Game 18: Sacramento at Minnesota (8-9), 8 pm

Guest84 · Post #61 » by **Guest84** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 3:39 am

Why even watch?

jpatrick · Post #62 » by **jpatrick** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 3:40 am

We only have two two-way players: Ant and NAW. That’s not good enough unless you have the #1 defense, which this group is not. Replacing Towns with Randle apparently does make that big of a difference. We have to make moves at the deadline, but I can’t imagine anything that would make us legit contenders.

winforlose · Post #63 » by **winforlose** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 3:44 am

MN7725 wrote:Wolves have bottom 5 PG production in the league

I don't know how a team is successful in 2024 NBA without strong PG play

37 and 19.

Baseline81 · Post #64 » by **Baseline81** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 3:46 am

Guest84 wrote:Why even watch?

Once the Towns trade occurred, I had my doubts on the season.

Good luck to those thinking a corner will be turned. It's not happening.

TwolvesFanRome · Post #65 » by **TwolvesFanRome** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 3:55 am

Finch is completely out of his mind..With the trade we broke the toy, but his coaching level in 18 games is something terrible...embarrassing. I've seen more coaching errors this start of the season than in an entire season for a normal coach. The management of minutes is something shameful..

TimberKat · Post #66 » by **TimberKat** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 4:02 am

There is a long way to go to get lemonade out of this team. Now I feel like the Finch and Gobert extensions are Connelly's way of saying I am sorry to put you through "The Trade". It's going to be painful but let me make it up to you.

Post #67 » by **Calinks** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 4:27 am

https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/playoff_prob.html

Basketball references have us at nearly a quarter chance to even make the playoffs. This... is bad.

winforlose · Post #68 » by **winforlose** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 4:29 am

TwolvesFanRome wrote:Finch is completely out of his mind..With the trade we broke the toy, but his coaching level in 18 games is something terrible...embarrassing. I've seen more coaching errors this start of the season than in an entire season for a normal coach. The management of minutes is something shameful..

Benching Randle might hurt his trade value and might make him opt in. These are good reasons not to do it. On the other hand playing Randle equals losing games and destroying your culture of winning. I think the final answer speaks for itself, but Finch apparently disagrees.

winforlose · Post #69 » by **winforlose** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 4:30 am

Calinks wrote:https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/playoff_prob.html

Basketball references have us at nearly a quarter chance to even make the playoffs. This... is bad.

Coincidentally… so are we

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #70 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 4:43 am

I can understand the reasons why Connelly make the trade apart the money side. He was clearly thinking and finch as well that trading KAT will probably make us worse in défense for around 15 % but our offense will be 25% better. Just have to remember ANT itw telling that he wanna shoot a ton of 3 per games…. The result is that our offense is slightly better but our défense totally bad. And playing this way make Rudy looking bad and useless.

The pro or in every business you run is not to make mistakes but the fact that you don’t accept them and for face, ego reasons are not willing to correct them.

We make a wrong trade and as long as we not fix that we won’t be good. Another mistake Finch has to admit is that Jaden may never become a good offensive player and in this case he can’t be a starter in a winning team. As long as Connell Finch don’t open eyes, things won’t change unless owner force them do to it or fire them.

Baseline81 · Post #71 » by **Baseline81** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 4:53 am

Calinks wrote:https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/playoff_prob.html

Basketball references have us at nearly a quarter chance to even make the playoffs. This... is bad.

Don't take this the wrong way, but you don't need Basketball Reference to know this. If you have a background in the sport, the issues with this team are obvious. It's only those, such as Klomp and a few others, who continue to brush aside the problems because of their blue-tinted glasses.

Post #72 » by **Calinks** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 4:59 am

Read on Twitter

wolves_89 · Post #73 » by **wolves_89** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 5:16 am

The third quarter tonight showed that Randle is capable of better defensive effort. Unfortunately, I would bet on him returning to his minimal effort level on defense next game.

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #74 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 5:17 am

Happy to see finally ANT say what we all see since 15 games…. FO, coach, players are all responsible and have to admit that. Once you put the problem on the table you got much more chance to find solutions. Got the feeling after each Finch itw that he is totally lost and out of solution…. It’s time for ANT to take the lead.

winforlose · Post #75 » by **winforlose** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 6:11 am

Calinks wrote:

Read on Twitter

This is the perfect response to Ant. Start at time code 1:09 and watch till the end.

Watch on YouTube

KATKlownFeet · Post #76 » by **KATKlownFeet** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 7:38 am

winforlose wrote:
TwolvesFanRome wrote:Finch is completely out of his mind..With the trade we broke the toy, but his coaching level in 18 games is something terrible...embarrassing. I've seen more coaching errors this start of the season than in an entire season for a normal coach. The management of minutes is something shameful..

Benching Randle might hurt his trade value and might make him opt in. These are good reasons not to do it. On the other hand playing Randle equals losing games and destroying your culture of winning. I think the final answer speaks for itself, but Finch apparently disagrees.

What trade value?

winforlose · Post #77 » by **winforlose** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 7:52 am

KATKlownFeet wrote:
winforlose wrote:
TwolvesFanRome wrote:Finch is completely out of his mind..With the trade we broke the toy, but his coaching level in 18 games is something terrible...embarrassing. I've seen more coaching errors this start of the season than in an entire season for a normal coach. The management of minutes is something shameful..

Benching Randle might hurt his trade value and might make him opt in. These are good reasons not to do it. On the other hand playing Randle equals losing games and destroying your culture of winning. I think the final answer speaks for itself, but Finch apparently disagrees.

What trade value?

You know what they say, one teams trash is another teams huge mistake. Look at us for trading for him. We should have gotten Robinson and Hart and let them keep their ball stopper.

The KnicksFix · Post #78 » by **The KnicksFix** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 8:33 am

The trade should have been Randle and Mitch. Not Randle and Donte
I’ve never seen a trade where genuinely both teams suck a lot more after. It’s depressing how much the Knicks and wolves both suck

Dalvin · Post #79 » by **Dalvin** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 8:50 am

winforlose · Post #80 » by **winforlose** » Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:12 am

The KnicksFix wrote:The trade should have been Randle and Mitch. Not Randle and Donte
I’ve never seen a trade where genuinely both teams suck a lot more after. It’s depressing how much the Knicks and wolves both suck

That trade was soundly rejected. We only did the deal because DDV was involved and our GM really wanted him. That said, at least you guys are above 500. We have lost at least 7 of our last 9, 4 in a row, and are two games below .500. DDV has imploded, Randle is causing us to implode, and that pick has as much chance of conveying as our teams have at meeting in the NBA finals. You guys won the trade by a mile.