What the hell was that?!? Warriors at Wolves GDT

[60WinTim]

Yeah, a little bit late...

I was not going to watch it because I would only be depressed. I saw a box score that said we were up by 6 with about 3 minutes to go, so I tuned in. Naturally, we did not win in regulation -- Wiggins stripped, and Wiggins two misses from deep. But dang, Wiggins fouls out in OT and the Wolves win. Go figure.

[SameOldNudityDrew]

Ahhh, beat me by thirty seconds!

[Wolvesaholic]

Refs hate okogie

[thedoper]

Remember when we beat the Warriors at the end of KATs rookie season and we were considered the best young team in the NBA? That was fun for a few months.

[Wolvesfan21]

Were still not the best young team in the NBA.

[thedoper]

Were still not the best young team in the NBA.

Yup that's true.

[Monster]

Fun game I watched the whole thing this morning. Man that last little stretch before the end of the first half I thought was gonna end us. It looked like after Tyus got a 3 that we were going to finish the half in a good spot then...12-0 with the Warriors hitting 4 threes. The Warriors were struggling themselves in the 2nd half but I do think the Wolves defense and energy should also get credit.

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

By the way, the end of this game confirmed what I already knew. Ryan Saunders is not [yet?] meant to coach a winning team in the NBA.

[Monster]

By the way, the end of this game confirmed what I already knew. Ryan Saunders is not [yet?] meant to coach a winning team in the NBA.

Why?

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

By the way, the end of this game confirmed what I already knew. Ryan Saunders is not [yet?] meant to coach a winning team in the NBA.

Why?

How is it possible for Saunders to instruct his players to foul before the shot while up three on one play [against Durant] and then subsequently decides for the team to go away from that same strategy the very next play [against Curry]? I'm a fan of employing that strategy when orchestrated correctly so that's the not the issue here. The issue is him bailing on that exact strategy a play after putting it in motion. The Wolves executed it on Durant well -- Bates-Diop fouled him on the catch just a moment before he rose up for the jumper that was later waved off. But then when Curry is dribbling towards the corner with his head down and his shoulders not squared to the basket, why not foul there as well? Why give the best shooter of all-time an opportunity to tie the game, especially since you had just employed a strategy to not let one of the best scorers of all-time get a three off? Instead, a great shooter drains a three to tie the game and without a timely foul with 0.5 seconds to go, the Warriors likely steal a win in another overtime period due to that very play. Saunders' decision there makes no sense and shows that he has a lot to learn before he's ready to start out-coaching opponents on the way to wins.