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10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:26 am
by Thabo Sefolosha
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Image MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES at OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Image
• Record: 1-2
• Standing: #T-15
http://www.nba.com/games/2017102/MINOKC
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SUMMARY
BOXSCORE
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Image Thunder Upcoming 5
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10/25/17 vs Image IND 7PM CST
10/27/17 @ Image MIN 7PM CST
10/28/17 @ Image CHI 7PM CST
10/31/17 @ Image MIL 7PM CST
11/3/17 VS Image BOS 8:30PM CST

HIGHLIGHTS
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Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:27 am
by Dadouv47
Feeling sick.

Our 2 best players were the worst tonight (even if Russ woke up at the end)

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:28 am
by Pillendreher
Such a blatant foul by Towns.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:30 am
by Funcrusher
Dadouv47 wrote:Feeling sick.

Our 2 best players were the worst tonight (even if Russ woke up at the end)


This is all on Billy. There is no semblance of a structured offense. He may as well be singing sweet caroline to the team in huddles and drawing wieners on the whiteboard.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:31 am
by InTheSabonus
I feel like winning that would have papered over cracks anyway.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:31 am
by bondom34
Yo, the offense looks worse than it did when it was all Russ. I'd be in a bad mood but meh.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:33 am
by Dadouv47
BobThunder wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Feeling sick.

Our 2 best players were the worst tonight (even if Russ woke up at the end)


This is all on Billy. There is no semblance of a structured offense. He may as well be singing sweet caroline to the team in huddles and drawing wieners on the whiteboard.


We were garbage last year and Westbrook was insane. You can't put all the blame on the coach. Westbrook was TRASH. PG13 missed MANY easy shots. Roberson is even worse at the FT line than he was last year. Not everything is on Donovan (not saying he's great)

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:33 am
by ThunderBolt
The only positive is that Russ came alive. Biggest concern for me is we couldn’t get any stops. Our defense isn’t very good.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:34 am
by Pillendreher
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Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:35 am
by Dadouv47
Going to be difficult to get a 3rd seed...

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:36 am
by Funcrusher
Dadouv47 wrote:
BobThunder wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Feeling sick.

Our 2 best players were the worst tonight (even if Russ woke up at the end)


This is all on Billy. There is no semblance of a structured offense. He may as well be singing sweet caroline to the team in huddles and drawing wieners on the whiteboard.


We were garbage last year and Westbrook was insane. You can't put all the blame on the coach. Westbrook was TRASH. PG13 missed MANY easy ****. Roberson is even worse at the FT line than he was last year. Not everything is on Donovan (not saying he's great)


Westbrook was trash. As was George. But when you're basically playing street ball on the **** court for 48 minutes it's hard to get any semblance of rhythm and fluidity going. That's on Billy.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:36 am
by spearsy23
BobThunder wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Feeling sick.

Our 2 best players were the worst tonight (even if Russ woke up at the end)


This is all on Billy. There is no semblance of a structured offense. He may as well be singing sweet caroline to the team in huddles and drawing wieners on the whiteboard.

Last year at the game I went to against Utah Billy wasn't coaching in huddles, it was all the assistants.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:39 am
by spearsy23
BobThunder wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:
BobThunder wrote:
This is all on Billy. There is no semblance of a structured offense. He may as well be singing sweet caroline to the team in huddles and drawing wieners on the whiteboard.


We were garbage last year and Westbrook was insane. You can't put all the blame on the coach. Westbrook was TRASH. PG13 missed MANY easy ****. Roberson is even worse at the FT line than he was last year. Not everything is on Donovan (not saying he's great)


Westbrook was trash. As was George. But when you're basically playing street ball on the **** court for 48 minutes it's hard to get any semblance of rhythm and fluidity going. That's on Billy.

If 31/5/10 on 50% shooting with 2 turnovers is trash then I'll take Russ being trash any day. He struggled for 3 quarters but more than made up for it i the 4th.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:40 am
by Funcrusher
spearsy23 wrote:
BobThunder wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Feeling sick.

Our 2 best players were the worst tonight (even if Russ woke up at the end)


This is all on Billy. There is no semblance of a structured offense. He may as well be singing sweet caroline to the team in huddles and drawing wieners on the whiteboard.

Last year at the game I went to against Utah Billy wasn't coaching in huddles, it was all the assistants.


But of course. He's had to conserve energy for when his team really needed coaching, during the playoffs...

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:41 am
by ThunderBolt
Now that I’m calmed down, I’m glad we lost. This guys don’t need to think they can like crap and still eek out a win if they turn it on at the end. Defense was inconsistent the whole game. Talent only wins if you play the right way.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:41 am
by spearsy23
The only upside is that I don't fee like George or Westbrook have put together an entire game yet this season. I'm pretty sure Melo is what you see is what you get, but the other two will eventually get some sort of balance.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:41 am
by slick_watts
jerami grant, alex abrines, josh huestis = replacement level players. andre roberson isn't lighting the world on fire, but over the past three seasons he has been average to above average, at least. playing those guys minutes over andre roberson will cost the team. not playing roberson 4Q minutes will cost the team. you can talk about airballs or whatever, i'm talking about actual results over thousands of minutes.

maybe this is something to do over the course of the season if something isn't working. but tinkering around messing with robes' minutes is not only bad for the team, it's messed up considering how well units with him in there with westbrook have played.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:43 am
by Dadouv47
spearsy23 wrote:
BobThunder wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:
We were garbage last year and Westbrook was insane. You can't put all the blame on the coach. Westbrook was TRASH. PG13 missed MANY easy ****. Roberson is even worse at the FT line than he was last year. Not everything is on Donovan (not saying he's great)


Westbrook was trash. As was George. But when you're basically playing street ball on the **** court for 48 minutes it's hard to get any semblance of rhythm and fluidity going. That's on Billy.

If 31/5/10 on 50% shooting with 2 turnovers is trash then I'll take Russ being trash any day. He struggled for 3 quarters but more than made up for it i the 4th.


It's not about stats. He's just doing everything wrong. Slowing the pace all game (besides 4th quarter) and trying some too predictable passes.
Of course he had to be on attack mode in the end because we were losing badly. That's not an excuse. If he played like he used to, he wouldn't need to make those crazy 3's in the 4th.

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:45 am
by Dadouv47
Knrstz wrote:Now that I’m calmed down, I’m glad we lost. This guys don’t need to think they can like crap and still eek out a win if they turn it on at the end. Defense was inconsistent the whole game. Talent only wins if you play the right way.


I wanted the win mostly for Felton and Adams who deserved it badly (and a winner shot from Anthony would have been great for his confidence)

Re: 10/22 - POSTGAME | Minnesota Timberwolves (115) - (113) Oklahoma City Thunder

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:45 am
by Pillendreher
Per stats.nba.com, we attempted 4 corner 3s tonight.

Roberson 1x
Felton 1x
Patterson 1x
Melo 1x

Melo's was the only make.

Over the 1st two games, we attempted 14 corner 3s and made 5.