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Who: Minnesota Timberwolves @ Phoenix Suns

When: Thursday, March 18th @ 7:00pm (10:00ET), FSNAZ

Where: PHX Arena, Phoenix, AZ









Minnesota Twolves starting lineup:


C- Towns

F- Vanderbilt

F- Layman

G- Edwards

G- Rubio



Reserves: Nowell/McLaughlin/Reid/Culver/McDaniels


Phoenix Suns starting lineup:


C- Ayton

F- Crowder

F- Bridges

G- Booker

G- CP3



Reserves: Kaminsky/Cam/Moore/Payne/Nader




Good luck charm!!!

Mikal on Ant, please.

On no, the great Jake Layman, the Towns revenge game after being outplayed by Ayton, Rubio's revenge...Edward playing like a beast lately.

Obviously we should beat these guys. They do play big though...we may need to play Ayton and Saric together some again...should start Frank.

Trap game.

Saberestar wrote:Trap game.

Any under .500 team is a trap game for Suns. At this point I feel more confident in winning when we play contenders

sasquatchBob wrote:

Saberestar wrote:Trap game.

Any under .500 team is a trap game for Suns. At this point I feel more confident in winning when we play contenders

True. I would rather face Nets in the finals over Pistons/Timberwolves in a 7 game series. The unexpected is the more haunting as a fan.

SunsRback4Good wrote:

sasquatchBob wrote:

Saberestar wrote:Trap game.

Any under .500 team is a trap game for Suns. At this point I feel more confident in winning when we play contenders

True. I would rather face Nets in the finals over Pistons/Timberwolves in a 7 game series. The unexpected is the more haunting as a fan.

Can you have a trap game against a bad team the night before you have another game against the same bad team?

bwgood77 wrote:

SunsRback4Good wrote:

sasquatchBob wrote:
Any under .500 team is a trap game for Suns. At this point I feel more confident in winning when we play contenders

True. I would rather face Nets in the finals over Pistons/Timberwolves in a 7 game series. The unexpected is the more haunting as a fan.

Can you have a trap game against a bad team the night before you have another game against the same bad team?

I read your sentence a handful of times assuming it's some kind of riddle only to realize we play the
same bad team on b2b nights. Good one bw, you blew my mind wide open.

Like some have mentioned already, hope the Suns don't get too cocky. The Suns have lost games against a couple of really bad teams already and the Wolves have more talent than their record would suggest.

Ayton/ Towns is will be the match-up to watch for me, Ayton matches up well with him on both ends of the floor IMO.

Mr Puddles wrote:Like some have mentioned already, hope the Suns don't get too cocky. The Suns have lost games against a couple of really bad teams already and the Wolves have more talent than their record would suggest.

Ayton/ Towns is will be the match-up to watch for me, Ayton matches up well with him on both ends of the floor IMO.

So far we seem to be smart and only lose to bad teams in the east...mostly. You don't want to lose to Minnesota, but if we were to lose one of our next 3, a loss against Minnesota would probably be better than losing to the Lakers. Obviously I'd like to win all 3.

bwgood77 wrote:On no, the great Jake Layman, the Towns revenge game after being outplayed by Ayton, Rubio's revenge...Edward playing like a beast lately.

Obviously we should beat these guys. They do play big though...we may need to play Ayton and Saric together some again...should start Frank.

Damn Layman is going to get open against Booker for at least two dunks and three open three looks.

Ayton-KAT revenge game. He’s going to try to get DA in foul trouble. That’s the KEY to a Wolves win.

TouchPassDario wrote:

bwgood77 wrote:On no, the great Jake Layman, the Towns revenge game after being outplayed by Ayton, Rubio's revenge...Edward playing like a beast lately.

Obviously we should beat these guys. They do play big though...we may need to play Ayton and Saric together some again...should start Frank.

Damn Layman is going to get open against Booker for at least two dunks and three open three looks.

Ayton-KAT revenge game. He’s going to try to get DA in foul trouble. That’s the KEY to a Wolves win.

I'm expecting a WOJ bomb to drop just before the game announcing that the Wolves have just picked up Luke Kornet and Malik Monk - and that the MLK (Monk, Layman, Kornet) line-up has a dream of turning this game into a nightmare for the Suns.

They average 124 points in the last 4 games with Towns and Edwards averaging 50ppg on 48% FG.

But Ayton and Bridges in those roles are an ideal matchup for us.

Rubio’s first return to Phoenix since getting traded away.

Jevon Carter is sneaking up on the rotation.

Excluding the first 4 games, he's 115 O-Rating @ 38% from 3.

Hope we come ready to play these two games. Let's not look ahead until Saturday.

I'm assuming Cam is still out?

The wolves young guns are playing better since we beat them.

I think it’s hard as hell to beat the same team twice in a row at the NBA level unless it’s a team that is actively tanking like Houston. I hope I’m wrong but I’m thinking we split the next two games here.

Just hope we come out without any injuries with all these back to backs.