[6-13] GRRRRR. | @ Hornets (We Stung Them!)

[Martti.]

Make Brewer a star on this team. Thank you.

[kibaxx7]

Can't believe I bothered to do photoshoots for games I didn't play. So much time.

Tell me that. I did that in like 50 stories.

[Martti.]

Can't believe I bothered to do photoshoots for games I didn't play. So much time.

Tell me that. I did that in like 50 stories.

Perhaps that's why you have done 50 stories.

[hova-]

Wish you the best with the Wolves. Lot of talent but also lots of losses.

[kibaxx7]

Perhaps that's why you have done 50 stories.

Exactly I don't know why but I need to put at least one pic in all games

[|)e8*]

Good luck with this man.Although I really want to see Jefferson go(Love is da man)!

[Lamrock]

Jae, Thanks. Great to have a new follower.

Sit, If a dynasty thread has any actual game recaps on its first page, it fails.

buzzy, Thanks buzzy.

The X, You know, I just might. Wilkins sucks, I like using Gomes off the bench as a combo forward, and I like Tucker as well. Forgot I had him (same with Pavlovic), and he reported a DNP-CD in the opener

Martti., I'll give him a chance.

Thierry., Yes, I'll try to have more of a minimalist approach to this, at least compared to yours.

hova-, More losses than talent, that's for sure.

De8, Thanks. I prefer Love as well.

[Lamrock]

The Wolves Blog. Banner coming soon.

2009-10 Minnesota Timberwolves Season Preview

October 26, 2009 - I almost didn't bother writing this. Everyone knows that we aren't a playoff team this year. David Kahn had practically admitted that the team wasn't in "win now" mode, and the roster is pretty weak. We have nine new players coming in, but maybe four of them will crack the rotation. That's OK I guess. After December once we've been all but eliminated from playoff contention, we get to follow the young players and watch them develop into busts.

Sound cynical? Welcome to Wolves fanfare. In a horrible market with poor management, that has been the story for the past five or so years. We lucked out by getting a future hall-of-famer in Kevin Garnett, who helped us be a playoff team for the first half of this decade, but now he's gone, and now this is arguably our best player. I don't even want to mention Ricky Rubio...

But enough doom and gloom. We stole the best point guard in free agency in Ramon Sessions for less than the MLE, and drafted our potential backcourt in Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington. Furthermore, we got rid of the chump we traded Brandon Roy for, the chump Boston traded Roy and Mike Miller, among others. Plus, Corey Brewer is healthy. We also got a new coach in Kurt Rambis, to replace Randy Wittman. We may not have a good team, but this season should at least be more interesting than the last.


The guys making our 50+ losses possible
Players added:
Jonny Flynn (Draft), Ramon Sessions (Free Agency), Wayne Ellington (Draft), Ryan Hollins (Free Agency), Damien Wilkins (Free Agency), Sasha Pavlovic (Free Agency), Oleksiy Pecherov (Trade), Alando Tucker (Trade), Nathan Jawai (Trade), Mark Blount (Trade)

Players lost: Randy Foye (Trade), Mike Miller (Trade), Sebastian Telfair (Trade), Craig Smith (Trade), Rodney Carney (Free Agency), Mark Madsen (Trade), Kevin Ollie (Free Agency), Jason Collins (Free Agency), Shelden Williams (Free Agency), Bobby Brown (Trade)

Projected Opening Rotation:

PG - Jonny Flynn
SG - Corey Brewer
SF - Damien Wilkins
PF - Kevin Love
C - Al Jefferson
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6 - Ramon Sessions
7 - Ryan Gomes
8 - Wayne Ellington
9 - Ryan Hollins
10 - Nathan Jawai
11 - Sasha Pavlovic
12 - Alando Tucker
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IR1 - Brian Cardinal
IR2 - Oleksiy Pecherov
IR3 - Mark Blount

[Fresh8]

You got a good roster to tinker with. No real identity, new slate to start with if you don't like who you got. Antipating an Al Jefferson trade.

[Lamrock]

No trades in the first half of the season, but we'll see how it goes. The roster isn't that good. Al Jeff, Sessions and Love are good, while Flynn, Ellington and Brewer have potential, but for the most part, the rest of the team are scrubs.

Kinda phoned in the season preview, but I just did one last month for my Clippers so whatevs. Team is pretty fun to use. Weak, but better than its sub-.200 record it has irl.

[dare]

Yeah don't do any trades, I think that Cardinal, Blount and Wilkins are expiring contracts am I right?

[kibaxx7]

Yeah don't do any trades, I think that Cardinal, Blount and Wilkins are expiring contracts am I right?

Yes, you are.

Looking forward to the opening games Lamrock, wanna see how Jefferson does.

[Lamrock]

I know, the recap sucks. Trying to refine it a bit.

The Wolves blog. Banner coming soon...

New Jersey Nets (0-1) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0)

Flynn Drops 24 As Wolves Hold Off Nets In Opener
Wolves 97, Nets 90

October 28, 2009 - In a battle of two rebuilding teams gutted of their veterans in the offseason (Mike Miller for us, Vince Carter for them), we managed to eke out a win over the Nets in the season opener. Though second year players Brook Lopez and Chris Douglas-Roberts both had huge games, they were both outplayed by rookie Jonny Flynn. Maybe there is hope for this team after all!

We won the game with our shooting. We shot a blistering 57% from the field. It can't be entirely chalked up to good offense, because we often looked indecisive on offense, and we ended up turning the ball over six more times than the opposition. Though the game was pretty close throughout, the Nets never led, and we seemed to be control the whole game, even when it was tied late in the third quarter. Furthermore, we were +5 on the boards. Our play was rough around the edges however, and not every game is at home against a lottery team.

Neither team played D in the first. The difference was that we hit our free-throws. Corey Brewer, who is coming back from an ACL tear, had his hands full with the surprising Douglas-Roberts, and was relegated to the bench with a pair of quick fouls. He would go on to foul out with 7 points on 3-8 shooting. CDR had 22 points. Kevin Love could not miss to start the game, and was also crashing the boards. Unfortunately, he too fell victim to foul trouble. The first quarter finished with us up 29-24.

The second quarter had some lower scoring, but it was more bad offense than good defense causing it. The Nets couldn't hit a shot, from the line or otherwise, while we kept turning the ball over. Both teams found their shot towards the end of the quarter, but New Jersey could not close the gap. They entered halftime down 7 (50-43). That momentum continued and our lead got as high as 11 until Love's foul trouble reared its ugly head again. New Jersey abused our small bench lineup (Ramon Sessions, Wayne Ellington, Sasha Pavlovic, Ryan Gomes and Ryan Hollins) and got back into the game, tying it with their sole three-point make of the game (by Jarvis Hayes).

The final period was close, but the Nets never could take the lead. Brook Lopez continued to score at will, but Devin Harris as ineffective, as was the guy they traded for Vince Carter, Courtney Lee. Late in the game, rookie Jonny Flynn sunk a pair of triples on back-to-back possessions to put us up nine. The Nets would never recover from that, and we cruised to a 97-90 triumph in the season opener. Flynn had 24 points and 7 assists on 10-11 shooting, winning player of the game honors. What a debut!

Love also played well, falling just a rebound short of 20-10, and doing so on just 11 shots. Al Jefferson, who has been mentioned in trade rumors, quietly played well, putting up 18 and 10 on 5-7 shooting. Ultimately, the difference maker in this game was free-throw shooting. The Nets got four more attempts than us, but shot just 15-27 from the stripe, while we went 19-23.

After the game, coach Kurt Rambis said "we're a young team, but we stuck in there and got the W. I was impressed with what I saw on the boards, and Jonny, Kevin and Al all played great. That Nets roster is pretty weak though, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was the first of many losses for them". When asked why he wasn't wearing his glasses, the coach made an obscene hand gesture and walked away. He was fined $50,000. The victory propels us to a 1-0 record. We should enjoy the winning record, because the Cavaliers are coming to town in a couple days, then the team plays Phoenix.


Kevin Love, when asked what he thought of the Nets | Corey Brewer was lit up by Chris Douglas-Roberts - ouch.


We crashed the boards, despite efforts from the Brooke Shields of big men | Corey Brewer shows that he can still dunk.


Yi wasn't as awful as he usually is | Jonny Flynn is our PG of the future
24 19 24 23 90 | Brook Lopez: 23/13/3| Chris Douglas Roberts: 22/1/2 | Devin Harris: 10/2/6, 3 steals
29 21 19 28 97 | Jonny Flynn: 24/2/7, 10-11 FG | Kevin Love: 20/9/1, 9-11 FG | Al Jefferson: 18/10/2, 5-7 FG

JORDAN Player Of The Game: Jonny Flynn (Timberwolves): 24 points, 7 assists, 10-11 FG (37 minutes)
Jonny Flynn looked like an instant rookie of the year candidate. Scoring a game-high 24 points on near-perfect showing, and dishing 7 dimes, the former Syracuse player outplayed offseason addition and fellow point guard Ramon Sessions (8 points, 2-6 FG), as well as NBA all-star Devin Harris (10 points, 6 assists). Who needs Rubio?
MCDWYANE Shitass Of The Game: Courtney Lee (Nets): 2 points, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, 1-7 FG (27 minutes)
Courtney Lee, Vince Carter's replacement, had a terrible game, being responsible for 3 of his team's 5 turnovers, and failing to find his shot. The Courtney Lee we saw tonight was the one that missed the potential game-winning layup of game 2 of last year's finals. That trade will likely go down as a mere salary dump, as Lee is trash.

[Azzdogs]

Good season opener. A win against the Nets isn't anything to celebrate about but if you get wins against the crapper teams your record won't be so terrible. Great game by Flynn and hopefully just a sign of what is to come. Also that expression on Love's face is hilarious.

[kibaxx7]

Yeah, that Kevin Love face cracked me up. Why you saying the recap sucks?

[Lamrock]

Azzdogs, Yeah, the season is off to a good start. 2K10 is probably the least realistic NBA 2K game to date, but I love the big difference between playing a shit team and playing a good team in this. IRL I like Sessions way better than Flynn, but I haven't learned how to use Sesh yet. Thanks for following.

Thierry., Too similar to my Clip Show recaps, I don't have a banner, and not sure about the stats presentation. Glad the Love pick is popular though. Best of the batch.

[J@3]

The presentation's cool, I'd possibly have the best performer stats on individual lines like this..

24 19 24 23 90
Brook Lopez: 23/13/3
Chris Douglas Roberts: 22/1/2
Devin Harris: 10/2/6, 3 steals

Or something but overall it looks good 57% FG

[dare]

Nice win over the Nets, just 25 more wins vs my wolves

Nice presentation but I know you can do better than just copy your clips layout

[Lamrock]

Jae, Yeah, thats sort of what I did with the Clippers, but I was never completely satisfied with the way it looked. 57% FG is standard fare for 2K10 sadly. The developers really fucked up the inside defense. Would use 2K9 but can't live without downloadable draft classes and in-game saves.

dare, Yup. On pace to win 82. Trying to change the layout but I can't think of anything to actually improve it.

[Lamrock]

Note: Story updates will be sporadic, and if they don't work out, could be abandoned. The story isn't very good, and the entirety of the prologue takes place before the season opener. I might swap the recaps. This does not fit into the loose canon of my Hawks and Warriors dynasties.

Prologue

Albuquerque, NM: March 24, 2005. It was the sweet 16 game between the Washington Huskies and Louisville Cardinals.
"OW! What the fuck man? You're not injured. Why do you wear that metal brace?, Francisco Garcia angrily cried at Huskies Senior shooting guard Liam Washburn, who had charged to the basket and drew a foul.
"Que? No habla Ingles," Liam spat back, taunting the Dominican basketball player, and sinking the free throw.
"Go fuck yourself you racist prick. You're going down."
Liam shrugged it off and sunk the second. After a missed Louisville trey, Washburn dished it to Nate Robinson, who passed it back out of a double team. Liam drove to the hoop, channeling Corey Maggette by muscling his way into the paint with his metal brace. He went up for the layup but was fouled hard by Center Terrence Farley. Washburn landed awkwardly and felt an excruciating pain in his knee and head.
Liam was carried off the court by Will Conroy and Brandon Roy. The last thing he remembered seeing was a smug look on Francisco Garcia's face before he blacked out.

"Looks like a minor concussion and a torn ACL", Liam heard as he woke up in a hospital bed. Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar entered the room. "How's he doing?"
"Well, I'd say there's a very good chance that we'll walk again. However, his basketball career is done," the doctor said.
"Damn. He was really coming into his own. He's such a hard worker. I don't know how he'll take it. If only we could have gotten the win last night", said the coach. Liam's heart sank.

Three months later...
Liam had applied for the NBA Draft, in spite of the knowledge that he would have no takers. Before the injury, NBADraft.net projected him to go 35th, but after the injury, his profile disappeared from the site. Washburn sipped a White Russian and watched David Stern and Russ Granik announce sixty names that weren't Liam Washburn. Liam created a version of himself in NBA Live 2005 in which he had all 99 ratings on the Sonics, and simmed out the first 33 games, in which he averaged 32 points and 11 assists per game. His character then tore his ACL.
Washburn threw his glass against the wall and cried himself to sleep.

Four years later...
"Well, I was a bit underwhelmed with the turnout of applicants. You should have seen the last guy. Some 7-11 employee who I don't think was even drinking age", Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said to Washburn. "I was impressed by your work as an intern for the Sonics and writer for ESPN, but you've only just turned 26 last month."
"I understand. However, Sam Presti is doing a very good job in Oklahoma City, and I have a lot of ideas on how to help David run this team," Liam replied calmly.
"Well, I see here that you were also a player for UW, and Lorenzo has nothing but good things to say about you. What the hell, you're hired!", Taylor grinned, extending his hand.

"So, you're the next Assistant GM, huh? How old are you? 25?", Timberwolves general manager David Kahn asked.
"26, and nice to meet you too," Liam responded.
"HEY. Don't give me any lip. I'm your superior. Now if you excuse me, I'm trying to acquire a 2013 conditional second rounder from the Bucks." Right as Liam turned around to leave, David yelled "WAIT. Maybe you can be of some use after all. Get me some coffee."
"What kind?"
"What kind? WHAT KIND?! Go to Starbucks and get me a fucking coffee!", the older man said.
10 minutes later, Washburn returned with a latte. "This isn't what I wanted," Kahn growled angrily.
"Well what the fuck man? You told me to get you a coffee," Liam replied.
"I WANTED a grande tall soy latte with room, but not too much room."
"There is no such thing as a 'grande tall'", Liam replied with clinched teeth.
"God, do I have to fucking do everything my fucking self? FUCK," Kahn said, slamming his fist on his computer table and leaving to make a Starbucks excursion of his own.

Liam noticed that David hadn't logged off his computer, so he went on. He looked at the list of remaining free agents: David Lee, Ramon Sessions and Allen Iverson among others. Washburn looked around, and e-mailed an offer for a four-year, 16 million offer contract. Washburn was stunned to see the offer sheet accepted before Kahn returned.

-----RE: Ramon Sessions offer
Unfortunately, free agency hasn't gone exactly as planned. Though not particularly generous, your four year, 16 million dollar deal is the best available and we have decided to accept your offer. I'm having Ramon fly in tomorrow for the signing. Good day.

-James "Chubby" Wells

Liam heard the elevator door open and quickly logged out.
Kahn came in with a grin on his face. "Hey, retard. I just got an idea. Let's use our MLE on Allen Iverson!"

[kibaxx7]

Ah, the Live 2005 character part was hilarious.

[dare]

Even in here David Kahn is evil, call him Boss D

[Alpha_]

i gonna follow this..

[|)e8*]

Nice prologue, I hate David Kahn

[The X]

I actually liked the prologue Good use of college basketball history and nice pisstake of your favourite GM David Kahn