Minnesota Sports Forum

There is a lot of shared admiration here for Cheryl Reeve (No, I'm not going to start a fire Cheryl poll) and appreciation of Angel Reese's game. Don't we then have to criticize Reeve for declining to draft Reese in 2024 and instead trading down to get draft bust Pili? The draft capital we got back ...

Where are you getting these per 100 numbers? Is that a career average? This year aant scored 39.4 pts per 100; Zion 33.5 In 25': Ant- 37.5; Zion- 41.2 24': 36.7; 35.3 Ant wins two out of the three most recent, but Zion had a higher peak. Here's the average of those 3 years: Ant: 37.9 Zion:36.6 All ...

And while Julius and Zion's offensive bully ball style is similar, Zion is practically unstoppable when he gets downhill (and Rudy's high screens would get him going downhill more frequently), and he is much less prone to having the ball poked away. Zion is an elite offensive player, as you can tel...

The top 3 have injury history and risk, Zion being the highest it seems as he gets hurt and doesn't play hurt. Would a different situation change that where he's now more motivated and maybe takes care of his body more / plays through pain? The Timberwolves are often lauded for their medical staff,...

Lip, I wish I felt as positive about Ayo's defense vis a vis Donte, but the numbers just don't comfort me. We have a thread here called the Ayo Mystery that tries to understand why he shows up so poorly in certain stats. In the playoffs this season for instance: Our opponents scored an astonishing 1...

It's probably a first round or second round playoff team which is still a good team. We can really rip the band-aid off by trading Rudy for cap space/younger vets and then at that point Ant, Jaden, and Naz truly are on their own, so to speak. But if it comes with some hopeful surrounding talent tha...

His comments about this in his YouTube series is literally the exact opposite of what you suggest. I suspect opinions on this event may differ based on age demographics. Many of us who played the game at various levels decades ago can't imagine congratulating the team that just kicked your ass with...

Looks like a great performance, shot 60% from the field. Must be the reason Reese only had 8 rebounds. Didn't see the game, but 15 assists from our starting backcourt is nice. As for Reese only having 8 rebounds, she also played only 27 minutes, fewest of the starters despite not being in foul trou...

I'm not sure where to put this and didn't want to make a new thread. But am I the only person who had a problem with Ant being in the Spurs huddle with 8 minutes left in our season? Anybody else? It's just weird and speaks to someone who doesn't have it all connected. Call me old school, but ignori...

Well, it certainly isn't "all that bad", but it's probably not good enough to knock off a fully healthy OKC or San Antonio. Then again, there may literally be nothing we can do within the realm of NBA rules and cap constraints that could get us up to their level, so there is a good case f...