Game 61: Wolves (32-28) @ Jazz (14-44)

m2002brian · Post #41 » by **m2002brian** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:35 am

Can someone tell me why tsj isn’t in the game?

TimberKat · Post #42 » by **TimberKat** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:35 am

younggunsmn wrote:It was wonderful watching Walker Kessler singlehandedly snuff our first 4 offensive possessions of the 2nd half and lead them on a big run with his defense.
Gonna probably lead the league in offensive rebounds and blocks this year.

Who needs that when you can have an aging Rudy Gobert with a bad back missing games and making way too much money.

Utah trying really hard to tank and give us this one throwing Collier and Filipowski out there we'll see if we can take a game they are trying to give us.

Yes, doing it against the second unit without the top 3 starters

Post #43 » by **Calinks** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:38 am

Absolutely disgraceful getting out jumped by a 37-year-old if you are a 20-year NBA stud. Dude should be banned.

_AIJ_ · Post #44 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:41 am

Why the **** are they so obsessed with three pointers?????

m2002brian · Post #45 » by **m2002brian** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:43 am

_AIJ_ wrote:Why the **** are they so obsessed with three pointers?????

Because the coach doesn’t run real plays for time and circumstance

Post #46 » by **Calinks** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:43 am

That Jaden BrickDaniels three attempt in the clutch was horrible to see man. I hate our end game offense.

TimberKat · Post #47 » by **TimberKat** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:44 am

Why is TSJ not in the last play? Why is there no foul call?

TimberKat · Post #48 » by **TimberKat** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:45 am

That was a horrible last shot play

winforlose · Post #49 » by **winforlose** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:46 am

Of course we lose it on a bad no call. SMFH

Post #50 » by **Calinks** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:46 am

Putting this one on Ant for those techs. Let the squad down.

younggunsmn · Post #51 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:48 am

Embarrassing.
Way to go Utah improving the likely lottery pick you will get from us this year!

I guess we will see if we can beat out Phoenix for the 10 seed and an uphill battle to make the playoffs!
Great job Tim Connelly turning such a promising franchise into an utter laughingstock with no draft picks!
Great job Chris FInch turning Anthony Edwards into the shooting guard version of DeMarcus Cousins complete with incredible selfishness, no BBIQ, and temper tantrums galore!

TimberKat · Post #52 » by **TimberKat** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:50 am

Calinks wrote:Putting this one on Ant for those techs. Let the squad down.

I put in on Finch also. I am very convinced that he should be gone next season, unless the Wolves make the NBA finals. Whatever he is trying to do isn't working.

younggunsmn · Post #53 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:50 am

Walker Kessler with game winning dunk and game saving defensive snuff.

Salt meet wounds!

Why does Tim Connelly still have a job?
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Guest84 · Post #54 » by **Guest84** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:53 am

They just couldn’t get a stop. Dante gambled and missed the steal putting the team at a disadvantage.

He then made a poor decision to drive instead of stop and pop a free throw jumper. Finch got nervous about TSJ back to back misses and went with the vets.

Guest84 · Post #55 » by **Guest84** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 4:56 am

They say the schedule is supposed to ease up but it looks like they could potentially go on a 8-10 game losing streak if they’re not careful.

karch34 · Post #56 » by **karch34** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 5:28 am

When we were down 3 with less than 5 left I felt Connelly coming in meant loss was inevitable. Love him but what I saw and his +/- showed not game for him and stats validated it.

Post #57 » by **Domejandro** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 5:43 am

The tough truth is that Minnesota lost tonight because both of their Point Guards suck. This is a consistent issue, unfortunately. Love Mike Conley, but he is cooked. Rob Dillingham honestly needs to be sent back to the G-League.

Defense was also bad, but that’s pretty much expected when Rudy Gobert isn’t there to carry the entire squad.

winforlose · Post #58 » by **winforlose** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 6:38 am

So who still likes small ball? Who still thinks PG and C are not the key positions on the floor? Who still thinks Naz Reid is a C? This game was an embarrassment, but it goes to show that when you play small you have a very limited margin for error, even against bad teams.

minimus · Post #59 » by **minimus** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 7:46 am

winforlose wrote:So who still likes small ball? Who still thinks PG and C are not the key positions on the floor? Who still thinks Naz Reid is a C?

I like how you put whole discussion at lowest level, by using pre-assumptions and manipulation. Well done.

winforlose wrote:This game was an embarrassment, but it goes to show that when you play small you have a very limited margin for error, even against bad teams.

MIN had such bad losses even when they played Gobert, Towns and Reid last season. Remember CHA loss when Towns had season high? They played Gobert, Towns and Reid at some point of the game. Was smallball an issue? Or bigball? Maybe having a big time scorer such as Edwards gives team this margin for error, even when defense is not locking and team overall lacks energy? Maybe having two elite scorers such as Edwards and KD will give you even more margin for error?

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #60 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Sat Mar 1, 2025 9:50 am

I'm glad i watch only the replay.... well deserved loss. We play seriously the first and then in the second it was just messy basketball, missing easy lay-up, bombing 3 in every situation.... no play making, no structure, nothing to be proud if. Mike should not have play second half, he as looking 100 Years old. Rob should spend some times in G League at that stage. I tell this several times, without Rudy we are a lottery team. We have seen it tonight once more time.