Going for 16 in a row; Game Thread #17
by Stop-n-Pop on Nov 29, 2009 6:00 PM CST
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PrintMinnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets, Nov 29, 2009 7:00 PM CST
The Wolves will try to avoid tying a franchise record 16 losses in a row tonight in Denver. It would be the 3rd time in team history that such a mark has been met (although one of the streaks spanned the end of the 93/94 season and the start of the 94/95 one).
The loss would also tie Kurt Rambis with the just-fired Lawrence Frank for the coach with the longest losing streak during the 09/10 season.
Will the Wolves tie a team record? Will Rambis become the losingest coach in the league? Will Minny beat the spread? Will Melo go off for 30+ in a quarter?
The answers to all these questions and more, tonight at 7. Opposition blogging is being done here: Denver Stiffs
Enjoy the game.
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I'm always cautious when an establishment has 'Good Food' listed on the outside.
You were a daydreamer, a sass-mouth, and, not infrequently, a bit of a gigglepuss. Somehow I doubt twenty years of amphetamines and failure have done anything to improve that.
by Kevin Loves McHale's Navy on Nov 29, 2009 6:07 PM CST reply actions
I have a general rule..
…that if someone/thing has to tell you what they are, chances are they are not. A’la “fair and balanced” or the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea.
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Exactly.
You were a daydreamer, a sass-mouth, and, not infrequently, a bit of a gigglepuss. Somehow I doubt twenty years of amphetamines and failure have done anything to improve that.
by Kevin Loves McHale's Navy on Nov 29, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
just wanted to say hang in there Wolves and Hoopus faithful...
I’m no longer in MN, can obviously never get the Wolves on TV, and have a job that keeps me busy as hell so haven’t been following much, but just wanted to send a post of support – I come here and check in once and a while (Wolves are still my fave team after all), and this site is still awesome, S/P still writing great posts and the comments still really smart despite the rough season. Also Secretary Kissinger emailed and told me maynholup got season tix for $125, gotta love any team and any town where that’s possible. Anyways hope you guys are all doing really well, and go Wolves (when’s the first NJ game?). ;)
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
danke..
….good to hear from you.
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no...
…does he have food poisoning?
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Denver announcers said..
..he had a bout of food poisoning this morning. Funny (not the sickness, of course)
Because there are no fours.
Toine
too many left overs perhaps
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I always assume..
…‘food poisoning’ or ‘flu-like symptoms’ means the guy was hungover.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
it's the post cocaine..
…nba wink-wink
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Every team quits on George Karl eventually...
Highly unlikely it will be tonight, but who knows?
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Dare I say this?
But I think Karl may have figured this out. SInce before the trade to acquire Iverson I’d been waiting on the other shoe to drop, but the Nuggets, and Carmelo in particular, have gone the other way instead.
Anthony was even the target of repeated Karl barbs in the press a few years ago. It just didn’t happen the way it usually does.
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
I'll call it now
Pavlobrick turns into Pavlovic..goes off for 40 points..Pecherov adds 20..Wolves win 105-103
Eh, at least they're honest about that.
You were a daydreamer, a sass-mouth, and, not infrequently, a bit of a gigglepuss. Somehow I doubt twenty years of amphetamines and failure have done anything to improve that.
by Kevin Loves McHale's Navy on Nov 29, 2009 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
espn..
…has already put up the worst team ever watch:
http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/features/worstteams
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Damn you Damien Wilkins...
You screwed up our chance at history!!!
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Really digging
The center-court artwork. Only thing worth noticing for me in the opening few minutes.
flynn with the pass...
…to the 10th row
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According to the NBA Hot Spots chart
Corey is shooting 18% (10 for 57) from the right side and straight away (not including layups) this season.
This includes this last shot.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
isn't that funny?
he can hit the left corner 3 and from the left key and that’s about it
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It's gonna be one of those nights
Where no matter what you do, the superstar can do no wrong. And he’s putting it away early too.
i was worried he'd..
…make that heat check 3. if he did, he’d bomb from their all night.
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maybe they shouldn't bring back the classic jersey's
the classic teams would be embarrassed by the new team
Man...
At least the doubts about Flynn’s size being a problem finishing at the basket aren’t completely founded. He’s great at staying square and under control even after going full speed at the hoop.
he does a great job...
…jumping into big guys and initiating contact while maintaining his balance. that has to be tough to do.
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Noticed that in summer-league video too
He did that quite a bit in that situation, but you never know how it’ll translate to the real NBA. I think this bodes really well for him down the road. He’ll always be able to get layups and free throws at least (maybe more as he gets more experience/respect), so that’s one surefire NBA skill he has. Now as for everything else…
It is shocking...
How few NBA players know how to block out properly. No wonder KLove is such a rebounding stud.
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
or curry and derozan
that’s who i thought we’d get….however, no one was passing on rubio with two picks so you have to throw him in with one of them.
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i was hoping for...
….curry, derozan, and lawson with blair in the 2nd round.
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DeRozan love lives on...
Ehh, SnP? Only seen a couple Raptors game, bu DeMar looks like Corey Brewer 1.0 so far.
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Multiple airballs...
against the Suns today.
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
i think he'll end up...
…as something of a Super Gomes…but at the 2/3 rather than the 3/4.
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Or how about just drafting Rubio and then DeRozan or Curry
Kahn is an idiot thinking Rubio is coming here because he won’t
i agree...
…the wolves own him and the road to the nba comes through minny. they also helped him with leverage against his old club and got him a raise and a lower buyout. the kid should love kahn.
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And say what you want about Kahn so far...
But he does NOT seem the type to cave into pressure and trade Rubio if it turns out that he actually does try to blackball the team.
Anybody have a working stream?
ATDHe and RWBSports aren’t working or me.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
Anthnoy needs...
The “Bruce Bowen” treatment. Too bad we don’t have anyone to deliver it…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
At this rate
We’ll easily break the franchise record for points given up. Jeezus, Carmelo.
40 points for the Nuggs after 1 quarter, 19 for Melo.
Note to Kurt Rambis
When K- Love comes back..You Really should have your starting lineup like this…
C-Al
Pf- Love
SF- Brewer
SG – Wilkins
PG – Sessions NOT FLYNN
Actually, I'd prefer
Him sitting at his computer with his old glasses on, and after reading this he does the “Oh…my….god…” dramatic glasses removal.
Damien Wilkins...
Every single minute he plays is an indictment of Kahn’s “Develop Players” manifesto…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
I don't know
There have been plent of minutes to go around. Who isn’t getting enough minutes? Brewer? Flynn? Ellington?
by Rascal Flatts on Nov 29, 2009 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
YES...YES...YES
Giving minutes to Wilkins is nothing more than a short-term attempt to win a game. And a sad indictment on the level of talent on the team.
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
It is.
And on the other hand, given the team’s roster and the yawning vacuum on the wings, Wilkins has been my Rodney Carney candidate since the preseason. He’s a rental and not a very good one, but on this roster…. I don’t know, do you really want to see Pavlovic, or what?
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
I thought trading Foye would've
cut down the number of terrible passes. What is that 3 completely unforced TOs on passes?
Because there are no fours.
Toine
Is it just me
Or does Ryan Hollins, our backup center, seem at times to be a better jump-shooter than Brewer?
Set the bar higher
Hollins would also be easily the tallest short person in any given room. Doesn’t mean he’s good.
(As Stop-n-Pop observed when he was signed, Ryan Hollins has always taken lots of jumpers, and he doesn’t make enough to be a plus in that area so much….)
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
Dexter about to start
Which will be more gory? Dexter or the rest of the Wolves game?
Percy Harvin is my dealer.
there will be multiple murders in the 3rd quarter...
…melo is going to to off on 3 or 4 wolves
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I vote Dexter...
Since Melo will not even play in the 4th quarter of this slaughter…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
I see Ryan Gomes
decided to show up tonight. Seems about right….about once every three or four games he reminds us that he’s still on our roster.
Some D please
Wolves give up 60 a half… steady. That’s just brutal D.
25-7 run...
…which is really amazing.
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It's like the opposite of the Vikings game
They’re letting these teams play, whereas the Vikings game literally had so many flags that there were 4 straight plays with a yellow flag thrown. I’ll take this game’s officiating over that one, at least.
he's had a few plays...
…in the last few games where he looked like a swing man that could run a legit nba pick and roll
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This is starting to look...
Like a YMCA game. Everyine looks gassed…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
no matter what happens...
..it’s nice to not start writing a game wrap knowing exactly how the game will end during the early part of the 3rd quarter.
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And we're competitive...
Coincidence…I think not…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Flynn
Jonny is really competing hard in this second half. Good to see him break down the defense like this.
if he ever does.....
…learn how to run an offense, he’ll be something else.
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Melo..
…is going to explode.
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maybe lebron...
…but he’s right up there.
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he's really upped his game..
…this year. i saw the game against the lakers and i haven’t seen a quarter as good as what they put up in the 3rd in a long time. it was amazing.
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he destroyed kobe...
….and that doesn’t happen too often. the guy has the tools to be a top 3 player. i hope he puts it together. i think he has the talent to be in the same conversation as lebron.
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I watched a 4th Quarter vs Portland
and Melo went off and led them to a win at the Rose Garden. He is definitely playing at an elite level and it seems like it started to come around after the Olympic experience.
Agree..
Which is why we have to go all NY Knicks on him and beat the crap out of him. I nominate Cardinal…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Whomever is the littlest has the strongest chin on the team
Which is naturally Jonny. Melo slaps pretty hard. Jonny’s speed helps as well, as Melo’s one of the fastest backpedalers (screw spelling, that’s not even a word) in the league.
Damn
I saw the score after the 1st quarter and thought Melo would go for 100 pts and the wolves would lose by 40.
-I think Flynn will be pretty good. Give him some time and put some decent players next to him.
-Brewer should just put up 1000 jumpers a day at practice, he’d be productive then
Back from Dexter
and have no idea how we are winning.
But I laugh at how one quarter of Wolves basketball makes everyone love our team now.
You guys have to start getting serious.
Percy Harvin is my dealer.
Do you blame anyone?
We’re watching actual basketball for once, ahead in a game where we allowed 40 points in one quarter, all against a great team.
After getting smacked around like we have, forgive us for getting a rush from landing a haymaker for once.
it's like golfing...
….when you score a 90. most of the time your game is shit but when you stroke one within 5 feet of the pin (once a round) the world is right.
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Best quarter of the past three seasons?
considering this is a road game against a contending team. Seriously, that was a hell of quarter.
Obviously it isn't over yet...
… but we should give the guys some credit. Even with the deficit at the half, the Wolves were shooting 49% from the field, the Nuggets were at 51%. The Wolves were -3 on the boards, -2 on TOs and the big difference between the two teams was the fact that the Nuggets were +10 on FTs.
They’ve shot pretty damn well, especially for this team, going into the fourth. +2 on the boards, even on TOs and picked up a ton of assists. I really, really hope they can keep control of this game and pull out the W.
You were a daydreamer, a sass-mouth, and, not infrequently, a bit of a gigglepuss. Somehow I doubt twenty years of amphetamines and failure have done anything to improve that.
by Kevin Loves McHale's Navy on Nov 29, 2009 8:57 PM CST reply actions
This is exactly the type of game we'll win...
Just surprised it’s on the road…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
Denver is so fucking lazy...
Typical George Karl team…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
GOMES!?
From the only TRUE North division
by thewild_viking_twins on Nov 29, 2009 9:07 PM CST reply actions
Carried by Ryan Gomes
The world is a strange place.
by Eric in Madison on Nov 29, 2009 9:07 PM CST reply actions
Phantom call on AlJeff...
…only because Carmelo was shooting. Gotta love the NBA.
Anyone else...
Wish we still had the replacement refs?
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
amazing no call...
…on melo.
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j-pete....
…hit it right on the head “they’re playing against the perception of their team”
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gomes has been on the wrong end of 3 straight calls
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"fuck that, keep playing man"
jefferson to gomes….big al showing something.
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gomes needs to get his head back in the game
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Damn right...
We deserve this win…and Corey just locked it down…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
melo will bring it up the floor from here on out
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Is this a game..
that turns around the season?
Maybe go .500 from here on out?
Percy Harvin is my dealer.
I'm a little confused
haven’t seen the game, but how has Damien Wilkins filled up the stat sheet so nicely yet he is one of the few players with a large negative +/- (him and Jawai really)
Horrid first quarter, which he played in its entirety
since then he and the rest of the squad have been stellar.
by Rascal Flatts on Nov 29, 2009 9:25 PM CST up reply actions
Jesus Christ
I feel like I’m a recovering alcoholic, and somebody is suddenly trying to shove a drink down my throat.
Where the hell did this game from?
I had started building up emotional walls.
They are crumbling.
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it's because...
…they don’t have any a-holes on the team. they’re the anti jail blazers.
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It's about time!
Melo’s D consists of a lot of pushing and elbows – can’t believe the refs had the guts to call it.
And tons of slapping, too. He’s like that annoying Dbag at the Y who’s always poking, slapping or elbowing you on D or shoving you out of the way when you go up for a rebound, and he gets away with it because there aren’t any refs (or his name is Melo).
When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story.
:
If I were a Nuggets fan...
I’d have puked several time by now.
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Awesome..
…a little bit of pride out there tonight.
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Nets down 24-49 late in the first half.
At least we aren’t the Nets
Because there are no fours.
Toine
I think it's because
I bought a Nets sweatshirt this year. It was the only NBA logo sweathshirt at this particular convention center sale and it was $10. I sincerely apologize to any Nets fans reading this post.
Also, I am selling all of my Timberwolves gear… which only consists of a Craig Smith signed jersey.
Very inspired basketball, saw some hustle finally.
by Stay Classy Joe on Nov 29, 2009 9:31 PM CST reply actions
yep...
…a bit of pride out there. they were staring at the worst start in team history, the longest losing streak in team history, and only the 17th winless month in nba history.
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We hit almost all our FTs down the line and didn’t let terrible calls get to us. Very, very good way to close out a team.
You were a daydreamer, a sass-mouth, and, not infrequently, a bit of a gigglepuss. Somehow I doubt twenty years of amphetamines and failure have done anything to improve that.
by Kevin Loves McHale's Navy on Nov 29, 2009 9:31 PM CST reply actions
And what a team to close out
Denver on the road. That is a really, really tough out. Total shocker.
by Rascal Flatts on Nov 29, 2009 9:32 PM CST up reply actions
Lets not get ahead of ourselves and start calling them playoff bound or anything
but it was definitely an encouraging game.
We finally win a game
And then Marny starts it off with a Black Eyed Peas reference. Sigh….you can’t win everything.
Congrats. You're lucky to have Flynn.
The end of this game showed that you guys got yourselves a “keeper” in Jonny Flynn. He controlled tempo, & was a threat to score anytime he wanted. You had the feeling no one could stay w/ him. Eventually he’ll start to score consistently, then you’ll have a stronger, more athletic Steve Nash! Good win.
Thanks a lot for the sportsmanship
Always good to get a respectful rival fan around. I would’ve posted at DS but I didn’t want to interrupt LACK.
Yeah- minor meltdown over there. LOL
This is one of those WTF losses every team has, but I was impressed with you guy’s gumption in this game. If you EVER find a way to keep it close late in games, you ’ll win more than you lose! I REALLY like Flynn.
Gomes
I’ve always liked Gomes. He’s incredibly streaky, but if he can put it together, I think he would be a good guy off the bench. I say we keep him around.
He is what he is at this point
I don’t see him being consistent unless he’s the SF for the Lakers or some other contending team that allows him to get wide open shots all night. The #1 priority going into this offseason is to upgrade the position he occupies.
by Rascal Flatts on Nov 29, 2009 9:40 PM CST up reply actions
His contract will prevent that
Once they inked Corey’s option year, Ryan Gomes was already packing his bags. The cap consequences of keeping Gomes around would be nasty.
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
I don't think..
….this is getting enough play from the local media. Gomes has a relatively (to his production) huge contract that, if not picked up, could push the cap space an additional 4+ mil over what it already is. If anyone has incentive to go nuts this year, it’s Gomes.
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Here's our basketball Viagra!
From the only TRUE North division
by thewild_viking_twins on Nov 29, 2009 9:41 PM CST reply actions
2-0 when Wilkins has a double-double
12-10 vs. Nets and 15-12 tonight. Coincidence? I think so.
I would like to give props to Flynn
Spectacular game for him on both ends of the floor. He basically outproduced both Billups and Lawson combined, and defended Billups like his life depended on it.
Just had to drop in...
and congratulate y’all. I caught most of that game, and it really put a smile on my face.
An Oregonian in Texas.
The other thing to note, besides Gomes, is Corey Brewer had a very good game as well
6-10 shooting, 5 rebounds, 2 steals.
I think this could be a regular thing for him when we find a wing that can consistently score the way Gomes did tonight. (Rudy Gay…?)
Looking forward to Wednesday
Now that the elephant has left the room and the Nets are the only team with a double digit loss streak i’d like to see the same effort out of our guys for memphis on wednesday. What a great game. Granted if you only watched the second half you would of thought that we were winning by 20 the whole game.
GO WOLVES GO!
by GHACAN BLACKSTAR on Nov 29, 2009 9:57 PM CST reply actions
First time in a while (all season?)
Where we had pretty stat lines from every starter. All of them were in double figures (and then some) and there weren’t any ugly turnover #s from any single player.
There might not of been ugly turnover numbers but there were some bad turnovers during the game if you watched it. Unnecessary turnovers i might add.
by GHACAN BLACKSTAR on Nov 29, 2009 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
Let's give a hand to Johnny Flynn
learning a complicated offense, counting on Brewer and Gomes etc. to make shots and get assists, being 5 ft 10 in, avg a 15 & 4 – he’s going to be just fine.
by Son of Gerald Green on Nov 29, 2009 9:58 PM CST reply actions
There's a meltdown occuring over at Denver Stiffs
From the only TRUE North division
by thewild_viking_twins on Nov 29, 2009 10:07 PM CST reply actions
Hope?
The Wolves played great in the 2nd half. Denver could be accused of taking them lightly, but they didn’t let them turn the switch on and win anyway (like the Boston loss this year). They played smart — clock management — and made shots when they needed to down the stretch. They moved the ball on O and played good D. Good playing/good coaching.
Shows they have the talent to win. I was getting discouraged by all the double-digit blow-outs. With time and Love, hopefully they become competitive on a regular basis. That’s all I want. With flynn and a healthier Jefferson, they will win some of those close games.
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