Game 57: Minnesota at Houston, 8:30 pm (The stretch run begins)

[_AIJ_]

Conley played too much this game.

[wolves_89]

Jaden driving to the basket has been an excellent form of offense for the last 2 months. Jaden shooting more than a couple of 3s a game is a recipe for failure.

[Loaf_of_bread]

Clunky team play. Comes from sloppy coaching.

Naz and Jaden were fantastic tonight.. Naz has to start when Julius returns.

[Folklore]

As good as Jaden has been, he lost this one tonight. He is dominating from 2 but is overdoing it from deep. A few weeks back Jaden talked about not wanting to shoot more than 4 3s per game. Now he is shooting 7 or 8. Just drive the damn ball.

You can't be serous. Ant and Finch are the reasons. Finch needs to make NAW purely a spot-up shooter.

[Nick K]

Minnesota is really missing Rudy Gobert tonight.

What we are really missing is a strong scoring PG. We have no bench either with Naz starting. Bench outscored 25-14 tonight. Ant has missed shots on last 4 possessions now down by 7 with 33 secs left.

We have lost this way all year down the stretch. We won't be a good team until we consistently win these type of games. We just don't have enough scoring options.

Bad decisions by Ant late. Same thing all year long.

[winforlose]

As good as Jaden has been, he lost this one tonight. He is dominating from 2 but is overdoing it from deep. A few weeks back Jaden talked about not wanting to shoot more than 4 3s per game. Now he is shooting 7 or 8. Just drive the damn ball.

You can't be serous. Ant and Finch are the reasons. Finch needs to make NAW purely a spot-up shooter.

Sorry but when you are 6 of 8 from 2 and 0-3 in the half from deep, attack the rim. Jaden needs to limit himself to 4 or 5 3PAs per game, I know because he said so himself weeks ago. Those empty possessions did a lot of harm. Plus the turnover because he was afraid to drive. He needs to realize he is a weapon, not a 5th option.

[guest81]

Jaden has to learn how to hit a wide open 3 at the end of games

[_AIJ_]

Randle and Donte needs to come back quick

[winforlose]

Jaden has to learn how to hit a wide open 3 at the end of games

No Jaden has to learn not to take them end of game. Attack, Attack, Attack. Get to the line, get some put backs, and score in the mid/short range. Jaden is fighting his true game and it is costing us big time.

[Loaf_of_bread]

Jaden has to learn how to hit a wide open 3 at the end of games

No Jaden has to learn not to take them end of game. Attack, Attack, Attack. Get to the line, get some put backs, and score in the mid/short range. Jaden is fighting his true game and it is costing us big time.

Ant cost us that game.. coaching as well.

[younggunsmn]

So let me get this straight:
Rob Dillingham is exiled to the bench in the 3rd quarter for the remainder of the game for taking ONE early shot clock transition 3.
Anthony Edwards puts on the most shameless display of "I'm on national TV" chucking I have ever seen from a TImberwolves player for the entire game with zero repercussions.

The crunch time offense was horrendous. Ant forgot Naz Reid existed for the last 5 minutes.
You know your most potent teammate being guarded by their lone weak defender (Sengun).

When it gets to crunch time Ant has all the BBIQ of a Corey Brewer/Mark Madsen pick and pop offense.
I'm being double teamed so I'm gonna shoot a step back sideline 3 pointer.
Pulled that several times tonight.

Just because your incredible talent allows you to pull off some crazy shots doesn't mean that they are EVER a good idea.
Crunch time Ant offense is like trying to pull a straight on the river every time in gambling.

It's a shame Jaden can't knock down those wide open 3's because the rest of his game is blossoming, but when you are that wide open you have to take them if you want to be an NBA player in today's game.

Shannon played a really good floor game outside of going after that bad pass that was going to be an over and back and costing us a possession.

Luka even had a good game and set several devastating picks in the midcourt area in transition that led to layups or wide open threes.
I hope Rudy was watching that from home tonight.

If Conley shows up at all and Ant doesn't have a mental meltdown we win this one tonight, even with our starting frontcourt in streetclothes.

[winforlose]

So let me get this straight:
Rob Dillingham is exiled to the bench in the 3rd quarter for taking one early shot clock transition 3.
Anthony Edwards puts on the most shameless display of "I'm on nation TV" chucking I have ever seen from a TImberwolves player for the entire game with zero repercussions.

The crunch time offense was horrendous. Ant forgot Naz Reid existed for the last 3 minutes.
You know your most potent teammates being guarded by their lone weak defender (Sengun).

When it gets to crunch time Ant has all the BBIQ of a Corey Brewer/Mark Madsen pick and pop offense.
I'm being double teamed so I'm gonna shoot a step back sideline 3 pointer.
Pulled that several times tonight.

Just because your incredible talent allows you to pull off some crazy shots doesn't mean that they are EVER a good idea.
Crunch time Ant offense is like trying to pull a straight on the river every time in gambling.

In the first half Ant had 25, Naz had 14, Jaden had 12. Second half Ant had 9, Naz had 8, Jaden had 9. With 3 top rotation players out we lacked firepower to make up for it. The why behind the low scoring is shot selection, foul trouble, coaching, and decision making. Plus tired legs. NAW made up for Mike, but no one made up for NAW.

[Domejandro]

Gotta keep it real with you all, Rob Dillingham absolutely earned getting benched. Mike Conley having a rough game doesn’t change that.

[younggunsmn]

Gotta keep it real with you all, Rob Dillingham absolutely earned getting benched. Mike Conley having a rough game doesn’t change that.

He had a really nice run in the 2nd quarter to get us back in the game after the starters atrocious defense gave up 48 points in the first quarter with a couple good deflections and steals.

If he earned getting benched then so did half the team tonight.

NAW is 100% useless as a ballhandler, you are just giving the other team points.
You can't play a guy that offensively unskilled 42 minutes in the backcourt, that's inexcusable.

I don't care how mad your rookie PG made you.
I think he benched Rob because he was mad he couldn't do the same thing to Ant and had to make an example of somebody, and Rob was it.

[younggunsmn]

Naz vs Sengun was the matchup we should have been attacking in crunch time but tell that to Finch and Ant.

[winforlose]

Mike’s finger apparently had to be re-dislocated to be allowed to heal correctly (it was not healing properly.) Even with this happening before the break, Mike should probably not have played tonight. With those 4 out they should have rested Ant and run with the rest. Lose the game but get healthy for OKC.

[Loaf_of_bread]

So let me get this straight:
Rob Dillingham is exiled to the bench in the 3rd quarter for taking one early shot clock transition 3.
Anthony Edwards puts on the most shameless display of "I'm on nation TV" chucking I have ever seen from a TImberwolves player for the entire game with zero repercussions.

The crunch time offense was horrendous. Ant forgot Naz Reid existed for the last 3 minutes.
You know your most potent teammates being guarded by their lone weak defender (Sengun).

When it gets to crunch time Ant has all the BBIQ of a Corey Brewer/Mark Madsen pick and pop offense.
I'm being double teamed so I'm gonna shoot a step back sideline 3 pointer.
Pulled that several times tonight.

Just because your incredible talent allows you to pull off some crazy shots doesn't mean that they are EVER a good idea.
Crunch time Ant offense is like trying to pull a straight on the river every time in gambling.

In the first half Ant had 25, Naz had 14, Jaden had 12. Second half Ant had 9, Naz had 8, Jaden had 9. With 3 top rotation players out we lacked firepower to make up for it. The why behind the low scoring is shot selection, foul trouble, coaching, and decision making. Plus tired legs. NAW made up for Mike, but no one made up for NAW.

What is your deal with focusing on pure numbers? Was another game of ANT being ANT, and losing us the game.

[winforlose]

So let me get this straight:
Rob Dillingham is exiled to the bench in the 3rd quarter for taking one early shot clock transition 3.
Anthony Edwards puts on the most shameless display of "I'm on nation TV" chucking I have ever seen from a TImberwolves player for the entire game with zero repercussions.

The crunch time offense was horrendous. Ant forgot Naz Reid existed for the last 3 minutes.
You know your most potent teammates being guarded by their lone weak defender (Sengun).

When it gets to crunch time Ant has all the BBIQ of a Corey Brewer/Mark Madsen pick and pop offense.
I'm being double teamed so I'm gonna shoot a step back sideline 3 pointer.
Pulled that several times tonight.

Just because your incredible talent allows you to pull off some crazy shots doesn't mean that they are EVER a good idea.
Crunch time Ant offense is like trying to pull a straight on the river every time in gambling.

In the first half Ant had 25, Naz had 14, Jaden had 12. Second half Ant had 9, Naz had 8, Jaden had 9. With 3 top rotation players out we lacked firepower to make up for it. The why behind the low scoring is shot selection, foul trouble, coaching, and decision making. Plus tired legs. NAW made up for Mike, but no one made up for NAW.

What is your deal with focusing on pure numbers? Was another game of ANT being ANT, and losing us the game.

In this case I agree Ant hurt us. But Ant was not healthy enough to play in the first place, nor was Mike. As for the game itself Jaden should never take 7 3s unless he has the hot hand. If 3 of those attempts turn into 2s that 6 points is a huge difference. Also TSJ had a 5 point swing with the over and back. Naz couldn’t stay out of foul trouble in the 3rd or 4th. A lot went into the loss, not just Ant running north of gas and acting like an idiot.

[Folklore]

In the first half Ant had 25, Naz had 14, Jaden had 12. Second half Ant had 9, Naz had 8, Jaden had 9. With 3 top rotation players out we lacked firepower to make up for it. The why behind the low scoring is shot selection, foul trouble, coaching, and decision making. Plus tired legs. NAW made up for Mike, but no one made up for NAW.

What is your deal with focusing on pure numbers? Was another game of ANT being ANT, and losing us the game.

In this case I agree Ant hurt us. But Ant was not healthy enough to play in the first place, nor was Mike. As for the game itself Jaden should never take 7 3s unless he has the hot hand. If 3 of those attempts turn into 2s that 6 points is a huge difference. Also TSJ had a 5 point swing with the over and back. Naz couldn’t stay out of foul trouble in the 3rd or 4th. A lot went into the loss, not just Ant running north of gas and acting like an idiot.

There's a huge difference in missing shots and taking horrible shots and turning the ball over. One is something everyone does because sht happens. But the others shows that the "star" would rather take horrible shots than pass the ball and allow the other team to pull away. And not only does that hurt the rest of the guys it shows how horrible Finch is for letting that continue. Why would Naz want to stay here for a mate like that? yes he has a fun personality but he's full of himself during the game.

I get what you're saying about other players but the things they do aren't out of being a selfish idiot.

[minimus]

We are one backup big away from being a consistently good team.