Game #9: Timberwolves vs. Warriors (7:00 pm, FSN)

[Train]

Ich bin eine kleine Brust Menschen. Von den Antrieben großer Phönix und Berg Regenbogen.

[Piecake]

Well, we definitely can't have both Pek and Love out cause apparently thats where all of our rebounds and paint points come from. Second chance points and piss poor defense is definitely what did us in

I'd also love to never see Ridnour again. I'd rather have Malcom Lee on the floor than Ridnour since at least he plays good defense. All Ridnour can do now is shoot jumpers. He is terrible at everything else

[AQuintus]

The good: Another close (closer than the final score at least) loss despite all of the injuries, Williams showed up, and Shved continues to look like a legit NBA player

The bad: A loss is a loss, and despite his size and talent as a shotblocker, Stiemsma is a terrible rebounder

The Ugly: Luke Ridnour - If his shot isn't on target, he's a huge net negative out there, and his shot has been off all season.

[Vindicater]

The Ugly: Luke Ridnour - If his shot isn't on target, he's a huge net negative out there, and his shot has been off all season.

I was not able to watch the game today but this does not surprise me. Most overrated player in the NBA.

Nearly everyone I know thinks he is a decent NBA point guard. They don't think he is a good starting point guard but most beleive him to be amongst the better backups.

They are wrong.

He is worthless in 90% of games he plays in. the other 10% he is very valuable due to the fact his shot is falling at an incredibly high rate for that game.

[southern wolf]

I just don't expect wins with the roster we've got atm. The five day break comes at a great time though, Pek, Roy and JJ could have all played tonight if it was a playoff game I'd say. They'll be nice and fresh for our next game.

Nice games from D-Will, Shved and AK.

[Murphs56]

I absolutely love this team. They don't lose for lack of heart, i'll tell you that. They lose because put simply, they do not have the talent to win right now. This all changes very very soon. These guys will go to the bench and hopefully will have the confidence to contribute when their number is called.

[Murphs56]

The Ugly: Luke Ridnour - If his shot isn't on target, he's a huge net negative out there, and his shot has been off all season.

I was not able to watch the game today but this does not surprise me. Most overrated player in the NBA.

Nearly everyone I know thinks he is a decent NBA point guard. They don't think he is a good starting point guard but most beleive him to be amongst the better backups.

They are wrong.

He is worthless in 90% of games he plays in. the other 10% he is very valuable due to the fact his shot is falling at an incredibly high rate for that game.

I would agree. The problem I have with Luke is he is absolutely HORRID on the defensive end. Teams pick on him so badly and opposing point guards try by him at will

[Little Digger]

I can't wait until we are healthy. They totally took advantage of our main guys being out..

GSW's best player (Bogut) and 5th best player (Rush) were out + Klay Thompson couldnt even finish the game with the flu..Add in the fact that Steph Curry fouled out..Warriors had plenty of excuses to lose a road game.

[Mattya]

I can't wait until we are healthy. They totally took advantage of our main guys being out..

GSW's best player (Bogut) and 5th best player (Rush) were out + Klay Thompson couldnt even finish the game with the flu..Add in the fact that Steph Curry fouled out..Warriors had plenty of excuses to lose a road game.

..and non of those match the Wolves problems. Sorry.

Curry fouled out with very little time left. Very silly to use that as an excuse since that could happen in any single game.

Love>Bogut
Rubio>Thompson(Who at least played)
Pekovic>Rush
Barea>.....
Budinger>.......
Roy>.......

[karch34]

The Ugly: Luke Ridnour - If his shot isn't on target, he's a huge net negative out there, and his shot has been off all season.

I was not able to watch the game today but this does not surprise me. Most overrated player in the NBA.

Nearly everyone I know thinks he is a decent NBA point guard. They don't think he is a good starting point guard but most beleive him to be amongst the better backups.

They are wrong.

He is worthless in 90% of games he plays in. the other 10% he is very valuable due to the fact his shot is falling at an incredibly high rate for that game.

I would agree. The problem I have with Luke is he is absolutely HORRID on the defensive end. Teams pick on him so badly and opposing point guards try by him at will

Agree all around. If his shot ain't falling he's worthless and he's getting torched defensively.

[C.lupus]

Interestingly, Luke is one of the better defenders statistically:


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[Basti]

Man, some of these PERs are abysmal. Fortunately this year these numbers won't be posted by starting wing players. That is when the majority of our team is healthy.

[Foye]

I can't wait until we are healthy. They totally took advantage of our main guys being out..

GSW's best player (Bogut) and 5th best player (Rush) were out + Klay Thompson couldnt even finish the game with the flu..Add in the fact that Steph Curry fouled out..Warriors had plenty of excuses to lose a road game.

Steph Curry says no.

[Vindicater]

Interestingly, Luke is one of the better defenders statistically:


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And this is why those stats are useless.

According to those stats AK47 is only slightly better defensively than Ridnour...

Hmm...

Yep, sounds right.

[Piecake]

The Ugly: Luke Ridnour - If his shot isn't on target, he's a huge net negative out there, and his shot has been off all season.

I was not able to watch the game today but this does not surprise me. Most overrated player in the NBA.

Nearly everyone I know thinks he is a decent NBA point guard. They don't think he is a good starting point guard but most beleive him to be amongst the better backups.

They are wrong.

He is worthless in 90% of games he plays in. the other 10% he is very valuable due to the fact his shot is falling at an incredibly high rate for that game.

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Yup, he can put up decent to good stats most games, but if you watch him play, all you see is a terrible player. His only positive is that he can shoot. He is a horrific defender, a bad playmaker, and simply not quick enough to get around the pick and roll to penetrate and create shots for others. All he does is dribble around the top of the key for 15 seconds and either jack up a shot or pass it off. It pisses me off so much