WCS Game 5: Minnesota at Denver, Tuesday

[Loaf_of_bread]

It's a loss. Denver isn't blowing a 16 point 4th quarter lead. I'm still holding out hope.

I don't think anyone has ever told you that no one cares what you think.

[Worm Guts]

Yep can't get any worse.

This series is bringing back all those bad feelings I had about Rudy Gobert and the Rudy Gobert trade.

Let's not start this. Gobert is for sure NOT the main reason we are losing today. Turnovers, lack of execution, discipline and effort are killing us.

No but it is the reason we won't have anyway to improve drastically.

It is the reason why we are deep in the tax.

It is the reason why we are placing so much emphasis on this one playoff run.

It was a terrible trade. The Conley one made it easier to swallow but it was a horrible mistake.

We should have continued to build around Ant slowly.

I don’t know about all that. I’d at least wait until the season to be over to make that proclamation. As bleak as it looks right now, this season isn’t over.

[Note30]

Our défense is not bad. The real problem is our offense as
It has been all season.

Problem is Gobert is ****.

[younggunsmn]

I worried about of offense all season, at this level there will be times when you need to get buckets in bunches and we just can't do it unless Edwards is going off. That's our only pitch, that fastball. We just don't have enough on offense to compete on an elite level. Our defense had carried us hard and it was great but elite offense can't be stopped. I knew the Nuggets were a well-oiled machine but I am even more impressed with how they have responded to adversity. This team has championship DNA all over it.

We just gave up 13 baskets in 14 possessions with the DPOY on the court, most of them going at him specifically.

Offense is not the only problem.
Our 2 big defense has been exploited really really badly the last 3 games.

[KATKlownFeet]

This has to be one of the most frustrating game of the season. You can say le'ts take Gobert out of the game but those minutes with Towns and Naz were bad too. KA had no business in the game at all. Let's hope we win game 6 and get this series to a one game playoff.

This game is nowhere near as frustrating as Game 3, which I think is most depressing game in Wolves history. I didn't expect to win tonight. But I had high hopes entering game 3 and after that game, I felt the Wolves were done.

[TimberKat]

Why don't we move the ball and try the open 3? I don't get why the coaches insist we drive into a crowd. I don't get it.

Why do you think the coaches insist on this? I think we have a bunch of inconsistent, not confident shooters. KAT/Ant and that’s it and Ant isn’t shooting well today either.

I get that but Ant and Kat are proven shooters. You go to them now. Live or die by it. Reid can make them too. He's only taken 2 tonight.

Part of it is Ant has to give up the ball quicker. Joker is slow going back to Gobert.

[Calinks]

Let's not start this. Gobert is for sure NOT the main reason we are losing today. Turnovers, lack of execution, discipline and effort are killing us.

No but it is the reason we won't have anyway to improve drastically.

It is the reason why we are deep in the tax.

It is the reason why we are placing so much emphasis on this one playoff run.

It was a terrible trade. The Conley one made it easier to swallow but it was a horrible mistake.

We should have continued to build around Ant slowly.

I don’t know about all that. I’d at least wait until the season to be over to make that proclamation. As bleak as it looks right now, this season isn’t over.

Yep also, this experience is still paramount for a team. We are learning so much from this series and this run. This is the kind of experience that just sharpens your team into Iron. Even things like not getting that number 1 seed are proving to be incredibly costly mistakes.

[Guest84]

I like Jaden…I do but….

[nzd07]

The NBA probably knew we'd get swept if they didn't spot us a game or two. Vegas also probably made tons of money off the Wolves this series. WWENBA knows what they're doing.

[Nick K]

WOW! We're not coming back from this disaster.

[TwolvesFanRome]

Here the difference: KcP 2/2 corner 3s. Jmc 0/2 open 3s.


Down 18. It's over.

I can't believe we destroyed 0-2 advantage.
Never pass over this I am sure.

[Note30]

Our défense is not bad. The real problem is our offense as
It has been all season.

Also they are shooting 54% and 40% from 3. Defense is absolutely bad.

[KATKlownFeet]

Finch has been exposed in this series. He can't make necessary adjustments, can't rally the troops and I don't like how he failed to integrate guys like Monte, Shake or Troy Brown more into the lineup when they had been successful with other clubs in prior seasons when they got more minutes and didn't rest guys like Conley more. I also am a bit peeved he helped sell the Gobert trade. Yeah, I hate that Finch got a knee injury, but I hope Wolves can find a better coach. I don't think he's ever going to win a title.

[Calinks]

I worried about of offense all season, at this level there will be times when you need to get buckets in bunches and we just can't do it unless Edwards is going off. That's our only pitch, that fastball. We just don't have enough on offense to compete on an elite level. Our defense had carried us hard and it was great but elite offense can't be stopped. I knew the Nuggets were a well-oiled machine but I am even more impressed with how they have responded to adversity. This team has championship DNA all over it.

We just gave up 13 baskets in 14 possessions with the DPOY on the court, most of them going at him specifically.

Offense is not the only problem.
Our 2 big defense has been exploited really really badly the last 3 games.

We have also missed a ton of shots we needed to make. Missed free throws, turned the ball over. Etc. We got long periods of time without being able to score a basket, when Denver needs a basket they know where to go. We got beat up on all fronts but having an offense that is above middle of the pack would help.

[jpatrick]

Joker plus shooting is so good. I’m afraid that McDaniels is going to be a playoff liability unless he shoots. You can’t have a non-shooting perimeter player in the playoffs. Giddey has essentially been benched. If we had someone else that could shoot, we probably would do the same.

[younggunsmn]

How did we win 2 games in this series?

They're a well oiled machine and we are hot garbage. Really hot garbage.

[nzd07]

How did we win 2 games in this series?

They're a well oiled machine and we are hot garbage. Really hot garbage.

Did you watch game 2? We were fouling them all over the court. They rigged this series to juice up Wolves bets. Vegas is making tons right now.

[younggunsmn]

We've had a real PG (if you squint and count Morris) for 12 of 41 minutes tonight.
But as bad as our D is it wouldnt have made a difference.

[Calinks]

Jokic deserves every MVP he gets lol. If they win this series, I'll be rooting for them to go all the way again. I don't know if anyone can beat them, maybe if Boston gets really hot. I don't see OKC or Dallas standing a chance in 7 games.

[Guest84]

Don’t wear these jerseys no more