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Post by levine on Nov 15, 2022 15:13:16 GMT -6
I'd love to see them give Moore a shot for a game or two. He can bring he ball up the floor. We need him to make a few shots, make solid decisions and not turn the ball over. I still think Rivers can be a defensive spark plug at PG just as long as he doesn't get carried away shooting the ball. He blows hot and cold like Dlo.Unfortunately he's really not much of a PG. He's just a small SG with a dad who played point. |
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Post by Nick K on Nov 15, 2022 15:29:43 GMT -6
I'd love to see them give Moore a shot for a game or two. He can bring he ball up the floor. We need him to make a few shots, make solid decisions and not turn the ball over. I still think Rivers can be a defensive spark plug at PG just as long as he doesn't get carried away shooting the ball. He blows hot and cold like Dlo.Unfortunately he's really not much of a PG. He's just a small SG with a dad who played point. From what i understand he played point most of his life. Didn't he swing pg/sg in his NBA career? Granted, he's an average nba player at best but he's a tenacious defender who can handle the ball. I like him better than Dlo and that's not saying much.
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Post by levine on Nov 15, 2022 15:46:05 GMT -6
Unfortunately he's really not much of a PG. He's just a small SG with a dad who played point. From what i understand he played point most of his life. Didn't he swing pg/sg in his NBA career? Granted, he's an average nba player at best but he's a tenacious defender who can handle the ball. I like him better than Dlo and that's not saying much.
He's a combo guard because of his size. He does a little bit of everything, but nothing particularly well. He can shoot a little, he can pass a (very) little, he can defend a little. He did a decent job against Steph one series and the legend grew. But he's always been a poor to neutral defender. |
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Post by levine on Nov 15, 2022 15:46:18 GMT -6
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Post by wunderwolf on Nov 15, 2022 16:04:04 GMT -6
Is this to make spot for AJ Lawson? Our major league club could surely use more 3 point shooting. |
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Post by levine on Nov 15, 2022 16:33:59 GMT -6
Is this to make spot for AJ Lawson? Our major league club could surely use more 3 point shooting. Its because Naz is feeling better. Garza was only up as "big guy insurance" with Naz out. |
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Post by levine on Nov 18, 2022 12:35:41 GMT -6
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Post by levine on Nov 18, 2022 12:38:17 GMT -6
Gme 5: Cooper's Monster Game Powers Charge Past WolvesCLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Charge (5-1) defeated the Iowa Wolves (2-3), 119-108, at the Wolstein Center on Thursday night. Sharife Cooper continued his strong play to start the season by tying a couple Charge franchise records, matching the mark for points in a quarter (23) and points in a half (31). Cooper finished with 40 points on 15-of-20 from the field and 8-of-10 from three-point range in 40 minutes. In his Charge debut, Two-Way Player Mamadi Diakite scored 23 points on 8-of-13 from the field with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in 38 minutes. Isaiah Mobley scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 33 minutes. Trailing 57-52 at the half, the Charge came out firing by hitting 12-of-20 shots from the field (60%) & hitting their high percentage opportunities to score 20 of their 30 points in the paint during the third. Down 69-62, Cleveland rolled off a 16-3 run to begin taking control of the game. The two teams went back-and forth before a Chandler Vaudrin cutting layup at the end of the quarter gave Cleveland the lead for good. The Wolves were paced by 21 points, and six rebounds from Minnesota assignment Luka Garza. Josh Minott posted a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes for Iowa. Emmanuel Mudiay added 20 points and five steals in 40 minutes. The Wolves turned the ball over 17 times for 30 points in the game while forcing 21 Charge turnovers resulting in 23 points. Boxscore: gleague.nba.com/game/iwa-vs-clc-2052200071?view=box-scoreHighlights: |
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Post by tmill720 on Nov 18, 2022 13:03:42 GMT -6
Gme 5: Cooper's Monster Game Powers Charge Past WolvesCLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Charge (5-1) defeated the Iowa Wolves (2-3), 119-108, at the Wolstein Center on Thursday night. Sharife Cooper continued his strong play to start the season by tying a couple Charge franchise records, matching the mark for points in a quarter (23) and points in a half (31). Cooper finished with 40 points on 15-of-20 from the field and 8-of-10 from three-point range in 40 minutes. In his Charge debut, Two-Way Player Mamadi Diakite scored 23 points on 8-of-13 from the field with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in 38 minutes. Isaiah Mobley scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 33 minutes. Trailing 57-52 at the half, the Charge came out firing by hitting 12-of-20 shots from the field (60%) & hitting their high percentage opportunities to score 20 of their 30 points in the paint during the third. Down 69-62, Cleveland rolled off a 16-3 run to begin taking control of the game. The two teams went back-and forth before a Chandler Vaudrin cutting layup at the end of the quarter gave Cleveland the lead for good. The Wolves were paced by 21 points, and six rebounds from Minnesota assignment Luka Garza. Josh Minott posted a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes for Iowa. Emmanuel Mudiay added 20 points and five steals in 40 minutes. The Wolves turned the ball over 17 times for 30 points in the game while forcing 21 Charge turnovers resulting in 23 points. Boxscore: gleague.nba.com/game/iwa-vs-clc-2052200071?view=box-scoreHighlights: Random Wendell Moore DNP? My 3 minute google/twitter search turned up nada |
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Post by levine on Nov 18, 2022 13:31:11 GMT -6
Random Wendell Moore DNP? My 3 minute google/twitter search turned up nada Me too. I can't imagine its rest after having 3 days off since the last game, and he played until a mass substitution with 2 minutes left in the last game. So it has to be illness, minor injury or trade. We'll see if he's back for the Saturday/Sunday double-header. |
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Post by quinn on Nov 18, 2022 13:56:58 GMT -6
Gme 5: Cooper's Monster Game Powers Charge Past WolvesCLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Charge (5-1) defeated the Iowa Wolves (2-3), 119-108, at the Wolstein Center on Thursday night. Sharife Cooper continued his strong play to start the season by tying a couple Charge franchise records, matching the mark for points in a quarter (23) and points in a half (31). Cooper finished with 40 points on 15-of-20 from the field and 8-of-10 from three-point range in 40 minutes. In his Charge debut, Two-Way Player Mamadi Diakite scored 23 points on 8-of-13 from the field with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in 38 minutes. Isaiah Mobley scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 33 minutes. Trailing 57-52 at the half, the Charge came out firing by hitting 12-of-20 shots from the field (60%) & hitting their high percentage opportunities to score 20 of their 30 points in the paint during the third. Down 69-62, Cleveland rolled off a 16-3 run to begin taking control of the game. The two teams went back-and forth before a Chandler Vaudrin cutting layup at the end of the quarter gave Cleveland the lead for good. The Wolves were paced by 21 points, and six rebounds from Minnesota assignment Luka Garza. Josh Minott posted a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes for Iowa. Emmanuel Mudiay added 20 points and five steals in 40 minutes. The Wolves turned the ball over 17 times for 30 points in the game while forcing 21 Charge turnovers resulting in 23 points. Boxscore: gleague.nba.com/game/iwa-vs-clc-2052200071?view=box-scoreHighlights: I love seeing Minott develop a little touch. His stats look great in G-League games, but he still looked a little lost on defense, being in no-man's land and having to scramble out to a shooter. Also, he stood NO chance against Diakite down low. Diakite is physical and Minott just has no mass to him yet. The Ant diet might do Minott some good  |
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Post by jojo on Nov 22, 2022 4:24:05 GMT -6
Looks like both Moore and PJ Dozier played in Monday win. And it looked like Moore might have been on bench in Miami. Probably they are bouncing guys back and forth to get some time with the big club.
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Post by levine on Nov 28, 2022 14:39:35 GMT -6
Game 6: Iowa Wolves Snap Losing Streak With 118-102 Win Over The Wisconsin HerdDES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves (3-3) snapped a three-game losing streak with an 118-102 win over the Wisconsin Herd (4-4) on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena. Luka Garza equaled his season-high with 30 points and added eight rebounds and a season-high six assists for the Wolves. Emmanuel Mudiay scored a season-high 25 points while Josh Minott had 21 points. D.J. Carton returned to the court after missing the last game and finished with 12 points off the bench. Cedar Falls native and former UNI standout AJ Green paced the Herd with 23 points off the bench. Green who finished 9-of-15 shooting, knocked down five three-pointers and added six rebounds. Fellow two-way Sandro Mamukelashvili recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Former Iowa standout Joe Wieskamp did not dress for the Herd due to injury. Iowa turned a five-point halftime lead into a double-digit advantage in the third and carried it over into the final period as every available Wolves player earned court time in the win. Sunday’s series finale between the teams will be a 3 p.m. CT. tipoff. Boxscore: gleague.nba.com/game/wis-vs-iwa-2052200086?view=box-scoreHighlights: |
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Post by levine on Nov 28, 2022 14:40:23 GMT -6
Game 7: Iowa Wolves Remain Undefeated At Home With Sunday's 119-102 Win Over Wisconsin HerdDES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves (4-3) defeated the Wisconsin Herd (4-5) 119-102 on Sunday afternoon to improve to 4-0 this season at Wells Fargo Arena. The Wolves erased a 12-point third-quarter deficit helped by a trio of players off the bench. PJ Dozier and Brandon Sampson each scored 12 points while CJ Elleby added 10. The three combined to make eight three-pointers in the game led by Dozier, who made four in his return to the court after missing the past three games. As a team, Iowa knocked down 17 threes. Iowa set a franchise single-game team assists record with 40 on 44 field goals. The previous record was 37 against the Santa Cruz Warriors on Dec. 12, 2020. Emmanuel Mudiay handed out a game-high 11 assists and three others had five or more assists in the win. Luka Garza paced all scorers with 30 points, his second-straight 30-point game and the third already this season. Josh Minott tallied 17, Wendell Moore Jr. who came back after missing the past two games had 12 points and Matt Lewis was the final Iowa player in double figures with 11. Jontay Porter led Wisconsin with 19 points and six others from the Herd finished in double digits. Iowa will enjoy a short break before a five-game road trip starts at Fort Wayne on Nov. 25. Boxscore: gleague.nba.com/game/wis-vs-iwa-2052200093?view=box-scoreHighlights: |
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Post by levine on Nov 28, 2022 14:41:03 GMT -6
Game 8: Wolves Hold Off Mad Ants For First Road WinDES MOINES, Iowa -- Six players finished in double figures on Friday night for the Iowa Wolves in a 127-124 road win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Iowa (5-3) controlled most of the game until Fort Wayne (4-3) went ahead by one point with 2:41 left in the game after the Mad Ants drilled three consecutive three-pointers to erase an eight-point deficit. The teams traded baskets before David Stockton’s pair of free throws put Fort Wayne up by four points with less than two minutes left. But, Josh Minott, who recorded a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, buried a three-pointer to pull within one point. Iowa then forced a missed layup that was rebounded by two-way Luka Garza and Emmanuel Mudiay was fouled with 21.8 seconds left. After an unsuccessful coaches’ challenge, Mudiay made the two free throws to put Iowa up for good. Later, the Wolves forced a turnover and D.J. Carton made one of two free throws. Mudiay then picked off a bad pass for a steal and made one of two free throws. Fort Wayne didn’t get off a final shot as Iowa earned its first road victory. Iowa was led by Garza who had a game-high 30 points to go along with 11 rebounds for his second-straight double-double. It is Garza’s third consecutive 30-plus scoring performance. He entered Friday’s game as the fourth leading scorer in the NBA G League at 26.6 points per game. Mudiay tallied 21 points while two-way AJ Lawson in his Iowa debut recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Sampson had 15 points off the bench and made multiple key threes in the fourth quarter. Matt Lewis had 12 points. Fort Wayne was led Trevelin Queen and Gabe York who each scored 24 points. Stockton added a points/assists double-double with 13 and 10. York entered Friday as the G League’s second top scorer at 27.7 points. Boxcore: gleague.nba.com/game/iwa-vs-fwn-2052200114?view=box-scoreHighlights: |
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Post by levine on Nov 28, 2022 14:42:13 GMT -6
Game 9: Iowa Wolves Win Fourth-Straight Game With Sunday’s 108-91 Road Victory Over Grand RapidsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Iowa Wolves won their fourth-straight game with Sunday’s 108-91 road victory over Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena. Iowa (6-3), which led by as many as 22 points in the win, never trailed Grand Rapids (1-7) fueled by a 12-0 opening scoring run that started and ended with baskets by Minnesota assignment player, Josh Minott. Minott finished the game with 10 points, eight rebounds and a season-high six assists. Timberwolves’ two-way players Luka Garza and AJ Lawson had great games as Garza recorded a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds along with equaling his season best with six assists. Lawson stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points and seven rebounds in his second game with the Wolves. Emmanuel Mudiay was other Iowa player to reach double figures in scoring with 15 points and he added four assists. Justin Tillman paced the Gold with 21 points. Iowa shot 50% (42-of-84) from the field, won the rebounding battle, 45-39 and tallied 32 assists. Seven players finished with two or more assists for the Wolves. Iowa continues its road trip with back-to-back games at Motor City on Dec. 2 and 3. Boxscore: gleague.nba.com/game/iwa-vs-grg-2052200128?view=box-scoreHighlights: |
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Post by quinn on Nov 28, 2022 16:17:12 GMT -6
Holy s**t what a run for Garza...
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Post by levine on Nov 28, 2022 16:37:41 GMT -6
Holy s**t what a run for Garza... Like I said in the main thread: I'm honestly more excited about the kids in Iowa than I am the big squad these days. Makes me wonder what Connelly would've been able to do if he kept all those future draft picks... |
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Post by levine on Nov 28, 2022 16:41:20 GMT -6
Garza:
7 Games: 33.8 MPG, 27.3 PPG (68/55/75), 9 RPG, 4 APG, .7 SPG, 1 BPG. 2.3 TOV, 3.6 PF.
And he's shooting that 55% from 3 on more than 4 attempts/game.
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Post by wunderwolf on Nov 29, 2022 1:36:02 GMT -6
Garza: 7 Games: 33.8 MPG, 27.3 PPG (68/55/75), 9 RPG, 4 APG, .7 SPG, 1 BPG. 2.3 TOV, 3.6 PF. And he's shooting that 55% from 3 on more than 4 attempts/game. The sad thing is that we have two max contract Centers, so we will likely not give Garza any NBA serious minutes, and we will lose him to another team and get nothing back. |
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Post by Nick K on Nov 29, 2022 8:58:06 GMT -6
Garza: 7 Games: 33.8 MPG, 27.3 PPG (68/55/75), 9 RPG, 4 APG, .7 SPG, 1 BPG. 2.3 TOV, 3.6 PF. And he's shooting that 55% from 3 on more than 4 attempts/game. Amazing for being way too slow. |
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Post by levine on Dec 3, 2022 1:20:31 GMT -6
Game 10: Motor City Cruise Fall To The Iowa Wolves, 116-106DETROIT, MI – Looking to snap a two-game losing streak, the Motor City Cruise fell to the Iowa Wolves by the score of 116-106 on Friday afternoon at Wayne State Fieldhouse. It was the first meeting between the Cruise and Wolves. Facing his former team, former Pistons/Cruise center Luka Garza led the way for Iowa scoring 33 points. Emmanuel Mudlay would follow up with 19 points of his own to assist Garza’s impressive performance. For Motor City, Devontae Cacok once again led the Cruise in scoring with 20 points and and 10 rebounds to secure his seventh double-double of the year. Stanley Umude added 18 points in the loss. The Motor City Cruise fell to a 2-9 record and Iowa improved to 7-3 in the Winter Showcase. The Cruise are back in action at home tomorrow (December 3rd), to take on the Iowa Wolves and conclude the weekend series. Tip-off is slated for 7:00pm EST. Boxscore: gleague.nba.com/game/iwa-vs-mcc-2052200153?view=box-scoreHighlights: |
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Post by levine on Dec 3, 2022 1:21:08 GMT -6
Luka Garza Drops Season-High 33 Points To Top Former Team
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Post by jojo on Dec 3, 2022 8:38:37 GMT -6
Some nice players down there with Garza, mudiay, Lawson and Dozier not counting their draft picks. I’m just wondering what Connelly has in mind for the big picture. Is he grooming some of these players in anticipation of a trade to move some of the roster? This month I expect to see Ant initiating more than ever. Could see Reid and DLo going out and maybe they get by with Garza and Mudiay or even Dozier. Is Connelly plotting for this year, next year or even farther out?
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Post by jr on Dec 3, 2022 11:41:31 GMT -6
Some nice players down there with Garza, mudiay, Lawson and Dozier not counting their draft picks. I’m just wondering what Connelly has in mind for the big picture. Is he grooming some of these players in anticipation of a trade to move some of the roster? This month I expect to see Ant initiating more than ever. Could see Reid and DLo going out and maybe they get by with Garza and Mudiay or even Dozier. Is Connelly plotting for this year, next year or even farther out? the talent that has been accumulated is rather amazing. How do the wolves keep Garza in Iowa, or even out of the rotation, despite our glut of centers/bigs? |
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