Preseason thread

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #221 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:34 am

Tomorrow , not sure ho will play. ANT will probably not play or not play much. Not sure Mike and Rudy play as well.

Neeva · Post #222 » by **Neeva** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:38 am

Rest all the starters tomorrow, preseason doesn’t matter.

minimus · Post #223 » by **minimus** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:58 am

It looks like Finch did not lie at least about two things:

First, when he said that Minott has been looking great

Read on Twitter

Second, when he said that McDaniels is great at finding Rudy

Read on Twitter

winforlose · Post #224 » by **winforlose** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 8:19 am

FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Tomorrow , not sure ho will play. ANT will probably not play or not play much. Not sure Mike and Rudy play as well.

Randle is getting back from the shoulder so his doctors might let him play limited minutes. I would rest Ant, Naz, Rudy, and Mike. Start Jaden because he has foul issues and needs the run to work it out. Minute limit him to 20 or even 15. Start RD, DDV, MCD, Minott, and Garza/Randle. Randle should handle the 5, let Minott and Miller cover the PF. Just use the game for player evaluation and development.

TwolvesFanRome · Post #225 » by **TwolvesFanRome** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:34 am

Hi mates, For what the preseason is worth, what did you think of Randle's debut?

minimus · Post #226 » by **minimus** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 2:18 pm

TwolvesFanRome wrote:Hi mates, For what the preseason is worth, what did you think of Randle's debut?

He did not play 9 months, he turned the ball over couple of times, however 2 of his 6 made shots were and1, had 5 assists, 6 rebounds in 26 minutes. He is not Towns replacement, he is a completely different player.

Colbinii · Post #227 » by **Colbinii** » Thu Oct 17, 2024 3:05 pm

TwolvesFanRome wrote:Hi mates, For what the preseason is worth, what did you think of Randle's debut?

The Good - The Physicality, wow. He isn't afraid of contact--in fact he welcomes it. He is a bully in the paint and post, routinely gets the ball and just backs down smaller players a-la Charles Barkley.

Then, he is a crafty and effective passer out of the post but also out on the perimeter. He adds a level of playmaking on a consistent basis we never really saw from Towns.

His playstyle meshes well with ANT, notably both are physically imposing and are really good at doing what they do best while consistently doing what they do best.

The Bad - Spacing. Randle likes to abuse the blocks. It's a bit old-school in a way [especially compared to Towns] but the spacing with Randle/Gobert offensively isn't great. Now, Randle is a good enough passer where he should be able to find Gobert for potential lobs or dump-offs. Having Gobert next to Randle also limits the effectiveness of cutters from the perimeter, which in turn limits some of Randle's playmaking by taking those cuts off the shelf for Randle's passing.

Overall - A good addition who fills a need. Finchy is going to absolutely love the line-up flexibility. Some of the line-ups you can come up with, like NAW/DDV/Minott/Randle/Reid can legitimately switch 1-5 against many teams/line-ups and not feel like you are giving up a major advantage to the opposition. It also gives Randle supreme spacing.

This is an example of Randle/ANT minutes distribution.

1st Quarter
ANT/Randle 6 Minutes
ANT 6 Minutes

2nd Quarter
Randle 6 Minutes
ANT/Randle 3 minutes
ANT 3 Minutes

3rd Quarter
ANT/Randle 6 Minutes
ANT 6 Minutes

4th Quarter
Randle 5 Minutes
ANT 3 Minutes
ANT/Randle 4 Minutes

ANT: 37 Minutes [Less if we are winning big, obviously]
Randle: 30 Minutes

younggunsmn · Post #228 » by **younggunsmn** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:15 am

Wolves 3rd string vs Denver starters.

Let's go 2027 wolves!

man Joker makes Luka look small.
And 2024 Luka is swol.

younggunsmn · Post #229 » by **younggunsmn** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:17 am

Over under on how many games Westbrook plays before he wears out his welcome and gets waived?
All star break?

wolves_89 · Post #230 » by **wolves_89** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:22 am

This is not a good scenario for Minott, he's trying to do too much because there is nobody else who can do much of anything.

younggunsmn · Post #231 » by **younggunsmn** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:23 am

DNP - entire rotation.

wolves_89 · Post #232 » by **wolves_89** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:32 am

Clark bringing the defensive aggressiveness. He's disrupted a number Nuggets possessions already.

wolves_89 · Post #233 » by **wolves_89** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:45 am

Nix has shown more vertical than I thought he had a couple of times tonight.

minimus · Post #234 » by **minimus** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:51 am

Yeah, Nix and Clark are killing in defense. Both are in excellent shape

wolves_89 · Post #235 » by **wolves_89** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:04 am

Dozier making the choice to get down to 15 roster spots pretty easy.

minimus · Post #236 » by **minimus** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:04 am

TJ defends Murray. Good practice for a rookie.

minimus · Post #237 » by **minimus** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:07 am

wolves_89 wrote:Dozier making the choice to get down to 15 roster spots pretty easy.

Yeah, give us nothing

minimus · Post #238 » by **minimus** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:09 am

minimus wrote:
wolves_89 wrote:Dozier making the choice to get down to 15 roster spots pretty easy.

Yeah, give us nothing

lol and-1

wolves_89 · Post #239 » by **wolves_89** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:13 am

Minott playing high end defense against the Nuggets starters.

wolves_89 · Post #240 » by **wolves_89** » Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:18 am

Minott, Garza, Shannon, Nix, and Clark all played really well considering they are going against the Nuggets regular rotation. If Denver wasn't shooting ridiculously well on 3s the score would be pretty tight.