The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-22) were ice cold from the field Wednesday night and were blown out by the Los Angeles Clippers (11-13).  They shot 39% from the field and hit only 1-11 three points attempts.  The T’Wolves were within 12 going into the final quarter, but they were outscored 29-16 in the fourth.  Kevin Love was pretty much the only T’Wolves player to play well, going 7-12 from the field for 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.  They only had three players score in double figures, while the Clippers had six with Eric Gordon leading the way with 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Jonny Flynn is one of the many great guards from this year’s rookie class.  Flynn has been even better than expected for the Timberwolves this year, and it looks like the small but strong guard will continue to get better.  Flynn will be a fun player to watch in Minnesota for years to come, but see where he ranks now among the other Top Rookies in the NBA so far.

Ramon Sessions’ could not come through in the clutch for the Minnesota Timberwolves last night, and they fell to the Memphis Grizzlies.  With 1 second left, Sessions was fouled and went to the line for two shots.  He choked on the very first one and the T’Wolves lost.  The Timberwolves outplayed the Grizzlies, shooting better from the field and out-rebounding them, but they could not get it done down the stretch.  Despite Sessions’ choke job, he had a very good game off the bench for the Timberwolves, finishing with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal.  Ryan Gomes led them in scoring with 20 points while Zack Randolph led the Grizzlies with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-13) lost their 13th consecutive game Monday night, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers (6-9) late.  The Timberwolves got within 2 points with about a minute to go, but Baron Davis put the Clippers up 4 on a driving layup with only 8 seconds left.  The Timberwolves played well for three quarters, but the offense did not show up in the final quarter.  They only scored 14 points in the 4th quarter and ended up shooting 43% from the field for the game.  The 21 turnovers also hurt the T’Wolves, who should definitely have more than one win on the year.  Al Thornton killed them tonight, as he had 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers.  They also let Sebastian Telfair score 17 points off the bench.  Rookie Johnny Flynn had a very solid game for the Timberwolves, giving them 17 points and 5 assists.  Ryan Gomes had a poor shooting night, going 6-17 from the floor and ending up with 15 points.  The Timberwolves are in desperate need of a win and need to get out of this losing streak.

The Timberwolves have loaded up at point guard for the 2009-2010 NBA season. The Timberwolves have signed restricted free agent Ramon Sessions who will take over as the starting point guard this year. The 23-year old Sessions played in 79 games for the Bucks last season and he averaged 27.5 minutes, 12.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Sessions is just scratching the surface of his ability and the Wolves will likely let him run the show when he’s on the basketball court. The T-Wolves used the 6th pick in the NBA Draft to pick Jonny Flynn out of Syracuse. He will likely sit a lot this season behind all of the veterans the Wolves have brought in. 34-year old Antonio Daniels was brought in with a trade with the Hornets recently. He played in 74 games for the Hornets and Wizards last season and he averaged 13.8 minutes, 4.1 points, 1.0 rebound and 2.4 assists per game. He is better than he played last season and he will likely get a lot of minutes behind Sessions. He can also handle playing off guard position and he will likely get some minutes there. 35-year old Chucky Atkins came over from the Thunder in a trade and he could add some zip off the bench. He played in 32 games for the Nuggets and Thunder last season and he averaged 12.9 minutes, 3.1 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Atkins is a shoot first point guard who will find minutes hard to come by this season with the Wolves.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE POINT GUARDS IN 2009-2010: B-