Utah Jazz (22-24) @ Minnesota TimberWolves (22-22). Monday 3:00. BSN

Neeva · Post #41 » by **Neeva** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:36 pm

shrink wrote:I’m sick of our team picking up technical fouls, complaining to the refs.

Kat’s not even there. :banghead:

Neeva · Post #42 » by **Neeva** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:38 pm

Rookie-Mistake wrote:We f##ed up big time trading Kessler.

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This franchise needs to stop making trades they **** up everytime. CONnelly as well bad track record at **** trades!

TwolvesFanRome · Post #43 » by **TwolvesFanRome** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:41 pm

Bad Loss...very bad loss...

moss_is_1 · Post #44 » by **moss_is_1** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:43 pm

This team is so frustrating. The IQ level is what kills me. So many dumb plays(technical fouls, dumb shots, bad turnovers, lazy rotations). Jaden gets so many ticky tack fouls called on him, the NBA needs to stop rewarding flopping and care about defense again.

Nick K · Post #45 » by **Nick K** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:47 pm

Sucks to lose. Why didn't Ant just pull up from 8 ft? You could bank it in from there. We didn't need a 3.

Nick K · Post #46 » by **Nick K** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:49 pm

shrink wrote:
Nick K wrote:Nowell has had a couple of good outings since I ripped him. Usually as soon as I rip a guy I like, miraculously he improves.

Can you please say something negative about KAT’s inability to come back from injury, Nick?

KAT you pussy. Does it take forever for a sore calf?

Hope that does it.

pickIBL · Post #47 » by **pickIBL** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:58 pm

Pretty sure Kessler in german translates to bear. Or was it austrian? For the minnesota front office maybe the term for end ones self.

Nick K · Post #48 » by **Nick K** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:23 am

pickIBL wrote:Pretty sure Kessler in german translates to bear. Or was it austrian? For the minnesota front office maybe the term for end ones self.

How much can we "bear' losing him? :lol:

OK, pretty bad.

pickIBL · Post #49 » by **pickIBL** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:47 am

Nick K wrote:
pickIBL wrote:Pretty sure Kessler in german translates to bear. Or was it austrian? For the minnesota front office maybe the term for end ones self.

How much can we "bear' losing him?

OK, pretty bad.

I'd guess 4 picks... plus maybe a 5th and a john collins???

Post #50 » by **Domejandro** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:01 am

Stopping by to tell you guys that, “I told you so!” pre-Draft about Walker Kessler. When it comes to Draft takes, I can’t be stopped!

In any case, this is definitely a game and injuries reared their ugly head. Minnesota had no answer for Utah’s size.

Dewey · Post #51 » by **Dewey** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:07 am

moss_is_1 wrote:This team is so frustrating. The IQ level is what kills me. So many dumb plays(technical fouls, dumb shots, bad turnovers, lazy rotations). Jaden gets so many ticky tack fouls called on him, the NBA needs to stop rewarding flopping and care about defense again.

Ya … dumb and dumber. I’ve said 100 times when you don’t have that legit PG, everything becomes kinda makeshift … especially a low IQ team like this.

Guest84 · Post #52 » by **Guest84** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:50 am

Domejandro wrote:Stopping by to tell you guys that, “I told you so!” pre-Draft about Walker Kessler. When it comes to Draft takes, I can’t be stopped!

In any case, this is definitely a game and injuries reared their ugly head. Minnesota had no answer for Utah’s size.

I preface by saying I didn’t know much about him coming out the draft. This was my first time really getting a chance to pay attention to his game.

Let me tell you, adding him to last years team while allowing the team to grow and build more chemistry could’ve been great. He appears to have a knack for rim protection but keeping it in play. Also appears to have good iq.

You could’ve had him for an eighth of the price as Rudy. Not saying he is Rudy but his game could’ve meshed well with what we had. You still could’ve flipped D‘Lo at the deadline as well. Smh

Fitting that some iteration of “con” is in the names of guys who may go down in infamy in wolves history

shrink · Post #53 » by **shrink** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 3:46 am

I was desperate to find some kind of bright side, and this is the best I could come up with:

“Fortunately we won’t run into the type of team we lose to in the Playoffs!”

Nick K · Post #54 » by **Nick K** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:09 am

All of this is easy to say in hindsight. Kessler is the only one I regret giving up and I said so at the time. If I had to do the trade over again I would do it but without Kessler. If I had to do it again I would of bot Tesla at $5 bucks a share too. I don't miss the players we gave up.

We've seen the worst of Rudy. They will eventually find a way to get plenty out of him. They are using him far better now than earlier.

I don't miss the picks because we took Bolmaro at 16 or so and Flynn at 5. Not to mention Dunn at 5? etc. Look at how those guys turned out. I could name many more flops of our choosing but you all know who they are. It's tough to get a star player after pick 18.

TwolvesFanRome · Post #55 » by **TwolvesFanRome** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:18 am

I can't believe we could have what Gobert does without making that nefarious trade. Just because of how WK is revealing itself and how Gobert isn't meshing is a lost trade. Let alone if we add the picks. Madness.

minimus · Post #56 » by **minimus** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:34 am

One thing I noticed is how well Conley uses angles both to create scoring and passing opportunities. It was really interesting to see, because he is not neither big PG nor athletic, but he still a plus player.

TwolvesFanRome · Post #57 » by **TwolvesFanRome** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:40 am

I think we also underestimated the loss of Beasley...with all his flaws, mind you, but we miss him too this year in my opinion.

minimus · Post #58 » by **minimus** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:02 am

TwolvesFanRome wrote:I think we also underestimated the loss of Beasley...with all his flaws, mind you, but we miss him too this year in my opinion.

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Biff Cooper · Post #59 » by **Biff Cooper** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:00 pm

moss_is_1 wrote:Jaden gets so many ticky tack fouls called on him, the NBA needs to stop rewarding flopping and care about defense again.

Agree

minimus · Post #60 » by **minimus** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:15 pm

Biff Cooper wrote:
moss_is_1 wrote:Jaden gets so many ticky tack fouls called on him, the NBA needs to stop rewarding flopping and care about defense again.

Agree

Jaden needs to get stronger, he tries to use more hands, but once he can use his body properly he will not be called so many weak fouls on him