Minnesota Timberwolves (7-8) VS Utah Jazz (9-5)

[Devilzsidewalk]

Love isn't close to Griffin. I can't watch Clipper games b/c of how much Griffin whines/stares at refs.

Love seems to get beat up every game and half of the time, fouls aren't even called. He seems to get the fewest "All-star" calls out of all the all-stars in the NBA.

This is not right. Love gets a lot of favorable calls like other All-stars in the NBA. Love is #3 in FTA in the league. In many games (unlike today) our other guys (other than Rubio) can't buy a call, though.

no, all Love's free throws are both earned and inspirational

[Mattya]

As I didn't watch the game I can't speak to what happened, but Pekovic is one of the most hated on players by the refs in the league. They call so many fouls on the guy.

[kmgarnett21]

There have been at least a couple of instances in just the last two games where Love has gotten mauled with no call. I don't mean slapped on the wrist, I mean full body contact and people draped over him with no whistle.

Even my girlfriend said something to the effect of "Do the refs have it out for him?" Lol.

[Devilzsidewalk]

As I didn't watch the game I can't speak to what happened, but Pekovic is one of the most hated on players by the refs in the league. They call so many fouls on the guy.

referees don't know whats going on, they just go by reputation. Only cure for Pek is sustained clean defensive stops so he can get past the hacking oaf reputation.

[Foye]

There have been at least a couple of instances in just the last two games where Love has gotten mauled with no call. I don't mean slapped on the wrist, I mean full body contact and people draped over him with no whistle.

Even my girlfriend said something to the effect of "Do the refs have it out for him?" Lol.

Well there have been games where he was getting a lot of fouls his way. Not today but you can't say he doesn't get the superstar benefit.

[Piecake]

As I didn't watch the game I can't speak to what happened, but Pekovic is one of the most hated on players by the refs in the league. They call so many fouls on the guy.

referees don't know whats going on, they just go by reputation. Only cure for Pek is sustained clean defensive stops so he can get past the hacking oaf reputation.

I dont know why they ask Pek to set that high screen all the time. It doesnt really work all that well, and half the time he gets charged for the offensive foul.

Mind boggling that Pek doesnt know how to set a proper screen. You just stand there and then role to the freakin basket. If dribbler doesnt use it properly, its his own damn fault.

[MagnusPinus]

Pekovic has the tendency to make the european screen, that is an illegal screen. No really, it's no joke, u r probably not familiar with European basketball referees, but in here they allow a lot more to move while u r making a screen(if it's too much they call the foul but it's not all the time like in the Nba)... So Pekovic has still those habits..

[Devilzsidewalk]

As I didn't watch the game I can't speak to what happened, but Pekovic is one of the most hated on players by the refs in the league. They call so many fouls on the guy.

referees don't know whats going on, they just go by reputation. Only cure for Pek is sustained clean defensive stops so he can get past the hacking oaf reputation.

I dont know why they ask Pek to set that high screen all the time. It doesnt really work all that well, and half the time he gets charged for the offensive foul.

Mind boggling that Pek doesnt know how to set a proper screen. You just stand there and then role to the freakin basket. If dribbler doesnt use it properly, its his own damn fault.

oh it was the patented Pekovic Pickovic fouls again? yea I wouldn't even bother with pick and rolls with him, I don't ever remember him ever even getting a bucket after a pick, so I don't know why he's so anxious.

[Klomp]

the rotation makes me shake my head.

We have 10 healthy guys. 9 if you count Darko's injury

[jazzfan1971]

Just wanted to say what a joy it is to watch Rubio. He's sensational. Wolves could be my new 2nd favorite team.

I sure wish he was a jazz player.

[tatertotsnjuice]

Great game pesky Wolves. Rubio is a gem. Should be fun to watch these two young teams develop and duel for quite sometime.

[Xsy]

I'm so jealous you guys get to watch Ricky Rubio play in every game.

I've become a huge fan of the Wolves this year, and I'll be scared to death every time the Jazz are playing them from now on.

[southern wolf]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e6Bw5FRdz8[/youtube]

Rubio to D-Will x2 in there.

[Grits n Gravy]

just watched the game...as much as i love klove, this one's on his shoulders...he needs his touches but if he isn't feeling it and being efficient he needs to defer...his mid range game needs quite a lot of work. milsap absolutely dominated this match up.

great game from DW...his defensive awareness and defense in general needs to get a lot better but very impressed...see the signs of a great player in the future.

ricky...outstanding...enough said

wayne man..impressing me so dam much...some of his drives to the basket are just shocking the **** out of me.

tolliver needs to be out of rotation asap...bringing nothing really...can't wait for martell to get back...he's gonna be lethal on the court with ricky's ability to find the shooters.

darko and pek...really nice...loving the aspects these guys are bringing in the last few games...pek got a few complete bs calls as usual...the one where he had finished his screen by 2-3 seconds then was diving to the rim was absolute bs

wes....this coaching staff are working absolute magic with this guy offensively...it's taken so dam long but i think it's got through to him to mix the driving and shooting game and i'm sure he's starting to feel the success he can have driving...i really think this might be the start of something really good with wes.

luke hit some massive shots for us but this was the first game where i really saw a team take advantage of the size difference...guys were just shooting over him tonight and taking him inside a few times.

they simply played a bit harder than us tonight imo

[Ambrosius]

Last night I had the sensation of seeing a game easily winning if the team would been able to preserve an advantage. Every match we have one minute or two of great playing, we achieve eight points over the rival, but they vanish with four possesions lost, two non-sense shots from Ridnour and a bad defense. We need consistence.

Ricky played well tonight, I'm glad to see that he didn't lost any confidence, I suppose that the 4th quarter against Clippers was awesome to him.

[Viljanen]

Utah played a great match. Outstanding performance for Millsap. He played like an all star in both ends.

Not bad match at all for our TWolves. If we lose against teams playing at that level, after having fighted and having our chances...ok I can live with that. If we can manage to get this level of comitment from all our players in defense, more wins are coming.

[Klomp]

I guess Utah was a lot better than I thought. They really have no 'wow' players, but play extremely well together. Salt Lake City is a tough place to play.

[lobishome]

I still blame the first three games and the Atlanta game, but I must recognize that for now still we aren't a 0.500 level team. We need more healthy players and more continuity from Darko, Wesley, Beasley and Pekovic.

[Neon Black]

Just stopping be to say nive game. Huge Rubio and Love fan. Hope the Twolves have bright days ahead.

That said, someone's analysis of Kanter and Favors here was pretty laughable. Kanter = Pek w/ a jumpshot? Favors has no offense? I realize you have one game and one game only that you're basing this off of, but trust me when I say you'll live to eat both of those statements. I've seen Kanter put the moves on the best bigs in the league, leading our whole team in reb. rate at 19 after not playing for years. Favors has had monster games where he drops 20 plis with an array of offensive moves.

Both are raw, inconsistent and have a long way to go. But w/ their physical tools, fearlessness and work ethic it would take a miracle for them NOT to be stars in this league, eventually.