GameThread: @ Dallas
by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 7:00 PM CST
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks, Dec 30, 2008 7:30 PM CST
Hoopus: Two for two on using Palin in Maverick GameThreads!
Tonight our beloved Timberwolves take on Mark Cuban and his Mavericks. Game notes to prep:
- Dirk Nowitzki was suspended for the last game for getting incited into elbowing Matt Harpring in the face. He'll be playing tonight.
- Unfortunately for the Wolves, Josh Howard, Jason Kidd and Jason Terryare all scheduled to play.
- The Mavs don't have a great post-presence on offense, so Big Al shouldn't get tired out on D. Between DeSagana Diop and Erick Dampier, however, Al will have plenty of bruisers to deal with on offense. They seemed to give him enough trouble in their first matchup this season, as Al got 14 points on 5-15 shooting.
- Mike Miller is supposedly a game time decision. But, something gives me a sneaking suspicion that he won't be playing at all.
- Randy Foye over the last 5 games: 19.2ppg, 2.6apg, 6.6rpg, on 49% shooting. Not All-Star numbers, and the rebounds are up because of a 16 board game, but 4th Quarter Foyebles is quietly putting together a very strong December.
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These Pete/Souhan debates are so weird.
And obnoxious. Pete is so insecure and smug looking.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 7:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Am I being left alone as a punishment for not being around for GameThreads lately?
Lesson learned.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 7:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm here
My Family has me playing Nintendo Wii…be around full around 8 or so.
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 7:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Those Randy Foye numbers . . .
. . . are O.J. Mayo numbers!
(heh heh)
by PoorDick on Dec 30, 2008 7:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oh Sarah...
…where have you gone?
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 7:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
She's in bed with the flu...
OH! Palin, not my girlfriend.
The Wolves are looking solid, but I have a feeling it’s mostly because the MAvs are looking bad.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Has Bristol had her baby yet?
And has she gotten hitched?
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
PS: sucks about the flu
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
She couldn't keep down the ramen i made her. Yuck.
http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/12/30/bristol-palins-baby-heres-what-we-would-have-named-him/
they named him easton. like the sporting goods.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Tripp Easton...
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I would have gone with...
….Tackle Palin. That or Snow Machine.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Very nice....
…although they do like the “T” names.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Twenty-Twelve Obama Punching Bag Palin
Too wordy?
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 8:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Blago...
….should have appointed her to the Illinois senate seat. Screw residency requirements.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's got a nice ring to it.
Although, Obama never said a disparaging word about her that I heard.
If only she had shown the same courtesy.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How about...
…Terrorist Fist Jab Palin?
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think Easton..
….is because he plays hockey?
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose...
…it beats CCM.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, Twelve-Pack Palin
It’s like having two Joes.
by SBG on Dec 30, 2008 8:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
awesome
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why was he trying to shoot over Bass?
Doesn’t make a lot of sense.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
God he's quick
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's all bench players in right now.
All the starters are sitting… weird.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
CARNEY
Carlisle’s booted?
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me
or has Carney really stepped it up since McHale took over?
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 8:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think people forget...
…that he played DDM at Memphis. He can take it to the lane.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dwayne Casey is coaching now
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Awesome recognition... this will be good.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Cardinal...
…is back to playing like he did at Purdue and early in the league: an absolute bastard.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
So Dirk has gone
from being horrible officiating away from the championship to losing to an 8th seed in the 1st round of the playoffs to being punked by Brian Cardinal?
Take about a fall..
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 8:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's no Antoine Walker, though!
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if we'll see the Shimmy again
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually hope he signs with Boston...
That would be quite the full circle if he actually won a ring there.
But, I can’t imagine them being interested in him.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad you called, Antoine!
Our towel boy was just in a nasty car wreck…
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 8:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No.
Really, no. Once a guy loses it, it’s gone. It isn’t like Walker was ever that good anyway. His stats in Boston for all those years are inflated because he took a ton of shots.
(First comment, by the way. I love the site, guys.)
by RCollin on Dec 30, 2008 8:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks...
…much appreciated.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Time to get the starters back in there.
Go for the throat.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Do you really want to mess with something that's working?
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...
…I don’t think they can last until the 1/2. I think the game is muddied enough where you can put in Al and tell him to muck it up even more.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I love how the Wolves are kicking ass in the lane.
Elbows everywhere.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking about putting together a Hoopus night at the Target Center...
Any suggestions for a night?
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Also, would people even be interested?
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on the night
but I’d be interested, in theory.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the commitment :)
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be interested in a Hoopus night...
… but I’ll be out of Minny the rest of the season. Let’s have one next December—I’ll be around then…
by Shogun on Dec 31, 2008 11:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome finish
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely...
…they missed only 17 shots and grabbed 5 offensive rebounds. When you’re not missing shots and rebounding nearly 30% of your misses, that’s a good night.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Starters all have +9
Bench players all have + 13
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Great Job by the Wolves
Keep it up Guys!!!!!!…Winning back to Back games…Unreal
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 8:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Great half, but I’ve seen this team choke too many times.
by RCollin on Dec 30, 2008 8:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed...
….the collapse could be painful.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Random thought
if the Wolves and the Mavs were shooting as well as they have this season on 2s, the Mavs would be up 46-42.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 8:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Someone forget to tell us were bad
I just tuned in the game at halftime. I must have slipped into a parallel universe.
by mmaland on Dec 30, 2008 8:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why do I feel
that a 30-12 3rd quarter for the Mavs is the next logical step?
by PoorDick on Dec 30, 2008 8:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I know what you
are saying. I don’t know if I dare watch.
by mmaland on Dec 30, 2008 8:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
25
is the biggest comeback the Mavs have ever had. We are up by 26
by mmaland on Dec 30, 2008 8:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I think we've jinxed them ;)
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 8:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dear Craig,
Get back on D.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Al Jefferson should be yanked for flashing out on that 3 like that
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That was pretty quarter-assed
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Now would seem like a good time for a time out
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WTF
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I never want to see Al Jefferson scowl at another teammate's blunder again
…and I don’t want to see Craig Smith for 2 months.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Guys, I've just got home and had to check the score twice!
Are we in the process of being run down?
And how’s my favorite tubby undersized PF doing?
by Auswolf on Dec 30, 2008 9:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He'd be dangerous if he could hit the put back layup
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Get Al out of there
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit...
…there’s a drive to the hoop. Imagine that: going back to what worked in the 1st.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Are the Wolves already in the penalty?
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
How is that not a travel on Kidd?
God I hate that call.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Come on McHale
tell your Guys to Slow the Pace Down for christs sake
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
NO! SPEED UP!
Terry is the only one that can run.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice Play By Cardinal to Save the Ball
AND A 3 BY FOYE!!!!!!!!!
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
No doubt. Loved Cardinal's save.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No doubt. Loved Cardinal's save.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
end of the 3rd quarter...
Wolves Lead 84-73
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Christ....a Road Game in HD...Unreal
Usually FSN Never does road games in HD.
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
probably the same way dikembe mutombo is *only* 42
by RoyalFlush on Dec 30, 2008 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well Diop has been everywhere in this league for christ.
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
actually only 3
drafted high by cavs, signed with mavs a few yrs later, then i think was part of the jkidd/devin harris trade, but resigned with mavs this offseason
by RoyalFlush on Dec 31, 2008 12:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dirk just packed Telfair's shit
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I challenge you right now
to find a worse set of five on the floor playing at any time tonight in the NBA than Ollie, Foye, Cardinal, Bassy, and Love.
by PoorDick on Dec 30, 2008 9:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Kidd Loses His Mind
Tries to pass ball to Diop. Not a good idea.
by SBG on Dec 30, 2008 9:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hate when Bassy takes 3s.
But at least he made this one.
by RCollin on Dec 30, 2008 9:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
"A bright spot in tonight's loss
was the outlet pass of Kevin Love that resulted in nothing. Back to you, Marnie."
by PoorDick on Dec 30, 2008 9:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That was an unbelievable non-call on Kidd touching the ball...
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Helluva time for a timeout
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It May Be a Basketball Jersey
But those collars are really getting tight about now.
by SBG on Dec 30, 2008 9:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to hack Jason Terry's hands when he jets back
Seriously fucking irritating.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 9:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Starters all - in +/-... bench all +
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
surely we aren't going to lose this?
we are, aren’t we.
by Auswolf on Dec 30, 2008 9:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I fear that any response would curse our outcome...
DAMMIT!
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pete:
“The power of home court advantage!”
by PoorDick on Dec 30, 2008 9:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Pete really loves Dallas
I say we leave him there.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 9:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cardinal is the only one that looks like he can get his head together.
That’s not a good sign.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Keeping loose balls aliv, being the only guy that has effectively guarded dirk.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
JP is Nuts
Calls this “the power of home court advantage”. I call it the crock of a deluded homer.
by SBG on Dec 30, 2008 9:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Foye's pass
That pass alone should keep Foye from ever running the point again.
by RedCandyStripedPants on Dec 30, 2008 9:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
1. McCants + 2nd round pick for Sean Williams (interior defense)
2. Craig Smith + 2nd round pick for Marcus Williams & CJ Watson (depth at guard)
This lead wouldn’t be disappearing the way it is if we made these seemingly insignificant trades.
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Those are terrible deals.
I’d be for trading either McCants and/or Smith, but those deals are just giving them away for players with less value.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wow so you think Shaddy and Craig Smith are good or what
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
addition by subtraction with Shaddy
but Craig has his moments. Marcus Williams belongs in Europe.
by Pants_ on Dec 30, 2008 9:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
doesn't matter
Marcus Williams and CJ Watson both have expirings, Rhino does not. We have way too many committed contracts for next year considering how bad we are and how many draft picks we have coming up
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This team
can barely incorporate 1 rookie each year.
by Pants_ on Dec 30, 2008 9:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why we would be slowly incorporating 1 rookie per year to this team
I wouldn’t want rookies anywhere near this trainwreck of a roster. Clean out the roster as much as possible and take 3 rookies next year.
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
they are better than the crap coming back
not by much though
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually agree with you that they are crap
But CJ Watson shoots 46% from 3 and we need some quick guards to throw at Terry right now
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They are absolutely better than the players you're trading them for.
It may be a good idea to move them, but we can get more than those deals.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, there's no need for us to give up those picks in these deals.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Those picks will amount to nothing for us
I guess if you’re rooting for Glen Taylor to get the money from them when he sells them…
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sean williams and Marcus Williams cant even get off the bench of the (poor) teams they are at now
by WhaHuh on Dec 30, 2008 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
been listening to it on the radio...
sounds like we can’t pull down rebounds or guard Jason Terry… any more to it?
by Andy G on Dec 30, 2008 9:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I think Al's looked bad.
He’s never looked comfortable on O, and his D has been pretty bad this half.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
down the stretch here
he is our only offense
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
roundhouse is right
There is absolutely ZERO interior defense. Not just the effort, but there’s literally no Wolf in the paint while the Mavs shoot layup after layup, interspersed with the occasional three from Terry (or even KIDD).
by PoorDick on Dec 30, 2008 9:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
think about it
Jefferson, Love, Cardinal, Smith…..interior defense is something we wont have with those four
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sean Williams would start for us at center guaranteed
Despite the fact that he’s not that good, it would make us that much better solely for his defense and for AL gettting to play PF
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
have you ever seen him play?
I have seen him rack up 5 fouls in a 10 minute stretch. He’s better than what we got though
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've seen Craig Smith rack up 5 fouls in a 10 minute stretch on several occasions
while in that period of time getting shat on by guys way taller than him. At least Sean Williams is a defensive presence in the paint, I never said he was good.
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no sense in making lateral moves
Williams is a headcase with from what I can tell, not much motivation to play.
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I proposed trading Shaddy for him
If he were more of a headcase than Shaddy, he’d be dead by now.
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 9:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
In theory, this should be a very painful loss...
But watching Dwayne Casey completely out coach Kevin McHale has been absolutely fantastic. How bout that third quarter!
by Blakeley on Dec 30, 2008 9:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm wondering what Casey told them at half
“let’s whip on my old boss”?
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 9:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He porbably said...
“Hey Josh Howard, this guy picked Ndudi Ebi over you. How do you feel about this?”
by Blakeley on Dec 30, 2008 9:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Big Al!
with the And 1!
Lovin Mad Dog’s Cheering on the sidelines…
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Here's the thing
playing an uncommon style with players who don’t get many minutes in games, the Wolves whip on Dallas. When you put your standard 4th quarter crew in, they get crushed.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 9:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Cardinal has his back to the guard.
Atleast he doesn’t have any pretense of offense.
by Pants_ on Dec 30, 2008 9:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
why?
didnt klove play in the second half?
by RoyalFlush on Dec 30, 2008 9:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Best half of the season and worst half of the season.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 9:42 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Best summary I've read.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow... we have been mentally destroyed.
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 9:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
McHale
is not a GM and shouldn’t be a coach. How can you blow a 29 point lead?
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WTF
I dont know how the postgame by McHale is going to sound
by WhaHuh on Dec 30, 2008 9:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And they gave up at the end...
….no fouling. You seriously have to consider letting McHale go after something like that. They quit.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
who would take over coaching
do you hire Flip already during a Lost Season…OR Does Shisting or Hoiberg take over?
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't give a shit....
….a chair could “coach” better than him in that game.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 9:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure
but i agree, just like when Minnesota lost the bowl game to TT that they were winning by like 30, and the coach who had fine job security got fired, i think this is grounds to fire mchale
by RoyalFlush on Dec 30, 2008 9:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no understanding of the sport there… by the coach
by WhaHuh on Dec 30, 2008 9:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well think of it this way
if we were winning McHales job would be safe and secure. The only way he goes is if this turns out to be one painful season for us fans.
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Cardinal:
26 minutes played. WHAT!?!?!?
by RoyalFlush on Dec 30, 2008 9:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
not sure how or why
on a team with this bad of a record, Brian Cardinal is taking minutes away from Kevin Love
by bheidge on Dec 30, 2008 9:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've Got Mine....
even Decorated it with the # 21 and Garnett on the Back just to relive the days when we were relevant.
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Only 13 Minutes for McCants
and he was 4-4 from the field with 10 points…
by Tony_O on Dec 30, 2008 9:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
50 % from the field
first loss we’ve had this year when shooting over 47? i think that’s the stat. of course, when you lose the 3rd quarter by 11 and the 4th quarter by 18, you probably dont have very good odds of winning.
by RoyalFlush on Dec 30, 2008 9:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yes McHale, you probably should've "burned a couple more timeouts."
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 10:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He shouldn't be allowed on the plane
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 10:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My ferverent hope is that when he shows up at Target Center
all his stuff is sitting outside in a box
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 10:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They can't keep him after this...
…it’s that bad. He was clueless. How many timeouts did they end the game with? They didn’t foul with how many timeouts left? Good lord. What sort of 4th rate JV coach do you need to be to not understand this sort of thing? When Al is being fronted by a 7 footer and they sag 2 defenders on the backside, you would think a pro team could adjust. You would think that a basketball genius would be able to relay this sort of basic information to his players in a timeout.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 10:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea how to coach a basketball team. None.
But you know what I would have done in the 3rd period when the Mavs cut it down to say, 12-15? Send in the Love/Cardinal/McCants/Telfair/Jefferson lineup that was absolutely brutalizing the Mavs in the 2nd.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 10:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
:)
Palin’s revenge.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 10:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How can you emoti-smile at a time like this? :-|
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by wyn on Dec 30, 2008 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because...
…it happened to Dwayne Casey. I like that. Karma is a nasty bitch and it couldn’t have happened more perfectly.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Dec 30, 2008 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If there's one thing the Wolves FO have too much of
It’s bad karma
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So in 2008 OJ is drafted by the Timberwolves and looks like someone just ran over his dog
I predict in 2009 the Timberwolves will draft Ricky Rubio and he’ll start crying like Carlo Rizzi when he’s outed by Michael Corleone.
by McCleak on Dec 30, 2008 10:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i guarantee we end up with thabeet
and he’ll be worthless
by RoyalFlush on Dec 30, 2008 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope we get Cole Aldrich and Tyler Hansbrough
They would be great additions to this team
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 10:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i actually looked at this the other day,
since the 02 draft, only 1 non black player has been an allstar (Yao), and only 1 white player drafted in the lottery has been decent (dunleavy). so lets hope the love machine breaks the mold. also, i haven’t yet looked at the success of lottery picks that look like crackheads, but i didnt assume it was good, and now that brewer is out for the year, it doesn’t look like they have a high success rate, either.
by RoyalFlush on Dec 30, 2008 10:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We but they are great team guys and do all the little things.
They also probably have amazing small area quickness.
by roundhouse on Dec 30, 2008 11:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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