game-best 12 rebounds.
From the Timberwolves twitter account:
Watch #Twolves forward Kevin Love postgame VIDEO following his double-double performance against Greece: http://j.mp/bOrDBe
From the NBA's twitter account:
Kevin Love of @USABasketball poses in front of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. http://twitpic.com/2i2hq4
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From the Timberwolves:
At this year's State Fair, fans will be given the opportunity to vote on which former Minnesota ABA team – Muskies or Pipers – they would like the Timberwolves to honor by wearing their uniforms for select games next season (2011-12) as part of the NBA's Hardwood Classic Games. The ABA team receiving the most fan votes during the state fair will be the uniform that the Wolves wear next season for the Hardwood Classic Games. Fans can vote in-person at kiosks located at the Wolves booth in the Fan Central Building (corner of Underwood St. and Dan Patch Ave.). Attached are the Muskies and Pipers logos.
As part of the NBA's Hardwood Classic Games next season, the league will be recognizing the 35th anniversary of the 1976 merger of the NBA and ABA. Several NBA teams will be sporting ABA uniforms for selected games.
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With 12 minutes of playing time, Kevin Love got 10 pts and 12 rebounds, what if he plays 24 minutes??? 20/20? 18/18? 15/15?
It doesn't?
I was hoping he could play the whole game and put up 40 and 48.
The counts in those 12 minutes of play included:
4-8 for 10 points,
12 boards (including 6 offensive boards),
an assist,
and for those who scowl at him defensively, 3 steals.
One of his two turnovers was an attempted long outlet that got picked off. Love was feeling it.
And yeah, it does matter when you put that up in 12 minutes as opposed to 36. Now that, friends, is called “filling a box score.”
"As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way." RWE
And he would have had at least one more assist
if the game was in the NBA without the FIBA stinginess with assists.
not trying to be a hater
…i’m just curious how many of his offensive boards were his own put-backs, if any…
I saw one such offensive board
during his stint at the end of the game. I didn’t see his first stint in the game so I can’t comment on that.
from what i remember,
I remember seeing one.
Somebody pulled a stat a while back that showed that Love wasn’t any more “guilty” of offensive boards on his own misses than other forwards. I don’t remember who, and I can’t figure out how to find such a stat.
Next thing you know, they'll take my thoughts away.
Just one
Here’s the play by play
(Just looking at the box score for the "1" count.)
"As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way." RWE
But we already knew
That Love was great in the 6th man role. We still don’t know how he’ll play with more minutes or as a starter.
Maybe he’ll get to start in some of these Fiba games.
That's all he could do?
What a scrub. How’d he even make it on the team?
You're not letting natural selection take its course! You're like the guy who invented the seatbelt...
He must have bought them
From Dickie V’s private collection.
by nja700 on Aug 26, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
What a Diva
Hogging all those rebounds, probably trying to make the game all about him, such an attitude%
Is just disinformation…
by Son of Gerald Green on Aug 26, 2010 10:53 AM CDT reply actions
I Agree ABCNerdd
I was going for a joke about the Love-Haters. Just sarcasm on my part. Humor, Jokey-Time, some of my messages are purely aimed at the ol’ funny bone. Have to laugh in this era of 12% unemployment and 15 win seasons.
Is just disinformation…
by Son of Gerald Green on Aug 26, 2010 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
great game
what a beast of a game yesterday. im hopin k love can make some noise in this tournament. any wolves player could use the positive publicity. keep it up kev!
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by MNTicketKingIntern on Aug 26, 2010 1:20 PM CDT reply actions
I'm not sure it was a "Great Game", but there are always things
to look for, or see, in any game. We’ll see if Greece is any better when they have all of
their tools. I’m thinking it won’t make much difference.
Re: The Target Center Roof
Is that real foliage? How many goats can it sustain?
When that thing gets wet, it has to be uber heavy.
% Very tough warm up game approaching
%%%% Australia are ready to rock the world of basketball to it’s foundations %%%%%
I think this is the first time in history one man managed to destroy an entire city by himself. Even the Enola Gay had a flight crew.
by Auswolf on Aug 26, 2010 4:46 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I think 10 "%"s make a serious post, right?
So sarcastic that it has to be taken as truth?
by Krotz the Wall on Aug 27, 2010 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
even number of %
what does sarcastic sarcasm sound like
so bad its good
by WinTheLottery on Aug 27, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
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