Game 8: Timberwolves (2-5) at Pelicans (7 p.m., FSN)

[Ashwinz.]

14/19 from 3
70% from the floor overall....

How does anyone compete against that. Rubio would have changed the entire outcome, that's how sure I am of how much he means to this franchise. I feel terrible Ricky enough already. He has to watch this ****?

[PZiv]

Hummel is scrubbing a lot of possesions, especially if we consider the fact that he is not going to be here next year.

[Krapinsky]

Put Wiggins back in the game Flip smh

And if he gets hurt in the closing minutes of a 50 pt blowout you'd be asking why the hell Flip had him in the game

Consider we're only going to win 25-30 games this year, why even play him at all?

[Calinks]

Just another bad loss. It stinks but its where we are. Just hope the guys develop and learn something from this. On to the next game.

[Cyborg21]

This game has made it to where I don't even want to follow the games live, just check after the games....

[Klomp]

Put Wiggins back in the game Flip smh

And if he gets hurt in the closing minutes of a 50 pt blowout you'd be asking why the hell Flip had him in the game

Consider we're only going to win 25-30 games this year, why even play him at all?

You think we're going to lose every game by 50?

[Cyborg21]

1-12 shooting coming into game

12 shots, really? Might as well never play Mo again.

So you want Kevin Martin to be the backup point guard?

Point is, you can't judge a shooters' playing time on 12 shots.....

[Swish4]

Dropping these close games hurts. Game of inches they say.

[PZiv]

Well atleast we could've lost with 100pts against unreal shooting. That would've been decent.

[Klomp]

Point is, you can't judge a shooters' playing time on 12 shots.....

You don't want to play the most productive players? Martin, Wiggins, Muhammad, Brewer have all earned the right to play more minutes than Budinger because they've been more productive. That's why he's barely played.

[PZiv]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=noql6f7
Lets do it quick.

[Klomp]

Look on the bright side everybody. Tomorrow night we get Dallas, who only beat the Sixers by 53 last night.

[PZiv]

Look on the bright side everybody. Tomorrow night we get Dallas, who only beat the Sixers by 53 last night.

Well we dodged being a "pinata" in Mexico only to be the one in New Orleans. Doubt we get blown by Dallas as much, but more likely its a good day to bet on Barea's personal stats tomorrow.

[AQuintus]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=noql6f7
Lets do it quick.

Pek for Perkins? WTF? Why?

[PZiv]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=noql6f7
Lets do it quick.

Pek for Perkins? WTF? Why?

well as a certain poster on this board would say, Pek is only a top25 C, so why pay him 12m. And we get a good chance to pour some diesel in the tanks:

[Merc_Porto]

I know is a lot of "if"

But The crazy think is, we are now at 2-6, but we should be with 4-4 (If the refs dont help the Bulls and Wiggins dont make that mistake, Butler travel) (And in the Orlando game, K.Martin lost the game for us).

I thought that without Rubio We would be worse, but not like this.
We were playing so well, and now, man, What a difference. Day and night.

I would love too see what our record would be by now with Rubio on the floor.

[PZiv]

I know is a lot of "if"

But The crazy think is, we are now at 2-6, but we should be with 4-4 (If the refs dont help the Bulls and Wiggins dont make that mistake, Butler travel) (And in the Orlando game, K.Martin lost the game for us).

I thought that without Rubio We would be worse, but not like this.
We were playing so well, and now, man, What a difference. Day and night.

I would love too see what our record would be by now with Rubio on the floor.

I think Pelicans game is one serious anomaly. Worst to average Minnesota against extremely efficient Pelicans. Things like these don't happen on everyday basis, they only occur once or twice in a season for whole of the league.

[Merc_Porto]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=noql6f7
Lets do it quick.

Pek for Perkins? WTF? Why?

well as a certain poster on this board would say, Pek is only a top25 C, so why pay him 12m. And we get a good chance to pour some diesel in the tanks:

You mean, mercgold3, well i with picks / expring contracts / young prospects, maybe Lamb.

I take that deal and run the the fastest i can.
You are not going build a team to win championship in a couple of years with a C, like Pekovic. That is for sure.

[PZiv]

You mean, mercgold3, well i with picks / expring contracts / young prospects, maybe Lamb.

I take that deal and run the the fastest i can.
You are not going build a team to win championship in a couple of years with a C, like Pekovic. That is for sure.

You can if your PF is Ibaka. And they can give us their 2016 first round pick. Roberson or Lamb it doesn't matter. Altho I for change would like some average to above average defense on SG spot. Been painful for years

[Cyborg21]

Time for the team to sulk and feel bad for themselves more and lose by 50 tomorrow.