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1) K-Love now has 50 double doubles in a row!

2)
http://www.youtube.com/user/TeamDarko#p/u/0/3-w63pSn0D8

jumpers, drives, handles, this was almost as amazing as the driving dagger on Yi Jianlin last month

teven_1 wrote:1) K-Love now has 50 double doubles in a row!

You mean 40

Yeah it's 40 in a row, 50 for the season I think fella.

Other bright spots were Webster's impressive return and Ridnour looked really good last night.

i think a lot of people have prejudged darko's offense. he's only scratching the surface. he seriously deserved to be that #2 pick in that draft. he was just mismanaged his whole career. this year he will continue to improve offensively as he gains more comfort. i've personally watched him shoot 3 pointers so i know he has that range. those hooks shots were just his comfort move a move he didn't even have when he came into the league. he's never been developed and it looks like minnesota is doing a pretty good job of doing it.

Wilt Chamberlain 227
Moses Malone 44

187 more to go buddy.

cpfsf wrote:Wilt Chamberlain 227
Moses Malone 44

187 more to go buddy.

Getting ahead of Moses and into 2nd place would still be quite an accomplishment.

I would like to see Darko work on that 13-15 foot jumper this off-season. I've seen him take that shot a few times this season, and it would be huge if he could hit that with some consistency.

Tha Juice wrote:I would like to see Darko work on that 13-15 foot jumper this off-season. I've seen him take that shot a few times this season, and it would be huge if he could hit that with some consistency.

Yes. I'd love to get Darko working from the high-post. He can pass and dribble drive pretty well already, if he had a consistent J to draw the defense it'd be dangerous.

bball_jay wrote:i think a lot of people have prejudged darko's offense. he's only scratching the surface. he seriously deserved to be that #2 pick in that draft. he was just mismanaged his whole career. this year he will continue to improve offensively as he gains more comfort. i've personally watched him shoot 3 pointers so i know he has that range. those hooks shots were just his comfort move a move he didn't even have when he came into the league. he's never been developed and it looks like minnesota is doing a pretty good job of doing it.

Come on.. We already have our Darko homer guy, we don't need another.

funkatron101 wrote:

bball_jay wrote:i think a lot of people have prejudged darko's offense. he's only scratching the surface. he seriously deserved to be that #2 pick in that draft. he was just mismanaged his whole career. this year he will continue to improve offensively as he gains more comfort. i've personally watched him shoot 3 pointers so i know he has that range. those hooks shots were just his comfort move a move he didn't even have when he came into the league. he's never been developed and it looks like minnesota is doing a pretty good job of doing it.

Come on.. We already have our Darko homer guy, we don't need another.

Oh...there's a few of us. Don't get jackattaq started.

I will admit to being a bit of a Darko fan, but someone needs to introduce Darko to his right hand, remind him that you don't get charged for a technical foul for dunking, and that it's fully legal to grab an offensive rebound with two hands - gather yourself and go up strong, rather than tip it all over the place.

I'll continue my stand on Darko with the fact that I feel like he's a very functional center in this league, but if you are consistently trying to isolate him and counting on his post-up game you'll be disappointed. I would like to see him matched up with an actual NBA PG and turn his offensive game into more efficient version with fewer touches. Tyson Chandler made a living off dunks and layups from Chris Paul - I'd like to see Darko's offense be more of a product of opportunity than a team-mandated one.

Fire Mchale wrote:I will admit to being a bit of a Darko fan, but someone needs to introduce Darko to his right hand, remind him that you don't get charged for a technical foul for dunking, and that it's fully legal to grab an offensive rebound with two hands - gather yourself and go up strong, rather than tip it all over the place.

I'll continue my stand on Darko with the fact that I feel like he's a very functional center in this league, but if you are consistently trying to isolate him and counting on his post-up game you'll be disappointed. I would like to see him matched up with an actual NBA PG and turn his offensive game into more efficient version with fewer touches. Tyson Chandler made a living off dunks and layups from Chris Paul - I'd like to see Darko's offense be more of a product of opportunity than a team-mandated one.

Darko would be best utilized in the high post. And with Love's rebounding prowess, then the low block is exactly where he should be.

Darko high post, and Love low post....Come on Rambis, be as smart as me.

Fire Mchale wrote:I will admit to being a bit of a Darko fan, but someone needs to introduce Darko to his right hand, remind him that you don't get charged for a technical foul for dunking, and that it's fully legal to grab an offensive rebound with two hands - gather yourself and go up strong, rather than tip it all over the place.

I'll continue my stand on Darko with the fact that I feel like he's a very functional center in this league, but if you are consistently trying to isolate him and counting on his post-up game you'll be disappointed. I would like to see him matched up with an actual NBA PG and turn his offensive game into more efficient version with fewer touches. Tyson Chandler made a living off dunks and layups from Chris Paul - I'd like to see Darko's offense be more of a product of opportunity than a team-mandated one.

darko actually has dunked more this year than he's ever done in his career. but i agree he should do it more.

he's more than functional. the only players you would choose to start at center over him are all stars.

he has become an adequate post player. his hook hits at a pretty good percentage. but i agree he needs a point guard. he's never played with a high level point guard. he gets very few easy baskets from a point guard. but he definitely should be in the high post driving and shooting. but just watch he will continue to evolve. like i said he's just scratching the surface offensively.

no bright spots at all for me. Tired of stats and highlights; please just win some games

Darko Miliminutes wrote:

funkatron101 wrote:

bball_jay wrote:i think a lot of people have prejudged darko's offense. he's only scratching the surface. he seriously deserved to be that #2 pick in that draft. he was just mismanaged his whole career. this year he will continue to improve offensively as he gains more comfort. i've personally watched him shoot 3 pointers so i know he has that range. those hooks shots were just his comfort move a move he didn't even have when he came into the league. he's never been developed and it looks like minnesota is doing a pretty good job of doing it.

Come on.. We already have our Darko homer guy, we don't need another.

Oh...there's a few of us. Don't get jackattaq started.

I'm a closet Darko homer. I talk about other players just to seem objective

Worm Guts wrote:

teven_1 wrote:1) K-Love now has 50 double doubles in a row!

You mean 40

ok ok, 4-5 are nearby. The point is he has a lot!

He has allegedly been 'scratching the surface' for about since he arrived in Minnesota. If you neglect last season with the argument he was out of condition, thats still 2/3 of a season to show some consistency which he failed at, just like the rest of his career. Difference is, this time hes been cuddled + has had serious possesions.
He never even had a postgame from what i can recall (if you can call throwing hook shots a postgame, more like throwing bricks in his case).

I do admire you endeavor and perseverance. I just think some of you Darko fans choosed the wrong guy to support. This is as good as hes gonna be.

I hope Love's streak ends so the the commentators can quit pushing it. It doesn't mean anything.

And I'm the biggest Darko fan here. Yeah he had a decent game, but he'll probably go back to being a recluse tonight.

CoffeeJanitor wrote:I hope Love's streak ends so the the commentators can quit pushing it. It doesn't mean anything.

The team could start winning to give the commentators something else to talk about. Just a thought.

C.lupus wrote:

CoffeeJanitor wrote:I hope Love's streak ends so the the commentators can quit pushing it. It doesn't mean anything.

The team could start winning to give the commentators something else to talk about. Just a thought.

Hey man, I'm not against that at all.