Wolves vs Thunder game thread 12/3/22

m2002brian · Post #41 » by **m2002brian** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:30 am

Thunder let SGA operate. Why do we never let our young guy operate when it matters????
Since his charge that wasn’t a charge. Ant has had exactly ZERO shots.

Post #42 » by **Calinks** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:32 am

Ant gets a lot of hype but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is that dude right now and still doesn't get enough credit. If he was on the Lakers he would be a face of the NBA, dude is a great guard and he is bringing the noise every night.

_AIJ_ · Post #43 » by **_AIJ_** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:32 am

I really have no clue why they ref Ant differently man. **** these referees. All of them!

Post #44 » by **Calinks** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:35 am

_AIJ_ wrote:I really have no clue why they ref Ant differently man. **** these referees. All of them!

Post #45 » by **Calinks** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:36 am

IceManBK1 wrote:Wolves shouldve upgraded with a good 2 way 4..not 5. The FO sucks at building the perfect complementary roster. Would be nice if we can flip Gobert for Simmons.

I think an athletic 4 who could defend would have been nice. That said, I think Myles Turner could have worked.

m2002brian · Post #46 » by **m2002brian** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:36 am

Calinks wrote:
_AIJ_ wrote:I really have no clue why they ref Ant differently man. **** these referees. All of them!

If that said Seattle though, omg, foul shots galore.

_AIJ_ · Post #47 » by **_AIJ_** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:36 am

Edwards would be one of the greats if he averaged about 10 FTs per game. But nba refs are the dumbest soo

Nick K · Post #48 » by **Nick K** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:37 am

Domejandro wrote:D'Angelo Russell's defensive effort has been phenomenal this game.

His carelessness with the ball is stunning as well. Especially when it matters most.

Post #49 » by **Calinks** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:37 am

_AIJ_ wrote:Edwards would be one of the greats if he averaged about 10 FTs per game. But nba refs are the dumbest soo

His game would be next level if he could get 7-10 FT's a game.

m2002brian · Post #50 » by **m2002brian** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:38 am

Maybe, just maybe, DLo sucks. Just maybe.

IceManBK1 · Post #51 » by **IceManBK1** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:40 am

We make SGA look like God and others look like HOF.. Just horrible defense and rebounding without Gobert.

_AIJ_ · Post #52 » by **_AIJ_** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:41 am

Mcdaniels -22 in 18 minutes

PharmD · Post #53 » by **PharmD** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:41 am

m2002brian wrote:Maybe, just maybe, DLo sucks. Just maybe.

JimPete has 30x told us that he played great tonight. JimPete, what are you watching?

m2002brian · Post #54 » by **m2002brian** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:41 am

_AIJ_ wrote:Mcdaniels -22 in 18 minutes

He’s working himself back into it. in other news can we package him with KAT?

m2002brian · Post #55 » by **m2002brian** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:45 am

Unbelievable 4th. Completely abandoned Ant after a horrible charging call by the refs.

This is on Finch. You have a closer, you go the the closer, simple as that.

Post #56 » by **Calinks** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:56 am

Read on Twitter

m2002brian · Post #57 » by **m2002brian** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 3:58 am

Wiggins > KAT

younggunsmn · Post #58 » by **younggunsmn** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 4:09 am

Well it was a nice 1 game vacation from being an utter embarrassment.
Really dumb move by Gobert cost us dearly. We gave up so many points on technicals and flagrants.

We were a really dumb and immature team tonight.
Other than the Ant charge that didn't get reversed I didn't disagree with a whole lot that was called.
But all those technicals make the league look bad and games not fun to watch.
Refs need to let more go like Jaden getting T'd up for bouncing the ball off the support, that was weak.
Fans pay to watch the players not the referees.

Ant isn't going to get the LeBron whistle for that body contact he draws as a big strong guy until he moves up a couple tiers as a player. He got that call a couple times tonight, and a couple times he didn't. Superstars play through that and cash the bucket.

SGA can score and Giddey is a good all-around player. But to give up 135 pts, and 38 in the 4th quarter. Ugh, awful.
You have to give OKC credit for playing hard and together and making us take tough shots, but most of their players wouldnt get a single minute on a playoff team. But Minnesota is where guys who are struggling with their shot come to Rehab.

Russell looked good for a while, then turned into the Russell we all know in the 4th, throwing the ball away and jacking up 3 pointers.

I hated Finch's rotations. Going small was a mistake, could have used Garza's offense and size with that 2nd unit.
Went with Ant the whole 3rd to get the lead back and Russell quickly burned it down while Ant sat on the bench.
Playing Moore less was a mistake. Too many guys playing out of position led to a lot of broken possessions on each end.

After watching this mess the chance we finish last in our own division is starting to look real.
We're only a half game out of the basement right now and the easy part of our schedule is behind us.

Nick K · Post #59 » by **Nick K** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 5:19 am

Calinks wrote:

Read on Twitter

And we ran him out of town!

I was the least of them. Andrew was easily a way above average basketball player with big upside. We had expectations placed on him that he couldn't reach which wasn't all his fault.

Now that he can be just one of the boys look at how his game has sprouted. He's just what we hoped he'd be.

Maybe it was us and how we handled him that is the issue.

shrink · Post #60 » by **shrink** » Sun Dec 4, 2022 5:37 am

Nick K wrote:And we ran him out of town!

I was the least of them. Andrew was easily a way above average basketball player with big upside. We had expectations placed on him that he couldn't reach which wasn't all his fault.

Now that he can be just one of the boys look at how his game has sprouted. He's just what we hoped he'd be.

Maybe it was us and how we handled him that is the issue.

We tried everything with the guy. Multiple coaches and multiple approaches, where he was the #1 guy, the #2 guy, #3 guy, point Wiggins, and we brought in Jimmy thinking he’d mature Andrew and Karl. At some point, you gotta say, “it’s not me, it’s you” and break up.

I’m pretty sure that if he stayed in Minnesota, he would never have become this version. It also helps me sleep and night when I see DLo throw three passes to no one in particular, breaking open a close fourth quarter for OKC. If I thought we traded the new Wiggins for this DLo, I’d jump off a roof.