minimus wrote:winforlose wrote:So who still likes small ball? Who still thinks PG and C are not the key positions on the floor? Who still thinks Naz Reid is a C?
I like how you put whole discussion at lowest level, by using pre-assumptions and manipulation. Well done.winforlose wrote:This game was an embarrassment, but it goes to show that when you play small you have a very limited margin for error, even against bad teams.
MIN had such bad losses even when they played Gobert, Towns and Reid last season. Remember CHA loss when Towns had season high? They played Gobert, Towns and Reid at some point of the game. Was smallball an issue? Or bigball? Maybe having a big time scorer such as Edwards gives team this margin for error, even when defense is not locking and team overall lacks energy? Maybe having two elite scorers such as Edwards and KD will give you even more margin for error?
We have lost 4 of our last 5, my post was not based on one game. The principles I talked about have been mentioned all season and quite a while before. I talked about how Naz was a 4 in the offseason. I said we need a backup C, (although ironically Luka had the most efficient night of any wolf.) I talked about the importance of not being stuck relying on a 37 year old PG1 and 19 year old rookie PG2 in the offseason. I talked about it at the trade deadline. Pardon me if my dismay comes across as manipulative.
Last season we lost 26 games. Some of those were bad losses, but we had an excellent record against bad teams overall. This season we have already lost 29 games, and our record against bad teams is miserable.
