Lakers at Wolves

_AIJ_ · Post #61 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:11 am

hello darkness my old friend!

younggunsmn · Post #62 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:11 am

Jarred Vanderbilt has had a lot to do with Ant's off night.
So glad we just threw him into the Gobert trade.

PharmD · Post #63 » by **PharmD** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:12 am

Kind of worried about that Gobert injury.

younggunsmn · Post #64 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:13 am

Conley needs to take control and get us a good shot every possession for the rest of the game the way CP3 did last night.

younggunsmn · Post #65 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:14 am

Or KAT can just go full on chucker and play no defense.

Nick K · Post #66 » by **Nick K** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:15 am

Calinks wrote:We also need Ant to show up. He needs to pull a Booker but he's not there yet and doesn't get the calls.

The Lakers have taken him out of the game. He's not the same Ant.

Post #67 » by **Calinks** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:16 am

Give Davis his flowers. He beat our ass in this quarter and his ankle was the catalyst for their massive run. Lakers dominated us from the third on. Hate to see it but they beat us down and we couldn't do anything about it. Props, they want that post-season. Can't blame the refs, can't blame any single thing. We just got outworked. Lakers showed more poise today, Davis carried it home. We need to get our act together.

TimberKat · Post #68 » by **TimberKat** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:17 am

_AIJ_ wrote:hello darkness my old friend!

Wolves Left its seeding while I was sleeping

younggunsmn · Post #69 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:18 am

Nick K wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Hey lets sub in another guy who cant shoot and leave nowell and garza on the bench.

It's not the coach. The guys are all paid to make shots. We're stone cold shooting. Lakers defense has some thing to do with it too.

Moore Knight and Garza have been rotting on the bench all year and Austin Rivers has been more effective than mcLaughlin, who is a 25% 3pt shooter and is short and has no ability to finish.
Sometimes when your regulars are dogcrap (like Prince tonight) putting someone hungry in can give a shot to the whole team.
The lack of secondary scorers/shot creators is glaring on this team.

Neeva · Post #70 » by **Neeva** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:18 am

Lakers grabbed momentum thanks to our brilliant coach’s lineup in the third.

younggunsmn · Post #71 » by **younggunsmn** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:22 am

Finch's absolute refusal to double team hot players has to be one of the most head scratching things about this season.

Nick K · Post #72 » by **Nick K** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:23 am

Calinks wrote:Give Davis his flowers. He beat our ass in this quarter and his ankle was the catalyst for their massive run. Lakers dominated us from the third on. HAte to see it but they beat us down and we couldn't do anything about it. Props, they want that post-season. CAn't blame the refs, can't blame any single thing. We just out worked. Lakers showed more poise today, Davis carried it home. We need to get our act together.

Couldn't have said it better.

Nick K · Post #73 » by **Nick K** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:25 am

younggunsmn wrote:
Nick K wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Hey lets sub in another guy who cant shoot and leave nowell and garza on the bench.

It's not the coach. The guys are all paid to make shots. We're stone cold shooting. Lakers defense has some thing to do with it too.

Moore Knight and Garza have been rotting on the bench all year and Austin Rivers has been more effective than mcLaughlin, who is a 25% 3pt shooter and is short and has no ability to finish.
Sometimes when your regulars are dogcrap (like Prince tonight) putting someone hungry in can give a shot to the whole team.
The lack of secondary scorers/shot creators is glaring on this team.

I agree with you on J Mac in particular. Rivers can plat the point and he's a veteran. Rivers hasn't played well in a long time though.

Nick K · Post #74 » by **Nick K** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:27 am

Rudy's back!! Too late to make a difference but.....

_AIJ_ · Post #75 » by **_AIJ_** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:29 am

This lossnis on edwards, idc if hes 100% or not

TimberKat · Post #76 » by **TimberKat** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:31 am

Did we have some dumb fouls in this game or what? That last one by Conley and Towns were just really bad

Note30 · Post #77 » by **Note30** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:33 am

We are a team held together by SlowMo, Reid, and Conley. Everyone of our people is so important yet there is no next man up for them.

Nick K · Post #78 » by **Nick K** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:34 am

_AIJ_ wrote:This lossnis on edwards, idc if hes 100% or not

J Pete said Ant is sick and playing at 40%. Wouldn't even be out there if the game wasn't as important.

TimberKat · Post #79 » by **TimberKat** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:35 am

younggunsmn wrote:Finch's absolute refusal to double team hot players has to be one of the most head scratching things about this season.

Yes, we seem to never double anyone. Our pick and roll D is a lot better. So, hope they work some double in soon

Post #80 » by **Calinks** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 2:35 am

We always say it but its true, every one of those really bad losses adds up. We still have time to right the ship but man, a couple of those really bad L's we had early in the season would make all the difference right now. This team has to get mature enough to understand that every game is a big deal. Every quarter, every possession. Poise and IQ are our biggest weaknesses. You can't be sloppy when big boy stakes are at hand.