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GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST

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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#41 » by Claud » Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:07 pm

Who will be cheaper to retain? Dinwiddie or Dlo?

Because it's one or the other at the end of the day.

They are both too similar in what they offer and neither one clearly better than the other. Can't pay both.

Kenny's decision to continue playing Dudley is baffling at this point.

I understand at the beginning of the season out of respect type thing but now it's beyond ridiculous. Not to mention it looks like RHJ's confidence is in the toilet which could be a result of the benching.

Good to see AC getting back his mojo. Could become attractive to some team come trade deadline if he continues to improve.

Overall we lacked energy... we were a step slower than usual. Who decides to start a game so damn early and WHY? SMH.
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#42 » by JoseRizal » Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:30 pm

Sshh! Dudley is our secret Tank Commander...
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#43 » by Papi_swav » Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:46 pm

It's great to see that Rose is back ! he's been getting buckets since he dropped that 50 piece. Very happy for him 6MOY. Russell coming back down to earth I see, just after I was giving him some praise lol. Can't be mad that we lost and to a team we will probably be fighting in the draft standings.
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#44 » by DarkXaero » Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:45 am

Claud wrote:Who will be cheaper to retain? Dinwiddie or Dlo?

Because it's one or the other at the end of the day.

They are both too similar in what they offer and neither one clearly better than the other. Can't pay both.

Kenny's decision to continue playing Dudley is baffling at this point.

I understand at the beginning of the season out of respect type thing but now it's beyond ridiculous. Not to mention it looks like RHJ's confidence is in the toilet which could be a result of the benching.

Good to see AC getting back his mojo. Could become attractive to some team come trade deadline if he continues to improve.

Overall we lacked energy... we were a step slower than usual. Who decides to start a game so damn early and WHY? SMH.
I think Dinwiddie is clearly better than D Lo. More athletic, taller, better attacking the basket, lesser caphold, does a better job as the main facilitator imo, and is currently having a better season too.
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#45 » by MrDollarBills » Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:56 am

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Claud wrote:Who will be cheaper to retain? Dinwiddie or Dlo?

Because it's one or the other at the end of the day.

They are both too similar in what they offer and neither one clearly better than the other. Can't pay both.

Kenny's decision to continue playing Dudley is baffling at this point.

I understand at the beginning of the season out of respect type thing but now it's beyond ridiculous. Not to mention it looks like RHJ's confidence is in the toilet which could be a result of the benching.

Good to see AC getting back his mojo. Could become attractive to some team come trade deadline if he continues to improve.

Overall we lacked energy... we were a step slower than usual. Who decides to start a game so damn early and WHY? SMH.
I think Dinwiddie is clearly better than D Lo. More athletic, taller, better attacking the basket, lesser caphold, does a better job as the main facilitator imo, and is currently having a better season too.


It's really hard to disagree with this. Russell's current playing style requires him to become bigger and stronger than he is now so that he can play SG effectively. He can't penetrate consistently and his shooting is trending downwards.

However, today he kind of pissed away a lot of the good work that he's done over the last 20 games. I hate to say it but it looks like he's not reliable. How are you not up for a game at home? He was atrocious today. The effort was terrible.

I dunno. I just want LeVert to come back tbh.
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#46 » by Keith Van Horn » Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:03 pm

yikes totally missed this one. 12pm on Friday after Thanksgiving? ugh, well at least I didn't miss a good one.

You guys think we need some rotation adjustments, minutes adjustments, or are we just lacking the personnel still?
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Post#47 » by SpeedyG » Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:35 pm

Keith Van Horn wrote:yikes totally missed this one. 12pm on Friday after Thanksgiving? ugh, well at least I didn't miss a good one.

You guys think we need some rotation adjustments, minutes adjustments, or are we just lacking the personnel still?


All of the above. We need rotation adjustments, as the starting line-up severely lacks a 2nd ballhandler on games Russell can't get to the basket. The problem with that is there's only 1 (maybe 2) player in the roster who can get to the paint with some consistency, and that's Spencer (and to an extent Napier, but even he had some really bad questionable decisions in the 2nd half after a solid 1st half). Well, 3 if you count Rondae's flailing out-of-control drives as an attempt at getting to the paint.

So the issue is moving Spencer to start along with Dlo will more than likely simply pass along the weakness of not having a 2nd ballhandler to the bench rotation.

Minutes adjustments and personnel go hand-in-hand. We have some players who can fill roles, but are either not getting minutes or aren't fit for the style/system the coach wants to run.
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#48 » by Papi_swav » Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:42 pm

Keith Van Horn wrote:yikes totally missed this one. 12pm on Friday after Thanksgiving? ugh, well at least I didn't miss a good one.

You guys think we need some rotation adjustments, minutes adjustments, or are we just lacking the personnel still?

No, I think we just need to tank and get the BPA and trade everybody.
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#49 » by MrDollarBills » Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:28 pm

Papi_swav wrote:
Keith Van Horn wrote:yikes totally missed this one. 12pm on Friday after Thanksgiving? ugh, well at least I didn't miss a good one.

You guys think we need some rotation adjustments, minutes adjustments, or are we just lacking the personnel still?

No, I think we just need to tank and get the BPA and trade everybody.


Why would we trade everyone?
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Re: GT#20: Timberwolves vs Nets - Friday, 11/23/18, 12:00pm EST 

Post#50 » by Papi_swav » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:54 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
Papi_swav wrote:
Keith Van Horn wrote:yikes totally missed this one. 12pm on Friday after Thanksgiving? ugh, well at least I didn't miss a good one.

You guys think we need some rotation adjustments, minutes adjustments, or are we just lacking the personnel still?

No, I think we just need to tank and get the BPA and trade everybody.


Why would we trade everyone?

Not everyone everyone but 80% of the squad. We've discussed this already. I would only keep Levert, Allen, Musa, Kurucs, Joe Harris and maybe RHJ. Everyone else is up for sale if we can get value. We will have to make a decision on Dinwiddie and Russell, doubt we keep both and IDK if we will get a point guard better than them if were not getting Kemba or Kyrie.

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