*** Hou Rockets vs MN Timberwolves - 7pm CT FSN ***

moss_is_1 · Post #181 » by **moss_is_1** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:32 am

Start Juancho the rest of the year. Use Vando as an energy big.

jpatrick · Post #182 » by **jpatrick** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:57 am

moss_is_1 wrote:Start Juancho the rest of the year. Use Vando as an energy big.

Rubio, Beasley, McDaniels, Juancho, Towns has to be your starting lineup next game. If not, you’re simply rewarding poor play.

AbeVigodaLive · Post #183 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:00 am

That might have been the worst game I've ever seen.

I'm going to heaven after sitting through that one.*

*I did fast forward through most of the 3rd and 1/2 of the 4th...

Rookie-Mistake · Post #184 » by **Rookie-Mistake** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:28 am

more winning is needed. please continue.

Dual · Post #185 » by **Dual** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:13 am

I'm still shaking my head about yesterday's game, how in the world I keep watching this team, wow.

Baseline81 · Post #186 » by **Baseline81** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:47 pm

UnFadeable21 wrote:Yes it was. We are trying to build a winning culture.

The negativity when this team loses is terrible and we all need to celebrate.

Doesn't sound like the players are taking too much from the game:

Read on Twitter

Post #187 » by **Klomp** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:30 pm

Baseline81 wrote:
UnFadeable21 wrote:Yes it was. We are trying to build a winning culture.

The negativity when this team loses is terrible and we all need to celebrate.

Doesn't sound like the players are taking too much from the game:

Read on Twitter

Don't you think the fact the Wolves can grit out a win when they don't deserve it is something to celebrate?

Post #188 » by **Klomp** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:32 pm

There is something about the forward pairing of McDaniels and Hernangomez that is intriguing.

AbeVigodaLive · Post #189 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:56 pm

Klomp wrote:
Baseline81 wrote:
UnFadeable21 wrote:Yes it was. We are trying to build a winning culture.

The negativity when this team loses is terrible and we all need to celebrate.

Doesn't sound like the players are taking too much from the game:

Read on Twitter

Don't you think the fact the Wolves can grit out a win when they don't deserve it is something to celebrate?

It's easy to see why many might believe Houston handed them a win vs. the Wolves gritting out a win.

It was an atrocious game any way you slice it.

I think the Wolves take the gifted win and win again tonight... while playing much better.

Post #190 » by **Klomp** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:07 pm

AbeVigodaLive wrote:It's easy to see why many might believe Houston handed them a win vs. the Wolves gritting out a win.

It was an atrocious game any way you slice it.

I think the Wolves take the gifted win and win again tonight... while playing much better.

Of course, but it's one the Wolves of the last 15 years have often failed to pull out no matter how much the opponent tried to gift it to us.

Sugarless · Post #191 » by **Sugarless** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:08 pm

Klomp wrote:
Baseline81 wrote:
UnFadeable21 wrote:Yes it was. We are trying to build a winning culture.

The negativity when this team loses is terrible and we all need to celebrate.

Doesn't sound like the players are taking too much from the game:

Read on Twitter

Don't you think the fact the Wolves can grit out a win when they don't deserve it is something to celebrate?

The Wolves didn't grit out a win. The Rockets and their tank commander John Wall threw it away.

AbeVigodaLive · Post #192 » by **AbeVigodaLive** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:25 pm

Klomp wrote:
AbeVigodaLive wrote:It's easy to see why many might believe Houston handed them a win vs. the Wolves gritting out a win.

It was an atrocious game any way you slice it.

I think the Wolves take the gifted win and win again tonight... while playing much better.

Of course, but it's one the Wolves of the last 15 years have often failed to pull out no matter how much the opponent tried to gift it to us.

Over the past 15 years... it was much more likely the Wolves were the one entering the game on a 1 - 21 slide...

The NBA should be investigating the recent betting history of veteran and 5-time NBA All Star, John Wall, after that 4th quarter performance.

Baseline81 · Post #193 » by **Baseline81** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:28 pm

Klomp wrote:Don't you think the fact the Wolves can grit out a win when they don't deserve it is something to celebrate?

No, what Sugarless said is correct. What is there to celebrate when one team tries and the other doesn't?

Post #194 » by **Klomp** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:30 pm

Baseline81 wrote:
Klomp wrote:Don't you think the fact the Wolves can grit out a win when they don't deserve it is something to celebrate?

No, what Sugarless said is correct. What is there to celebrate when one team tries and the other doesn't?

Again, that hasn't always mattered in the past

Baseline81 · Post #195 » by **Baseline81** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:35 pm

Klomp wrote:Again, that hasn't always mattered in the past

For you, where the team ends up doesn't matter.

It's looking more and more as if the Wolves will pass the likes of Detroit, Houston, Orlando and maybe Washington, thus dropping the percent to keep the pick. I will contend losing this year's pick is far more devastating than if it conveyed in 2022 until I'm blue in the face.

Read on Twitter

Post #196 » by **Calinks** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:35 pm

Baseline81 wrote:
Klomp wrote:Again, that hasn't always mattered in the past

For you, where the team ends up doesn't matter.

It's looking more and more as if the Wolves will pass the likes of Detroit, Houston, Orlando and maybe Washington, thus dropping the percent to keep the pick. I will contend losing this year's pick is far more devastating than if it conveyed in 2022 until I'm blue in the face.

Read on Twitter

We have a 60 percent chance to lose the pick no matter what, I think its more devastating to look like absolute trash, hand the Warriors the 4th pick, and have the dark cloud of that trade hanging over us for years. I'd rather have the team look like it's trending up, give the Warriors a pick in the 6-10 range, and not have to worry about our future firsts.

Baseline81 · Post #197 » by **Baseline81** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:46 pm

Calinks wrote:We have a 60 percent chance to lose the pick no matter what, I think its more devastating to look like absolute trash, hand the Warriors the 4th pick, and have the dark cloud of that trade hanging over us for years. I'd rather have the team look like it's trending up, give the Warriors a pick in the 6-10 range, and not have to worry about our future firsts.

Even though they won, you don't think the Wolves look like "absolute trash" last night?

I wouldn't be complaining if the win came against a team not in the bottom three.

Post #198 » by **Calinks** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:13 pm

Baseline81 wrote:
Calinks wrote:We have a 60 percent chance to lose the pick no matter what, I think its more devastating to look like absolute trash, hand the Warriors the 4th pick, and have the dark cloud of that trade hanging over us for years. I'd rather have the team look like it's trending up, give the Warriors a pick in the 6-10 range, and not have to worry about our future firsts.

Even though they won, you don't think the Wolves look like "absolute trash" last night?

I wouldn't be complaining if the win came against a team not in the bottom three.

Yes we looked bad. We still have potential to be better, we have looked much better in some recent games. It's not a magic switch where we will suddenly be good, good teams are built and we need to use all of these remaining games to build this team up. Next season we need to contending for the playoffs, there is a huge gap between where we are now and where we need to be in 9 months to do that, that works needs to start now.

_AIJ_ · Post #199 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:52 pm

Sugarless wrote:
Klomp wrote:
Baseline81 wrote:Doesn't sound like the players are taking too much from the game:

Read on Twitter

Don't you think the fact the Wolves can grit out a win when they don't deserve it is something to celebrate?

The Wolves didn't grit out a win. The Rockets and their tank commander John Wall threw it away.

Why cant you just give the team credit? They played near perfectly the last 7:30 minutes

Sugarless · Post #200 » by **Sugarless** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:47 pm

_AIJ_ wrote:
Sugarless wrote:
Klomp wrote:Don't you think the fact the Wolves can grit out a win when they don't deserve it is something to celebrate?

The Wolves didn't grit out a win. The Rockets and their tank commander John Wall threw it away.

Why cant you just give the team credit? They played near perfectly the last 7:30 minutes

Because they didn't 'play near perfectly'. It's as simple as that.

Houston played no defense and they kept shooting themselves on the foot on offense. The Wolves went only 5-12 from the field and they shot ten FTs to Houston's zero despite how much contact there was inside, cause the refs didn't give them anything and the Rockets didn't even care.

Would you think they played near perfectly if the Rockets had made a few shots, not turned the ball over absurdly -even bouncing it off their feet- and gone to the line and made some FTs? Would you think the same with the Wolves losing by 6 or 7 points then?