Game 17 | OKC @ MIN

KGdaBom · Post #21 » by **KGdaBom** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:33 pm

TimberKat wrote:I am expecting this to be our most competitive game since the Celtics win. We got our SGA stopper and now need Towns to turn into our Holmgren stopper. Will miss JMcD's defense but Wolves by two tonight on Gobert FTs.

Who is our SGA stopper?

Post #22 » by **Clav** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:41 pm

KGdaBom wrote:
TimberKat wrote:I am expecting this to be our most competitive game since the Celtics win. We got our SGA stopper and now need Towns to turn into our Holmgren stopper. Will miss JMcD's defense but Wolves by two tonight on Gobert FTs.

Who is our SGA stopper?

I think he's referring to his cousin! NAW. (to be fair NAW did a great job on SGA in the play-in game last year, but MIN needs Edwards, NAW, and TB Jr to mark him tonight)

KGdaBom · Post #23 » by **KGdaBom** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:44 pm

Looking at Stats ANT is a poor man's SGA. Similar Stats, but SGA is a bit better in virtually every stat you can measure. FG%, EFG%, FT%, Points, Rebounds, Assists. PER. ANT shoots more 3s, but SGA still has the better EFG%. I didn't find steals and blocks at a quick glance, but I found steal and block %s which both also favored SGA.

Edit: I found Steal and blocks and SGA buries ANT in those 2.3 to 1.4 and .9 to .4.

KGdaBom · Post #24 » by **KGdaBom** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:48 pm

Clav wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:
TimberKat wrote:I am expecting this to be our most competitive game since the Celtics win. We got our SGA stopper and now need Towns to turn into our Holmgren stopper. Will miss JMcD's defense but Wolves by two tonight on Gobert FTs.

Who is our SGA stopper?

I think he's referring to his cousin! NAW. (to be fair NAW did a great job on SGA in the play-in game last year, but MIN needs Edwards, NAW, and TB Jr to mark him tonight)

Thanks. If NAW Stops SGA I believe we will win. By stopping him I mean hold him to 25 points or less at under 50FG%. Or Let him get his 30, but at 45FG% or worse. Also I'd like him to limit SGA to 5 FTA or less. You can't actually STOP SGA. You can only hope to contain him.

Post #25 » by **Klomp** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:53 pm

I will say this...I think SGA might get the best of NAW tonight, but the difference in the game will be if KAT and Rudy can get the better of Chet.

I personally don't really care so much about the point differential stuff at this point. Just get the win!

KGdaBom · Post #26 » by **KGdaBom** » Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:56 pm

[quote="Klomp"]I will say this...I think SGA might get the best of NAW tonight, but the difference in the game will be if KAT and Rudy can get the better of Chet.

I personally don't really care so much about the point differential stuff at this point. Just get the win![/quote]
A win is a win is a win is a win is a win.
Win and we are 2 games up on OKC plus H2H tiebreaker. Lose and we are tied and they hold the H2H tiebreaker. This is a very big game.

Post #27 » by **Calinks** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:08 am

The NBA goofed not having this game on National tv. The two top teams in the west playing head to head. The only downside is we are out of the tournament contention likely. If this game had serious tournament implications it would be a massively missed opportunity.

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #28 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:51 am

Just watch some part of the pre-game, love to see Mike leading the team in the locker room. Youngs guys even KAT cannot have a better example to follow..Go Minny !

Colbinii · Post #29 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:52 am

FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Just watch some part of the pre-game, love to see Mike leading the team in the locker room. Youngs guys even KAT cannot have a better example to follow..Go Minny !

You mean...Bite Bite?

Post #30 » by **Calinks** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:13 am

The fans are really harassing Giddey.

KGdaBom · Post #31 » by **KGdaBom** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:24 am

SGA 3-3
NAW 0-3
There's your game in a nutshell so far.

Post #32 » by **Calinks** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:26 am

These turnovers are killer. OKC hasn't capitalized we should be down 10.

_AIJ_ · Post #33 » by **_AIJ_** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:27 am

KAT has been so ass so far

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #34 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:27 am

NAW getting cooked does not help.We really miss JAden now,

KGdaBom · Post #35 » by **KGdaBom** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:31 am

KGdaBom wrote:SGA 3-3
NAW 0-3
There's your game in a nutshell so far.

4-4
0-4

KGdaBom · Post #36 » by **KGdaBom** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:32 am

I've actually got a good vibe about this game now. We've weathered their storm and about to go on our run.

TimberKat · Post #37 » by **TimberKat** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:32 am

The defense had kept us in the game so far. In any other years, we would be down 30 to 17 by now.

KGdaBom · Post #38 » by **KGdaBom** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:34 am

Maybe I'm wrong. They're shooting 50% we're shooting 25%

TimberKat · Post #39 » by **TimberKat** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:35 am

KGdaBom wrote:Looking at Stats ANT is a poor man's SGA. Similar Stats, but SGA is a bit better in virtually every stat you can measure. FG%, EFG%, FT%, Points, Rebounds, Assists. PER. ANT shoots more 3s, but SGA still has the better EFG%. I didn't find steals and blocks at a quick glance, but I found steal and block %s which both also favored SGA.

Edit: I found Steal and blocks and SGA buries ANT in those 2.3 to 1.4 and .9 to .4.

If Ant ever develops a consistent mid-range game like SGA, then SGA would be a poor man's Ant.

KGdaBom · Post #40 » by **KGdaBom** » Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:35 am

KGdaBom wrote:I've actually got a good vibe about this game now. We've weathered their storm and about to go on our run.

I couldn't have been more wrong. They just went on a 9-0 run. 1 point deficit to 10.
SGA 6-6 so far. So much for our SGA stopper.