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Minnesota Timberwolves at Philadelphia 76ers, Feb 9, 2010 6:00 PM CST


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haven't watched a game on fsn all season.

can somebody fill me in on robby and his grandmother? who am i looking at here?

by losDelFuego on Feb 9, 2010 6:02 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

http://tinyurl.com/yfbwzyb

Never been there before, but it’s the only one I could find.

by TMiss on Feb 9, 2010 6:20 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

http://www.atdhe.net/13127/watch-minnesota-timberwolves-vs-philadelphia-76ers

This one is also up, and as good as I’ve seen. For now.

'It's just noise coming out of an ugly scientist.' Michael Scott

by CaliWolf on Feb 9, 2010 6:22 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

That’s a great stream so far.

by Facial on Feb 9, 2010 6:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

it will fade...q

…he’s an awful dukie

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by Stop-n-Pop on Feb 9, 2010 6:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't stand Dukies

And it’s not just due to our bad luck with drafting them.

by Facial on Feb 9, 2010 6:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

i have abad feeling about the wolves ending up with singler

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by Stop-n-Pop on Feb 9, 2010 6:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

he's a buddy of love's

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by Stop-n-Pop on Feb 9, 2010 6:49 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

my goodness

maybe we could draft him for the debate squad!

by secretarykissinger on Feb 9, 2010 7:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

if mchale were still here...

….it would have been inevitable. now…it’s just a high probability.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Feb 9, 2010 7:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Have you guys seen...

…“Gunnin’ for that #1 spot” ? A documentary on a game of elite high school prospects at Rucker park a few years ago. Starring Jenngings, Westbrook, Beasley, Love, Singler, Stephenson, a few more guys. Cole was even in the game. The section on Singler was so All-American I wanted to puke. It is on Netflix Watch Instantly at the moment.

'It's just noise coming out of an ugly scientist.' Michael Scott

by CaliWolf on Feb 9, 2010 7:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yep...

…i netflixed it the other day. not a bad flick.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Feb 9, 2010 8:09 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

nasher museum of art

i once used the can right after singler (true story) and he paused at the door on his way out, looks at me, and starts laughing and blushing. single worst olfactory experience of my entire life. no exaggeration.

by TheH on Feb 9, 2010 9:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Is PDGirl

in any way related to someone else known by the initials PD?
PD also likes to add goofy pictures to posts.

by Rumblebee on Feb 9, 2010 10:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Terrible TOs + long range jumpers=

big Philly run.

'It's just noise coming out of an ugly scientist.' Michael Scott

by CaliWolf on Feb 9, 2010 6:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Anyone else see a problem with

Jason Smith dominating us in the paint?? …sad

by SF on Feb 9, 2010 6:42 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

A collective defensive breakdown

terrible in transition, terrrible against the drive, terrible in the paint. Love looks awful out there tonight. No nuthin.

by Eric in Madison on Feb 9, 2010 6:43 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Sessions

I don’t see the defense and better passing today.

by Menyun3 on Feb 9, 2010 6:43 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

No energy what so ever out there...

looks like the whole team is already in “we get the all-star weekend off” mode.

by SoDakHmr on Feb 9, 2010 6:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Who is Jason smith

And why does he look like an elite center?

by Bad News Wolves on Feb 9, 2010 6:46 PM CST via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Amazing what a little energy..

..a couple made jumpers can do.

'It's just noise coming out of an ugly scientist.' Michael Scott

by CaliWolf on Feb 9, 2010 6:59 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hey!

A Brewer airball! Like seeing a longlost friend.

by LoveTo on Feb 9, 2010 7:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I propose a contest...

to find the best adjective to describe Pecherov’s defensive presence on those last couple plays. I’ll start: “mushy.”

by secretarykissinger on Feb 9, 2010 7:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

How about:

“Pecherov’s defensive presence was .”

by LoveTo on Feb 9, 2010 7:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Whoops.

Meant “Pecherov’s defensive presence was ______ .”

by LoveTo on Feb 9, 2010 7:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think that can just remain blank

and serve as an adequate descriptor

by dropstep on Feb 9, 2010 7:21 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah,

that was my intention. Poorly explained joke, I suppose.

by LoveTo on Feb 9, 2010 7:31 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think how we respond in the second half...

Will be a good indicator of whether or not that winning streak was a mirage.

by LoveTo on Feb 9, 2010 7:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree...

I would like to explain it all away with the old “one of those nights” cliche, but this game reeks of the odor of the tankapottomus.

by SoDakHmr on Feb 9, 2010 7:22 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Eh

I doubt Rambis would willingly break up a 4-game winning streak to tank. It’s just a result of bad play and early foul trouble.

by nja700 on Feb 9, 2010 7:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And no defense

61% shooting for the Sixers. That’s ridiculous

On the subject of foul trouble though, I have no idea why Rambis didn’t put Jefferson on Brand and Hollins on Dal to start the game. We were asking for trouble putting Ryan on a guy who completely undercuts his center of gravity like that

by Oceanary on Feb 9, 2010 7:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Good point…I’m not watching the game, but that defensive match-up makes no sense.

by TWolvesFanInLA on Feb 9, 2010 7:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I know...

just frustrated with the effort. They’ve been playing so well lately. This is the first game I’ve been able to watch in weeks and this is what I get????

by SoDakHmr on Feb 9, 2010 7:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

With Brand dominating the paint

Why no Jawai instead of Pech?

by pmac. on Feb 9, 2010 7:12 PM CST via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Great Showing Boys

This team is freaking embarrassing…losing by 22 to one of the worst teams in the league? really..you are a garbage representation of this state…

by TonyO on Feb 9, 2010 7:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Philly commentators

seem to think Brand brought his A game tonight, and the way they said it made it sound like he usually doesn’t.

by TMiss on Feb 9, 2010 7:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

he never does...

…he’s a black hole of suck on most nights.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Feb 9, 2010 8:09 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

This game actually high lights a continuing problem - transition defense. It has been terrible and is still terrible.

don’t have a diagnonsis except our guys have to make a better effort to get back against teams like this. Love especially has to worry a little less about offensive rebounds.
 
our guys do a terrible job of cutting off angles, making fakes at the guy with the ball to confuse him and most important just getting back on time.

too many 3 on 1’s, 3 on 2’s, 4 on 2’s etc…..

This might be our single biggest weakness now.

by Kevin Love Jefferson on Feb 9, 2010 7:17 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Flynn can't get where he wants to go on offense.

If Flynn can’t go where he want, he is useless

by j_dubs on Feb 9, 2010 7:36 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

No.

But that would be awesome.

by LoveTo on Feb 9, 2010 7:52 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

What tasty dish will we learn to cook this evening?

Soon dobu?

We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso

by uncle rico on Feb 9, 2010 7:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

We had...

…an udon noodle bowl for supper tonight. I might roll with that.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Feb 9, 2010 8:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds good

I’ll bring some sake.

We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso

by uncle rico on Feb 9, 2010 8:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Coming right up

warmed or chilled?

We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso

by uncle rico on Feb 9, 2010 8:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

A double double then?

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by uncle rico on Feb 9, 2010 8:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It shall be served in liquid form then

Cheers

We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso

by uncle rico on Feb 9, 2010 8:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

At least were more or less competitive in the second half...

…in a trading baskets kind of way. The defense tonight is just not there at all though

by Oceanary on Feb 9, 2010 8:01 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Can't Wait Until..

My man “Fourth Quarter Pech” comes back in the game and ties this thing up. I’m all for a dramatic finish Rambis, but there’s only 7 minutes left, let’s get Pech in and tie this thing up!

(Caveat: I’m snowed and drinking a glass of Tonic. Mixed with Gin)

by Son of Gerald Green on Feb 9, 2010 8:04 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

never seen a NBA game so empty

at least the few who made it through the snow were treated to a competitive, good game of basketball.

by dunebugs on Feb 9, 2010 8:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

26 fast break points by the 76ers.... they built the lead in transition and kept it with good perimeter shooting.

The wolves need to learn how to defend in transition.

why can other teams out run us in transition so often.

I see more 3 on 1’s, 4 on 1’s, 4 on 2’s, 3 on 2’s against us than against most other teams…

We are doing something wrong against good fast break teams….

Its been a problem the whole season.

by Kevin Love Jefferson on Feb 9, 2010 8:21 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Not turning the ball over 19 times would help

No team is going to play good transition defense when it hands the ball to their opponents all game

by Oceanary on Feb 9, 2010 8:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

true..part of that is experience....

Flynn 5
Ellington 3
Love 2

But too many “lazy” passes. Expecting to be “allowed” to run their play. practices aren’t tough enough.

Part of it is just poor passing technique. So many bad passes trying to run the break even by experienced players like Sessions and Wilkins.

We literally need “passing practice”.

Sessions needs to learn the “stand up” bounce pass so its not down at the ankles. Those are things that can be practiced.

by Kevin Love Jefferson on Feb 9, 2010 8:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow....

We were brutally awful. Seriously, a massive Fail game. It’s disappointing after we had been playing so well (and won) the past four games. I mean, we got destroyed by Philly? Elton Brand dominated us? No AI? Jason Smith was having his way in the paint?

Flynn just dribbles around and pounds the ball so much. Sessions is a much better facilitator. It’s pretty obvious. Flynn is a backup SG/PG spark off the bench. He is not starting caliber PG for a contender. Same thing I said about Foye. Flynn will be better than Foye when all is said and done, but its still true.

Love played well in the first quarter, and then disappeared. He needs more than 24 minutes. Wtf?

Nothing else to say about us, we were terrible. 19 turnovers and atrocious transition defense doesn’t help either. We had no answer whatsoever for their length and athleticism. If you missed the game, it was not pretty. Heck, we gave up 73 points in the first half. Just brutal.

That’s why there is such a conundrum with these team. After the past four wins, ya want us to keep winning and play well. Then they have a reality check game against a crappy team like Philly, and you see how truly awful we are. I mean, we need like three more lottery picks, at least, for any hope for contending in the future. So in that regard, we need to lose as many games as possible to get a chance for guys like Wall and Turner. It’s the only way.

I guess a good barometer will be to see how we play against a “legit” team like Charlotte tomorrow night. If we get blown out again, then the past four games were just an illusion. Even bad teams in the NBA can win a few games in a row every now and then. And if we win tomorrow night, don’t listen to this post as its just another time I’ve overreacting because of post-game blowout loss frustration.

by College Wolf on Feb 9, 2010 11:42 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Part of me wonders if Kahn wants to Flynn a lot in order to use him as trade asset and that is why he always gushes about him. I don’t think I have ever heard him gush like that about anyone else on the team. That is probably the conspiracy theorist in me.

by Jaughn on Feb 10, 2010 1:08 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I could see that...

It’s already clear he won’t be a game changing superstar PG, or even a star. Heck, he’s a borderline career above average starter. Yeah, he could get better, I agree there… but we need something better as our starting PG.

by College Wolf on Feb 10, 2010 1:27 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I see Flynn as Jason Terry type in the long run

Not a superstar, but not bad, all thing considered. Terry is half starter, half sixth man…it just depends on the team he’s playing for and the system he’s in.

I do think Flynn would play a lot better if we had a consistent pick and roll game, and I think the lack of that really hurts him. It’s the only thing he’s 100% comfortable with running. So I think the argument goes both ways….no, he’s not doing well and isn’t showing a lot of progress in developing a game outside his comfort zone. But at the same time, he is a rookie running one of the most complex offensive systems in basketball.

I’m much more interested in how he does next season. I think it’s way too early to write him off as a career anything right now. A lot of people made that mistake two years ago, writing off Brewer halfway through his rookie year, and man do they all look stupid now.

by Oceanary on Feb 10, 2010 2:52 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And yes, Flynn will be much better than Foye

He’s already a much better scorer….better shooter, better finisher, better at getting to the FT line (and that’s going to improve exponentially next season when Flynn sheds the “rookie call” status)

by Oceanary on Feb 10, 2010 2:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I couldn’t agree more, but if Flynn was standing in the way from adding someone like Iguodala, I would’t think twice about trading him.

by Jaughn on Feb 10, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs


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