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Post by levine on Feb 12, 2024 16:46:13 GMT -6
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Post by Scorched on Feb 12, 2024 23:21:02 GMT -6
Ant through 3 quarters. 6/6 from 2. 0-9 from 3. The 3s don't even feel close.
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Post by stretcharmstrong on Feb 13, 2024 7:14:58 GMT -6
How did Morris look? Seeing that it was our big move at the trade deadline. I am curious to get some feedback from those who could watch.
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Post by kingsxman on Feb 13, 2024 7:37:03 GMT -6
How did Morris look? Seeing that it was our big move at the trade deadline. I am curious to get some feedback from those who could watch. Monte looked good. What I really liked about him is he didnt try to do too much. He made is first shot, which was a 3. He missed a couple after that but he played under control and moved the ball. He also played some good defense at times. I was impressed. Not sure if its his presence that Kyle felt but Kyle attempted and made a 3 which was great to see. I have to point out KAT though. while he only took 5 3's, (and only made one), his offense was exactly what they needed last night. Over the last couple of weeks KAT has seemed more in control and less "floppy" with his actions. There was no real complaining last night (Ant did enough of that) and overall it was an impressive performance by him. Ant also moved the ball well. There wasnt as much iso ball as we've seen in the past. Not surprisingly....they were in control of this game after half. Great team effort. You'd have expected that they were hot from 3 given the blow out. No one other than NAW (3-3) made more than 1 3 pointer last night. Brickfest from 3...yet they still blew them out in the 2nd half. Great D.
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Post by stretcharmstrong on Feb 13, 2024 8:30:40 GMT -6
How did Morris look? Seeing that it was our big move at the trade deadline. I am curious to get some feedback from those who could watch. Monte looked good. What I really liked about him is he didnt try to do too much. He made is first shot, which was a 3. He missed a couple after that but he played under control and moved the ball. He also played some good defense at times. I was impressed. Not sure if its his presence that Kyle felt but Kyle attempted and made a 3 which was great to see. I have to point out KAT though. while he only took 5 3's, (and only made one), his offense was exactly what they needed last night. Over the last couple of weeks KAT has seemed more in control and less "floppy" with his actions. There was no real complaining last night (Ant did enough of that) and overall it was an impressive performance by him. Ant also moved the ball well. There wasnt as much iso ball as we've seen in the past. Not surprisingly....they were in control of this game after half. Great team effort. You'd have expected that they were hot from 3 given the blow out. No one other than NAW (3-3) made more than 1 3 pointer last night. Brickfest from 3...yet they still blew them out in the 2nd half. Great D. Good teams adjust and find a way to win. They have the talent to score.
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Post by WolvesLife on Feb 13, 2024 8:33:18 GMT -6
Seems like we turn up against big teams, then the lesser teams we struggle.. Can we sustain whta we did last night?
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Post by jojo on Feb 13, 2024 9:43:00 GMT -6
I have to point out KAT though. while he only took 5 3's, (and only made one), his offense was exactly what they needed last night. Over the last couple of weeks KAT has seemed more in control and less "floppy" with his actions. There was no real complaining last night (Ant did enough of that) and overall it was an impressive performance by him. What KAT has been doing really well is adjusting his drives. Where before he was mainly going right and plowing into the defense, now he is mainly going left and sort of sliding off his defender but still managing to kiss it off the glass. It’s harder than it looks but he’s not drawing those charges anymore. Really impressive adjustment.
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Post by XRaySpecs on Feb 13, 2024 10:13:12 GMT -6
My thoughts on the game summed up...
naz reid
Seriously, that was an amazing game. Many would have said that LAC has been the best team in the league after the initial Harden games. The Wolves smoked them in their own building.
If you told me Ant would go 1-11 from 3 and the Wolves would win by 20 I'd have laughed. Ant has 17 assists to 1 TO in the last 2 games. If he's becoming that guy, look out.
So many great performances.
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Post by Wolf With Sheepskin on Feb 13, 2024 11:05:26 GMT -6
Monte looked good. What I really liked about him is he didnt try to do too much. He made is first shot, which was a 3. He missed a couple after that but he played under control and moved the ball. He also played some good defense at times. I was impressed. Not sure if its his presence that Kyle felt but Kyle attempted and made a 3 which was great to see. I have to point out KAT though. while he only took 5 3's, (and only made one), his offense was exactly what they needed last night. Over the last couple of weeks KAT has seemed more in control and less "floppy" with his actions. There was no real complaining last night (Ant did enough of that) and overall it was an impressive performance by him. Ant also moved the ball well. There wasnt as much iso ball as we've seen in the past. Not surprisingly....they were in control of this game after half. Great team effort. You'd have expected that they were hot from 3 given the blow out. No one other than NAW (3-3) made more than 1 3 pointer last night. Brickfest from 3...yet they still blew them out in the 2nd half. Great D. Good teams adjust and find a way to win. They have the talent to score. I have to add in addition to complaining less, being less "floppy," and shooting more 3s, he has also been getting less offensive fouls and falling down less often when he drives. In some respects, KAT is who he is and isn't going to change. In other respects, his game does evolve and he does (eventually) eliminate bad habits. Even his interviews are less often cringe-inducing. No, he is never going to be a "leader" in the Jordan or KG kind of way, but he may be the perfect 1B player. Tons of offensive talent that the opponent must respect, doesn't insist that other players defer to him...Ultimately, KAT wants to be liked rather than feared, which makes him a better teammate than competitor. Whether or not he's worth the money he's paid in that role is another question, but I've come to appreciate him more and more this season.
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Post by levine on Feb 13, 2024 11:14:35 GMT -6
Absolutely a statement game.
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Post by levine on Feb 13, 2024 11:39:54 GMT -6
How did Morris look? Seeing that it was our big move at the trade deadline. I am curious to get some feedback from those who could watch.
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Post by quinn on Feb 13, 2024 12:14:39 GMT -6
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Post by tmirvin on Feb 13, 2024 12:59:50 GMT -6
My thoughts on the game summed up... naz reid Seriously, that was an amazing game. Many would have said that LAC has been the best team in the league after the initial Harden games. The Wolves smoked them in their own building. If you told me Ant would go 1-11 from 3 and the Wolves would win by 20 I'd have laughed. Ant has 17 assists to 1 TO in the last 2 games. If he's becoming that guy, look out. So many great performances. The only 3 had made was a bank (on purpose) during the beginning of garbage time. I'd love to see the number of catch and shoot 3's he's taken and what his success rate is. He almost always shoots off the dribble right after sizing up his defender. They're just not good looks. I saw one time he was wide open for a catch and shoot 3, but the ball handler shot a short mid range (I think it was Conley). That's why I'm wondering if he's a knockdown shooter in those situations or not.
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Post by levine on Feb 13, 2024 14:10:50 GMT -6
Good stuff on the game last night, Monte, and my favorite part is seeing people come around to the idea that you can't actually play Rudy off the court by going small.
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Post by XRaySpecs on Feb 13, 2024 16:09:37 GMT -6
The only 3 had made was a bank (on purpose) during the beginning of garbage time. I'd love to see the number of catch and shoot 3's he's taken and what his success rate is. He almost always shoots off the dribble right after sizing up his defender. They're just not good looks. I saw one time he was wide open for a catch and shoot 3, but the ball handler shot a short mid range (I think it was Conley). That's why I'm wondering if he's a knockdown shooter in those situations or not. Per NBA.com Ant is shooting 46% on 2 catch and shoot 3s per game.
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Post by levine on Feb 13, 2024 16:20:58 GMT -6
We're crushing the idea that you can play Rudy off the floor by going small:
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Post by tmirvin on Feb 13, 2024 19:08:20 GMT -6
The only 3 had made was a bank (on purpose) during the beginning of garbage time. I'd love to see the number of catch and shoot 3's he's taken and what his success rate is. He almost always shoots off the dribble right after sizing up his defender. They're just not good looks. I saw one time he was wide open for a catch and shoot 3, but the ball handler shot a short mid range (I think it was Conley). That's why I'm wondering if he's a knockdown shooter in those situations or not. Per NBA.com Ant is shooting 46% on 2 catch and shoot 3s per game. I appreciate the info. It's seems like he should be looking for these shots more often instead of the pull up variety.
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Post by Scorched on Feb 13, 2024 21:46:53 GMT -6
Per NBA.com Ant is shooting 46% on 2 catch and shoot 3s per game. I appreciate the info. It's seems like he should be looking for these shots more often instead of the pull up variety. Or worse, the step back variety.
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Post by XRaySpecs on Feb 14, 2024 8:50:47 GMT -6
Apparently we were talking some trash after the game: www.basketballnetwork.net/latest-news/wolves-players-reportedly-called-clippers-old-as-hellI get wanting to celebrate a big road win, but the Wolves haven't won anything yet and I'd avoid poking any bears. I'm sure the Clippers clowning the Wolves (Rudy) certainly played into this, but I'd rather the Wolves just tuck that away and use it as fuel for these games as opposed to giving veteran teams with lots of pride bulletin board material.
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