Wolves vs. Denver Jan 03

[Grits n Gravy]

great win nuggets announcers were highly annoying bitching the whole game....they just said to end the game "sad thing for me.....is i don't think minnesota's very good" bitter much?....really pleased with the way dw is progressing, watched him closely all game and he's really impressing me with his rotations and all around effort...i truly can't wait to see him with ricky rather than jj. clutch play by jj and luke, there's no one on this team who i hate more and love seconds later more than jj...he can have me pulling my hair out one possession/game and loving him the next. hope klove is ok, he's been pissing us all off in the worst way lately but we need him and he will surely pull it together eventually...give him a solid amount of time off, get rid of some of the excess baggage and shot 1000 shots a day and come back for the stretch run.

[Dewey]

Love needs time to put his body and his mind ready to play. I say, give him a couple of weeks of the court to work on his conditioning.

Off the court? How can he work on his conditioning when he's not playing in games? You get into game shape by playing games. Unfortunately for him, he's suffered set back after set back and can't get into a rhythm. Rubio isn't in shape either you know

Chip - my new name for KLove

No excuse for not being in game shape - NONE. He has been loping all year and maybe if he got that big chip off his shoulder, he'd pick up his game. It's all about the willing and the able ... he is able, but unwilling (right now in most games). Yes, he's dealing with some hand injuries, but due to his self-inflicted saga, I think Chip is messed up mentally too. Bottom-line: His lack of conditioning is inexcusable.

[Worm Guts]

Love hasn't had a whole lot of opportunity to get out of shape, he was playing in the Olympics all summer. I guess if he wasn't working at all when he was out with the broke hand, but ultimately it seems like Love has to work a lot harder to stay in shape than your average NBA player.

[Worm Guts]

I think Love just needs to take a step back from the superstar mentality, play more like the hustle player he was a few years back until finds his shot.

[Basti]

JJ Barea deserves more credit tonight. He was huge in the last quarter.

Come to think of it, I remember him being much more of a game changer than last year. Also, although I'm not totally sure about that, it feels like he has won or brought us back into much more games than he helped the other team with errand shots and turnovers.

[TMo519]

The way Love is shooting right now, of course the team plays better without him on the floor. You have a guy shooting like 30% taking like 18-20 shots a game, your offense (and in turn, leading to more broken defense off missed shots) is going to suffer. Adelman's trying to get him going, running stuff for him and all that, but at the same time we're doing that, it's costing us some flow and shots from guys who are actually playing better. There's a very delicate balance here. How much effort should he put into trying to get Love to get his game going (and possibly sacrificing some games) in the hopes that it will pay off later in the season when he and Rubio are hopefully back to playing near their peaks?

On another note, really miss Chase Budinger. I never really thought before the season I'd be saying that, but you just watch this team, and man, he would be SOOOO nice to have on the floor cause of his outside shooting ability and knowledge of the offense from the wing spot.

[teven_1]

When is Chase due back?

[WesJ4]

We really do miss Budinger. He's exactly what we need right now.

[shrink]

When is Chase due back?

He hopes to return in March. Mid-March would mean about the last 20 games of the season.

[[RCG]]

When is Chase due back?

He hopes to return in March. Mid-March would mean about the last 20 games of the season.

combined with a fully-healthy Rubio and shooting-improved Love means a 20-0 finish!

[Adenusi]

Rubio coming back tommorow?

[Dual]

Rubio coming back tommorow?

Yes

[C.lupus]

When is Chase due back?

He hopes to return in March. Mid-March would mean about the last 20 games of the season.

combined with a fully-healthy Rubio and shooting-improved Love means a 20-0 finish!

It will probably take him 20 games to get back in game shape. That just means 16-0 in the post season, though.

[Klomp]

JJ Barea deserves more credit tonight. He was huge in the last quarter.

Come to think of it, I remember him being much more of a game changer than last year. Also, although I'm not totally sure about that, it feels like he has won or brought us back into much more games than he helped the other team with errand shots and turnovers.

It's amazing how much better someone can play when they're healthy...

[theGreatRC]

Defensively, Love was always questionable and we've been saying he's a liability on that end of the court.

This year, he's been bad on both sides of the court, so obviously when you have someone playing like trash -- you're going to be a better team once you sweep that junk off the court.

I say we give Love some time to heal and recover; playing through inuries only increases the chances of another, as we are seeing with Love this season.

Dante and D-Will can hold down the fort for now, it feels like they are doing a much better job at time at PF since Love wants to camp out at 3 all day. Dante's mid-range is automatic and D-Will is consistently attacking the rim(His finishes still leave a lot to be a desired)

Losing Love mentally or to another injury isn't worth it in March-April when we're going to need our star the most.