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Post by levine on Dec 5, 2018 21:24:05 GMT -6
Gave up 64 in the first half, only 40 in the 2nd.
We won the 4th 35-18.
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Post by XRaySpecs on Dec 5, 2018 21:35:36 GMT -6
Its amazing how much room there is for KAT to drive when Taj isn’t in the game. Taj really should be coming off the bench.
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Post by kingsxman on Dec 5, 2018 21:41:09 GMT -6
KAT fouls to get Okogie into the game. HE DOES IT ALL! I saw that. To me its just sad that he has to go to that extreme to get players in the game.
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Post by levine on Dec 5, 2018 21:44:14 GMT -6
KAT fouls to get Okogie into the game. HE DOES IT ALL! I saw that. To me its just sad that he has to go to that extreme to get players in the game. To be fair Okogie had been waiting at the scorers table for a dead ball.
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Post by WolvesLife on Dec 5, 2018 22:24:25 GMT -6
This team has definitely turned a corner. I'll always remember the 2004 championship Pistons, a team without anyone who was considered a major star at the time, but had unbelievable chemistry and knocked off Shaq and Kobe in 5 games. Chemistry will always be more important than individuals to me
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Post by levine on Dec 5, 2018 22:26:30 GMT -6
4 minutes left in the half, Wolves down 15:
-Wiggins three pointer -Wiggins put back slam -Wiggins jumper -Rose layup -Wiggins layup -Towns three pointer -Rose layup, Wiggins assist -Rose layup, Wiggins assist
Wolves down 2 at the half.
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Post by levine on Dec 5, 2018 23:52:27 GMT -6
Aaron Gleeman@AaronGleeman Games with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ blocks in Wolves history:
Karl-Anthony Towns, 12/5/2018 Karl-Anthony Towns, 12/14/2017 Kevin Garnett, 3/10/2007 Kevin Garnett, 2/16/2003
That's it. That's the whole list.
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Post by WolvesLife on Dec 5, 2018 23:57:23 GMT -6
I can't get over how impressed I am with this turnaround since trading Butler. It's no longer nonstop iso on offense, it's no longer horrible defensive rotation, I mean.. I can't think of any mid-season trade for the wolves that went this well. It'll be an interesting test on the road, we've had a lot of home games lately so that's been great for chemistry but we don't have any home games until a week from Monday. Interesting week or two ahead!
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Post by Nick K on Dec 6, 2018 0:23:52 GMT -6
To put things in perspective, I'd trade Zach LaVine, Dunn, the #7 overall for Rob Covington, Jeryd Bayless and Dario Saric in a New York minute.
It's hard to believe we came out of this deal so well.
This trade was great for both teams.
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Post by The Country Club on Dec 6, 2018 3:41:10 GMT -6
This team has definitely turned a corner. I'll always remember the 2004 championship Pistons, a team without anyone who was considered a major star at the time, but had unbelievable chemistry and knocked off Shaq and Kobe in 5 games. Chemistry will always be more important than individuals to me COMPLETELY AGREE. "Fit" is so much more important to team success than merely collecting all-stars (see Houston as an example).
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Post by The Country Club on Dec 6, 2018 5:31:59 GMT -6
KAT's Drtg last night was the best (93) of any of the core 9. He had his way with CHO's bigs
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Post by kingsxman on Dec 6, 2018 6:15:28 GMT -6
I saw that. To me its just sad that he has to go to that extreme to get players in the game. To be fair Okogie had been waiting at the scorers table for a dead ball. Thats the point. He was waiting....and waiting...and waiting....at the scorers table. Towns finally took it upon himself to make the clock stop. Some coaches may have thought it wise to use a time out earlier to get their players who have earned more playing time into the game earlier.
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Post by wunderwolf on Dec 6, 2018 7:49:03 GMT -6
This team has definitely turned a corner. I'll always remember the 2004 championship Pistons, a team without anyone who was considered a major star at the time, but had unbelievable chemistry and knocked off Shaq and Kobe in 5 games. Chemistry will always be more important than individuals to me Isiah Thomas was considered a star, but your point still stands.
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Post by Bob Oppenheimer on Dec 6, 2018 8:00:40 GMT -6
This team has definitely turned a corner. I'll always remember the 2004 championship Pistons, a team without anyone who was considered a major star at the time, but had unbelievable chemistry and knocked off Shaq and Kobe in 5 games. Chemistry will always be more important than individuals to me Isiah Thomas was considered a star, but your point still stands. as the POBO of the knicks, he was not exactly a star during this time. he also had pretty limited impact on a series played between 2 other teams
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Post by Nick K on Dec 6, 2018 8:12:19 GMT -6
Its amazing how much room there is for KAT to drive when Taj isn’t in the game. Taj really should be coming off the bench. I love Taj but I agree that Saric needs to start. It's a nobrainer really. I think little by little Thibs is seeing that too.
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Post by Nick K on Dec 6, 2018 8:27:14 GMT -6
This team has definitely turned a corner. I'll always remember the 2004 championship Pistons, a team without anyone who was considered a major star at the time, but had unbelievable chemistry and knocked off Shaq and Kobe in 5 games. Chemistry will always be more important than individuals to me Right on. You don't need all-stars at every position. You do need players who fit at every position and who sacrifice for each other.
I became a believer in that not only with Detroit 1989, as well as 2004. The Jordan Bulls with Cartwright, Grant, Paxson, Pippen etc.
Then again with a new roster Harper or Kerr, Rodman, Longley, Pippen, Jordan.
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Post by The Country Club on Dec 6, 2018 8:30:11 GMT -6
Aaron Gleeman@AaronGleeman Games with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ blocks in Wolves history: Karl-Anthony Towns, 12/5/2018 Karl-Anthony Towns, 12/14/2017 Kevin Garnett, 3/10/2007 Kevin Garnett, 2/16/2003 That's it. That's the whole list. I bumped the points threshold down to 25 and it's still just KG (8) and Towns (3) in a near 30 year history. bkref.com/tiny/T0y2B
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Post by wunderwolf on Dec 6, 2018 9:40:57 GMT -6
Isiah Thomas was considered a star, but your point still stands. as the POBO of the knicks, he was not exactly a star during this time. he also had pretty limited impact on a series played between 2 other teams haha - well played. I should have looked closer at year. Billups played like a star if I remember.
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Post by Bonecrusher on Dec 6, 2018 10:27:26 GMT -6
To put things in perspective, I'd trade Zach LaVine, Dunn, the #7 overall for Rob Covington, Jeryd Bayless and Dario Saric in a New York minute. It's hard to believe we came out of this deal so well.
This trade was great for both teams. In the end I don't think it works out well for Philly.
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Post by XRaySpecs on Dec 6, 2018 11:23:28 GMT -6
Taj really should be coming off the bench. I love Taj but I agree that Saric needs to start. It's a nobrainer really. I think little by little Thibs is seeing that too. Taj really would be helpful on the bench with his solid play and his post ups wouldn't seem so out of place when KAT's not out there. He'd be fresher later in the season too by limiting his minutes. Hopefully you're right and Thibs pulls the trigger. I'm not holding my breath though.
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Post by WolvesLife on Dec 6, 2018 11:50:01 GMT -6
This team has definitely turned a corner. I'll always remember the 2004 championship Pistons, a team without anyone who was considered a major star at the time, but had unbelievable chemistry and knocked off Shaq and Kobe in 5 games. Chemistry will always be more important than individuals to me Isiah Thomas was considered a star, but your point still stands. That was the 89-90 championship Pistons team :-P In 2004 it was Rip Hamilton, Chauncey, Sheed, Tayshaun and Big Ben. Compared to the star power LA had (not just Shaq and Kobe but Gary Payton and Karl Malone, who managed to have a 40 point game in the western conference semifinals that year), everyone wrote the Pistons off as a potential sweep. Aside from Prince (who the Pistons drafted), it was literally a mish mash of journeymen who couldn't find their place in the league, yet found amazing chemistry with each other. It was like watching a machine, having all those moving parts working nearly perfectly. I'm starting to see something similar with this Wolves team, and it has me stoked.
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Post by levine on Dec 6, 2018 12:12:37 GMT -6
I love Taj but I agree that Saric needs to start. It's a nobrainer really. I think little by little Thibs is seeing that too. Taj really would be helpful on the bench with his solid play and his post ups wouldn't seem so out of place when KAT's not out there. He'd be fresher later in the season too by limiting his minutes. Hopefully you're right and Thibs pulls the trigger. I'm not holding my breath though. Yup. It would've been much more difficult for KAT to take over in the 4th with Taj on the floor. You can't understate how much Saric's gravity affects our spacing. Towns never would've had the room for all those drives with Taj in the game.
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Post by Nick K on Dec 6, 2018 12:54:38 GMT -6
Taj really would be helpful on the bench with his solid play and his post ups wouldn't seem so out of place when KAT's not out there. He'd be fresher later in the season too by limiting his minutes. Hopefully you're right and Thibs pulls the trigger. I'm not holding my breath though. Yup. It would've been much more difficult for KAT to take over in the 4th with Taj on the floor. You can't understate how much Saric's gravity affects our spacing. Towns never would've had the room for all those drives with Taj in the game. One has to wonder why it's taking Thibs so long to see that.
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