**** 6-18 MN Wolves @ 17-8 LA Clippers - 7:00pm CT FSN ****

[Araxen]

Towns 15 shot attempts, Okogie 14. It's like Saunders is trying to lose when he lets Josh take so many shots.

[PharmD]

Benz is impressed but this is the 2nd game in a row that Beasley has sucked but then put up numbers in garbage time.

To his credit, I think defenses are keying on him and shutting him down pretty well. He's not a superstar and can't still get 20 points easily if he's being locked down. We need others to step and spread the defense around some more. Not happening with Rubio and Okogie on the perimeter.

Not really blaming Beasley, more just pointing out Benz's stupid impressed reaction. Beasley was scoreless at halftime; he scored 8 points in the final minute when our win percentage was 0% (and we were still fouling). Benz was also going nuts about how Beasley scored 22 of his 30 the game before in the 4th quarter where we trailed by as much as 23 and also had 0 win percentage. Not saying Beasley is doing anything wrong, just saying Benz needs to know the difference between clutch performance and riot looting.

[packforfreedom]

Benz will always find a completely meaningless stat to get excited about. It's just who he is.

[packforfreedom]

Towns 15 shot attempts, Okogie 14. It's like Saunders is trying to lose when he lets Josh take so many shots.

Letting a player with a 46 TS% shoot 14 times seems indeed to be a pretty effective way to lose.

[shangrila]

Benz will always find a completely meaningless stat to get excited about. It's just who he is.

Almost like it's a part of his job

[Dewey]

Towns 15 shot attempts, Okogie 14. It's like Saunders is trying to lose when he lets Josh take so many shots.

Letting a player with a 46 TS% shoot 14 times seems indeed to be a pretty effective way to lose.

This has to stop ... starting, heavy minutes, shooting > 3 fga... ALL of it has to stop. The guy is a 10-15 minute role player

[Foye]

I get Beaz is being asked to play beyond his ceiling right now, but dude could also pass a tiny bit more.

I thought Wolves looked better with KAT back. Just need a better PG now, Rubio and DLo ain’t gonna cut it.

For years now the point guards are always scapegoated on here for the bad performances of the team lmao.

PG cant do everything.
There has to be a clear plan that is utilized by everyone. Wolves are playing unorganized pickup basketball in a league with professionals.

[packforfreedom]

Benz will always find a completely meaningless stat to get excited about. It's just who he is.

Almost like it's a part of his job

Yeah no, I mean stats in general yes, but Benz will bring up the wolves winning record after full moons, if he could find data to that.
Jim Pete takes subtle shots at this at times, but it's still all fun of course.

[LesGrossman]

Success wont happen with this coaching, and game planning. It wont happen with this kind of leadership and guidiance that basically allows young guys to do what ever the hell they feel like doing. We've seen this before havent we?Guys do stuff they arent good at, because they believe they are good at it. They fail. Brick, or turnover. Then they continue to try the exact same thing, over and over and over again. Thats on both them, and the coach. Whats so hard to see abotu that? Its not going to get fixed with another #1 pick i guarantee. Its just gonna be OKC 2.0 with a bunch of super talented, bone headed selfish young hotshots who think the basketball world waited for them to show up.

All this, when fixing a lot of issues would be so easy and not depend on external ressources. Sad.