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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#21 » by m2002brian » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:10 am

IceManBK1 wrote:Towns needs to playmake more.. He forced a lot of bad shots.. Play more pick and roll/pop with dlo and Edwards and even Gobert. Look for the open shooters more.



:lol: KAT had subpar court vision. At this point he is who he is. Hopefully this season he’s featured less as a creator and more as a catch and shoot big.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#22 » by IceManBK1 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:10 am

Horrible defense in the 1st Q. Don't like the big lineup vs the clippers. Too slow to recover to their 3 pt shooters. In the reg season maybe sub Towns out after 1st 8 Mins of 1st Q and let Prince/Anderson play the 4 alongside Gobert. We should've added bigger and quicker 4. Wish we kept Vanderbilt.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#23 » by Nick K » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:12 am

I don't mind Nowell missing a shot or two but not by a foot!
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#24 » by m2002brian » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:13 am

Must have slept in a freezer. Everyone is cold as F
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#25 » by _AIJ_ » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:13 am

These guys can really shoot even with their eyes closed
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#26 » by Nick K » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:14 am

I really like Bryn Forbes. Hope he kills it.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#27 » by _AIJ_ » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:16 am

What is this lineup? Lol
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#28 » by IceManBK1 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:18 am

I'd like to see dlo running 2nd unit with Rivers or Forbes/Prince/McDaniels/Gobert..
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Post#29 » by IceManBK1 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:19 am

Dlo bad shooting..those open midrange should be money for him. Hope he picks up the slack when the season begins. Forbes is nice addition. Could be poor man's Joe Harris.
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Post#30 » by winforlose » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:20 am

IceManBK1 wrote:I'd like to see dlo running 2nd unit with Rivers or Forbes/Prince/McDaniels/Gobert..


If it works like we think it will Dlo and Gobert are a pair and Ant and KAT are a pair. Rivers/Forbes will probably not be regular rotation players. The question is who fits the remaining 3 spots with each pair?
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#31 » by IceManBK1 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:22 am

When we play clippers we should play prince and McDaniels to guard pg13 and Kawai.
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Post#32 » by _AIJ_ » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:23 am

Man when is batum retiring
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#33 » by Calinks » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:26 am

I keep thinking Jaden is Vando
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#34 » by _AIJ_ » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:27 am

I love how ant tries to be the secondary playmaker
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#35 » by IceManBK1 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:28 am

Vanderbilt and Beverly carried our defense. Seems like we can't play d without them. I love Gobert. But I think Simmons would've been a better fit here. Hopefully the teams plays with more passion and effort in D when Gobert is patrolling the paint.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#36 » by K4P » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:34 am

I guess it can be written off as preseason rust but Towns looks absolutely awful on defense. Very poor closeouts and offering little resistance guarding the pick and rolls.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#37 » by m2002brian » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:35 am

K4P wrote:I guess it can be written off as preseason rust but Towns looks absolutely awful on defense. Very poor closeouts and offering little resistance guarding the pick and rolls.


Funny, I thought his defense looked like it always does. Swiss cheese.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#38 » by winforlose » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:39 am

KAT and Dlo won’t consistently be this bad or inconsequential. Ant picked it up to end the half, but he isn’t doing enough either. To those who say our defense is bad, wait till we have Rudy. Also, KA will play more during the regular season. These lineup experiments won’t carry over to the regular season. This game is not indicative of anything. I am actually encouraged we are only down 9 with them hitting their 3s at a high clip and us missing our open looks so frequently.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#39 » by Nick K » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:41 am

We're lucky to be down by only 9 at the half. I see a different/better team 2nd half. Dlo looks like sheet to me. I'd rather see J Mac.
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Re: Wolves- Clippers 10-9-2022 

Post#40 » by wolves_89 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:42 am

Being down only 9 at the half is pretty good based on how poorly the team played defense. Playing high wall defense doesn't work when every possession it seems like there's at least one guy who is two steps slow in rotation.

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