WCF Game 4, 5/26: OKC @ Timberwolves, 7:30 PM CST

Nick K · Post #61 » by **Nick K** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:22 am

We seem to get beat to every loose ball. I hate that. Means they want it more.

winforlose · Post #62 » by **winforlose** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:24 am

Donte getting minutes over Jaden is confusing.

Post #63 » by **Domejandro** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:25 am

He gets a bit lost on defense, but honestly I'd prefer to keep Terrence Shannon out there a bit longer. Keeping him in with Anthony Edwards out there would give Minnesota another attacker that OKC has to take account for.

jpatrick · Post #64 » by **jpatrick** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:25 am

We can’t play zone. I don’t think we understand it. Baffling Ant didn’t even rotate out there.

Nick K · Post #65 » by **Nick K** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:26 am

We have 9 total points from 4 of our 5 starters. What does that tell you? How in hell can you win like that?

TimberKat · Post #66 » by **TimberKat** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:27 am

Ant's defensive rotation is still a work in progress, he didn't rotate to Wallace and had another bad double team effort earlier on SGA. Gave up 2 wide open 3s.

Guest84 · Post #67 » by **Guest84** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:27 am

Nick K wrote:We seem to get beat to every loose ball. I hate that. Means they want it more.

One of those where it feels like they just won’t be able to get over the hump. For every shot we make, they make a wild one or wide open one.

winforlose · Post #68 » by **winforlose** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:27 am

Domejandro wrote:He gets a bit lost on defense, but honestly I'd prefer to keep Terrence Shannon out there a bit longer. Keeping him in with Anthony Edwards out there would give Minnesota another attacker that OKC has to take account for.

Terrance played well enough to stay, though I am concerned about his shoulder. But Donte was not. Jaden should have replaced Donte not Terrance.

_AIJ_ · Post #69 » by **_AIJ_** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:30 am

how weak is this piece of ****? just keeps falling

BlacJacMac · Post #70 » by **BlacJacMac** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:32 am

So SGA can push off against Ant and then fling himself at the ground and he gets the foul call?

How is that basketball?

_AIJ_ · Post #71 » by **_AIJ_** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:33 am

Ant gotta be more aggressive

BlacJacMac · Post #72 » by **BlacJacMac** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:34 am

I wonder if McBride was on the table instead of DDV…

_AIJ_ · Post #73 » by **_AIJ_** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:35 am

Redacted

Guest84 · Post #74 » by **Guest84** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:35 am

BlacJacMac wrote:So SGA can push off against Ant and then fling himself at the ground and he gets the foul call?

How is that basketball?

No sense even complaining anymore. It’s just nasty

Dewey · Post #75 » by **Dewey** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:38 am

Show the same contact on Ant vs. what Gobert had with SGA…

no, they never will because officials would not be able to explain themselves …

Post #76 » by **Domejandro** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:39 am

Honestly, Anthony Edwards should just flop when Alex Caruso is denying off-ball. Dude is getting mauled, just embellish the contact.

m2002brian · Post #77 » by **m2002brian** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:39 am

Hit your shots, take care of the ball, and play some **** defense and stop worrying about SGA. We win if we do that.

Let’s the nba take care of the flopping. These guys flailing and throwing themselves at the floor are going to end up injuring somebody else’s knee at some point.

winforlose · Post #78 » by **winforlose** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:40 am

BlacJacMac wrote:So SGA can push off against Ant and then fling himself at the ground and he gets the foul call?

How is that basketball?

Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, SGA, all get these special whistles. What do they have in common? The answer is a foreign fan base that the NBA wants to capitalize on. The NBA loves to have special rules for special performers. Throw in some chair shots and steel cages and the NBA is the WWE.

Guest84 · Post #79 » by **Guest84** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:41 am

Domejandro wrote:Honestly, Anthony Edwards should just flop when Alex Caruso is denying off-ball. Dude is getting mauled, just embellish the contact.

I don’t think his mentality would allow him to. He’d have to learn it in the offseason and put it into play next year.

shrink · Post #80 » by **shrink** » Tue May 27, 2025 1:41 am

m2002brian wrote:Defense very poor. Ball security very poor.
30 first quarter playoff points should be at least a 5pt lead.

That’s what I’m seeing too. We need to defend with urgency.