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[mfbmike]

Timberwolves Top Plays (Week of Nov. 15 - Nov. 21)

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#2 - Jonny Flynn with the nice dish to Corey Brewer who takes it in hard for 2
#1 - Sean Williams shows he knows what to do with the ball when he gets it down low

(A number of my uploaded reels are not showing up on 2k's site.)​

 

[mfbmike]

Timberwolves Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
R. Sessions|16.8|4.5|7.2|1.7|0.1|.475|.333|.774
D, Wilkins|11.5|2.9|2.8|0.8|0.4|.484|.333|.666
C. Brewer|12.2|4.8|2.8|0.5|0.5|.510|.227|.823
K. Love|13.1|8.7|2.3|1.5|0.8|.548|.000|.666
A. Jefferson|21.6|9.5|1.8|0.7|1.4|.576|.000|.862[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
J. Flynn|13.2|1.8|8.8|2.5|0.2|.481|.342|.736
S. Williams|7.1|6.3|0.4|0.1|1.8|.634|.000|.571
J. Hayes|2.8|2/1|0.7|0.2|0.0|.375|.416|1.00
W, Ellington|3.9|0.7|2.0|0.2|0.0|.500|.545|.900
R. Hollins|2.8|1.7|0.5|0.2|0.8|.708|.000|.666
S. Pavlovic|2.6|1.3|1.4|0.3|0.2|.370|.142|.1.00
S. Rodriguez|2.7|0.6|2.3|0.3|0.0|.500|.428|.636
K. Thomas|1.1|.1.2|0.6|0.1|0.1|.750|.000|.571
B. Cardinal|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
M. Blount|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]

Players Of The Week:

Chris Paul

Lebron James

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

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1.

(11-2)

2.

(10-3)

3.

(8-3)

4.

(10-5)

5.

(7-5)

6.

(7-6)

7.

(7-7)

8.

(7-8)

9.

(6-7)

10.

(6-8)

11.

(6-8)

12.

(6-8)

13.

(5-8)

14.

(4-8)

15.

(4-9)

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1.

(12-2)

2.

(10-4)

3.

(8-6)

4.

(6-5)

5.

(7-6)

6.

(7-7)

7.

(6-7)

8.

(6-7)

9.

(6-7)

10.

(5-6)

11.

(3-6)

12.

(5-9)

13.

(4-9)

14.

(3-9)

15.

(3-9)​

 

[mfbmike]

Rambis Set To Shake Up Wolves Rotation, Flynn To Find Himself In Starting Role

The Wolves have lost 4 of their last 5 and Kurt Rambis has decided it's time to change things up a bit.

After an impressive 29 and 10 performance againt the Blazers on Saturday night, Rambis has decided it is time for Flynn to show his stuff as a member of the starting lineup.

"Jonny's been great so far for us," Rambis explained to reporters at the Wolves practice facility. "He's ready." Flynn's first career start will come Monday, when the team travels to the Staples Center to take on the Clippers.

Damien Wilkins, who has performed well enough to be a solid member of the Wolves rotation will be relocated to the bench. However, with the Wolves wanting to avoid stunting Wayne Ellington's growth, it's tough to see where Wilkins will get his minutes. Especially with the much better shooter, Jarvis Hayes, now on the roster after a trade earlier in the week.

Sergio Rodriguez, who was also acquired earlier in the week, is expected to see a majority of the minutes behind Flynn. Sean Williams will also see increased play time with the roster shake-up.

It all fits in to the Wolves attempt to find "diamonds in the rough." Young talent that could blossom into solid players in the Wolves rotation for years to come.

Here is what the Wolves rotation looks like after the changes:

PG Jonny Flynn, Sergio Rodriguez
SG Ramon Sessions, Wayne Ellington, Damien Wilkins
SF Corey Brewer, Jarvis Hayes, Sasha Pavlovic
PF Kevin Love, Sean Williams
C Al Jefferson, Ryan Hollins​

 

[jags224]

nice shake up in the team and getting williams

 

[DJ Rhude]

Wooohooo Flynn starts!

 

[DoubleDeuce]

Flynn's a beast on the game, good shit

 

[Vinsane]

Boooooo @ burying Sasha Pavlovic. Move him to the two as a backup!

 

[mike3]

Nice move, Flynn has been averaging some good numbers

 

[mfbmike]

Wolves Squander Double Digit Lead In 4th Quarter, Lose It In Overtime

Starting Lineups:
Jonny Flynn PG Baron Davis
Ramon Sessions SG Eric Gordon
Corey Brewer SF Al Thornton
Kevin Love PF Blake Griffin
Al Jefferson C Marcus Camby

(5-8) 108

@

113 (6-8)

Baron Davis shot poorly but managed to tally up 12 assists to lead a comeback victory for the Clippers.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|OT|Final
MIN|22|28|27|24|7|108
LAC|25|20|23|33|12|113[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
A. Jefferson|26|6|3|1|1|12-27|0-0|2-2
W. Ellington|16|2|4|0|0|6-9|3-4|1-1
J. Flynn|14|3|7|4|0|6-14|1-4|1-2
C. Brewer|12|8|3|1|0|6-8|0-0|0-0
K. Love|10|12|2|2|1|4-9|0-0|2-4[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
E. Gordon|36|4|3|1|1|14-19|1-2|7-8
B. Griffin|26|10|4|3|0|12-19|0-0|2-2
B. Davis|13|3|12|2|0|5-16|0-4|3-4
M. Camby|12|7|0|2|2|5-9|0-0|2-2
C. Kaman|12|5|2|0|0|6-8|0-0|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Eric Gordon

Quote Of The Game:
"It's one thing to lose a game after heading into the final quarter when you're down. But we were up. Way up. We had that one. Maybe we got complacent? I'm not sure. We aren't the best team in the league, we aren't in a position to underestimate any team. We have got to have that killer instinct and put teams away in situations like this." - Al Jefferson

Next Game:

 

[jags224]

tough loss, looks like eric gordan had himself a good night. out of those 36 points he only had 1 three thats surprising

 

[SuperNova854]

GORDON

 

[mfbmike]

Flynn's Clutch Free Throws In Final Second Snap Minny's 3 Game Skid

Starting Lineups:
Jonny Flynn PG Chauncey Billups
Ramon Sessions SG J.R. Smith
Corey Brewer SF Carmelo Anthony
Kevin Love PF Kenyon Martin
Al Jefferson C Nene

(5-9) 114

vs.

112 (7-7)

Jonny Flynn knocked down 3 crucial free throws with a little over a second remaining in regulation.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
MIN|23|30|29|32|114
DEN|29|23|29|31|112[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
A. Jefferson|28|10|2|1|0|13-20|0-0|2-2
J. Flynn|21|4|9|2|0|5-8|0-1|11-15
K. Love|18|9|3|1|1|8-11|0-0|2-3
R. Sessions|15|1|3|1|0|4-7|1-1|6-7[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
C. Anthony|39|7|3|1|1|18-34|2-8|1-1
C. Billups|22|2|13|0|0|7-14|2-4|6-6
Nene|15|12|6|4|0|7-12|0-0|1-2
T. Lawson|14|1|3|1|0|6-14|2-3|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Al Jefferson

Quote Of The Game:
"We were down by 1 with about 10 seconds left before Coach called a timeout. He subbed in Jarvis and Damien to give us some more range out there for the final play. The play was originally drawn up for Jarvis to get the ball but they read it. Time was running out. I had no choice. I got it up but Chauncey hit my arm on the shot.. We had been getting calls going our way all night and luckily for us, he got called for the contact on that one as well. Knocked em all down to put us up 2 and give us the win. Biggest free throws of my career so far baby, and I got em to fall." - Jonny Flynn

Next Game:

 

[LC AAU]

Got the Clippers bar thing over the Nuggets stats,

Jefferson and Flynn are a great combo, nice win.

 

[mfbmike]

Injuries:

In a game played last night, James Posey of the Hornets suffered a Strained Abdomen injury. He is expected to be out for at least 1-2 weeks.

Other News:

- Hawks' Bibby to play through Strained Hamstring
- Johnson sparks Hawks to 101-85 win over Magic
- Rockets-Spurs rivalry heats up tonight
- K.G. lifts Celtics over 76ers in 119-117 OT thriller
- Raptors win as Bosh grabs career high 22 rebounds
- Williams 31 lifts Jazz to win over Thunder​

 

[SuperNova854]

Hey where do you get your big player shots?

 

[mfbmike]

Flynn Helping Minnesota Forget About Rubio

After starting off the season coming off the bench, Jonny Flynn now finds himself at the helm of this young Timberwolves team.

Now that he’s got the starting PG job, Flynn has as good a shot at anybody at winning Rookie of the Year. Similar to Derrick Rose in Chicago last year, Flynn will get a ton of playing time.

Flynn's performance over the summer was good enough for him to be named named the top rookie performer at the NBA Summer League and his play has carried over into the regular season.

With the month of November drawing to an end, Flynn's 13 points, 8 assists and 2 steals per game have his name high on the list in the running for this month's NBA Rookie of the Month award.

Flynn says it feels good to know his name is being thrown around in such high regard.

“It means I’m getting acknowledged for the way I'm playing out here,” he told reporters at the Wolves practice facility. “It means a lot of people took are taking a liking to my game. I just don’t want to be complacent. I want to keep getting better and working on my game.”

What is most impressive about Flynn's game is his ability to draw contact and get to the line. Over the past 3 games, Flynn has averaged 9 attempts from the charity stripe, including the game-winning free throws in the final seconds of the Wolves 114-112 win over the Nuggets lastnight.

“Here in the NBA it’s like the lane is wide open,” Flynn said. “There’s more space out there. So there’s more opportunities to create off the bounce.”

"Jonny is fearless out there," Wolves Head Coach Kurt Rambis explained. "For him, getting to the free throw line is an art. He has the requisite athleticism and ballhandling skills. He's willing to sacrifice himself. He's also very cunning. He understands the goal is not only to beat the defense, but to persuade the referee to blow the whistle."

"If you're going to drive," says Flynn, "you can't go halfway. You better make up your mind and know what you want to do, because you can't change it once you start."

Aside from his impressive play, Flynn's smile, charisma and leadership is making it easy for Minnesota to forget about Ricky Rubio.​

 

[DJ Rhude]

That game where you blew the lead in the 4th, I never feel safe with a lead in this game...especially with the below average teams we are using.....cpu just goes nuts

Clutch FTs by Flynn, nice bounce back win after the tough OT loss

 

[mfbmike]

Very nice clutch win. Al Jefferson and Flynn are working great and so is Flynn and Sessions which surprise me. And lol at the post game comment. So much details

On the offensive side of the ball, yeah. I usually don't have much problem putting points up on the board. The issue is defensively. Good, agressive 2 gaurds (Roy, etc.) tear me up in the backcourt while guys like Yao can score on my undersized frontcourt relatively easy.

Glad you liked the quote. Try to paint a picture for you guys.

Got the Clippers bar thing over the Nuggets stats,

Jefferson and Flynn are a great combo, nice win.

Thanks, fixed it. Al is a stud down low. If he gets the ball in the paint, it's almost automatic. He has a little 12-15 foot jumper I've got him to knock down here and there as well.

Sucks for the Hornets, he's a real assassin in this game. Great game by Bosh, I wonder who he was facing for him to get 22 Rebounds. Also I wonder did KG hit a game winner. And I'm loving the Jazz score.

Don't remember who Bosh was playing. KG scored 42 in that win though. And the Jazz are leading the Western Conference. Don't ask me how. lol.

Great win against Denver, hopefully thats a bit of a corner-turner for some more consistency.

Yeah it was a big win. Lucky win, considering I got fouled on a 3 point attempt in the final seconds of the game but hey, we'll take any wins we can get at this point.

Hey where do you get your big player shots?

Sports illustrated.

I forgot all about Rubio.

:dito:
flynn is better

Who is Ricky Rubio :noidea:

Did you guys really forget? :shifty:

You shouldn't. If Flynn holds it down for the next 2 seasons, I'm probably going to use Rubio's rights as leverage in a trade. :whisper:

That game where you blew the lead in the 4th, I never feel safe with a lead in this game...especially with the below average teams we are using.....cpu just goes nuts

Clutch FTs by Flynn, nice bounce back win after the tough OT loss

Neither do I. But that's how it should be. It's funny. The games I actually have managed to win in this, for the most part, are won by a matter of 5 or less points. I've gotten trashed when I lose, but when I win, it's by the skin of my teeth, which is good. Realistic.

Thanks for following guys. You guys liked the article up there?

 

[DJ Rhude]

Yeah the article was on point fam.....everything you do in here is dopeness

 

[goDawgs1433]

DJ you from the BK?