Minnesota Sports Forum

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Yes, Durant is a thin-skinned jerk.

https://youtube.com/shorts/9N4Av2yxIW4?si=jb6ink6O5dGlR4Po Very sad. Naz is obviously in a mental funk. I hope he gets his mind right. But let’s not gloss over the fact that the talent around Naz isn’t very impressive. The Hornets organization clearly failed to grasp the enormous positive impact LaM...

I missed the game last night but I’m now satching the replay and just finished watching the first half. It’s amazing we beat a terrific Houston team on their court without Ant or TSJ. Even more amazing we won in spite of a first half with three missed bunnies by Rudy, a missed dunk by Kuminga after ...

I’d say it’s a little early (UNDERSTATEMENT) to start drawing conclusions about Naz Reid beyond what we already know about him and safe to say we know a lot about him as a player we watched for many years in both regular and post-season play. He was streaky offensively but overall highly effective o...

I missed the game tonight. Saw that Rudy was out. What’s the story there? I noticed the heavy criticism of Ball for his play tonight. I can see some grounds for that criticism in the box score - 5 turnovers, 2-10 shooting and 0-4 from behind the arc. But he also got to the line 6 times and hit all 6...

Serious question is Lyles better than Naz. Naz at his best was an elite scorer. But it feels like Lyles brings a lot of what Naz can do but just at a lower usage level but has eliminated a ton of Naz down side. Lyles has such a different purpose, which you somewhat allude to in comparing the two. N...

I’d also raise Ayo’s grade to an A. 15 highly efficient points - 54.5% FG and 75% 3-point. He was our 2nd leading rebounder with 7 boards. He really took charge in the middle of the 4th quarter after the Clippers pulled to within 10.

Bones is not a good defender but I LOVE his effort on that end of the court. Such a great guy to have coming off the bench with his energy and scoring ability. When he’s shooting is hot, he’s a force.

Spot on, Aussie! I don’t want to “dump” Rudy. But I expect Rudy to play much better. He’s still a great paint defender but he’s not the shot-blocking force he once was, which magnifies the significance of his weaknesses. And moreover, so far this season those weaknesses themselves have been worse t...