Warriors vs Timberwolves - Game 2

[oaktownwarriors87]

I missed first half…after checking boxscore I thought that Kerr is in preseason mode…13 players played in first half.

Yes, after Kerr got behind 13-0 to start, he decided to just throw crap against the wall much like a pre-season game. Not a care in the world.

Yeah, they're up 1-0 on the road and their best player is out. Its a good time to experiment.

[jozef]

Funny fact from boxscore:
Post 0-0 FG -13 in 3:18
Looney 0-0 FG -10 in 2:48
it's -23 in 6:06

Maybe with Curry out we need to play athletic guys more.

[Twinkie defense]

Kuminga had some baskets but he is totally untrustworthy out there, dribbling into trouble, missing the easy pass, fumbling the ball away to watch a dunk on the other end. I don't think you can afford to have JK out there in a high-stakes playoff game.

[HiRez]

Kuminga had some baskets but he is totally untrustworthy out there, dribbling into trouble, missing the easy pass, fumbling the ball away to watch a dunk on the other end. I don't think you can afford to have JK out there in a high-stakes playoff game.

I get the concern, but have you seen what the other guys have been doing out there? You'd rather have someone else put zero pressure on the rim and be zero threat on a fast break and shoot 0-5 from 3, while also making horrible passes and also turning the ball over?

[Onus]

What's kind of odd is that this game was a must win at all costs for Minnesota and while we were never really threatening to win, outside of that mini cut it to 7 points, we weren't completely blown out either. I really do think we have a shot to win one of the next 2 at home.

[Coxy]

dang I was really busy IRL and couldn't follow game 2

Don't worry, those who watched the game couldn't follow it either.

I didn't catch it either, a good one to miss it seems.

[Twinkie defense]

Kuminga had some baskets but he is totally untrustworthy out there, dribbling into trouble, missing the easy pass, fumbling the ball away to watch a dunk on the other end. I don't think you can afford to have JK out there in a high-stakes playoff game.

I get the concern, but have you seen what the other guys have been doing out there? You'd rather have someone else put zero pressure on the rim and be zero threat on a fast break and shoot 0-5 from 3, while also making horrible passes and also turning the ball over?

I'm not sure who you are talking about 0-5 from three but Kuminga led the scoring for the Warriors and was still a -8, and gave up around a dozen points on the defensive end and missed several wide-open shots.

Even if they have trouble scoring I think the Warriors are better off playing very simple, solid basketball, being true to their defensive assignments (even if they get beat), limiting turnovers and fast breaks, boxing out and limiting Wolves' second chance shots.

If Kuminga just kept things very basic he would be usable but he can't or won't do that.

[thunderdunk]

I'm trying not to overreact to a bad Dubs loss on the road. They just do this too often to say that the sky is falling. That said, they sure did suck yesterday. Moody looked terrible all night. Post was so bad he got pulled after three minutes. From the bench, JK, Moody, GP2, Spencer, and TJD were a combined -69. (the definition of sucking)

The only way for this team to win without Steph is if everyone plays great defense, minimizes turnovers, and overachieves. Podz is a mid-to-late first rounder. Post, TJD, and Santos are late second rounders. Most of the rest are cheap free agents or castoffs from other teams.

As Chuck was saying on TNT, this team has no natural second PG. And everybody but Steph and Jimmy are wildly inconsistent offensively. Every night, at least one or other two players need to make shots. It's just too random. This team is NOT strength in numbers. There's no Klay, Iggy, Shaun, or David West.

Although generally drafting too late to be criticized, Bob Myers drafted Wiseman (a total bust), JK at 9, and Moody at 14 as their only lotto picks. Basically, all bad picks. So there IS no second timeline. Once Steph is gone, this is looking to be remarkably ugly for a while. So hopefully Steph heals quickly, Jimmy gets back to close to 100% in time, and the team starts playing better on both ends. Fingers crossed Kerr finds the right lineups and the Wolves go back to sucking like they did in Game 1.

[Upperclass]

What's kind of odd is that this game was a must win at all costs for Minnesota and while we were never really threatening to win, outside of that mini cut it to 7 points, we weren't completely blown out either. I really do think we have a shot to win one of the next 2 at home.

I think Minn knew Ant was injured even before he got reinjured and they dont exactly know how their offense is going to go each time down the floor. On defense, Minn didnt really have to do anything in particular to stop the Warriors

[Upperclass]

Kuminga had some baskets but he is totally untrustworthy out there, dribbling into trouble, missing the easy pass, fumbling the ball away to watch a dunk on the other end. I don't think you can afford to have JK out there in a high-stakes playoff game.

I get the concern, but have you seen what the other guys have been doing out there? You'd rather have someone else put zero pressure on the rim and be zero threat on a fast break and shoot 0-5 from 3, while also making horrible passes and also turning the ball over?

I'm not sure who you are talking about 0-5 from three but Kuminga led the scoring for the Warriors and was still a -8, and gave up around a dozen points on the defensive end and missed several wide-open shots.

Even if they have trouble scoring I think the Warriors are better off playing very simple, solid basketball, being true to their defensive assignments (even if they get beat), limiting turnovers and fast breaks, boxing out and limiting Wolves' second chance shots.

If Kuminga just kept things very basic he would be usable but he can't or won't do that.

Nah.

They did that vs the Rockets WITH Steph and had trouble hitting 80 points in an NBA game. They need Kuminga to go for 20+, Butler to playmake and collapse the defense and Hield to shoot 9+ 3s a night. Every single player on the roster needs to play freely even if it means turnovers because they will be able to get it back on defense.

[Onus]

What's kind of odd is that this game was a must win at all costs for Minnesota and while we were never really threatening to win, outside of that mini cut it to 7 points, we weren't completely blown out either. I really do think we have a shot to win one of the next 2 at home.

I think Minn knew Ant was injured even before he got reinjured and they dont exactly know how their offense is going to go each time down the floor. On defense, Minn didnt really have to do anything in particular to stop the Warriors

We kind of want Rudy to play as it makes defense easier for us, but not sure he actually has to play since our offense is so terrible anyway.

[superunknown]

we need to win game 3, it's the pivotal one for us. we gotta get the 2-1 lead in teh series.