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Daniel Ricciardo claimed a sensational first pole position of his F1 career for resurgent Red Bull in Monaco, with Nico Rosberg beating Lewis Hamilton to second as Mercedes ran into fresh reliability concerns. Two weeks on from Red Bulls return to winning ways in Spain, Ricciardo delivered their first pole since 2013 as the Australian followed through on his stunning Thursday practice pace around the principalitys streets.He will start Sundays race alongside championship leader Rosberg, who outqualified Mercedes team-mate Hamilton. Hamilton salvaged third place at the last after missing out on the first Q3 runs when his W07 stopped at the exit of the pit lane with what Mercedes confirmed was a fuel-pressure problem.Team boss Toto Wolff said there was the same issue on Rosbergs car, although the German was able to complete both of his planned runs. See how Lewis Hamiltons qualifying session unfolded after fuel pressure issues hampered his Q3, leaving him in a battle with Nico Rosberg and Ricciardo Red Bulls joy at returning to the front of the grid was tempered by a crash for Spanish GP victor Max Verstappen, who will start from the back row.Sebastian Vettel was fourth for Ferrari, as Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg starred to beat the other Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen to fifth. Raikkonen will now drop to 11th after an unscheduled gearbox change.Hamilton down after engine woeRicciardo, who felt he would have won in Spain had his strategy proved more advantageous, had topped the times by 0.6s on Thursday and unleashed a stunning lap at the start of Q3 - 1:13.622 - to lay down a marker no one else could reach.No disrespect to Red Bull, but I think thats Ricciardos pole position, said Sky F1s Martin Brundle. Hes been on it all weekend. Paul di Resta is at the Skypad to analyse a scintilating lap from Daniel Ricciardo which helped secure him his first ever pole position in F1 In a potentially ace strategy card for Sunday, Ricciardo will also be the only driver in the top 10 to start the race on the more durable supersoft tyres after clocking his best Q2 time on the red-marked rubber. The other leading runners will start on ultrasofts and theoretically have to pit earlier.Hamilton had himself set an eye-catching pace in Q2, but his W07 ground to a halt as he exited the pits at the start of the pole shootout. Having already seen engine problems scupper his qualifying sessions in China and Russia, Hamiltons W07 was eventually restarted and he came out in time for the deciding final runs.After several warm-up laps to bring his ultrasoft tyres up to temperature, the world champion was quicker than Ricciardo through the first sector of his final effort but in the end fell 0.320s adrift of the flying Red Bull. Rosberg, winner in Monaco in each of the last three years, then consolidated his second place. We hear from the top 3 drivers following Monaco GP qualifying, including Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo who secured his first ever F1 pole position I dont know what the problem was, a forlorn-looking Hamilton said. If the car keeps going l will fight as hard as I can. Hopefully it rains - that will be pretty amazing.Hamilton trails Rosberg by 43 points in the championship after five races and last won in Monaco, then from third on the grid, in rainy conditions in 2008. Wet weather is forecast for race day.When is the Monaco GP on Sky?As Ricciardo starred to claim his first F1 pole at the 94th attempt, team-mate Verstappen went from hero to zero on an error-strewn Saturday at F1s showpiece event.Arriving in Monaco as F1s new youngest-ever race winner after a startling Red Bull debut at Barcelona, Verstappen had already tagged the barriers in final practice before another error in Q1.Breaking his cars suspension against the guardrail on the exit of the Swimming Pool complex, Verstappen was sent into a heavy collision course with the barrier. Red Bulls Max Verstappen had his second crash of the day on Saturday in Monaco causing a red flag during qualifying after crashing into the barriers He will start the race, arguably the hardest to overtake at of the whole season, on the back row alongside Felipe Nasr, whose Sauber blew-up in the early minutes of Q1.I turned in a bit too early so I clipped the wall and broke the suspension as I hit the wall, Verstappen told Sky Sports F1.I felt quite good, I felt confident on my push lap. Car balance was good, it was all coming together but into the chicane I underestimated the grip I had. I turned in too early and it was all wrong.With Verstappen out of the top-10 running, former team-mate Carlos Sainz capped an impressive weekend so far to take seventh for Toro Rosso - two places and half a second ahead of team-mate Daniil Kvyat.Sergio Perez was eighth in the second Force India, with Fernando Alonso making the top 10 for the second successive race for McLaren. Jenson Button qualified 13th.Monaco GP QualifyingQ31. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:13.6222. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:13.7913. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:13.9424. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:14.5525. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:14.7266. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:14.732*7. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:14.7498. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:14.9029. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:15.27310. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:15.363Q211. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:15.27312. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:15.29313. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:15.35214. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:15.38515. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:15.57116. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:16.058Q117. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:16.29918. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:16.58619. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:17.29520. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:17.45221. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1:22.46722. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, No time *five-place grid penaltyWatch the Monaco GP live on Sky Sports F1. 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In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. The list of players in NBA history?who have averaged 20 points by age 20 is loaded with No. 1 overall picks, Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers. It includes Shaquille ONeal, Adrian Dantley, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving.Last year Andrew Wiggins became the 10th player to reach the mark, when he averaged 20.7 points per game in his second year with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Pure scoring is a volume stat, and theres a reason why so many high picks score a lot: They generally go to bad teams who need someone to make baskets.Elton Brand, who had a good but not great career, is on it. As is Tyreke Evans, whose promising start was derailed by injuries. So its not the holy grail number, but the track records of the stars on the list says plenty. It also leaves a range of outcomes for Wiggins, who is still a bit of a mystery.Is he going to trend toward the superstars on that list? Will this, the golden third season when so many of the leagues great players took a leap, be when he does? These are vital questions for the future of the Wolves and what theyre going to make of their promising young roster.Tom Thibodeau knows it. Of all the projects hes working on in taking over a team that hasnt made the playoffs for 12 years, Wiggins is a priority. He has spent a lot of time with Wiggins since getting the job, being with him in individual workouts, video sessions and on the road. The teams potential is tied largely to Karl-Anthony Towns and Wiggins, but it is Wiggins whose future appears less clear.?When you look at what Andrews done, for a guy his age, its very impressive, Thibodeau said. He has to continue to grow, and so does Karl. We dont want to be known as young players with potential forever. That has to translate into something for our team. So I think the big thing is the challenge to be complete.Wiggins has developed a strong midrange game, and he has gotten more comfortable with this back to the basket. He gets to the foul line at a high rate, driving his scoring numbers, and although his 3-point shooting numbers arent great -- 30 percent for his career -- he made them at a 41 percent clip after the All-Star break last season. He has added bulk, though he still sometimes gets bodied by bigger small forwards.More alarming is his rebounding, just 3.6 per game last season, and his squishy defensive numbers. He ranked 38th among small forwards in real plus-minus, not surprising as the Wolves finished in the bottom five in team defense last year. Beyond the numbers, though, the eye test shows hes not yet reaching his capabilities as a defender. This is clearly an area where Thibodeau is going to work.He molded Jimmy Butler, a player with perhaps fewer physical gifts than Wiggins but remarkable will, into one of the leagues best wing players. Comparing Wiggins to Butler isnt fair; they have different traits, and Butler is older. But Thibodeau needs Wiggins to trend more toward Butler, who flourished under Thibodeaus daily challenges.His first two seasons have been very good, but it hasnt translated into wins, Thibodeau said. Commitment to improve is huge for us.Wiggins is feeling it. His first few months with Thibodeauu have been heavy on defense and accountability, the gravelly voice on him with every defensive rotation.dddddddddddd Wednesday in front of a quiet preseason crowd in Lincoln, Nebraska,?Thibodeaus voice boomed throughout the arena as Wiggins worked against the bigger and more mature Wilson Chandler of the Denver Nuggets. Wiggins had 20 points in just 28 minutes; his shot wasnt on, but his knack for getting to the foul line was in midseason form. He was trying to be in the right place at the right time, even if it wasnt always the case.I looked at my stats, and I was like, Im too big and too athletic to average three rebounds a game, Wiggins said. A lot of people can score. What else can you do?The book on Wiggins thus far in his young career is that hes immensely talented but sometimes looks like he doesnt have intensity to match. Some of the best games of his career came in his first few games against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that traded him for Kevin Love after letting him twist in the wind for the entire summer of 2014.In those games, he played with a fire in trying to prove a point; he averaged 32 points in his first three games against Cleveland. As impressive as it was, it left a question as to what could motivate him to do it more often.I dont think you really know a player until you coach him yourself, Thibodeau said. So you hear things, you see things. I know when I coached against Andrew his rookie year, he gave us fits. I know what hes capable of doing. I think its the personality type. Winners come in all personality types. Some guys have that quiet confidence, and they really go after you. Some guys can fool you, too. Sometimes a loud guy who you think is something other than what hes presenting, you find out hes not what he pretends to be. So you look at the actions more than anything else.Thibodeau has told his players about what he learned working with Team USA last summer, when he saw the leagues best players during their offseason pouring work in after practices and talking to each other, going over ideas. For someone who is never satisfied himself, the work ethic of the elite appealed to Thibodeau.And after early practices in training camp, there was Wiggins working out after practice with Thibodeau watching over him and then walking with him to the locker room with instructions.Im trying to take a leadership role; Im really trying to break this playoff slump, Wiggins said. When we were working out on individual stuff, coach tries to get to know you -- he really tries to learn your game. We can be as good as we want to be. I know thats a general thing to say, I know. Were working on it.For October, thats all that can really be said. Wiggins is working on it. So is Thibodeau.You get into tough situations, how does a guy respond? How does a guy work? When youre going against the best, how does he respond? And I think that gets revealed over time, Thibodeau said. But the drive, the passion, the intelligence -- those things go a long way. Usually the guys who put the work into it, those are the guys who improve. ' ' '
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