Game Thread: MLK Day vs the Clips
by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 19, 2009 1:37 PM CST
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PrintMinnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Clippers, Jan 19, 2009 2:30 PM CST
Dr. King's day is not only a time to pause and ponder the existence of injustice in the world (and what you can do to help fight it). It is also one of the best NBA days of the year, with games from noon 'till night. This year the Wolves have drawn the Clippers.
LA is coming off its first win in 4 weeks (Wolves fans can empathize) and pretty much everyone on their team is hurt. Riff Raff Chris Kaman, Baron Davis, Zach Randolph, Mike Taylor, and probably Jason Hart and Marcus Camby all could miss the game win injuries. If that's the case, LA is going to roll 9-deep with their top 3 front court players out of action. In equally bad news for the Clips, Ricky Davis is ready to play after being out with an injury. A year removed from being part of a self-proclaimed "Miami Big Three" Mr. Davis is posting a 2.2 PER while averaging 8.6 points per 36 minutes. Wolves fans, no matter what happens today, the rebuilding effort can point to one success by its transformation of a certain worthless shooting guard into a 1st round pick. It almost makes up for the Marko deal....well, not quite. (Actually, it would be pretty interesting if the Wolves finish within 3-4 spots of the Heat while giving their pick to the Clips and receiving one from the Heat.)
With Utah on the horizon on the back end of a B2B this is as must-win of a game the Wolves will see all season. Their opponent is hurt and possibly even more undersized than they are. The Clips feature the league's worst ranked offense and the Wolves' offense is performing at an upper level over the past 10 games (over 114 points/100 possessions). If you can believe it, the Clips are one of the two teams in the NBA that has a lower FG% than the Wolves over the course of the season. They also sport the league's worst eFG%. This is a team the Wolves should beat. This is a team they should clobber. It's a short-handed squad that misses a ton of shots playing without their best rebounders. That being said, the Wolves cannot sleep on this game. They need a solid effort and they absolutely need to walk away with a victory because tomorrow's game in Utah will be one of the toughest contests of the year.
In other news, it's now time for our "give Kevin Love a good nickname" poll. K-Love and Kevlar just aren't going to cut it for the rookie big man. Below are a few names that have been suggested by our readers. We'll take the top three finalists in this poll and run them off against each other in a future game thread. If you have a name that you think is deserving of consideration but isn't included, let me know in the comments section and as the co-benevolent dictator of this site I might decide to add it into the mix with a special election. With no further delay (oh, and enjoy the game)....
PS: For a Clippers perspective on today's festivities, please head on over to fellow SB Nation site Clips Nation. Also, since today is MLK Jr day, your assignment is to read Dr. King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Tomorrow we will read the dream speech together before cracking open a bottle of champagne for President Elect Obama.
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we'll find one...
….try homertv.net, atdhe, and justintv
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BTW:
If anyone has the Knicks/Bulls feed, it’s quite the game.
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it's on league pass now and it's...
….going down to the wire. Gallinari with some good minutes.
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Just found it as well, nice! Let’s get this thing ON THE ROAD
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
Theres Also This stream
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mish-mosh-of-who-knows-what
Password is homertv.net
solid..
…homertv channel 2 has it as well.
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I love how FSN plays high school hockey games
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i was coming back from the gym last night and...
…the local rink had a 5 on 5 game going at 10 pm. it’s crazy.
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Deandre Jordan with the start
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3s and layups should be the mantra here
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J-Pete...
…taking the “offense wins” line. “You want to be in the top 10 with offensive efficiency” and “the defensive thing is overblown.”
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lol @ telfair claiming the faul because he doesn’t wanna lose face :D (well on the replay it does look like his left hand was hit)
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agreed...
…that was pretty funny. It looked like he thought he’d get a bit more lift on his jump expecting contact and he came up way short.
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Love the full court pressure..
….force the Clips to enter their sets at 15 seconds or less.
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that would definitely be nice....
…but improbable. ;) Kobe is a pretty damn high bar to clear.
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News flash:
Skinner likes the baby hook. Adjust accordingly.
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Al needs to relax...
….kick the ball out and focus on rebounding. No more jumpers or forcing things into triple coverage. Let the game come to him.
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Ay mayn
anyone agree dat de first Clipper game wuz by far de worst basketball of the yeaR? I was at dat game and it was the most uninspired thang eva mayn (it wuz Witt’s last game)
MAYN HOL UP!
we're hoping he can rub off on miller
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De Angry Whopper
is gittin slept on mayn think ov de cross promotion potential wit dat!! Free Angry Whopper when Love gits a double double! ah mayn i neeta slow down on dose doe i already ate 3
MAYN HOL UP!
cant' stand those Everest college commercials...they are the worse!
"Duck, Crab. Crab, Duck"
Roger Sterling - Mad Men
by Lawler's Law on Jan 19, 2009 3:13 PM CST up reply actions
oh man, you're not kidding
what’s the production budget on something like that?
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
those things are hilarious!
they’re literally threatening – or calling into question the manhood of the viewer! I feel like I have to sign up or face emasculation!
by plinytheelder on Jan 19, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
and then there's this one about the chick who loves studying criminal justice
“it felt great, because i achieved something” laugh/cough
set the bar high!
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
hey I just saw that one
thought that one was OK no?
by plinytheelder on Jan 19, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
comparatively ok
but c’mon people!
and next time check out the hybrid laugh/cough thing at the end, it got under my skin
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
if you're watching on Ustream, you will enjoy our broadcast team...esp Ralph Lawler!
"Duck, Crab. Crab, Duck"
Roger Sterling - Mad Men
man! Al's needs to start looking up on those drives!
"Duck, Crab. Crab, Duck"
Roger Sterling - Mad Men
He does seem to be putting his head down and going for it
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he does that on every drive...
"Duck, Crab. Crab, Duck"
Roger Sterling - Mad Men
by Lawler's Law on Jan 19, 2009 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
He's having an off game..
…he’s typically a bit lighter on his toes. It looks like the Clips have made the decision to double and triple him and live with whatever everyone else gets. This worked against the Wittman-led Wolves.
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Is it me or has the interiour defense really thoughend up. Not really giving away a lot on the inside … or is it jus the Clippers being soft?
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clips are soft...when skinner is your #1 off interior offense, you're in trouble
"Duck, Crab. Crab, Duck"
Roger Sterling - Mad Men
by Lawler's Law on Jan 19, 2009 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
point taken
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
I'd second LL's take....the Clips are soft
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Prediction....
there won’t be a line of takers on Mike Miller.
He's a shell of his former self
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Gamecast note:
Ex: Steve Novak shooting foul (Rodney Carney draws the foul)
Why is it the person who was fouled in parenthsis when I’d think that is the more significant info? Especially in the case of a shooting foul.
I think it's because..
….they keep fouls as a stat but not fouls drawn.
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and he was posing like a hard ass
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it was interesting to read
him alluding in that interview to how he was gunning for success in the entertainment world. what are his talents?
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions
getting inked....
….dating ugly sisters. Writing bad poetry. Those are his three biggest entertainment assets right now.
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Did Novak...
…just try to Shaq foul Love?
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Clips..
….with a solid coaching move to put a rotation out there where Love has to guard Novak. Keeps him outside and away from the boards. It also runs him all around the court.
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Awesome 1/2 highlights on FSN..
….Rider rejecting Ewing and Malik’s game winning 3. RIP.
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I forgot the game call..
…“three at last, three at last.”
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RIP .. that was about the point where I started following the Wolves.
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
RIP
http://www.geocities.com/lightgrrl/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/2000/05/20/sealy_ap/
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2008-03-30-2196930303_x.htm
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Don’t know who he is but the guy talking on the half time right now is busted for reading canis :D
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What did he say?
I missed it. I was taking the dog out.
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for suggesting they might wanna try profiting from other teams gearing up for 2010 while we could get 2009 (for the onces not watching)
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
haha, realized it right after I pressed enter
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
if he were really reading canis hoopus
i don’t know how he could resist using the nickname da angry whopper
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
we'll take it
;)
J-Pete also was dropping some Hoopus takes with his offense > defense opinion. He dropped OE and DE in his explanation. Hat’s off to J-Pete. I can’t wait until he starts using points/possession. Love with 1.30 to Mayo’s 0.99. ;)
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It is...
…and he’s a big teddy bear. The Vizsla was one of our top 3 finalists when we got him 2 years ago. Airdale, Bouvier Des Flandres, and Vizsla were the finalists. For the first year and a half I wished I went with anything but the Airdale. They’re insane as puppies. Did you get the Vizsla as a puppy? If so, were they hyper and when do they mellow out?
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We got him from a Vizsla rescue and he was somewhere between 1-2 yrs old. He was hyper then and now about five years later any reduction in activity is marginal. Wouldn’t trade him for the world though, very affectionate, loyal and entertaining. Just high maintenance!
Everything below 2 feet...
..in our house has been chewed to hell by our dog. It was non-stop chewing and energy for the 1st 18 months. He’s since mellowed out into the perfect dog. We’ve heard nothing but good things about the Vizsla’s “personality”. We wanted a fun dog and they definitely fit the bill.
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Yup
Cody’s definitely fun and he was fairly well trained before we got him, so no chewing, no accidents in the house. but he does have a high prey drive (especially with cats) and loves to dig up the yard.
We still have a big...
…issue with the prey drive. Winston is great in the house but small animals send him over the edge out doors. Rabbits, cats, squirrels, mice, birds….all have met their fate in our backyard. No digging as of yet…so my tomatoes and peppers are safe. Not so much with neighborhood pets who make their way inside the fence.
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Yikes
Fortunately Cody is more of the pointing type, like he’s waiting for you to shoot the cat or something. He seems to skip the pointing routine when it comes to squirrels though.
I also see the picture now...
…on the profile. We lived in Omaha (actually Bellevue) for 4 years. Not as bad of a place to be as everyone makes it out to be. I miss going to the Bohemian Cafe, McFoster’s and the Antiquarium….although I hear the Antiquarium was closed down a while back.
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Transplanted...
From the Blaine area to St. Peter, MN for college then down to Omaha (03) for my now wife. The Bohemian Cafe is nice, can’t say I’ve been to McFoster’s or the Antiquarium but there is plenty to like down here. Except for the year-round Husker coverage.
No kidding about the Husker coverage...
…my wife is from Oklahoma and we have a big OU sticker on the car. We may as well have had a sticker that said “egg me”. McFoster’s is a vegetarian place with solid cuisine for meat eaters. The smoked tomato soup is out of this world. It’s just east of Dundee just off of Dodge. 38th I think.
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Halftime Hypothetical (off topic)
If Bargnani keeps shooting like he is now and if his contract were up what kind of contract would he get (per year)? 8? 10?
Maybe more...
…he’s playing lights out and I’m sure there would be a bit of bidding involved for his services. I’d tend to believe he gets the higher amount.
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Seen him block Al once, that was nice … that’s it.
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
seemingly solid defense..
…and a big body.
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Think he heard me say it trying to alley oop with some nice KLANG :D .. but offensive interference it seems.
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
ay mayn im back mayn
dam mayn DeAndre looks pretty solid for how much bad stuff people say bout de dude. still think we shudda got him
MAYN HOL UP!
AIHGT MAYN ISS DE 4TH QUARTER NOW MAYN
De Angry Whopper, Fiendish Foye, an Scowlin’ Al bout to be a problem mayN
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Wolves...
…are blowing this game on the boards. Popcorn Machine should have an interesting split on 3rd quarter rebounds. They were hammered on the boards in the 3rd.
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hey now that I see the phone number thing again, it’s something that I’ve been puzzled with for my whole life know.
You guys have letters in your phone numbers … how does that work? Is that like on the cellpphones? Or is it just a another way make a long number more easy to remember so that like “A” is actually “2” and B is actually “22” or something like that?
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Well it’s beauty but he shouldn’t be that open if you’d ask me
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
nah mayn iss juss like Mayn hol up we got dem numbaz on our fone mayn
2 is ABC, 3 is DEF, and so on mayn
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Okay. So you can actually call phone numbers that have letters in it .. nice. We only got numbers ;)
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by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 19, 2009 4:21 PM CST up reply actions
oh yea; kudos to SnP btw for predicting Telfair would start by December. He’s excellent and worth every penny of his contract.
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thanks....
…it did look bad. He had a terrible start. Simply awful.
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Gotta hit the light rail....
I hope they are talking 2 wins in a row when I get to my car.
how is dat not a foul on DeAndre?
Angry Whopper gess called for much less contact den dat MAYN WE GON STAY PLAYIN 5 on 8 DE RESS UV OUR LIVES MAYN
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not the nicest game to watch is it?
real ragged, kind of looks like playground ball out there. I hate afternoon games.
yea really ugly to watch mayn
still mayn iss about dat W an nuttin else mayn LETS GIT IT!
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telfair late in the game
seems to be a reliable source of unease lately
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 4:42 PM CST reply actions
Wolves have to come up
with some better defensive schemes against 3pt shooters coming off of screens. I bet every team in the league will be trying that against them if they see this game. They got really lucky when Gordon missed on the last possession.
Wolves Win!
94-86…Big Al with 20 points and 17 Rebounds..
The wolves are now 13-26…Closing in on 500 LOL
we don't win dis game...
w/o Big Al’s dominance. Next time yall wonder if he a cornerstone or a a number 2 player, remember games like dis where we clearly wudda lost without his prescnence mayn.
w/o Mike Miller de facilitator. DE 3 WILL FALL AT SUM POINT AND DEN WE GON BE GITTIN THOWED NIGHTLY MAYN!
dass al fo now mayn great win yall let’s keep it up, git dis paper, and again not trade Mike Miller.
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man that was ugly...
I don’t mean to be negative after a win, but Wolves get killed if Baron Davis is playing
yeah that was kind of a stinker
though i’ll take it; it’s one of only a couple games i get to see on regular tv this year…
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions
oh right!
Probably my take is in part due to watching on this little computer screen too, can’t even tell who has the ball half the time.
Man those Clippers announcers get pretty annoyed with each other. They still have the Neutrogena for Man Fan Lounge?
by plinytheelder on Jan 19, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions
they actually seemed pretty well behaved today
i haven’t heard anything about the neutrogena for men fan lounge since you sent me all those post cards from there that one time. i think they had to shut it down because ricky davis was abusing his VIP privileges.
by secretarykissinger on Jan 19, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions
Stop n Pop, Wym, de rest of Canis Hoopus:
thank yall mayn yall been mad acceptin uv me and de way i be talkin on dis here board mayn. I tried postin a couple of excellent ideas on de Vikings forum and dey called me names and were not accpeting at all. im not trynna plex it no Vikings fan but mayn hol up dont be so close minded u know!
So thank yall mayn!!!!!!! real talk mayn we gon keep winnin and dass gon be dat mayn. I gon rep Canis Hoopus cuz iss de best Wolves site on de net so much respect mayn.
and as always…MAYN HOL UP!
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much appreciated
no problem at all.
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it's a play on...
…the scientific name for wolf, canis lupis.
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By the way . . .
I just went to check out some of your posts on the Vikings board. You brought up an underappreciated point about a new stadium. This team is built for a noisy atmosphere, and false starts by the opposing tackles. I doubt a new stadium will be built soon if ever, but the team would lose a distinct advantage in a quieter, outdoor atmosphere.
thank you mayn...
yea i mean dats wut im sayin. if we had ALOT of trouble selling out a PLAYOFF game in de warm dome how would we sell out a playoff game in the freeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzziiiinnnnngggg cold?
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I'm holling up on that
because I remember in the 70s tickets for playoff games at the old Met couldn’t be given away. And that’s when people would drink openly in the stands during the game, and drunks would take a whiz right from their seat.
Good times.
McNuggets Lovin
If only Kevin Love were on Denver dis nickname would be the G.O.A.T mayn. Thank god he aint doe!
see this for a reference point (and possibly de best commercial/song ever conceived mayn) Dis shud be Love’s lil made field goal song at de Target Center:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYRDSniLVZo
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