Iowa Wolves/G League talk

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It was an insane stat line and watching he really passes the eye test. Some great instincts passing and defensively. That broadcast crew was big time Indiana homers. Here's from NBA.Com

LEONARD MILLER
12/04/2023 4:52:09 AM
Miller finished with 32 points (14-24 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks over 41 minutes in Sunday’s 116-106 loss to Indiana. Miller led all players in Sunday's contest in scoring while putting together an all-around performance that included over a handful of rebounds and a trio of assists, steals and blocks to lead Iowa. Miller has averaged 19.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks over 30.5 minutes in seven appearances this year.

41 minutes wow. That's a lot. Not an OT game as far as I can tell. I'm not sure he can't help us right now, but next year some people have to go to make room for him.
It's Miller time.

I think the Iowa Wolves only had 7 players available and of them Yat only played 8 minutes. The Iowa team has a bunch of guys out and none of the NBA or two-way guys other than Miller played.

Thanks. That explains the 41 minutes. It really inflates his stats. They're still incredible, but at a reasonable 32 minutes they would be a bit less incredible.

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I'll be curious if Minott and Nix play tonight. It would be good to get them some real game action since they haven't gotten much of any time at the NBA level.

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Does Nix look more bouncy, mobile?

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Does Nix look more bouncy, mobile?

I noticed that as well when I watched last night's Iowa Wolves game. He looks quicker than he did in preseason with significantly more vertical.

I thought Nix played really well in the first half. He was making shots and getting to the line. In the second half his shot selection got considerably worse as he was chucking up really poor contested 3s and trying to ISO drive into traffic resulting in misses and TOs. The thing I really wanted to see from him was some passing and playmaking, but his entire focus seemed to be on getting his own shot.

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Does Nix look more bouncy, mobile?

I noticed that as well when I watched last night's Iowa Wolves game. He looks quicker than he did in preseason with significantly more vertical.

I thought Nix played really well in the first half. He was making shots and getting to the line. In the second half his shot selection got considerably worse as he was chucking up really poor contested 3s and trying to ISO drive into traffic resulting in misses and TOs. The thing I really wanted to see from him was some passing and playmaking, but his entire focus seemed to be on getting his own shot.

Sorry to hear that his game went downhill in the 2nd half. Judging from the highlights he is a bully. Just too physical for the players attempting to guard him. I love that.

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I found this bit on NBA.Com. Poor FG% and only 1 assist put a damper on his performance. On the bright side he would have had 11 FTAs under NBA rules.

DAISHEN NIX
12/09/2023 7:38:13 AM
Nix posted 32 points (9-23 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 6-6 FT), eight rebounds, one assist and one block over 35 minutes in Friday’s 119-109 win over Grand Rapids. Nix made his G League debut with Iowa after being assigned to the G League on Thursday, leading all players in Friday's contest in scoring while finishing two boards short of a double-double. Nix has averaged 1.6 points over 3.9 minutes in five games with the NBA's Timberwolves this season.

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Does Nix look more bouncy, mobile?

I noticed that as well when I watched last night's Iowa Wolves game. He looks quicker than he did in preseason with significantly more vertical.

I thought Nix played really well in the first half. He was making shots and getting to the line. In the second half his shot selection got considerably worse as he was chucking up really poor contested 3s and trying to ISO drive into traffic resulting in misses and TOs. The thing I really wanted to see from him was some passing and playmaking, but his entire focus seemed to be on getting his own shot.

Do you have a link to this game?

I think that his bad 2nd performance is something to blame gleague context and our Iowa team particularly. There is no consistency, no system. I liked our gleague team when McLaughlin, Reid, Nowell kind of replicated five out of main team. But that was rebuilding MIN, we are in completely different situation now. But I still would like to see want Iowa can do when Krejci is back. Keels, Martin, Krejci, Miller, Moore, Miller, Minott and Garza. Let them play some organized basketball, execute, apply different defensive and offensive schemes.

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Does Nix look more bouncy, mobile?

I noticed that as well when I watched last night's Iowa Wolves game. He looks quicker than he did in preseason with significantly more vertical.

I thought Nix played really well in the first half. He was making shots and getting to the line. In the second half his shot selection got considerably worse as he was chucking up really poor contested 3s and trying to ISO drive into traffic resulting in misses and TOs. The thing I really wanted to see from him was some passing and playmaking, but his entire focus seemed to be on getting his own shot.

Do you have a link to this game?

I think that his bad 2nd performance is something to blame gleague context and our Iowa team particularly. There is no consistency, no system. I liked our gleague team when McLaughlin, Reid, Nowell kind of replicated five out of main team. But that was rebuilding MIN, we are in completely different situation now. But I still would like to see want Iowa can do when Krejci is back. Keels, Martin, Krejci, Miller, Moore, Miller, Minott and Garza. Let them play some organized basketball, execute, apply different defensive and offensive schemes.

I watched it live through a link on the G-League site. I was curious what the team would look like with Nix, Minott, and Miller (Keels, Martin, Clarke, and Carton also played). After watching the Wolves for last 20 games it was somewhat jarring to see just how bad the defense was for Iowa. Minott and Nix were the only guys who could stay in front of anybody and the rim protection was nonexistent. The defensive rebounding was comically bad as well. I remember at couple of times the Iowa Wolves had 3 guys surrounding a rebound and they still let a guy from the other team run into the middle of the group and grab the rebound.

I think they play the same team again tomorrow and assume there will be a live link.

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I think they play the same team again tomorrow and assume there will be a live link.

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They dont have true bigs, hence no screens, no real ball movement. Nix, Miller and Minott look bad right now.

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The G league is worse than the D league. It's not like AAA baseball. The NBA needs to get together and figure out how best to build and train talent. Maybe have the G League teams play against Europe league teams or something to build a true farm system.

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Good for Iowa, I see no chance of him ever coming to the actual Wolves.

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Its kind of a weird pick-up for Iowa.

My fear is they signed him because they're more worried about Ant's hip than they're letting on.

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Its kind of a weird pick-up for Iowa.

My fear is they signed him because they're more worried about Ant's hip than they're letting on.

Iowa has been devastated by injuries. They played a game last week with only 7 guys and I think one got hurt because he didn’t play the second half. Having another NBA vet to help fill in and maybe mentor the guys is all upside. I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the NBA team. There are better pickups than LS if Ant was seriously hurt.

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Talking about Nix upstream and one thing jumped out at me, he did, at least twice, complain to the refs about getting hacked. Reminded me of pre 23-24 KAT. Let's hope that stops.
He does look bouncy and like no one could stop him. I wonder if Finch told him to go down and prove he belongs

[wolves_89]

I'd really like to see Nix focus on running the offense and playmaking, those are the skills that will get him a opportunity at the NBA level. The repeated attempts at iso scoring and shooting contested 3s are not things that he will be doing if he gets a chance in the NBA. Those things probably make it less likely that Finch would consider him as an option.

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Luka Garza dropped 38 points tonight. Only 2-6 from deep, but 14-24 overall. He had 9 rebounds and 5 assists. The game before (yesterday,) he was 1-7 from 3 but 11 of 23 from the field (10-16 from 2 and 8-8 from the FT line,) 35 points, and 15 rebounds. Luka is clearly too good for the G. Maybe we should give him some run in the NBA. If we need to move on from Kyle, or if any bigs get hurt, he might be a useful rotational player. Especially considering he is shooting this well while slumping from deep.

Nix looked pretty bad on the 14th. He shot 6-21 for 22 points, 1-9 from deep and only 5-9 from the free throw line. He wasn’t much better tonight going 5-12 from the field 1-6 from deep, although he was 2-2 from the line. 15 points on 12 shots in the G league is not promising, nor is 22 on 21 shots. At least he had 7 ast and 6 boards, but in a blowout where your team scores 136, your starting PG should have more than 7 assists. I gotta believe there is a better two way out there than Nix, but Finch seems to love him.

[Domejandro]

Luka Garza is super weird. He's clearly WAY too talented for the G-League, but his physical limitations are game killing in the NBA.

I think he is worth investing Minnesota's fifteenth roster spot into (if no other options arise), but he definitely has to continue working on his ability to move laterally in space.

[andyhop]

Luka Garza is super weird. He's clearly WAY too talented for the G-League, but his physical limitations are game killing in the NBA.

I think he is worth investing Minnesota's fifteenth roster spot into (if no other options arise), but he definitely has to continue working on his ability to move laterally in space.

The fact he hasn't gone to Europe is baffling to me .

[Klomp]

Luka Garza is super weird. He's clearly WAY too talented for the G-League, but his physical limitations are game killing in the NBA.

I think he is worth investing Minnesota's fifteenth roster spot into (if no other options arise), but he definitely has to continue working on his ability to move laterally in space.

The fact he hasn't gone to Europe is baffling to me .

He would be just a guy in Europe...

In Minnesota, he is a fan favorite. In Iowa, he is legendary.