Impressions from at the Game
by indeed02 on Jan 25, 2012 11:56 PM CST
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PrintAs a Wolves fan living in Texas, I had the chance to watch the game live. I haven't had much of a chance to read much on the game, so here are a few unprocessed thoughts on the game:
1. Ricky Rubio is a machine. He was the only man on the team who could handle the ball. Dallas rotated defenders on him, pressed him toward the end of the game, double-teamed and trapped. Yet he remained poised and played a great game. He got his hands on a lot more balls than the 4 steals reflects.
2. Wayne Ellington is our best option at SG. He played capable defense, was competent shooting, and did a nice job taking the ball to the hoop. Until Webster beats him out, he should remain our starting SG.
3. Love's pick on <insert name of small, pesky Dallas defender> that put him on the floor was huge. The guy had been pestering Rubio, and Love wanted Rubio to know that he had his back. Love had been trying to set up a hard screen for several possessions - and he got it!
We played a great game!
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Nice impressions, also #3 is sick. He definitely steps into the pick if you watch the replay.
90% of the crap I say on here is sarcastic
Yeah. It's subtle, but it's there.
I only got to see the SC highlights, but that was awesome. (There I go with that word again . . .)
"Oh my, oh my, oh my. Is that great basketball or what?" --Hubie Brown, Jan. 20, 2012
by Cynical Jason on Jan 26, 2012 12:07 AM CST up reply actions
F#$% yeah! Go Wolves!!
LETS PUMP IT UP!!!!!!!
by Timberpubs on Jan 26, 2012 1:55 AM CST via mobile reply actions
That #3 was huge! Hope to see more of the same attitude from Pek and Darko
by bluedevil_unicorno on Jan 26, 2012 7:38 AM CST reply actions
They will throw Pek in jail if he does that...he might kill someone.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
If that doesn't work, cheat.
by TheEvilProfessor on Jan 26, 2012 7:55 AM CST up reply actions
Actually
as I remember it, the Dallas announcers did think it was Pek. And wasn’t the Dallas player Mo Williams?
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
It was Beaubois
The fact he flattened a Frenchman made it all the sweeter.
Flattening a Frenchman
has to be right up there with winning a tipoff against Verne Troyer on the list of accomplishments, really.
(I keed! I keed!)
"Oh my, oh my, oh my. Is that great basketball or what?" --Hubie Brown, Jan. 20, 2012
by Cynical Jason on Jan 26, 2012 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
SHUT IT DOWN! LET'S GO HOME!
Dirk got his wish. The Mavs got shut down and were sent packing by the Wolves.
I think you raised an interesting question
Could martell play SG?
Both he and Lee might end up being or two best wing options when they get back…but since we are in theory deep at forward it would benefit this team greatly if martell could play 2
Also Wayne was the MVP of that game. Taking nothing away from love and rubio’s monster nights but I think we lose that game without Wayne playing as well as he did
I don't know what an art house is, I don't know what goes on in an art house, I have never been in an art house, and I can't imagine it's any place I ever want to be.
by VoodooMagic on Jan 26, 2012 8:55 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Yeah, ignore Ricky Stepping up to play 46 minutes as the only available PG
Dismiss Love’s 31 pts on 16 shots as expected, and forget about Darko stepping up with His 7 blocks, and I guess Wayne pouring in 16 pts on 5-15 shooting can garner game MVP accolades.
Who said anything about ignoring
Without Wayne the fantastic efforts of those three people would have gone to waste.
Kid was +19 and played excellent basketball all night. He stepped up at a position of weakness for us and even gave Rubio a breather (which in itself may have won the game so Rubio wasn’t completely burnt out to start the 4th)
I don't know what an art house is, I don't know what goes on in an art house, I have never been in an art house, and I can't imagine it's any place I ever want to be.
by VoodooMagic on Jan 26, 2012 10:08 AM CST up reply actions
But you could play the "if he didn't..." game for everyone
It was a great team win, but to single out Wayne as an MVP, over all these guys who played their butts off, you have to be rewarding low expectations.
Yep, by voodoo's logic, we could say
…that the most important part of a Ferrari is the right rear tire, because it could not finish the race without it.
by timmuggs on Jan 26, 2012 10:55 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
But Wayne also "played his butt off"
It’s not like Wayne isn’t part of this group? He played 40 minutes too, and looked like a starting SG for one night.
Love and Rubio played great. I don’t see how I’m taking anything away from them, I would imagine if you asked them about Wayne they would say the same thing I said “without Wayne we wouldn’t have won that game”
Wayne stepped up. I’m not saying he’s the best player on the team, but for one game I think he was most valuable.
You take Love off the team and we lose everynight. He’s the MVP of the team, but even with him we needed the extra Wayne to beat the Mavs.
Wayne’s performance, whether it’s because we aren’t counting on it every night or not, to me was the most valuable performance of the night, cause we need that so badly.
I don't know what an art house is, I don't know what goes on in an art house, I have never been in an art house, and I can't imagine it's any place I ever want to be.
by VoodooMagic on Jan 26, 2012 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
It's not like Love and Ricky are short of attention
Wayne has largely played really well and even did so when he didn’t shoot overtly well last night. I say give the brother some love too. He’s part of this “team win” which I agree with
I don't know what an art house is, I don't know what goes on in an art house, I have never been in an art house, and I can't imagine it's any place I ever want to be.
by VoodooMagic on Jan 26, 2012 11:29 AM CST up reply actions
16 points of 15 shots is not really praiseworthy...
I appreciate Wayne coming in and not completely blowing it when we had nobody else to play 2-guard, but he is a loose bandage on the bleeding.
I will cease my part in this
I stand by my comment, if I continue to get ripped for it that’s cool. I may deserve it.
at least last night Wayne played pretty good all-around ball, and I’d argue his shooting was the worst aspect of his game.
I don't know what an art house is, I don't know what goes on in an art house, I have never been in an art house, and I can't imagine it's any place I ever want to be.
by VoodooMagic on Jan 26, 2012 11:57 AM CST up reply actions
If Ricky wasn't playing
we would have lost by 30.
"Pinch-bunters don't have a ton of value, even with the Twins"
by Steven Ellingson on Jan 26, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
Wayne was part of the group.
I argued that it was a great team win. I never set up any one player as MVP. I didn’t start down this road. What I did do was suggest was that if you wanted to play that game (and there really was no good reason to) pulling Wayne out of the mix was a questionable choice.
While I may not pick him for MVP
Wayne’s impact goes beyound the box score shooting numbers in this one, much like overlooking Rubio’s 7 Turnovers. I am not a huge Ellington fan, but he stepped up for this one. He played better defense than we usually see from him and he had an impressive ZERO turnovers in 40 minutes. While Rubio and Love are more valuable, Wayne’s efforts in this game were very solid. I’ll agree with the great team win, as I wrote last night, because there were a lot of great efforts in this one. If I had to pick 1 person that most contributed to this Wolves victory with a standout performance, I might go with Lamar Odom. What he did to kill the Mavericks offense was downright mind-blowing!
by Imyourhuckleberry on Jan 26, 2012 1:09 PM CST up reply actions
Two initial things are contagious in basketball
Passing and defense.
And they lead to the third stage of basketball contagium…winning.
Wolves 2011-12: Crossing the Rubikahn....alea iacta est...... " et tu Ricky?"
by Tangerine dream on Jan 26, 2012 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
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