Game 23 Wolves at Mavericks 12-14-23

[MN7725]

Refs dont help. Putting Rudy and KAT in fouls trouble early in the game limit our defense efficiency. I agree we let too many 3 open.

they put themselves in foul trouble

[Murphs56]

Might need to run this NAW, McDaniels, Ant lineup a good portion of the game for defensive purposes.

[MN7725]

how about trying a pick roll/pop with KAT instead of trying to f**ing posting him 20 feet from the basket

[Domejandro]

Why is Anthony Edwards shooting a technical free-throw? That's a selfish play, two 90% free-throw shooters on the court.

[Calinks]

Really nice run powered by Naz Reid! Some nice plays from Towns in there too. Nice to see the team put together a nice stint without Rudy carrying them for a change too.

[Domejandro]

[Domejandro]

Why is Anthony Edwards shooting a technical free-throw? That's a selfish play, two 90% free-throw shooters on the court.

Very unimpressed with him, tonight. Just terrible ball-stopping. Really hurting the team by not playing within the offense.

I respect that he is not 100%, but he has to trust his teammates.

[_AIJ_]

This team sucks and very dumb

[m2002brian]

Way too easy for Dallas right now. Not getting in front of guys or stopping drives. F to offense. I’m more concerned about being on pace to give up 120.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

Ant is clearly not at 100%. HE is slow, breaking the offense. We are lucky Reid can close his eyes and put all in as we should be down by 15. Hope Ant regroup in second half and KAT too. Oour 2 best offensive players not good enough tonight.

[MN7725]

not anything new, but the way Luka manipulates the defense to get shots for teammates is something don't see ANT ever being able to do, just doesn't have that feel for the game

LD gets to spots where he knows defense will react and kicks it as soon as the defender starts leaning towards him

[_AIJ_]

Dont play if youre not healthy. You're actually hurting the team and yourself

[Domejandro]

Dont play if youre not healthy. You're actually hurting the team and yourself

I will say that, if he is ready to play and just super rusty, he probably should play. That said, he clearly isn't 100% and needs to just make simple plays, rather than hunting for homeruns. If he just makes simple passes within the flow of the offense, Minnesota would be FAR better off.

[Murphs56]

Only one 3 point attempt for KAT in this game. No nearly enough.

[KGdaBom]

If Ant pulls his head out of his butt we will win. If he keeps doing what he's doing we will lose. It's not rocket surgery.

[Murphs56]

Jaden looks like he's hurt. Definitely having lower back issues.

[Calinks]

We need to adjust Towns contract to where he starts to lose millions if he shoots under a certain amount of shots per game. I'm sick of these low shot attempt stuff when he's this good of a shooter. I don't care if he's being guarded. He needs to start jacking.

[Domejandro]

I really like the dynamic of Rudy Gobert getting into passing lanes. Really difficult for traditional bigs to manage.

Might need to give Jaden McDaniels a rest, though. He looks pretty banged up, that dunk was very laboured.

[MN7725]

We need to adjust Towns contract to where he starts to lose millions if he shoots under a certain amount of shots per game. I'm sick of these low shot attempt stuff when he's this good of a shooter. I don't care if he's being guarded. He needs to start jacking.

he's infected this season with the same disease Mike Miller had as a Wolf

[gandlogo]

KAT channeling his inner Dirk.