WCF Game 2: Dallas at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

[Note30]

I hope everybody crucifies edwards after this game. MJ my ass

He's 22. Maybe don't trade all of your picks for a guy who can't guard centers.

Who gives a **** if he's 22??? Both turnovers in the last minute were created all by HIM!

He's the only generating any offense besides Naz. What are you on about. Leave Ant alone, yes he had a bad game, but this is more a defensive failure than anything.

[Calinks]

The lob game has been a brilliant move, we just cant stop it for whatever reason and it has murdered us. I always worried about our offense but we have been good enough to get by if we could stop that lob game.

[Note30]

The lob game has been a brilliant move, we just cant stop it for whatever reason and it has murdered us. I always worried about our offense but we have been good enough to get by if we could stop that lob game.

It's not amazing, but its passable. Our defense is what we rely on we can't have that fall apart and that starts with Rudy.

[Neeva]

Dallas i just better then us. Better players, more clutch, better coaching. How they can not challenge the foul on Mike when gafford or lively push him in the back for an easy dunk.
How can they sit Mike at clutch time and let ANT TO the ball and look totally lost with the ball. We can't only blame ANT, he did not play well tonight but he is 22. And coaches are here to make the right decision. We probably keep our challenge for the next game....
Tonight we got outcoaching by Dallas which is a shame as Kidd has nothing special.

We gonna get swept by a better team than us on all part of the court.

Get the **** out of here with that ****, they aint better wolves have just choked and gotten terrible calls late. Ant and Kat need to **** shoot well!

[FrenchMinnyFan]

Stupid coach not stupid french. You don't like Rudy we know it but asking Rudy to defend on Luka and not double him or fouled is a mistake rookie coach don't make. Rudy was cooked all night long but did not get much help from KAT in defense. Luka is good enough to stay behind the 3 line. Make a foul with 8 second to go and you have 2 chances:
Luka can miss one FT or we got time to attack the rim and get fouled.

He had him on his hip, he just needed to stay behind him. The most ridiculous thing is he's done this before, remember the series in Utah against Houston? Rubio and Gobert both played behind Harden to neutralize his 3pt shot. He literally just had to do the same thing again.

Yes i agree. But defend the 3 point line was his big weak point in Utah and everyone know it. Why coach ask him to do it again today on last possessions? AS i say coaching mistake, not Rudy. When you ask a guy to do something he is not good at, it happens. But i agree with you on one point Rudy ( and KAT) were destroyed by Gafford and Lively. I don't want to compare their salary as it hurts....

[TimberKat]

Stupid coach not stupid french. You don't like Rudy we know it but asking Rudy to defend on Luka and not double him or fouled is a mistake rookie coach don't make. Rudy was cooked all night long but did not get much help from KAT in defense. Luka is good enough to stay behind the 3 line. Make a foul with 8 second to go and you have 2 chances:
Luka can miss one FT or we got time to attack the rim and get fouled.

He had him on his hip, he just needed to stay behind him. The most ridiculous thing is he's done this before, remember the series in Utah against Houston? Rubio and Gobert both played behind Harden to neutralize his 3pt shot. He literally just had to do the same thing again.

Gobert is the only starting guy with a plus. Just not the game I could blame on Gobert. About the only thing maybe is he should force Luka to drive to the basket.

[jpatrick]

Ant and KAT cost us this game. I don’t want to hear about the refs and one blown call or any of our supporting players. Ant and KAT have been absolutely embarrassed by Luka/Kyrie this series. The moment looks way way too big for them, especially Ant who looks completely lost. That is why we are down 2-0 instead of up 2-0. Ant and KAT. I hope they take responsibility after the game.

Can we win the series? Yes. But they have to play so much better I’m not sure it’s possible. They shown me nothing saying they can so far.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

Stupid coach not stupid french. You don't like Rudy we know it but asking Rudy to defend on Luka and not double him or fouled is a mistake rookie coach don't make. Rudy was cooked all night long but did not get much help from KAT in defense. Luka is good enough to stay behind the 3 line. Make a foul with 8 second to go and you have 2 chances:
Luka can miss one FT or we got time to attack the rim and get fouled.

He had him on his hip, he just needed to stay behind him. The most ridiculous thing is he's done this before, remember the series in Utah against Houston? Rubio and Gobert both played behind Harden to neutralize his 3pt shot. He literally just had to do the same thing again.

Gobert is the only starting guy with a plus. Just not the game I could blame on Gobert. About the only thing maybe is he should force Luka to drive to the basket.

Why don't double Luka. Even he make a great pass, it could be a 2 and we got a chance to win.....being overcoached by kidd is a joke...

[Note30]

Stupid coach not stupid french. You don't like Rudy we know it but asking Rudy to defend on Luka and not double him or fouled is a mistake rookie coach don't make. Rudy was cooked all night long but did not get much help from KAT in defense. Luka is good enough to stay behind the 3 line. Make a foul with 8 second to go and you have 2 chances:
Luka can miss one FT or we got time to attack the rim and get fouled.

He had him on his hip, he just needed to stay behind him. The most ridiculous thing is he's done this before, remember the series in Utah against Houston? Rubio and Gobert both played behind Harden to neutralize his 3pt shot. He literally just had to do the same thing again.

Yes i agree. This was his big weak point in Utah and everyone know it. Why coach ask him to do it again today on last possessions? AS i say coaching mistake, not Rudy. When you ask a guy to do something he is not good at, it happens. But i agree with you on one point Rudy ( and KAT) were destroyed by Gafford and Lively. I don't want to compare their salary as it hurts....

There was 10 seconds left, it's a defenders responsibility to know the players he is guarding. It's his responsibility to get in the film room and learn everything about Luka, but also to use common sense. I only played basketball until ju.co. Even I know if you're slow and you have the size advantage guard on the side of behind the player do not fall for him going two steps in. Surely the 4xDPOY, All Star would know better than me.

[Note30]

He had him on his hip, he just needed to stay behind him. The most ridiculous thing is he's done this before, remember the series in Utah against Houston? Rubio and Gobert both played behind Harden to neutralize his 3pt shot. He literally just had to do the same thing again.

Gobert is the only starting guy with a plus. Just not the game I could blame on Gobert. About the only thing maybe is he should force Luka to drive to the basket.

Why don't double Luka. Even he make a great pass, it could be a 2 and we got a chance to win.....being overcoached by kidd is a joke...

could also be an and-1 on a dunk.

[Guest84]

Wasted a Jaden game and now a Naz game…hopefully they can get it together for Sunday

[Loaf_of_bread]

An all-star was benched.. for Kyle Anderson... ok, ANT is playing poorly, but why are we experimenting with lineups in the WCF?

Kat playing horrible as well, but was there an action made that put him in the doghouse?

[Domejandro]

To be fair, this is why I explained to people that this series wouldn’t be a guarantee. Dallas is a rough matchup for Minnesota for a myriad of reasons.

[Clav]

I'm so sad. This series is not going well.

[Note30]

Ant and KAT cost us this game. I don’t want to hear about the refs and one blown call or any of our supporting players. Ant and KAT have been absolutely embarrassed by Luka/Kyrie this series. The moment looks way way too big for them, especially Ant who looks completely lost. That is why we are down 2-0 instead of up 2-0. Ant and KAT. I hope they take responsibility after the game.

Can we win the series? Yes. But they have to play so much better I’m not sure it’s possible. They shown me nothing saying they can so far.

KAT is more to blame than Ant, he straight.up got replaced by Naz.

[TimberKat]

I also don't understand why we didn't double Luka? Give up the two would been a tie game. We got a minor miracle to beat Denver and now need a major miracle to win this series.

Because their bigs were getting easy dunks all game.

I get that, but that is 2 pts instead of 3. A tie game instead of down 1. I don't know what their rotation supposed to be if JMcD came backup to Luka but chance for learning.

[guest81]

Now your in position where you have to win the next two on the road. Gonna be tough

[m2002brian]

I don’t give a **** about who’s not shooting well or who is. Defensive rotations or any of that jazz.

We lost this game because of turnovers turnovers turnovers turnovers turnovers

[guest81]

An all-star was benched.. for Kyle Anderson... ok, ANT is playing poorly, but why are we experimenting with lineups in the WCF?

Kat playing horrible as well, but was there an action made that put him in the doghouse?

Playing terrible on offense and defense

[TimberKat]

Now your in position where you have to win the next two on the road. Gonna be tough

Not impossible, but difficult and Wolves are capable.