Game 5, 4/30: Timberwolves at Lakers, 9 pm

Loaf_of_bread · Post #261 » by **Loaf_of_bread** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:06 am

Guest84 wrote:Everyone ready for Jimmy’s return??

This next series should be something else.

Problem from it being a long, ugly grind, is that gsw is tiny.. slim chance we don’t take them down fairly quickly.

ILC · Post #262 » by **ILC** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:07 am

9 Orebs for Rudy seems low. It seemed like he had at least 20.

Monster game from him, monster 4th from Randle and monster 2nd half for the refs. The way they just switched up and started calling every ticky-tack thing for the Lakers in the 2nd half was incredible.

Warriors will make a much tougher challenge because they play better defense and have much more movement and IQ offensively which doesn't bode well for Ant and Naz first and foremost who get lost off ball a lot. But if Randle has another good series I'd take them in 6.

If the Rockets go through then Wolves in 5.

guest81 · Post #263 » by **guest81** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:08 am

Lock everyone in a gym until they can make open shots

Post #264 » by **Klomp** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:09 am

guest81 wrote:Lock everyone in a gym until they can make open shots

They were making like 65% of open shots in the series before tonight's game

KGdaBom · Post #265 » by **KGdaBom** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:09 am

ILC wrote:9 Orebs for Rudy seems low. It seemed like he had at least 20.

Monster game from him, monster 4th from Randle and monster 2nd half for the refs. The way they just switched up and started calling every ticky-tack thing for the Lakers in the 2nd half was incredible.

Warriors will make a much tougher challenge because they play better defense and have much more movement and IQ offensively which doesn't bode well for Ant and Naz first and foremost who get lost off ball a lot. But if Randle has another good series I'd take them in 6.

If the Rockets go through then Wolves in 5.

If the Rockets come back from down 3-1 their confidence is going to be sky high. I'd actually rather play the Warriors and have home court.

younggunsmn · Post #266 » by **younggunsmn** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:10 am

Klomp wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Selfishly hope we have Grady back next year, but he deserves a national gig.

He has one. He can and will do both.

A full time national gig.
Give him Doris Burke's gig.

Loaf_of_bread · Post #267 » by **Loaf_of_bread** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:10 am

Klomp wrote:
Guest84 wrote:Everyone ready for Jimmy’s return??

Is anyone even around from that era anymore? I hope we don't boo him....don't need to add fuel to the fire.

Nah,

He's hated by fans. Gonna be roudy.

KGdaBom · Post #268 » by **KGdaBom** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:11 am

I was a huge Jimmy Butler fan, but the way he worked his way out of town made me realize he was just one giant POS.

winforlose · Post #269 » by **winforlose** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:12 am

Guest84 wrote:To beat LA feels so sweet.

Feels even better to beat LA with Luka. Also it feels even better if that is the end of LeBron.

guest81 · Post #270 » by **guest81** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:13 am

Klomp wrote:
guest81 wrote:Lock everyone in a gym until they can make open shots

They were making like 65% of open shots in the series before tonight's game

Didn't feel like it

guest81 · Post #271 » by **guest81** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:14 am

Tnt guys haven't mentioned the wolves once I'm pretty sure

Post #272 » by **Klomp** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:15 am

guest81 wrote:
Klomp wrote:
guest81 wrote:Lock everyone in a gym until they can make open shots

They were making like 65% of open shots in the series before tonight's game

Didn't feel like it

I undersold it.

Read on Twitter

Post #273 » by **Klomp** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:16 am

guest81 wrote:Tnt guys haven't mentioned the wolves once I'm pretty sure

The mocking of Gobert during the highlight package was dumb but par for the course

Post #274 » by **Basti** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:17 am

I couldn't help myself to spoil the score before I'll get the chance to watch the game. Despite the horrendous outside shooting and the reffing I am so pumped to watch the game now.

And now that we beat LA I consider this season to be somewhat of a success. After the sloppy start to the season and all the ups and downs, the 2nd round was the minimum we'd need to achieve for me to say we did alright. Beating the Lakers as the opponent in the 1st round made that even better.

Post #275 » by **Klomp** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:18 am

younggunsmn wrote:
Klomp wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Selfishly hope we have Grady back next year, but he deserves a national gig.

He has one. He can and will do both.

A full time national gig.
Give him Doris Burke's gig.

Different role. Breen is the PBP on that broadcast btw, not Burke.

Guest84 · Post #276 » by **Guest84** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:18 am

guest81 wrote:Tnt guys haven't mentioned the wolves once I'm pretty sure

Nope…talked about LA and then transitioned into what Luka had in Dallas lol. A win and not even 30 sec of coverage, nonsense.

younggunsmn · Post #277 » by **younggunsmn** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:18 am

The Rockets will be easier to beat, we would have home court against the Warriors.
Would be more satisfying to beat the Warriors who are filled with the biggest jerks in the league but more painful if we lose too.

Warriors worry me more with all that experience, Houston is not ready to win at a high level this year and do not have enough playmaking in their backcourt to beat a good team in a playoff series.

The Wolves coaching staff seems to do much, much better in a playoff series environment than in the busy regular season schedule where this team does not execute a gameplan very well against teams it does not see very often.

When they have more time to gameplan and practice, perform much better.

Post #278 » by **Klomp** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:19 am

younggunsmn wrote:The Rockets will be easier to beat, we would have home court against the Warriors.
Would be more satisfying to beat the Warriors who are filled with the biggest jerks in the league but more painful if we lose too.

Warriors worry me more with all that experience, Houston is not ready to win at a high level this year and do not have enough playmaking in their backcourt to beat a good team in a playoff series.

The Wolves coaching staff seems to do much, much better in a playoff series environment than in the busy regular season schedule where this team does not execute a gameplan very well against teams it does not see very often.

When they have more time to gameplan and practice, perform much better.

A Rockets series might end in 5. I bet a Warriors series goes 6 or 7.

younggunsmn · Post #279 » by **younggunsmn** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:24 am

Klomp wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:
Klomp wrote:He has one. He can and will do both.

A full time national gig.
Give him Doris Burke's gig.

Different role. Breen is the PBP on that broadcast btw, not Burke.

So let him be the analyst. Burke sucks.

Neeva · Post #280 » by **Neeva** » Thu May 1, 2025 5:26 am

Klomp wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:The Rockets will be easier to beat, we would have home court against the Warriors.
Would be more satisfying to beat the Warriors who are filled with the biggest jerks in the league but more painful if we lose too.

Warriors worry me more with all that experience, Houston is not ready to win at a high level this year and do not have enough playmaking in their backcourt to beat a good team in a playoff series.

The Wolves coaching staff seems to do much, much better in a playoff series environment than in the busy regular season schedule where this team does not execute a gameplan very well against teams it does not see very often.

When they have more time to gameplan and practice, perform much better.

A Rockets series might end in 5. I bet a Warriors series goes 6 or 7.

Wolves sweep either.