GameThread #22: vs New Orleans
by wyn on Dec 9, 2009 6:30 PM CST
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New Orleans Hornets at Minnesota Timberwolves, Dec 9, 2009 7:00 PM CST
Chris Paul ruined Kevin Love's return, so perhaps the home court advantage will tip the scales for Rambis & Co.
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for the time being, i'm resigned to watching bucks-raps
i can cheer for Bosh without feeling like a traitor. dude is nuts.
Open up CLE HOU
Thats where the Wolves game is!
league pass "support" is a joke
losdelfuego
The MIN-NOH channel is showing the TOR-MIL game instead.
AgentCraig
Yes this is a known issue and our technicians are currently working on fixing the issue as fast as they can. I understand this is frustrating and hopefully it is resolved soon. I have not received a time frame unfortunately.
losdelfuego
ok. apparently the game i want is showing on the CLE-HOU channel, but I didn’t pick them in my choice package.
losdelfuego
any way to get one of those teams temporarily added to my package?
AgentCraig
Unfortunately I have no way of doing that.
AgentCraig
I do apologize for the issues tonight.
Customerlosdelfuego
How about some financial renumeration, then?
Customerlosdelfuego
I’ve missed almost half the game I want to watch
AgentCraig
If you would like to try and request a refund feel free to contact our billing department. Here is the link just click on submit a ticket.
I love that approach
“I don’t know how to help you, though that is my job description. Our general inadequacy is screwing you over, so I will direct you somewhere else where you can waste your time and patience with another dead end. I doubt the refund will be easy or worthwhile. Thank you for paying hard-earned money for our allegedly professional service.”
To be fair, the agent probably gets tired of letting down customers because of all the BS he’s likely wading through on the other end.
No need to really
The truth is what made us competitive was moving Gomes to the 4. Love just adds to that.
He’ll start eventually, but for now, we know we play well and Jonny in particular plays well with Wilkins and Gomes as starters.
GAME STREAM
There is a stream…but you have to have streamtorrent to view it…google streamtorrent..download the software and click on the sportszone link posted here….
http://www.myp2pforum.eu/nba-basketball/47975-basketball-today-december-9th.html
Brewer is 0 for 2...
…on point-blank lay-ups? How the hell??
Wierd..Brewer can't finish..
Brewer doesn’t even deserve a roster spot…Jesus christ..Note to David Kahn…we need a legit Shooting Guard..Not a hack like brewer…
If Brewer leaves the team
He’ll get picked up by the Spurs or Celtics or Magic, and ESPN will rave about his defense. Guaranteed.
isn't it the truth...
untill they see his offense :)
That could be preposterous statement of the year
Comparing Brewer to Shane Battier
Shane Battier
8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists per on 41% shooting
Bruce Bowen’s numbers are generally even worse. You’re letting your hate of one aspect of Corey’s game blind you to everything else he brings to the team.
Bruce Bowen was San Antonio's shooting guard
And Battier does not play power forward. Ever. He played shooting guard all last year.
It's a fluid situation, and one position isn't technically right
For simplicity and positional purity’s sake, I’d say they are small forwards who guard multiple positions. Their sizes and skills seem to fit that description better. All 3 of them can and have played at anywhere from the 2-4 during different games depending on who is on the court at the time. Bruce Bowen’s assignments ranged from CP3 to Dirk.
Obviously none of them play for their offensive gifts; the only difference is that Corey isn’t as physically limited as the other two and has potential. The other guys were basically relegated to corner-3 guys who concentrate on defense, much like James Posey.
If this period of development doesn’t help Corey expand his game and become more consistent, then I hope we can limit him offensively and let him do his thing on D. He’s downright putrid on offense right now, and if that never gets better then the offensive leash should yank him back.
I'd also like to mention
That only in generic terms is Corey gonna be like Battier or Bowen or Posey. The common threads being far more valuable as defenders than offensive players and that
The skills all of those guys bring to the table are pretty different. The other two guys have limitations that Corey will never have, but there is no guarantee that Corey will be as good as them defensively at this point. I do think he’s worthwhile as a defender but we’ll know how worth it he is in a year or two. I’d love taking Battier’s career numbers from Corey if he can match Shane’s “no-stats All-Star” game.
That the 2nd foul Flynn has drawn from CP3, right??
1st period still… Wow!
Roger Mason does nothing but shoot
There’s a reason he lost the starting job to a 40 year old Michael Finley
Yeah, no thanks
Tweener guard who mainly shoots 3’s. He’s an okay player but I just don’t see any reason to get him on our young team. Not a guy that would make sense in our young rotation now or for the future. He’s a stopgap or bench player for a veteran team, not worth it for a team into player development whose development mainly centers around the guard spots.
in essence...Jonny Flynn looking like a future superstar makes Kahn look like more of a dumbass for not taking him @ 5 and then taking DeRozan or Curry @ 6...
God how good would we be if that happened.
Whoa Nelly!
Ease up there!
Judd: "...I've since watched some Steven Seagal movies and I realise that pressure points are no laughing matter.".
We had to take Rubio
For PR’s sake if nothing else.
We’ll see what we can get for him. I have a feeling it’ll be something better than Curry Or DeRozan.
NBA TV has been broadcasting a lot of Barcelona's games lately
Zgoda watches them all I think. We get good analysis from him on the Star Trib blog every once in a while
The one good thing about this season..there hasn't been many
This team is extremely fun to watch..
The best part of bringing Love off the bench is...
…we actually have a bench. Love and Ellington give us a ton of quality play in comparison to most 6th and 7th men.
Ellington has to hit those wide open 3's
At the end of the day, that’s why he’s here
by Rascal Flatts on Dec 9, 2009 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
No doubt
Kid is under 20% for the year. He’s in ‘leave him wide open territory’ now, which defeats his purpose.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
The surprising though..
is that it doesn’t defeat his purpose, because he seems to be a Sessions-type really solid overall player. I didn’t see that coming.
Disagree
I see what you’re saying – he’s still useful. On the other hand, if he’s just decent without one elite skill he is replaceable. And if he can’t hit more than 1 in 5 3’s teams will adjust and slack off him to crowd the lane. He has to start hitting at least 1 in 3 3s or his effectiveness and value will never really be above replacement. But, I do agree his peripheral skills are better than I anticipated.
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Toine
Good value
I thought it was a value pick on draft night. But I think the value of a guy who does everything well but nothing really well has less value than somebody who has no major deficits and one elite skill – which he should have, and hopefully it will start to show. If he can start hitting 35+% of his 3’s he will be a steal considering what else he is doing. If he can’t, just a decent pick and role player in the right situation.
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Toine
Wow, Chicago is getting KILLED
76-46 Atlanta with 3 minutes left in the third.
I knew that playoff series last year was a fluke. That team is nothing without Ben Gordon.
I Disagree..Him and Joe Johnson are the only 2 scoring wings we really have a chance at signing..
Face it Folks…no chance in hell D-Wade, Manu or Ray Allen come here.
More than likely have to over-pay for gay...Nobody want's to come play for the Wolves
Historically Bad Franchise…Extremely Cold Winters…nothing to me screams i wanna go play for the Wolves
Well, John Salmons isn't the answer
Signing him or Travis Outlaw is the kind of move McHale would make. We need a star, and we won’t get one unless we try.
Though I think Gay is a lot more attainable than most people think.
And Vinnie says ...
…he isn’t worried about his job. Yeah, good luck with that.
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Toine
Someone asked David Thorpe when VDN was getting fired today on his EPSN
Can’t remember the answer…let me look it up.
The fact people are asking at all now is reason enough for him to be concerned.
Yeah, when everbody has been deriding the guy..
..for being a terrible coach since the moment he was hired you can’t be secure. And when your team underperforms and everybody is calling for your job and you get blown out? Yeah, hope he’s lease is friendly.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
Look at the CLE-HOU feed
They’ve all been moved over one feed.
Unfortunately..
I did the “pick seven teams” option. And neither Cleveland or Houston are in my seven. Bummer.
7 points, 7 assists, 1 turnover for Jonny. Looking at his first career double double?
I feel like he could show Kevin-Love-like improvement throughout his rookie year. He seems more comfortable and like a point guard every game.
Do you think Rambis is letting him do more out there? More PnR?
by Rascal Flatts on Dec 9, 2009 8:09 PM CST up reply actions
He's been steadily improving for a couple of weeks now
Second half of our last game against Portland, something clicked into place for him, and he’s been great ever since. Lots of assists, limited turnovers, very aggressive scoring.
Seems the feed has crapped out...
I like seeing Flynn’s assist count rise over the last few games. Is this the triangle being used less often or Jonny improving?
Judd: "...I've since watched some Steven Seagal movies and I realise that pressure points are no laughing matter.".
Both
I know when I was at the Utah game, the triangle was still being used a lot (could tell by the spacing of Gomes at the top and Wilkins, Jonny and Corey in the corners) and it just seemed like Jonny was a lot more comfortable.
He’s used to dominating the ball, that’s what he did at Syracuse. He’s getting better now at controlling the offense without needing the ball in his hands 90% of the time.
The Best NBA Point Guard Poll they showed
Is the complete reverse of what is actually true. Tony Parker was winning by a long shot over (in descending order) Deron Williams, Steve Nash, and Chris Paul. All are fantastic, but I just don’t see how Chris Paul isn’t the best PG in the game. He averages absurd statistics on one of the slowest-paced teams in the league.
I wouldn't disagree with that
That’s who I’d take in that order for our team at least. I can see any argument for any order as long as Paul heads the list.
San Antonio
is like randomly really active in online voting. Bruce Bowen finished like 3rd in All-Star game voting among Western conference forwards (?, think they listed him as a SF) and he wasn’t even getting regular minutes. So it’s no surprise that Parker would be on top.
63% from the field as a team.
Who are these guys on the floor and what did they do with my precious Wolves?
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 Dec 9, 2009 8:31 PM CST reply actions
Wilkins begins our precipitous decent back to earth.
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 Dec 9, 2009 8:34 PM CST up reply actions
Wilkins...
If you get the urge to shoot outside of 5 feet again, just breathe deeply until the feeling goes away!
Well, we're still ahead
And Jonny’s been really strong in the fourth quarter this year. Just gotta take care of the ball and not commit stupid fouls.
How is it possible?
We’ve committed 9 fouls and they’ve shot 19 FTs? No techs. We’ve committed 9 shooting fouls, and obe ob a 3? And nothing else? We have 12FTs after 14 NO fouls.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
Yeah, especially when leading
You want to get beat by 2-point jumpers, not open 3’s. It’s not that difficult to key on a guy like that.
by Rascal Flatts on Dec 9, 2009 8:54 PM CST up reply actions
Corey from the right side is hopeless.
He should never shoot from the right side. Never.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
Not sure what he's done tonight,
but prior to tonight he is 5 for 40 from the right side (not including layups or ‘close’ shots as defined by NBA hot spots). 5 fer effing 40, includin 0 -13 on 3s. An NBA player should be able to hit 13% from anywhere less than 27 feet away.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
OK, Flynn's back
Let’s see what happens now.
how many offensive fouls tonight?
seems like 6 in the 4th already.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
That's their run.
We have the ball down 4, 7 minutes left. Plenty of time. Just play, we are so in this.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
Don't worry, he will, you'll know when...
..he gets whistled for a charge
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Toine
Athde stream up
finally
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Toine
sorry, thought fer sure
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Toine
that is wayne's spot
his only spot so far 5-9 there, 2-24 everywhere else beyond the arc
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Toine
brutal shooting
two open shots – two misses.
When was the last time....
Ryan Gomes scored more than 20 and we lost?
Judd: "...I've since watched some Steven Seagal movies and I realise that pressure points are no laughing matter.".
good call
still tied even so
Because there are no fours.
Toine
once in a b;ue moon corey hits from the right side
and it doesn’t count. poor corey
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Toine
NO plays a lot of 2 PG rotations
Don’t know why we don’t match them. Don’t know why Brewer guards Collison
need a w.
really Friday, we lose by <10 and I am surprised.
Winnable
5th game in a row?
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Toine
Stay home on defense
Run them off the three point line. Man, this is the kind of game where I wish we had a shotblocker down low
exactly
been getting killed by the 3 all year
by ChicagoViking on Dec 9, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
flynn saves corey
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Toine
then pisses it away
rook
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Toine
what do you think about your offense's execution?
“I’m all for it.”
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Toine
Don't forget the TO
by Corey dribbling into a crowd.
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Toine
Not one good look
Flynn never looked back to Love rolling off the pick for an open 3. Tunnel vision
Missed free throws...
…we can lament all night long, but if we win it won’t matter.
flynn
waited too long to set up a shot. I’ll take an early 2 over a late prayer
Held on to the ball to long
He needs to learn to go with about 8 seconds left and execute a play, not just try and go one on one
Just don't let it be
a bail out call for CP3.
Because there are no fours.
Toine
we're up 3 if we get the call
that review may cost us the game by 1
it was correct
blame the rule not the refs. they initially got it wrong. the rule let them get it right. sux but true
Because there are no fours.
Toine
wtf
are you kidding
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Toine
flynn
play d, why is he looking at the passer
Terrible job by Flynn
got caught looking and moving toward the ball. Gotta stay with Paul there.
I just wonder
If it was a poor choice of defensive playcalling. I don’t think Flynn is so ignorant as to leave the best PG in the game, after inbounding the ball, to streak to the basket. He obviously had the guy receiving the inbounds in his head from the get-go; it’s either a pretty stupid move or a poor coaching choice.
The Celtics game is the best example of that..
but if yo’uve been watching games you’ll see that Flynn does that ALL THE TIME.
His defense is terrible. He’s like a half notch above Randy Foye defensively right now.
That was exactly my question from last night...
…where is this evidence of Flynn being a great on-ball player? he hasn’t shown any promise in playing defense thus far. just completely lost out there. and isn’t wohl supposed to be a defensive guru? how about spending some extra time with jonny there, buddy?
So this is
the important learning experience that we’re giving Flynn by playing him at the end of winnable (and losable) games?
Free throws, poor shot selection...
and sloppy 2nd half execution. One wing player that can shoot 50% would make this team 10 times better.
WHAT
was that last play? NO AL??? Get it inside off in bounds pass to AL. Not burning a TO at the end of the 3rd bad move by Rambis. He let the game get away from him there.
I f*cking hate Jonny Flynn!
Goddamnit! Flynn with -10, Sessions with +11, and Flynn singlehandedly costs us the game on both ends of the court!
What is it going to take for Sessions to be the starter?
Keep in mind Flynn is playing primarily against Paul
Sessions primarily against Collison. It skews the +/- numbers.
One could argue that Sessions started the Hornets on that run with back-to-back turnovers and a charge.
The way Collins
was abusing Ellington why didn’t Rambis put in Sessions. I know Sessions can’t shoot but he might have defended Collins. Heck, Wayne can’t shoot either for that matter.
Coulda put in Sessions for Brewer
Sessions on Collison has more of an impact than Brewer on Peja, and it keeps the number of nonshooters at one. But heaven forbid we play our third best player important minutes…
Corey was just not with it
I think the only reason he was in there was because Wayne and Damien were equally bad
Exactly.
I think f*cking hating Jonny Flynn is a little harsh. He had, for the most part, a very good game, was one of the primary reasons they were ever up by 16 in the first place.
I saw a playmaking, dynamic point guard who screwed up a few times like any rookie would.
Too bad Corey's bucket was wiped away
Right call, but it took Jonny’s double double and a win away from us.
To be honest, I’m not sure why Sessions has a +12 tonight, because he was the point guard in the game when the Hornets rampaged on us in the third…
That's not even close to being true
Sessions played against Collison for 3 1/2 minutes in each of the 2nd and 4th quarters. A small percentage of his overall plus came at the sart of the 2nd against Collison. The Wolves had their biggest lead at 78-62, (with Flynn in) and it fell to 80-75 before Sessions checked in, so he can’t be responsible for that run. The lead got as high as 7 with Sessions in but was at 4 (87-83) when he checked out for Flynn. I don’t know what Hornet’s run you’re referring to that he started.
Specifically
Which stretch? The lead dropped from 16 to 5 with Flynn in the game, not Sessions
It also...
ballooned to 16 with him in the game, throwing alley-oops to Gomes and thread-the-needle passes to Hollins, and getting to the rim at will against Chris Paul.
Right?
Sure, I'm not saying Flynn had a horrible game
I’m just not going to sit back and let Sessions get blamed for starting the Hornets run.
It was pretty decidedly a team effort
But it happened without Sessions on the court
Fair enough.
My point is that while Flynn definitely has a wild streak and needs to be reigned in (and forget all those zone defense principles he learned at Syracuse), it’s very clear from watching him, especially lately, that he has tons of talent.
It’s unfortunate that some of his miscues may have helped blow a lead and lose a close game, but to expect different from a rookie point guard is a little unrealistic.
At the end of the day, the Wolves have a jet-quick, strong, competitive point guard who already can get to the basket against anyone and show excellent court vision in transition (only in transition, but still). He is a playmaker. He clearly lacks polish and the nuances of the game, but how freaking good could he be if he learns those? And what reason is there to believe he won’t?
I've got no problem with Flynn's potential
But right now I’m not sure why he starts and, especially, finishes.
Right.
And on a team with eyes on this season, he wouldn’t.
But do we agree that Flynn has considerably higher upside? (Not a rhetorical question, by the way.) And perhaps he gets enough developmental minutes early in the games. But I think the handling of this Flynn/Sessions thing is proof that Kahn and Rambis are going balls to the wall with this “player development” thing, and as frustrating as it is, it could (should?) pay dividends in a year or so.
Oh, that run
I was talking about the run that took the Hornets from down 5 to up 4.
That run that got the Hornets to withing 5…was really Love’s fault, to be honest.
Sessions left the game for good
With the Wolves up 87-83. At that point Flynn and Paul came in, NO went to the 2 PG offense with Collison staying in, and in the blink of an eye with offensive fouls on Hollins and Brewer it was 87-91.
Don’t put it all on Love either.
I just remember we were up by like 12 when Love checked in
He immediately turned the ball over, picked up a bunch of fouls and got whistled for illegal defense. We were only up by 5 when he went back out.
Another reason why +/- is a deceptive stat…Flynn didn’t do anything positive or negative in that time, yet his stat would have gone down by like, 10 just for being on the floor.
And I acknowledge that.
But Sessions is consistently positive, and Flynn is consistently negative. It’s a trend that goes well beyond just this game.
Also, we’re talking a 23 point disparity between Sessions and Flynn this game. It would be a marked difference with or without that 7 point swing.
I definitely agree with that
As well as with the statement that, at the least, Jonny and Sessions should be on the floor together at the end of these kinds of games.
We’ll have to see…the fact that the coaches always turn to Jonny no matter what indicates to me that Ramon isn’t going to be here next year…maybe not even next March.
The play by play is easy to access
You’ll see that the lead was 13 when Love checked in. He promptly turned it over leading to a three pointer, lead was at 10. Brewer brought it back to 12, and then Paul brought it back to 10. Then it took only two empty possessions from the Wolves, a missed jumper by Flynn and a turnover by Hollins and wham it was 5. Gomes had a turnover after that, which along with Love’s subsequent illegal defense did not hurt the club when Peja missed the FT and Paul turned it over. So Love’s turnover was equally damaging in the run as was Flynn’s missed jumper. As I stated, it was a team effort.
So we can't put all the blame on Jonny either
Or Corey for that matter.
That’s the point I’m trying to make
Of course not
You can’t put the blame for a game on one player. Or a run. 16 point leads don’t disappear because of one guy, or on only one end of the court. But you tried to blame first Sessions then Love for the collapse. Now over one or two end of the game possessions it becomes a little easier to start pointing fingers…
I just think Jonny's taking an unfair amount of flak here
And I’m pointing out other players who are at fault too.
Although I don’t find it a coincidence that Love checks in and our lead goes from 13 to 5 in a matter of 3 minutes…
To repeat:
I understand that +/- numbers aren’t very reliable for individual games. But it’s been a running theme, where every game Flynn is extremely negative and Sessions is neutral or positive. That’s no fluke, and when I cite this game, it’s with the implied subtext of it being a particularly egregious example in a long chain of failure.
More than that, there’s the fact that Flynn got crunch time minutes against Toronto in a game in which he was outplayed by Sessions and was instrumental in screwing things up us. So one night later, the same situation once again presents itself, and Flynn once again blows the game in crunch time.
Yea but Flynn is a high 1st round draft pick...
canishoopus members will make excuses for him for at least another 3 years
Thanks for showing up and making blanket generalizations.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Dec 9, 2009 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
you're just salty still cause you had that one post on Twolvesblog that everyone ripped to pieces
Seriously it wasn’t personal, you mostly write good stuff, but that was a bad post.
Ugh
Isn’t it a generalization to say that posters on here will make excuses for Flynn for the next 3 years? Obviously making excuses for guys like Brewer ring hollow with anyone who watches the game but it’s not a stretch to say that Flynn has played decently compared to other top 10 rookies or to say that what a player does in the first 2 months of his career doesn’t determine how good he’ll be.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Dec 9, 2009 10:36 PM CST up reply actions
I really like Flynn
but his half court game and shot are suspect. He needs to calm that wild streak down on O & learn basic man, ball, rim principles on D or he’ll never “get it” as a big time starter.
I am hoping that there will be
a lot of game film breakdown this summer with Flynn and the coaching staff to show him what his responsiblities are in each of those situations he blew.
by TheEvilProfessor on Dec 10, 2009 8:03 AM CST up reply actions
Rambis spit the bit
in 3rd with no Time out called during that run. Wolves lost mojo and a listless Hornets team, til that time, smelled blood.
Maybe something he learned from Phil?
Phil Jackson has always had the reputation of not calling a T during a big run to try and let his players figure it out. Of course, the players he was having figure it out were considerably more talented. Whatever the reason, we’re wracking up a lot of “learning opportunities” this year.
During our 15-game losing streak...
Every poster here seemed to want the Wolves to just “be competitive.” Well, they’ve clearly moved out of the Blown-Out-Every-Night phase. It’s a good thing, but these close losses are considerably more frustrating than the boring blowouts.
Hopefully sometime later in the year, we can move into the “Winning Almost as Often as Losing” phase. For this middle section, though, one gets the feeling we’re going to be lamenting a lot of clutch screw-ups…
Not sure what to think. I’m willing to let a rookie learn from mistakes, but that’s just bad execution all around: sag off Paul or bring help before he gets in the lane (though it looked like West had Gomes pinned, which may or may not have been legally). And the final play wasn’t executed, either. Losing games like that sucks because they weren’t necessarily outplayed or beaten due to lack of effort.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Dec 9, 2009 10:19 PM CST reply actions
If nothing else, one of the coaches should have said something to Jonny
Rookie mistake by Rambis too. I mean, when you see Paul as the inbounder, you have to know the ball is going back to him.
Not to argue
but rookies should know to defend the inbounder. High school kids do. Well, I didn’t see the game and should refrain from posting.
No, you're right...
It was a bonehead play by Flynn. He was guarding the best player on the floor and immediately lost sight of him after he threw it in.
I don’t agree with what seems like a lot of Flynn-bashing, though. For one thing, until Love’s return he was one of two players (along with Jefferson) who were capable of doing anything offensively for the team. For another, he’s playing his first NBA games and deserves a longer leash than a guy who has been in the league for a couple years. He makes rookie mistakes, but has a clear upside that’s higher than Sessions’.
Random Thought:
At the Kentucky-UConn game (which John Wall completely took over at the end, by the way) they showed Pat Riley and Michael Douglas sitting next to each other.
And if there is ever a movie about Pat Riley, Michael Douglas will play him. I guarantee it.
a PG with a 2:7 assist to turnover ratio?
i’m not saying that wall isn’t good, and i didn’t watch the game, but 2 assists against 7 turnovers is not a good performance from a point guard.
Played great
It wasn’t a good performance, but a great one, regardless of the box score. I think Wall is more concerned about winning than stats, and he needs to be risky and aggressive with the ball to give his team the best chance at beating good teams.
It’s pretty amazing that UK is undefeated with freshman leadership after playing all these good teams.
12 of his team's last 15 points, including a ridiculous and-1 in the last minute down by 1..
is a phenomenal performance, no matter what position you play. Although Wall does seem to be a freakish mutant version of Jonny Flynn, in that he’s more attacker and scorer than orchestrator. Good Lord, I have visions of Rubio-Wall.
Better not go there.
When we finish with the worst record but don’t get the first pick, it’ll make it all the more painful.
Gomes
Has been very solid the last two weeks. Averaging 19 per for the last 5 games. Is the consensus still that picking up next year’s option is too much? If we were able to land a more athletic wing (Gay), Gomes would be a high quality 6th/7th man.
Gomes is a good deal at his money
he’d be a great guy off the bench. Hollins had a 20 point game in his hands….. IF HE COULD FLIPPING CATCH THE BALL. He runs so well and catches so bad.
Good Time to Trade Him
Next Tuesday could be an interesting day when people who signed over the summer can be traded. Maybe trading Sessions and Gomes could fetch us something nice.
Not Sure How I Feel About That
I think it is imperative to get a high draft pick in the 2010 draft and I really don’t want to add any quality until we are staring down at least a Top 5 pick. Then I am not sure I want to trade assets for a player that we can get over the summer through free agency. I would absolutely love to add a great wing shooter, like Anthony Morrow.
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