I'd like to spend a little more time on this but the game thread is rapidly approaching critical mass and family will soon be demanding my attention, so here goes.
- Box Score, for those so inclined
Random crab from off the top of my head ...
- I'm certain that 100 years from now, parents and grandparents will still be regaling children with stories of the glorious 82-0 revolution of '12-13, including the story of the season opening victory over the Kings, which would have of course have to be titled "The little steam-powered engine that could" in honor of the valiant performances rendered by the people's heroes, J.J. Barea and Greg Stiemsma . Super-double A-plus grades for both.
- Show of hands, who can name the last Wolves team that could take the court without its two best players and still be expected to win more often than not? How about the last time we had a reasonably well-balanced roster? Or the last time we had a team with this much depth and talent? Or the last time we had a functional mix of veterans and youth? Or the last time we had a team with this much basketball IQ? Or the last time we had a coach capable of rolling with the punches and adapting to changed and less than ideal circumstances? If your answers were: Never; 04-05; 04-05; 03-04; Never; and, Never ... have a cigar.
- Pektropolis can wait. Tough night for Pek. Scored his first field goal with only four minutes left in the game. Even still, his presence on the floor forced Sacramento to double him, which created open shots for other Wolves who mostly missed those shots, which happens to be the next bit of random crab on the list.
- Tough shooting night for many Wolves. Uncharacteristically bad for Budinger and Pek in particular. Hopefully it was uncharacteristically bad for Roy as well, who otherwise looked pretty good (I did not know that "shooting guards" were also allowed to make plays for others, thanks Brandon!). Williams had bad shooting numbers too, and I'm not sure Schved even drew iron on any of the three shots he took, not surprised ... I expect his shooting will be a bit of a rollercoaster ride.
- Good kitty. BAD kitty! ... Derrick Williams had a very nice first quarter. I was even a little impressed. But this is not my first rodeo. As it so happens, Derrick Williams' return to the lineup late in the second quarter and at the beginning of the third quarter included some HArr-ribble (he said in his best Boston accent) basketball by the uncaged lion and coincided with a huge run by the Kings (a 24 point swing I think?).
- Happy anniversary! The Wolves played and lost their first regular season NBA game to the Seattle-not-Thunder 23 years ago tomorrow -- a mere 6 days before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Only two NBA franchises (LAC and MEM) that have played enough seasons to count have compiled a worse overall winning percentage.
That's it. Have at it. Thanks for being here.
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Sacramento Kings (0-2)
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Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
Jason Thompson | 33:31 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
Tyreke Evans | 29:35 | 3 | 14 | .214 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Isaiah Thomas | 25:45 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
DeMarcus Cousins | 25:19 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
James Johnson | 20:45 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Reserves | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
Marcus Thornton | 27:39 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Chuck Hayes | 20:09 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Francisco Garcia | 15:20 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Jimmer Fredette | 15:06 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Thomas Robinson | 11:35 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Travis Outlaw | 8:07 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Aaron Brooks | 7:09 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 240 | 32 | 89 | .360 | 3 | 16 | .188 | 13 | 16 | .813 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 80 |
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Starters | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
Jason Thompson | 33:31 | .460 | .400 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 114 | 101 |
Tyreke Evans | 29:35 | .214 | .214 | 6.9 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 23.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 24.3 | 56 | 99 |
Isaiah Thomas | 25:45 | .678 | .654 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 29.2 | 119 | 107 |
DeMarcus Cousins | 25:19 | .409 | .385 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 25.6 | 79 | 103 |
James Johnson | 20:45 | .425 | .400 | 4.9 | 23.6 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 17.0 | 76 | 89 |
Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
Marcus Thornton | 27:39 | .524 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.2 | 114 | 111 |
Chuck Hayes | 20:09 | .387 | .333 | 15.2 | 38.9 | 27.3 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 20.5 | 10.9 | 94 | 89 |
Francisco Garcia | 15:20 | .000 | .000 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 20 | 104 |
Jimmer Fredette | 15:06 | .600 | .600 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 20.8 | 83 | 108 |
Thomas Robinson | 11:35 | .532 | .000 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 34.7 | 11.1 | 75 | 75 |
Travis Outlaw | 8:07 | .250 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 65 | 106 |
Aaron Brooks | 7:09 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.4 | 10 | 111 |
Team Totals | 240 | .416 | .376 | 23.4 | 65.3 | 44.8 | 53.1 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 10.3 | 100.0 | 86.9 | 99.9 |
Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0)
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Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
Nikola Pekovic | 31:49 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
Andrei Kirilenko | 30:36 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
Brandon Roy | 30:14 | 4 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Derrick Williams | 21:10 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Luke Ridnour | 20:29 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Reserves | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
Jose Barea | 27:31 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Dante Cunningham | 25:28 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
Chase Budinger | 21:29 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Greg Stiemsma | 16:11 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
Alexey Shved | 15:03 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 240 | 32 | 87 | .368 | 2 | 17 | .118 | 26 | 36 | .722 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 92 |
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Starters | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
Nikola Pekovic | 31:49 | .391 | .250 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 16.6 | 92 | 94 |
Andrei Kirilenko | 30:36 | .601 | .571 | 6.4 | 16.7 | 11.4 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 19.4 | 14.2 | 115 | 90 |
Brandon Roy | 30:14 | .317 | .286 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 37.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 87 | 90 |
Derrick Williams | 21:10 | .291 | .250 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 27.4 | 82 | 90 |
Luke Ridnour | 20:29 | .643 | .643 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 22.2 | 18.5 | 99 | 84 |
Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
Jose Barea | 27:31 | .723 | .591 | 3.6 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 40.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 23.8 | 154 | 90 |
Dante Cunningham | 25:28 | .509 | .500 | 3.8 | 32.1 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 97 | 86 |
Chase Budinger | 21:29 | .338 | .250 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 13.1 | 30.1 | 74 | 90 |
Greg Stiemsma | 16:11 | .514 | .429 | 12.1 | 31.6 | 21.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 123 | 66 |
Alexey Shved | 15:03 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 11.2 | 0 | 92 |
Team Totals | 240 | .447 | .379 | 34.7 | 76.6 | 55.2 | 53.1 | 4.3 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 86.9 |
Officials: | Curtis Blair, Sean Corbin, Tom Washington |
Attendance: | 19,356 |
Time of Game: | 2:17 |