Thunder at Wolves (mercy rule in play?)

TimberKat · Post #41 » by **TimberKat** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:44 am

With 5:39 to go. I really don't want to say anything..but keep my fingers crossed ....

Nick K · Post #42 » by **Nick K** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:47 am

Domejandro wrote:Josh Minott comes in for one possession, immediately blows a defensive coverage and gives up an open three.

Dude is garbage at defense, sorry folks.

Minott is done here. he's not a pro player yet and probably never will be. It's his brain. He doesn't get it.

Post #43 » by **Calinks** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:49 am

So we show up and demolish the Thunder for 3 and a half quarters but we cant be bothered against mediocre teams. Go figure.

TimberKat · Post #44 » by **TimberKat** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:50 am

Nick K wrote:
Domejandro wrote:Josh Minott comes in for one possession, immediately blows a defensive coverage and gives up an open three.

Dude is garbage at defense, sorry folks.

Minott is done here. he's not a pro player yet and probably never will be. It's his brain. He doesn't get it.

I missed the play but Finch's defensive scheme can't be too complicated.

TimberKat · Post #45 » by **TimberKat** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:53 am

3 mins to got, mercy rule in play for OKC?

TimberKat · Post #46 » by **TimberKat** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:53 am

Calinks wrote:So we show up and demolish the Thunder for 3 and a half quarters but we cant be bothered against mediocre teams. Go figure.

We are also lucky OKC 's 3 pt shooting was as cold as the weather outside

Post #47 » by **Domejandro** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:54 am

TimberKat wrote:
Nick K wrote:
Domejandro wrote:Josh Minott comes in for one possession, immediately blows a defensive coverage and gives up an open three.

Dude is garbage at defense, sorry folks.

Minott is done here. he's not a pro player yet and probably never will be. It's his brain. He doesn't get it.

I missed the play but Finch's defensive scheme can't be too complicated.

If it was man-to-man, it would have been solid defense, but Minnesota was playing switch and he didn't realize it.

winforlose · Post #48 » by **winforlose** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:55 am

The first time Ian Eagle says Dilly Dilly on TNT

_AIJ_ · Post #49 » by **_AIJ_** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:56 am

Why did they lose the game last night????

guest81 · Post #50 » by **guest81** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:56 am

So this is pretty much the team from two years ago. Lose to bad teams best the good ones

Dalvin · Post #51 » by **Dalvin** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:58 am

Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrooooooooo!!!!! Huge win! This team confounds me. Lose to the league worst Wizards and then dominate the league best Thunder. Go figure :lol:

life_saver · Post #52 » by **life_saver** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:02 am

Kinda amazing that they blewout OKC despite another horrible shooting night from 3 - shooting just 26%

TimberKat · Post #53 » by **TimberKat** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:05 am

Let's stop the myth of Ant needs to play 5 out. He can't drive to the rim tonight either. What he did well was pass the ball out at better timing when the person getting the ball had a little advantage. Also we play at a pace that fits the team, not too fast and run ourselves out of the game. Only 6 TO (when it counts). Also helps when OKC left early to Jamaica for all star break (24% 3pt shooting )

winforlose · Post #54 » by **winforlose** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:05 am

This is what drives fans crazy. We can beat anyone, but we can lose to everyone.

Post #55 » by **Klomp** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:07 am

TimberKat wrote:3 mins to got, mercy rule in play for OKC?

I wasn't wrong with the thread title!

Post #56 » by **Klomp** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:08 am

_AIJ_ wrote:Why did they lose the game last night????

Theme of the team for 3 years....might just be an Ant quirk, unfortunately

Post #57 » by **Klomp** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:11 am

guest81 wrote:So this is pretty much the team from two years ago. Lose to bad teams best the good ones

To be fair, there was never a point where that team was above 2 games over .500.....this team is currently 6 games over .500.

TheProdigy · Post #58 » by **TheProdigy** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:11 am

TimberKat wrote:Let's stop the myth of Ant needs to play 5 out. He can't drive to the rim tonight either. What he did well was pass the ball out at better timing when the person getting the ball had a little advantage. Also we play at a pace that fits the team, not too fast and run ourselves out of the game. Only 6 TO (when it counts). Also helps when OKC left early to Jamaica for all star break (24% 3pt shooting )

This isn’t the right game to come to the conclusion Ant doesn’t need to play 5 out. OKC has arguably the best group of perimeter defenders in the league, and they were collapsing hard when Ant did drive.

The takeaway from this game for me is how good McDaniels looks when Gobert isn’t clogging the paint.

Neeva · Post #59 » by **Neeva** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:13 am

guest81 wrote:So this is pretty much the team from two years ago. Lose to bad teams best the good ones

Why do they have to pull this jeckyll and hyde bull on years when they owe utah a pick :banghead:

life_saver · Post #60 » by **life_saver** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:14 am

winforlose wrote:This is what drives fans crazy. We can beat anyone, but we can lose to everyone.

I think some of that has to do with 3 pt shooting...also I think the Bucks game is the only loss recently which was truly maddening. Against Wiz, effort was there but Wolves were missing all 4 Ant, Naz, Randle, Donte and team had poor shooting night whereas Wiz were hot from 3