Basement Battle - Mavs @ Wolves GDT

[60WinTim]

I hope Zach is ok.

I have spotty streaming and did not see what happened?

[60WinTim]

Good pass by Kat. Nice 3 by Tyus!

[mrhockey89]

Well, here's to hoping the Wolves keep turning the corner, even if it has been sort of "maze-like".

I know it sometimes feels like they're turning a corner, turns out they've been stuck in a roundabout.

"Look kids, Big Ben!"

[mrhockey89]

Some thoughts on this game so far.. Towns unstoppable early, like seeing him that aggressive, though at times he needs to calm his nerves (like when he thinks he was fouled) and play his game. LaVine disappeared, I almost forgot he's playing. Is he dealing with an injury? Wiggins some highs, some lows, fairly solid all around. Rubio making some plays on both ends, but man the guy has lost allllllll confidence in his shot (you HAVE to shoot when you get to the rim with an open shot). Dunn still fouls too much (common with rookies) and is playing decent defense, made a couple mistakes on offense and still has to fix/soften his shot. Bjelica has been pretty solid today all around. Deng continues to be very efficient and low usage. And Shabazz still drives me nuts, but has been up and down this game.

[mrhockey89]

Now if only Ricky would do that more often, we'd be in business. I think it would really help his game if he would take some games and just focus on being a scorer more than a creator. Even if it costs a game or two, I think it would do him wonders in terms of rounding out his game

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

It's nice to win, but frankly, any decent team would have put Dallas away in the first half. They were sluggish and half-hearted. You can just see guys like Bogut, Dirk, and Williams have kind of mailed it in and are just punching the clock at this point.

How do we let Dirk take 10 3-pointers? All he can do is shoot, so just run him off the line and make him put it on the floor.

The Dallas version of Harrison Barnes reminds me of Wiggins a little bit - takes a lot of tough shots from less than ideal distances, makes his fair share of them, and then really doesn't do a whole lot else. Hopefully all this "point Wiggins" stuff makes Andrew the far better player eventually. But right now, they look more similar than different!

Tyus Jones....Thibs has to find a way to get him in the rotation without someone having to get injured!

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

Now if only Ricky would do that more often, we'd be in business. I think it would really help his game if he would take some games and just focus on being a scorer more than a creator. Even if it costs a game or two, I think it would do him wonders in terms of rounding out his game

Wow, been a while Hockey....Nice to see you here!

[Porckchop]

Rubio had a good game, but just leaves you wondering what could be if he had a Lil of Tyus confidence and stroke.

[mrhockey89]

Now if only Ricky would do that more often, we'd be in business. I think it would really help his game if he would take some games and just focus on being a scorer more than a creator. Even if it costs a game or two, I think it would do him wonders in terms of rounding out his game

Wow, been a while Hockey....Nice to see you here!

This season has seen a lot of my DVR -> watching the game later at night -> falling asleep in the 2nd half -> not going online :)

[mrhockey89]

Rubio had a good game, but just leaves you wondering what could be if he had a Lil of Tyus confidence and stroke.

I'd love to see Tyus keep progressing. He's got good court vision, passing, and has a nice shooting stroke and improving (though still not good) defense. Could become a very useful player if he can continue to improve.