Game 17: Houston at Minnesota (8-8), 7 pm
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I would like to see chemistry built between Rob, Ant and TSJ. Idc who the other two are.
TSJ appears that he’ll still try on defense but give you more offense than Jaden. However, politics plays a big role in professional sports.
TSJ appears that he’ll still try on defense but give you more offense than Jaden. However, politics plays a big role in professional sports.
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FrenchMinnyFan wrote:TimberKat wrote:I am traveling and didn't watch the game. Looking at box scores, Gobert played 44 mins. How is it possible he only took 3 shots? It really is time to bench Randle and start Naz. Let Randle take the 6th man scorer role. The only bright spot seems to be Dilly maybe legit. Ant cannot be your #1 star. It seems that having Towns keeps him somewhat in check, now is just the me-Ant show, let's play one on five and get my 30 pts to night. Ant played 43 mins with "1" assist. Some of it sounds like it's due to JMcD's poor shooting but still...
Agree with you. The way we play actually, Rudy don't see the ball much. RD pass him the ball twice but ANT and Randle play so hero ball most of the time. As long as Finch don't fix that, no chance to improve.
I disagree with you on one point, 'im reaching a level where just seeing Randle on the court is causing me vomiting.....trade this guy will be the best who can happen to the team.
I hear you but we got to make lemonade out of lemon. I bet Connelly is telling Taylor/ARod that - "if you guys should had listen to me and just run it back with Dilly and a mid season minor upgrade, we would be back to conference final again". It's too bad we will waste 1/2 a season on hero ball to prove it doesn't work.
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Gobert got clowned again last night with the too-small taunt. Ii didn't see it when watching the game but TNT made big deal of it. We are just a punching bag right now, teams are getting the terror we wrecked last season and we are probably going to start catching it from the media because they went in big on our team and we are mediocre so far.
Seems Finch free flow offense only works with great PG play and or really smart players. It's not as good as it can be when you have guys who don't make the best decisions.
Ant, seems like he's not ready yet. He's an amazing talent, and the player you have to build around in today's game but his leadership and consistency is not where a lot of number 1's are. One thing about Towns from very early on in his career is that he was extremely consistent, he showed up every night with production you could pencil in. That was great relief for a guy like Ant, even in Town's reduced state at PF. Randle has been pretty good a lot of times but he hasn't had the same level, of consistency (few players do, that's why those guys are superstars) and it has hurt this team. Ant doesn't have the safety new he had before playing next to Towns.
I love the 3 ball being added to our team but it might be hurting us.We really just need better shooting but the bricks McDaniels and Ant start putting up in poor shooting nights are becoming backbreaker. We don't clean the glass well enough to compensate. Also losing our size advantage from last season has really put the breaks on our ability to enforce our will. We aren't nearly as physical or tough and its a lot harder for us to get inside shots off. Rudy probably misses Towns something fierce right now.
Seems Finch free flow offense only works with great PG play and or really smart players. It's not as good as it can be when you have guys who don't make the best decisions.
Ant, seems like he's not ready yet. He's an amazing talent, and the player you have to build around in today's game but his leadership and consistency is not where a lot of number 1's are. One thing about Towns from very early on in his career is that he was extremely consistent, he showed up every night with production you could pencil in. That was great relief for a guy like Ant, even in Town's reduced state at PF. Randle has been pretty good a lot of times but he hasn't had the same level, of consistency (few players do, that's why those guys are superstars) and it has hurt this team. Ant doesn't have the safety new he had before playing next to Towns.
I love the 3 ball being added to our team but it might be hurting us.We really just need better shooting but the bricks McDaniels and Ant start putting up in poor shooting nights are becoming backbreaker. We don't clean the glass well enough to compensate. Also losing our size advantage from last season has really put the breaks on our ability to enforce our will. We aren't nearly as physical or tough and its a lot harder for us to get inside shots off. Rudy probably misses Towns something fierce right now.
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Game. Set. Match.
Finch has been awful so far this season: KAT's trade seems to have shaken him more than the team itself.
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Donte And NAW should never play PG anymore. Finch is ruining their confidence right now
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Calinks wrote:Gobert got clowned again last night with the too-small taunt. Ii didn't see it when watching the game but TNT made big deal of it.
Rudy has had 36 rebounds in his last two games. He’s can’t be that small.
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Rudy was great. He was huge in defense, take rebound , block last shoot to give chance to ANT to close the game and ANT brick it....the only problem we have with Rudy as that he take only 3 shoot in the night and 2 were given by Rob who is a 40 min NBA experience player.... The day ANT and Randle can pass the ball at the right moment will be a big day for the Wolves. This is where we see why Mike is so damn important.
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FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Rudy was great. He was huge in defense, take rebound , block last shoot to give chance to ANT to close the game and ANT brick it....the only problem we have with Rudy as that he take only 3 shoot in the night and 2 were given by Rob who is a 40 min NBA experience player.... The day ANT and Randle can pass the ball at the right moment will be a big day for the Wolves. This is where we see why Mike is so damn important.
Ant has proven himself to be a star. That said he has also proven that he is not a leader, and he is far from a superstar. He makes his teammates less effective and less productive by his selfish and immature play. Guys like Luka and Joker are so far beyond Ant that Ant cannot even see them in the distance. Ant is a selfish and petulant child this season, and he is proving that you can have great numbers on a losing team, especially when you go out of your way to ensure the loss.
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winforlose wrote:FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Rudy was great. He was huge in defense, take rebound , block last shoot to give chance to ANT to close the game and ANT brick it....the only problem we have with Rudy as that he take only 3 shoot in the night and 2 were given by Rob who is a 40 min NBA experience player.... The day ANT and Randle can pass the ball at the right moment will be a big day for the Wolves. This is where we see why Mike is so damn important.
Ant has proven himself to be a star. That said he has also proven that he is not a leader, and he is far from a superstar. He makes his teammates less effective and less productive by his selfish and immature play. Guys like Luka and Joker are so far beyond Ant that Ant cannot even see them in the distance. Ant is a selfish and petulant child this season, and he is proving that you can have great numbers on a losing team, especially when you go out of your way to ensure the loss.
You are a bit hard on ANT on my opinion. I agree that he is not the superstar yet he claim to be but he got the potential. I always compare with some things as i know well and for me i compare with Don Mitchell . Don is a brilliant player who failed to carry to Jazz just because he was playing the hero ball too many times and did not make the max from his teammate (MJ was really great for that).... he was just too young and immature. Now he is 27 or 28 and become a real men and is able to carry Cavs to a vey high level.
Maturation take times specially when you are a young talented kids where all around you, people treat you like a king. I expect ANT to be ready to be leader at 26-27, not before.
So the responsibility to put around him player he can learn from is TC one.
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FrenchMinnyFan wrote:winforlose wrote:FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Rudy was great. He was huge in defense, take rebound , block last shoot to give chance to ANT to close the game and ANT brick it....the only problem we have with Rudy as that he take only 3 shoot in the night and 2 were given by Rob who is a 40 min NBA experience player.... The day ANT and Randle can pass the ball at the right moment will be a big day for the Wolves. This is where we see why Mike is so damn important.
Ant has proven himself to be a star. That said he has also proven that he is not a leader, and he is far from a superstar. He makes his teammates less effective and less productive by his selfish and immature play. Guys like Luka and Joker are so far beyond Ant that Ant cannot even see them in the distance. Ant is a selfish and petulant child this season, and he is proving that you can have great numbers on a losing team, especially when you go out of your way to ensure the loss.
You are a bit hard on ANT on my opinion. I agree that he is not the superstar yet he claim to be but he got the potential. I always compare with some things as i know well and for me i compare with Don Mitchell . Don is a brilliant player who failed to carry to Jazz just because he was playing the hero ball too many times and did not make the max from his teammate (MJ was really great for that).... he was just too young and immature. Now he is 27 or 28 and become a real men and is able to carry Cavs to a vey high level.
Maturation take times specially when you are a young talented kids where all around you, people treat you like a king. I expect ANT to be ready to be leader at 26-27, not before.
So the responsibility to put around him player he can learn from is TC one.
I hear you. I didn’t say Ant will never get there, I said he is far from it now. It isn’t just about carrying the team, it is about leading it. Making players go all out every game. Making sure schemes are working as intended. Knowing when to calm guys down and when to fire them up. Knowing when to take over and when to keep the offense flowing. Ant has poor judgement and it loses games that could and should be won.
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