***Tonight's the night: Timberwolves at 76ers Game Thread***

King Malta · Post #201 » by **King Malta** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:51 am

Calinks wrote:

Read on Twitter

Can't wait til Butler destroys their locker room too, such a detestable team

D1SGRUNTL3D · Post #202 » by **D1SGRUNTL3D** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:58 am

Calinks wrote:

Read on Twitter

So savage.

So deserved.

Neeva · Post #203 » by **Neeva** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:04 am

The slow demise of philly will be sweet to watch just wait!

Note30 · Post #204 » by **Note30** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:05 am

Calinks wrote:This game is pretty legendary right now. It could go down as the most Timberwolves, Timberwolves game ever. Pretty much what it means to be a Timberwolf fan in its pure essence, bottled up.

It'd be more like we end the 1st up 2 and lose the game by 40, but this is pretty close.

Note30 · Post #205 » by **Note30** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:05 am

King Malta wrote:
Calinks wrote:

Read on Twitter

Can't wait til Butler destroys their locker room too, such a detestable team

Neither can I

K4P · Post #206 » by **K4P** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:05 am

Sometimes you just gotta laugh lol

It isn't our fault as fans that the Wolves kinda suck rn

No need to be overly reactionary/emotional over a bad loss

Post #207 » by **Calinks** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:10 am

I'm pissed but I always enjoy Embiid's trolling. I generally find it hilarious and it was well earned tonight. Even I can laugh at this one. Our guys got absolutely clowned.

theGreatRC · Post #208 » by **theGreatRC** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:14 am

If you kill it like Embiid did, you're allowed to talk your ****.

If our guys get butt hurt about it, do something about it when they come to Minny in March

theGreatRC · Post #209 » by **theGreatRC** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:17 am

Also, not that it'll make anyone feel better, but the West leading Denver Nuggets got blown out by 31 points and had 51 dropped on them in the first.

Miami got beat by 38 by the Bucks.

Thunder got BLOWN out by the Hawks 142-126

We got blown out the hardest, but teams got blown out pretty hard tonight.

Post #210 » by **Calinks** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:26 am

theGreatRC wrote:Also, not that it'll make anyone feel better, but the West leading Denver Nuggets got blown out by 31 points and had 51 dropped on them in the first.

Miami got beat by 38 by the Bucks.

Thunder got BLOWN out by the Hawks 142-126

We got blown out the hardest, but teams got blown out pretty hard tonight.

Yea I saw that. Really weird night, teams getting bodied.

walk with me · Post #211 » by **walk with me** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:43 am

I’m curious how Wiggins and kat go into this game with no vibes what so ever.... I mean was this both of their worst games of the season delivered on the same night?

GI_Slow · Post #212 » by **GI_Slow** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 5:06 am

If this doesn't light up a fire under their butts then nothing will, the guys got punked and hopefully we can answer the call.

Every team has bad nights, but this was a damn statement.

Murphs56 · Post #213 » by **Murphs56** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 5:10 am

Wolves deserve the Instagram posts from Embiid & Butler.

LibertyPrime · Post #214 » by **LibertyPrime** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 6:14 am

It's a bad loss, against a Philly team licking their wounds after losing to Atlanta and Washington just a little bit ago, on their home floor, without our best defensive player and just a week or so after we fired our head coach.

Context and perspective, gentlemen. No need to panic.

packforfreedom · Post #215 » by **packforfreedom** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 6:17 am

Let's never speak of this again.

Ranger · Post #216 » by **Ranger** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 6:38 am

Embiid killed 'em on the court, then dug 'em up and killed 'em again on social media. hahaha

We're ten ply soft.

southern wolf · Post #217 » by **southern wolf** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:10 am

We are just as mentally weak as Jimmy said.

minimus · Post #218 » by **minimus** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:12 am

I think it is good time for GM to re-evaluate our roster and make timely moves that help longterm.

Jedzz · Post #219 » by **Jedzz** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:43 am

Calinks wrote:
theGreatRC wrote:Also, not that it'll make anyone feel better, but the West leading Denver Nuggets got blown out by 31 points and had 51 dropped on them in the first.

Miami got beat by 38 by the Bucks.

Thunder got BLOWN out by the Hawks 142-126

We got blown out the hardest, but teams got blown out pretty hard tonight.

Yea I saw that. Really weird night, teams getting bodied.

I was just listening to NBA radio. Host was laying into the Wolves players hard. But he also mentioned that the average margin of win/loss of all games was 28 pts Tuesday, the most on any day ever. So he says, "so there is that", but he also says the worst of the games was the Timberwolves.

He called the Wolves play disheartening for Wolves fans. He also spoke about how the Wolves players let Saric (and RoCo) down. Covington didn't play, but Saric did and they were returning for the first time to the team that coldly sent them packing in the trade. Saric had left europe early for Philly and they tossed him for a butler. He spoke about how bad that was that they couldn't get up to support their new teammates in this moment. He projected what he figured RoCo hoped they would have done to prove that they are both fine on their new team. Then not only for that reason but of course because of Butler. Then also because of the Embiid /Towns past he couldn't believe Towns' play tonight. -42 from Towns in this moment and the radio host could'nt let it go. He also couldn't let Wiggins play go. He talked at length about how Wiggins should have begged Ryan to allow him to shut down J.B. tonight. How Wiggins' floating around the court doesn't fly when you are paid at the top level. That his attitude doesn't fly as a top two paid player of this team. This guy was livid describing the shortcomings of Towns and Wiggins in this game. I felt I was listening to a long time Wolves fan at times, and at other times I could tell he was just a sports radio host that didn't follow the Timberwolves closely. He did however see the truth that we have come to know about our big two players over the years. They don't show up sometimes in the high pressure games and in that moment it doesn't seem to bother them. They are in a defensive emotional mode and don't seem prepared to handle this kind of pressure by exerting their talent and will. He questioned their pride and spines for all the reasons they had for bringing their best efforts and attitude to this kind of game and instead showing some of weakest desire to keep fighting.

I had to stop listening. Not that he was wrong about any of it. It was that he was able to see this about them in a single game and I'm reminded too much about how this team knew these players all this time better than anyone and still pushed everyone aside to crown them and put all eggs in their baskets. We who watch this team already know the reality that the next 5 years ride or die on the back of these two. No coaching change changes anything about that. It all stems from whether these two kids become men or not. They've showed some very recent signs of positive growth, and then we get this ugly reminder it's still a #process. Thanks for the reminder Embiid, you bastard. May the Big Bad Butler blow your straw house over soon as well.

It's just one game. I'm reminding myself the team didn't have RoCo and he was a big part of the Butler trade that helped our team continue in a positive way and Philly was at full strength. Hopefully the players don't get too down over it and can bounce back stronger for it. What doesn't kill you...

McHalesBurner · Post #220 » by **McHalesBurner** » Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:52 am

KAT is sort of a pussy. I see this team's ceiling as a treadmill team.