Game Thread: MN vs. NO, Dec. 4

[RD&KG2]

I only saw the fourth quarter and Flynn looked very discouraged on the sideline. Was he like that all game?

[Esohny]

Kevin Love looked really good tonight, especially considering that it was his first game back. Loved that drive into the lane and the backdoor dish to Jefferson.

[southern wolf]

It's a shame Paul had to come back tonight, he was HUGE.

Good to see Love back, it was a pleasant surprise when I checked out the box score.

[mandurugo]

I thought it was a pretty entertaining game. I did have trouble deciding if both teams were playing sloppy or if the wolves were actually pretty good at stepping into passing lanes and getting steals. The wolves turn-overs looked pretty bad for the most part, too often poor decisions or spacing more than good play by NO (though Paul is the league steals leader for a reason). This team might be worse than last years, but they have some interesting pieces. The fact that Brewer can go from spectacular to horrible is sometimes tough to watch. I miss Rodney Carney though- he could have added the 3 point shooting and fast break dunks with a bit of defense this team needs.

[boknoy]

I'm sorry, but are we going to hear complaining by our friends down under every time someone says something negative about Jawai?

im sorry too. but despite the attack on Jawai we just had some explaining in reply. i think we should be more specific on what is "complaining" and what is "explaining". and if we will not reply in favor of the poor fellow then who will do? at the end of the day, we're all Wolves fans anyway. peace

[Breakdown777]

I know it's late, but I wanted to throw in my two cents for this game.

Love is a beast! The dude is sooo good at making plays. He should grow the beard back though, he looked like a cross between a pudgy middle school bully and a UFC fighter.

The refs blow. Period. There was that half time call that was total crap, and in the 2nd half when the wolves were catching up and made a run, it was followed by 3 no calls on one end and 2 b.s. calls for the Hornets. There was one play where Paul literally pushed Flynn to the ground, grabbed the ball, and dished to someone for a dunk on the other end. Jump balls when a guy gets hacked. There were some bad calls against the Hornets too. It's infuriating. I really feel like there should be a warning system where each official is charged with some sort of demerit if they blow around 5 calls a game, with 5 demerits equaling a suspension or season suspention. Like the Technical system, only related to crappy officiating.