(new) "Randy is a heady point guard. He can get to the paint off the dribble, which is one of the reasons why we drafted him. He's craft with the basketball. He just needs seasoning and he's going to get there. He's going to be a special little player if he just keeps working on his game."
- Coach Duane Casey 10/16/06
from the Associated Press |
(new) We're going to be much more man-to-man. When we do use zone, it will be more of a changeup."
- Coach Duane Casey 12/14/06
as per Steve Aschburner, Star Tribune |
(new) "It started in the third quarter. Every bad pass we made, they score off of. ... We're trying to play an up-tempo game. But we can't make high-risk passes."
- Coach Duane Casey after Bucks loss
as per Start Tribune 10/13/60 |
(new) "The one thing I felt that we did pretty well was hold them to (36) percent shooting, which is very difficult. Milwaukee is a shooting team that is going to shoot a lot of teams out, so for us to do that in our first game is a big accomplishment."
- Kevin Garnett who was 7 for 7 against the Bucks
10/12/06
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(new) "I think we have the potential to be very good. We're clicking at a very early stage, so that's very good. And we're working hard. Those are some of the key components of a strong team, so I feel very good about that."
- Kevin Garnett 10/12/06
as per Rick Alonzo, Pioneer Press |
(new) "I don't want to even think about last year. (cringe in voice) We've flushed it down the mental toilet. It's all fresh and new. That's kind of the approach we took in training camp. All our individual meetings with all the players, we wanted to get that in the rear-view mirror and not even think about it."
- Coach Casey before tipoff to season opener
as per Steve Aschburner 10/12/06 |
"The Wolves didn't produce a work of art in their preseason opener, but it was better than last year."
- Steve Aschburner, Star Tribune, October 12, 2006 |
"I'm excited we're playing Milwaukee, because we get to beat up on someone else, and they get to beat up on us. I'm going to make my focus to rebound and defend, to limit my man personally and do my best to help with weak-side defense."
- Mark Madsen, 10/10/06 NBA site |
"I feel much more confident. We're ahead of where we were last year."
- Coach Casey as per Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune |
"I am going to do everything in my power to get the ball changed back to the old one. I'm confident that Stern and the NBA will work with the players and factor in their opinions."
- Mark Madsen, player rep to Steve Aschburner, Star Tribune |
"I'm just trying to play the right way. I try to play this way every night."
-- Mike James after first scrimmage to Rick Alonzo, Pioneer Press |
"I feel good. I don’t think anybody in the NBA feels 100 percent, but I think I’m back to my old self. Last year, we struggled a little bit (on the perimeter). (Kevin Garnett) is going to be double- and triple-teamed all year, and it’s important we knock down those shots. We all can score, we can dribble, we can push the ball. In certain situations, we could be very effective.”
- Troy Hudsen post-scrimmage to Chad Courrier, The Free Press |
“I thought Troy had an excellent game. He has the ability to break the defense down and get his shot at the shot clock. I think you saw that tonight. I told the (assistants) I don’t know if it was good offense or terrible defense. We shot the ball well (70% for the black team and 58% for the white team); we’ve worked hard on it all week.”
- Coach Dwane Casey post-scrimmage to Courrier |
"Mad Dog got every rebound.He really did a good job last night with rebounding. Kevin (Garnett) and Mark Blount can get the length rebounds, but those guys did a good job of getting physical, carving out space rebounds."
- Coach Casey after preseason scrimmage |
"Mike James is ready to run the point, and Kevin Garnett is ready to have another MVP-like season. And don't forget about rookie Randy Foye, who could start at shooting guard and end up with the Rookie of the Year award."
- Steve Alexander. Fox News from RotoWorld (9/12/06) |
"Hudson looks as good as I have seen him. Watching Hudson shoot the ball, he didn't look any different than he was last year when he was healthy."
- Trenton Hassell after seeing Troy Hudson, who has
been sidelined by an ankle problem since the middle
of last year, show that he is close to 100 percent
as he took part in a scrimmage Monday of signed
players and free agents. |
"Minnesota is definitely one of my top (choices). They have one of the best players in the NBA in Kevin Garnett. I've been a fan of Kevin since I've been in the game. It would be an honor for me to play with somebody like that, because I think he thinks like me as far as how I approach the game, and he would bring out the best in me."
- Mike James, Toronto free agent
from Rick Alonzo Pionerr Press 7/7/06 |
"It's an unfortunate situation (McCants microfracture surgery) because Rashad has been working really hard this offseason, and was looking forward to playing in the upcoming summer league games. We expect Rashad to recover fully from the injury. He's a very talented young man, and we are going to make sure he is 100 percent healthy before he comes back."
- Kevin McHale on Rasheed McCants surgery
Chron.com 6/19/2006 |
"I think the win-loss record has been a frustration for everyone. Every single one of us expects more in terms of the individual play and in terms of winning games. I think everyone wants to win very badly, and I think everyone is very frustrated that we haven't been better.""
- Mark Madsen as reported by
Rick Alonzo Pioneer Press 3/20/06 |
"A big gorilla off our back. "
-- Kevin Garnett after Kings win breaking seven
game streak losing by very close scores
2/19/06 Pioneer Press |
"You lose that many close games, it will shake your confidence. ... The (first season game with Kings) was a turning point in our season. I think it took a little starch out of us."
- Coach Dwane Casey after Kings win when
team had lost seven straight by close score,.
and having lost to Kings 93-91 three months
earlier. Wolves were 12-8 at the time.
3/19/06 Pioneer Press |
"I thought the call that was before that was sort of a cheap call. I just came down and was frustrated. By no means was I trying to hit a fan. If anything, I was trying to get a delay of game. Unfortunately, that happened. I apologized to the little girl and her father... I wasn't trying to put it in the stands. It was one of them delay-of-game kind of tosses. I didn't know if it passes a certain mark and it goes into the seats that you get ejected. I felt like (expletive) after that because I hurt my team. I should have had a little more control than that. I just tossed it. I really didn't even look at where I tossed it, I was so (expletive) mad."
-- Kevin Garnett after his ejection for tossing
a ball toward the baseline that went into
the stands and hit a fan.
2/26/06 Mercury News |
"I was wrong, Maybe I should've grabbed him and took my chances putting him on the line. I'll do it next time."
- Trenton Hassell who had
hands in the face of Carmelo
Anthony's last second three,
Pioneer Press |
"You have to be able to weather the storm. We weathered it, but then it started raining again. Then it started snowing. Then it started hailing."
- Marcus Banks after loss to Hornets
Pioneer Press 2/10/2006 |
"You have to take care of the basketball,"
- Coach Casey
after loss to Jazz
Pioneer Press 2/10/2006 |
"I felt they were one step ahead of us. They had more energy."
- Mark Madsen
after loss to Utah Jazz
Pioneer Press 2/10/2006 |
"I'll just be ready and go out and have fun and try to get the team going. I already know what I can do and what I'm expected to do as a point guard — get K.G. (Kevin Garnett) the ball, Ricky (Davis) the ball and Trenton (Hassell) the ball, play good defense and run the floor."
- Anthony Carter on his opportunity to start
as quoted by Rick Alonzo, Pioneer Press
Pioneer Press 2/7/2006 |
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"In the three years I’ve been on the Timberwolves, I have seen KG make a lot of game-winning shots, but tonight was extra special because he added a game saving block! I wish I had footage of our locker room after the game that I could post here too! KG was chest bumping teammates and everyone in the locker room was screaming. KG was so physically and emotionally spent that he could hardly walk and so he’d muster enough energy to chest bump people hard, then he’d go back to recovering energy. "
- Mark Madsen on the KG block as written
from the team airplane
Mad Dog Blog 2/7/2006 |
"People have to produce to maintain those spots."
-- Coach Dwane Casey
before starting Anthony Carter
and Mark Madsen in victory over Suns
2/6/06 Pioneer Press |
"I didn't know that I was 12-of-13. I was calling for it and trying to be aggressive, but they start sagging off some of the guards... I have to find a way to go get the ball in the last four minutes."
-- Kevin Garnett after
setting a scoring record
with 12 straight field goals
2/3/06 Timberwolves |
"I think as time passes, everything is going to settle. The best rotation is going to settle. Coach Casey talks about having seven or eight guys in that rotation. Who knows who those guys are going to be, but there's no question, it is going to settle."
- Mark Madsen comments to Rick Alonzo
of the Pioneer Press 2/3/2006 |
"Avalanche. Offensively, our execution was bad. That's one problem you have against a team defense like that. They turned up the juice, and we couldn't execute."
-- Coach Casey after loss to Pistons
2/2/06 Mercury News |
"If you don't believe in yourself and your team, then no one else will. We know we're fresh and new. At the same time, we're playing with a lot of pride and competitiveness out there. Right now, we're playing hard."
-- Kevin Garnett after Spurs Game
Pioneer Press 1/28/06 |
"I've wanted to be here for the last five years. Kevin McHale has been working to get me and I hope to pay him back for his confidence in me."
-Ricky Davis on the night he arrived in Houston
after the blockbuster trade
Seattle PI 1/27/2006 |
"I've got a lot of mixed emotions. Seven years is a long time to be with one team. I've got nothing but great things to say about Minnesota fans. The team gave me a great opportunity."
- Wally Szczerbiak to Steve Aschburner by
phone after the trade was announced
Star Tribune 1/27/2006 |
"Once you get him (Eddie Griffin) going, he can really shut that paint down better than anyone I've seen. I think we're doing a pretty good job of doing that, getting him shots and keeping him involved.''
- Kevin Garnett on Eddie Griffin's performance
in the win over the Pacers.
SI.com 1/20/2006 |
"It's all about just going to him (Trenton Hassell) and giving him confidence. He's a career 46, 47 percent shooter, so give him the ball, he's going to put it in the hole. He can shoot free throws, he can defend, he creates mismatch problems, and he's a great, spot-up, 18- to 20-foot jump shooter. So with him it's just all about getting him involved.''
- Wally Szczerbiak on Trenton Hassell's ability to
be a major offensive force on the team
(1/19/2006 Pioneer Press ) |
"All K.G. wants his teammates to do when he gets doubled is be aggressive. I think he can live with aggressive mistakes and live with aggressive misses when you miss an open jump shot. It's just when you get tentative and you don't want the ball in your hands and you don't want to shoot it, that's when our team gets in trouble."
- Wally Szczerbiak, after Wolves win over Nuggets
(1/13/2006 ESPN.com) |
"Because of too many collisions with the cement block that is Minnesota's Mark Madsen, forward Andres Nocioni aggravated a stiff neck and sat out Thursday's practice."
- Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune report
after win over Bulls
Chicago Tribune 1/12/2006 |
"This was a game we had to have as far as momentum goes. This came at the right time for us. We were as aggressive as we've been in a while."
- Kevin Garnett after win over Bulls
AP 1/1/11 |
"The stat that jumps out on paper for me is the turnovers. That's huge. We took care of the basketball and that gave us more bullets on the offensive end."
- Coach Dwane Casey after win over Bulls
AP 1/1/11 |
We're a big question mark. We have no real identity at this point. ... They turned it on a little bit, and we never responded to that pressure. If anything, we took a couple steps back as a team. I didn't understand that one. They got a lot more aggressive in the third quarter, and we never could rebound from that.""
- Kevin Garnett after Heat loss
Pioneer Press 1/1/06 |
"For me, it makes Christmas more meaningful and I appreciate it that much more. It's sandwiched in there between all the games. I've spent one Christmas here so far -- I loved it -- and I flew back to Utah last year."
- Mark Madsen comment to Steve Aschburner
of the Star Tribune when asked about how
Christmas is sandwiched in between games
for the NBA basketball player 12/23/05 |
"We couldn't celebrate Christmas and other holidays when I was a kid. When I was drafted, I told my mother I wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas together, because that is a family thing. And we have done that. That is who I am."
- Kevin Garnett before Blazers game
From TV interview 12/13/05 |
"Bonzi threw up almost a wish-and-a-prayer, and it went in. ...Congratulations to him. The dogs bark and the caravan moves on. ...That's actually a Phil Jackson line. ...He came in after one of our losses, I expected him to chew us out. He said: 'Well, fellas, the dogs bark and the caravan moves on. Practice at 11:30 tomorrow.' ...[Coach] Dwane Casey showed us the tape [of Tuesday's game]. We could all see 100 things that we could do better. Two hundred. And he showed us the 500 things we did well. ... It's not about us winning the game, it's about us playing at the highest level possible."
- Mark Madsen who led the team in rebounds
Tuesday in disappointing loss to the Kings...
by Steve Aschburner Star Tribune 12/14/05 |
"Give them credit. They executed a great play. Brad Miller didn't panic and didn't throw up a crazy shot, and Bonzi was obviously ready for that shot and he knocked it down. It was well defended, we played it perfectly, but he made it."
- Wally Szczerbiak, after King's miracle shot win
Timberwolves.com 12/13/05 |
"We played hard, man... It felt like they were on fire for what felt like the first half. We got it under control a little bit. We started to get a lot more aggressive in the second half. We got some shots to fall, put ourselves in the game and put ourselves in position to win the game, and (Wells) hit a tough shot there. The moral of the story is, we continue to play hard throughout all adversity."
- Kevin Garnett after narrow loss to Kings
Timberwolves.com 12/13/05 |
"It's a tough loss, speaking mildly. Two tough games for guys that scrapped hard and played as hard as they could, with heart, soul and sweat. It's one of those things. It's the longest 2.7 seconds I've ever seen. But we had opportunities again tonight. It takes a tough shot like that for us to drop a game."
- Coach Dwane Casey after loss to Kings
Timberwolves.com 12/13/05 |
"We want to be aggressive. We're just not a one-man show. All our guys can have the ability to do their thing offensively. They have a place in the offense. ... In each one of our sets, you have an opportunity. I think guys are figuring out within the offensive sets where they can get their shots, where they can get their opportunities. It's clicking a little bit."
- Coach Dwane Casey after 4 game win streak
Timberwolves.com 12/12/05 |
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