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Game thread: Game #15 : Timberwolves at Utah, Saturday 01/21/2012 7:00 PM MST

Riffing off something Boone said, somebody has to remind Hayward that you can't score if you don't shoot. Must have been like 5 times he caught the ball on the perimeter off screens or just freeing himself up where he didn't pull the trigger. The 6 assists are nice, but at least 5 of them were for 15 to 20 foot jumpshots. He's got to figure this out.
 
Every time I hear Sidney Lowe speaks I can't believe he's not a classics professor. He'd fit perfectly at one of those academic functions with wine in plastic cups and cheese cubes talking about Voltaire to people who actually want to have those conversations.
 
Millsap continues to astound me. It's reached the point where his jumper is so effective that it IS an actual post game. He's getting himself shots from 10 - 15 that are like layups. And his percentage from that range is probably almost as good as most 4's from 5 and in.
 
I'd swear I thought I saw some matchup zone again with Favors/Kanter. I just can't tell. My mission, if someone will accept it, is for somebody with better matchup zone eyes than me to watch the possessions closely when Favors/Kanter are in. The few times I think I've seen it have almost always been at the close of the 1st and 3rd.
 
Thought Boone made an interesting comment that Ty has been preaching pinching off that corner 3 pass when a driver gets underneath. It's kind of a weakness of ours with how we now rotate because Al and Kanter have had more than a little trouble getting out there.
 
I'd like to see a lineup with Millsap and Favors like in the Philly game so Favors can play in the post where he's comfortable.
 
One thing I forgot. CJ's last 5 shots were with no time on the clock. It was an unreal stretch. But it did make me wonder how much of CJ's alleged (and real) chucker label is merited. He took a ton of shots last year in the last 5 seconds per 82games. Regardless, one thing is sure: when CJ goes to the basket, he's a very good basketball player.
 
Was impressed with Raja and Hayward tonight. Both filled up the stat sheet with the little AK things.
6 dimes for Hay? Raja was playing with great energy, and hit his shots.

Favors was someone that helped as well with the small things. His defense, boards, and blocks arent as sexy as offense, but I noticed.
 
billyshelby said:
The Raja/Hayward backcourt is not going to work longterm. With a Deron type point, it wouldn't be a problem against better teams. But since Harris isn't much of a threat, we've got one guy who needs the ball to find him to shoot, and another guy who just doesn't want to shoot.
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Agree. I would go Hayward/Miles
 
After watching not-anymore-pesky Minny a couple of times this year, I thought that Ricky stopped flopping after he came overseas to play NBA basketball. You should know that nearly every Spaniard basketball player (elder Pau, Rudy etc)or players like Oberto, Manu, Scola who have played either in ACB or has that Latino attitude, are great at selling any contact. Ricky, apparently, saved his flopping acts for us yesterday. He IS a great young player. He was a game changer even when he was like 16-17 and playing Euroleague basketball, which is far more competitive and higher level than NCAA, for Badalona.
 
billyshelby said:
One thing I forgot. CJ's last 5 shots were with no time on the clock. It was an unreal stretch. But it did make me wonder how much of CJ's alleged (and real) chucker label is merited. He took a ton of shots last year in the last 5 seconds per 82games. Regardless, one thing is sure: when CJ goes to the basket, he's a very good basketball player.
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No, he had been playing like a chucker. He has changed his shot selection.
 
Qman said:
No, he had been playing like a chucker. He has changed his shot selection.
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Do elaborate.

Against Minny, he still hoisted 7 treys--more than half his non-foul FGA share, and he shot more than once every two minutes--just like he has for the past three games. That's still chuckin'.

Maybe he's taking it to the hoop once or twice more often, but they key difference is that he's makin' 'em inside and out more often, which probably accounts in part for his increased FTs in the last 5 or 6 games. Still averaging 30% from downtown for the season.
 
InGameStrategy said:
Do elaborate.

Against Minny, he still hoisted 7 treys--more than half his non-foul FGA share, and he shot more than once every two minutes--just like he has for the past three games. That's still chuckin'.

Maybe he's taking it to the hoop once or twice more often, but they key difference is that he's makin' 'em inside and out more often, which probably accounts in part for his increased FTs in the last 5 or 6 games. Still averaging 30% from downtown for the season.
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He had one that was a halfcourt buzzer beater attempt. We can at least knock that one off.
 
Kevin love is overrated. They`ve never won anything with him. His defense is not very good, and he certainly likes to pad his rebounding (although he is a very good rebounder), he has no problem taking away a rebound out of another teammates hands so he can get his stats.

They are fools for offering him a max deal.
 
mtnbayou said:
Kevin love is overrated. They`ve never won anything with him. His defense is not very good, and he certainly likes to pad his rebounding (although he is a very good rebounder), he has no problem taking away a rebound out of another teammates hands so he can get his stats.

They are fools for offering him a max deal.
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Every great rebounder does this. They fight for every rebound, not really paying attention to who is around them, just the ball, at all times.

I agree he is overrated though. I would never pay a max deal to a PF who shoots 41% from the field and takes 5 3 pointers a game. Add on to that he is an average defender at best. He would benefit greatly from having JONAS VALANCIUNAS on his team, but the Wolves made the mistake by not drafting him.

The Wolves would be the youth version of the championship Mavericks.

Rubio = Kidd
Barea = Barea
Jonas = Tyson
Love = Dirk

They would only be missing some perimeter defenders and shot makers like Deshawn, Marion, Terry, and Peja.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Every great rebounder does this. They fight for every rebound, not really paying attention to who is around them, just the ball, at all times.

I agree he is overrated though. I would never pay a max deal to a PF who shoots 41% from the field and takes 5 3 pointers a game. Add on to that he is an average defender at best. He would benefit greatly from having JONAS VALANCIUNAS on his team, but the Wolves made the mistake by not drafting him.

The Wolves would be the youth version of the championship Mavericks.

Rubio = Kidd
Barea = Barea
Jonas = Tyson
Love = Dirk

They would only be missing some perimeter defenders and shot makers like Deshawn, Marion, Terry, and Peja.
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Lol @ Valancuinas being compared to Chandler at this stage in the game. Who was the last european defensive stud of a center?
 
dalamon said:
Lol @ Valancuinas being compared to Chandler at this stage in the game. Who was the last european defensive stud of a center?
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Or Rubio = Kidd. They are rookies. They have no proven anything yet. Lets see what they can do for a while before we call them the equivelant of established players.
 
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