**** MN Timberwolves 10-31 @ 26-13 Phoenix Suns - 10:00pm FSN ****

_AIJ_ · Post #81 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:54 am

Lmao Reid

jpatrick · Post #82 » by **jpatrick** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:55 am

Why does Layman play? And you can’t play in the current NBA with four guys afraid to shoot.

wolves_89 · Post #83 » by **wolves_89** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:56 am

Layman, Hernangomez, and Naz have all played really poorly tonight. I'm not sure why Vando hasn't gotten more run since he pretty clearly couldn't be worse than the guys on the floor.

Jedzz · Post #84 » by **Jedzz** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:56 am

Nobody off the bench can hit a three today. Not enough minutes? idk had plenty of good looks, no buckets.

theGreatRC · Post #85 » by **theGreatRC** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:57 am

Bench outside of Nowell has destroyed us

winforlose · Post #86 » by **winforlose** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:58 am

wolves_89 wrote:Layman, Hernangomez, and Naz have all played really poorly tonight. I'm not sure why Vando hasn't gotten more run since he pretty clearly couldn't be worse than the guys on the floor.

You underestimate Vandos ability to find a way to be worse.

Jedzz · Post #87 » by **Jedzz** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:59 am

Edwards or someone needs to slam the ball home and start assuring some points. Can't be missing right now.

wolves_89 · Post #88 » by **wolves_89** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:02 am

When Edwards settles for jumpers he's not a very good player.

winforlose · Post #89 » by **winforlose** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:02 am

Imagine if Nowell was an actual offensive priority instead of an afterthought. God damn, I really like Finch but I just don’t get it.

SCTwins · Post #90 » by **SCTwins** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:03 am

This one feels like a wrap. Pretty sad showing after last night.

winforlose · Post #91 » by **winforlose** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:03 am

Jedzz wrote:Edwards or someone needs to slam the ball home and start assuring some points. Can't be missing right now.

Juancho and Nowell need to come up big and KAT has to wake up.

Mattya · Post #92 » by **Mattya** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:04 am

You guys are so lucky you don’t have to listen to the Suns broadcast.

Post #93 » by **Calinks** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:08 am

This is why you can't get too high off of a couple of good performances. Ant and Nowell were playing well and people were penciling them as reliable starters from now on. They are still young and will be up and down, that's why vets are vets and we can always use more shooting.

jpatrick · Post #94 » by **jpatrick** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:08 am

This entire game was just out of sync. Edwards couldn’t do anything and the bench outside of Nowell did nothing. Nothing.

I also think McDaniels has regressed offensively over the past couple weeks. Doesn’t do much now, including missing a lot of open jumpers.

Okogie’s defense is the lone bright spot.

wolves_89 · Post #95 » by **wolves_89** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:09 am

Edwards carries the Wolves to a win one night and is largely responsible for losing the game the next night. The joys of a 19 year old rookie.

LesGrossman · Post #96 » by **LesGrossman** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:10 am

I dont understand why Wolves went from what worked well, to "Ant does everything and eveyrone else gets to watch" mode. Gotta say, poor coaching in this one. It was easily winnable.

Jedzz · Post #97 » by **Jedzz** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:12 am

winforlose wrote:Imagine if Nowell was an actual offensive priority instead of an afterthought. God damn, I really like Finch but I just don’t get it.

All about the contracts. He will never get that here unless injuries. Culver had to get minutes today. Josh Okogie has to start a game? I don't see him being a consistent positive off lower bench minutes.

winforlose · Post #98 » by **winforlose** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:13 am

Calinks wrote:This is why you can't get too high off of a couple of good performances. Ant and Nowell were playing well and people were penciling them as reliable starters from now on. They are still young and will be up and down, that's why vets are vets and we can always use more shooting.

Nowell had a good night. 1-4 from 3 is bad, but 5-8 for 11 points is nothing to sneeze at. Ant is the one who was awful in the second half. The bottom line is our bench (except for Nowell) did not show up. MCD was below average as well. Also worth noting that we didn’t play great defense (except for JO.) Too many things went wrong and nothing went right.

Mattya · Post #99 » by **Mattya** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:14 am

I never want to see Ayton as the centerpiece for Towns trades again.

wolves_89 · Post #100 » by **wolves_89** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:15 am

Mattya wrote:I never want to see Ayton as the centerpiece for Towns trades again.

The gulf in value between the two is truly massive.