Minnesota Timberwolves (7-10)
The marquee names in Minnesota's improvement -- Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio and coach Rick Adelman -- are all associated with prolific offense, and yet its greatest upgrade has been on defense. "A huge part of that is accountability," forward Anthony Tolliver said. "We didn't have that last year. Now, if you don't play defense, you're coming out of the game." Another huge part is the play of Rubio, who has debunked questions about his toughness and quickness by ranking among the league leaders in both steals and drawing charges. According to Basketball Value, the Wolves allow nearly 11 fewer points per 100 possessions when he is on the court compared to when he sits, easily the best differential on the team.Read more:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/britt_robson/01/24/power.rankings/index.html
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bringbackbrewer
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Britt Robson
has to be the best writer. I really like his analysis.
Also,
My favorite thing about the Wolves this year is how it seems that players do get benched based on play.
Second, I really think its impressive that Rubio played every minute of the first half and 46 of a total 48 minutes in the Dallas game.
by bringbackbrewer on Jan 26, 2012 9:11 PM CST reply actions
And it doesn't hurt that Britt lives here in the Cities
and is totally immersed in local sports culture (when not listening to music — he’s a great music critic too!)
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
bringbackbrewer..
just wanted to let you know I have you down for the LA Lakers report card per your request.. I’m looking forward to reading it.
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