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Mad Dog Game Archive - 2005-2006 Season |
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Mad Dog Diary back for new season
First diary features the Rookies and Crispy Cremes
"We have a lot of rookies on the team right now. One of the their jobs is to bring Krispy Kreme doughnuts to practice every morning for the staff, coaches and the occasional player who is trying to gain weight...." Read on... |
KG dominates come back to best pesky Clippers 93-78
Garnett has 22/11/8 Double Double, Wally 15, Kandi 10/4 |
*Boxscore *Preview *Play-by-Play *Recap *video
*T-Wolves roll past Clippers 93-78, Mercury
*Team new-found energy on defense, Star Tribune
Game highpoints...
*T-Wolves defense forcing turnovers 17-13.
*Wolves up on fast break points 8-2
*Rebounds were fairly even 25-26
*Ended strong on the free throw line 76%
*Zero for eight from three point range.
*Mark Madsen had 4 rebounds, two on offense
(Minneapolis 11/7/05 by Poundmaster) Kevin Garnett double doubled with 22 points and 11 rebounds, plus eight assists to power the Timberwolves over the LA Clippers Monday 93-78 .
Wally Szczerbiak had 15 points. Michael Olowokandi, former Clipper, put down 10 points for the Wolves against the team that choose him as their top pick in the 1998 draft,
The smart defense being espoused by Coach Dwane Casey became obvious in the third quarter when the Timberwolves began to pull away. The Wolves propelled the momentum into the final quarter, starting three point guards (Jaric, Anthony Carter and Troy Hudson) and man Mark Madsen.
Casey using "small ball" weapon?
Kent Youngbloodin his Star Tribune article observed that Casey was looking deep into his bench, getting 29 points there, including Anthony Carter (11) and Troy Hudson (9) did well playing "small ball" as he called it. Those two with Garnett, Marko Jaric (8) and Mark Madsen (4 boards with 2 offensive) actually started the fourth quarter.
"It's a nice combination," Hudson said. "I think it takes teams out of their offense. They keep trying to post [Carter] up, not realizing it's hard to do. They get stagnant."
Youngblood observes, "That's just what Casey was looking for,"
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