Game 47: Minnesota Timberwolves (15-31) vs. Sacramento Kings (16-29) - 8:00 PM ET

[MN7725]

Did anyone see Bjelica's stat bucket tonight?
70% shooting on 7-10, 4-6 from 3, 2-2 FT, 9 boards, 8 dimes, 2 steals, 3 blocks +20/20pt outing

This is a total wolf night. Nothing like that happened when he wore our uniform. How many times do we get players and they turn into crap and we lose players and they go on to grow into solid players elsewhere? Its unbelievable how poorly things tend to go around here.

IIRC he had a few games like that for us, but yeah so typical he murders us.

The worst part? I remember he wanted nothing more than to stay here for his entire career, settle down and raise his family. I don't even think he was asking for much in terms of money either. But Thibs blew his load on Taj and Teague then what little he had left on Crawford.

Bjelica left season after this, basically Wolves paid Tolliver what Bjelica ended up getting per year

But its a two-way street, seemed like he wanted to leave that summer

[Jedzz]

Well Thibs was giving him DNPs, 7 mins, or starting him for 38 mins occasionally if an injury demanded it. Thibs had that 8+1 sized roster and like this team this year, always had to keep two PGs around to run them together.

[Dalvin]

To make this the most Timberwolves thing to happen. We'll finish in a record that has a higher chance of moving up the draft than the next team. But the one team lower than us by one spot because of having one more win than us is the one moving up in the draft. Quote me on this

[packforfreedom]

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This is a kind of record we should own.

[minimus]

Did anyone see Bjelica's stat bucket tonight?
70% shooting on 7-10, 4-6 from 3, 2-2 FT, 9 boards, 8 dimes, 2 steals, 3 blocks +20/20pt outing

$6,825,000

[K4P]

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[mplsfonz23]

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This is a kind of record we should own.

I effin hate myself.
I was at the game, (trying to beat traffic) and KNEW.....KNEW we couldn't blow the lead, so I left with 3...THREE minutes to go up by at least 17. Took me 10 minutes to get to the car, and found out we were heading to OT. Just shut the radio off KNOWING we would lose.
Something is wrong with me. I actually spent money to see the game KNOWING we could beat the Kings.

I am officially done paying for this sh*tshow.
My rage inside is at an all time high. I don't even think I can watch for free anymore. Worst team in Wolves history. I-M-EFFIN-O

[Dalvin]

Is this the game that finally broke most of the loyal fans throughout the years?

[minimus]

Is this the game that finally broke most of the loyal fans throughout the years?

It seems so

[Foye]

Did anyone see Bjelica's stat bucket tonight?
70% shooting on 7-10, 4-6 from 3, 2-2 FT, 9 boards, 8 dimes, 2 steals, 3 blocks +20/20pt outing

This is a total wolf night. Nothing like that happened when he wore our uniform. How many times do we get players and they turn into crap and we lose players and they go on to grow into solid players elsewhere? Its unbelievable how poorly things tend to go around here.

Bjelica was always a good player - just never recognized like that by our management.
Letting him go in favour of Trolliver was as much of a stupid decision as Teague for Rubio.

[mplsfonz23]

Is this the game that finally broke most of the loyal fans throughout the years?

It seems so

I don't think I have ever been this down on the Wolves, so, yes....I think I am broken.

[Dewey]

Is this the game that finally broke most of the loyal fans throughout the years?

It seems so

I don't think I have ever been this down on the Wolves, so, yes....I think I am broken.

the ole metrodome days seem so elite right now...

[mplsfonz23]

Did anyone see Bjelica's stat bucket tonight?
70% shooting on 7-10, 4-6 from 3, 2-2 FT, 9 boards, 8 dimes, 2 steals, 3 blocks +20/20pt outing

This is a total wolf night. Nothing like that happened when he wore our uniform. How many times do we get players and they turn into crap and we lose players and they go on to grow into solid players elsewhere? Its unbelievable how poorly things tend to go around here.

Bjelica was always a good player - just never recognized like that by our management.
Letting him go in favour of Trolliver was as much of a stupid decision as Teague for Rubio.

Lets pump the brakes on Belly.
His % numbers are good, but he's not scoring like an allstar. He is what he was here, a player that can give you a few games a year that matter. The same people pumping him up were also some of the same that said he was weak. They always look better against the Wolves. How many times have we heard somebody having a "career" night against us?

[Slim Tubby]

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This is a kind of record we should own.

I effin hate myself.
I was at the game, (trying to beat traffic) and KNEW.....KNEW we couldn't blow the lead, so I left with 3...THREE minutes to go up by at least 17. Took me 10 minutes to get to the car, and found out we were heading to OT. Just shut the radio off KNOWING we would lose.
Something is wrong with me. I actually spent money to see the game KNOWING we could beat the Kings.

I am officially done paying for this sh*tshow.
My rage inside is at an all time high. I don't even think I can watch for free anymore. Worst team in Wolves history. I-M-EFFIN-O

I decided earlier this year that not only am I not going to spend a penny on this organization until we have a new Owner, but there is no way I'm going to commit 2-3 hours on any given night to watch this **** show on TV either. I DVR every game and then check online to see the final score. If we win, I watch the game in fast-forward fashion but I haven't had to watch much this year.

[D1SGRUNTL3D]

The Wolves lose their 10th in a row in a truly soul crushing fashion. Hopefully this is the low-point, because it's hard to imagine things getting worse.

Well... there’s a few 12-14 win seasons in the last 10 years so we’re used to this

[urinesane]

Watched the recap... so how wasn't that a lane violation on the missed free throw?

Doesn't he have to wait until the ball hits the rim to cross the free throw line?

Should have been wiped away, Wolves ball up 2 Kings forced to foul.

[Jedzz]

Watched the recap... so how wasn't that a lane violation on the missed free throw?

Doesn't he have to wait until the ball hits the rim to cross the free throw line?

Should have been wiped away, Wolves ball up 2 Kings forced to foul.

So you watched a recap and not the whole game? Maybe that's why you don't realize that even if the call was correctly made on the FT moment, even a tenth of a second left in the game and no more, the Wolves would have smashed the fabric of reality itself in order to force the loss. As an example, two Wolves players may have fought for the final rebound and had the ball reflect up and into the basket scoring on themselves. It truly would have happened.

[TheProdigy]

The Wolves lose their 10th in a row in a truly soul crushing fashion. Hopefully this is the low-point, because it's hard to imagine things getting worse.

Well... there’s a few 12-14 win seasons in the last 10 years so we’re used to this

Every time I see your avatar, I hear Macho Man's voice in my head saying "The cream rises to the top, ya".

[KGdaBom]

Is this the game that finally broke most of the loyal fans throughout the years?

It seems so

Not me. I am a fan forever no matter what. Does that make sense? No, but professional sports fandom has never made sense.

[TheProdigy]

This is a total wolf night. Nothing like that happened when he wore our uniform. How many times do we get players and they turn into crap and we lose players and they go on to grow into solid players elsewhere? Its unbelievable how poorly things tend to go around here.

Bjelica was always a good player - just never recognized like that by our management.
Letting him go in favour of Trolliver was as much of a stupid decision as Teague for Rubio.

Lets pump the brakes on Belly.
His % numbers are good, but he's not scoring like an allstar. He is what he was here, a player that can give you a few games a year that matter. The same people pumping him up were also some of the same that said he was weak. They always look better against the Wolves. How many times have we heard somebody having a "career" night against us?

I don't think any of us are suggesting that Bjelica is a superstar or anything. He's just a very solid role player that would have fit perfectly in this new 5 out scheme.

With the exception of his 2nd season with us, he's always reflected very well in the advanced stats. People used to love ragging on him for his defense, but the numbers indicate he's underrated on that end of the floor. He wasn't a great 1 on 1 defender but his positioning was very good - Kind of like a forward version of Rubio.