lipoli390 wrote:Towns and Wiggins return and continue their poor play. Down 12. Bad things happen when Wiggins initiates the offense. Apparently the coaching genius Thibs hasn't figured that out yet.
I haven't missed a play and I haven't seen Wiggins initiate the offense even 1 time. Do you not want him to touch the ball at all?
KiwiMatt wrote:We lack a big bodied wing to match up against guys like Carmelo.
Players of that caliber always find a way to get theirs. I'm more concerned about the vujacic's, Thomas', O'Quinn's, etc. Of the world who are kicking our ass.
We need to get O'Quinn off the damn offensive glass.
Good defense to close out the half. 10 points down so the Wolves have a chance. If KAT and Wiggins come to life the second half perhaps we'll pull this out. But I don't see it happening.
lipoli390 wrote:Towns and Wiggins return and continue their poor play. Down 12. Bad things happen when Wiggins initiates the offense. Apparently the coaching genius Thibs hasn't figured that out yet.
I haven't missed a play and I haven't seen Wiggins initiate the offense even 1 time. Do you not want him to touch the ball at all?
Then I guess we have a different idea of what it means to initiate the offense. If Ricky dribbles the ball across center court and immediately hands it off to Cole at the top the key and Cole then immediately hands it off to Wiggins who starts dribbling and looking for a shot or pass it seems to me that Wiggins is initiating the offense. Or perhaps "running" the offense is a better term. The point is that Wiggins not Ricky was the main ball-handler/decision-maker in the half court offense in that play. So maybe you missed that play Cool.
The point is that the offense shouldn't be designed so that Ricky immediately hands the ball off at the very beginning of the half court possession with Wiggins as the primary ball-handler and Ricky spotting up on the perimeter. That's what happened on that play and what's been happening a lot this season. Maybe you just don't see those plays.
Gutcheck time. Grow up fast time for both Wiggins and Towns. It's a small miracle we are within 10, but that's a credit to the bench, nice to see those guys play well.
But seriously. Wiggins and Towns. It's time. GET. AFTER. IT.
BloopOracle wrote:we will never be a great defense with Gorgui starting
He hasn't necessarily been the problem tonight, but I agree with this take nonetheless.
Towns has had a couple plays on defense tonight where he's just completely unaware. Have to think that's part of why Thibs kept him on the bench for so long in the second quarter.
lipoli390 wrote:Towns and Wiggins return and continue their poor play. Down 12. Bad things happen when Wiggins initiates the offense. Apparently the coaching genius Thibs hasn't figured that out yet.
I haven't missed a play and I haven't seen Wiggins initiate the offense even 1 time. Do you not want him to touch the ball at all?
Then I guess we have a different idea of what it means to initiate the offense. If Ricky dribbles the ball across center court and immediately hands it off to Cole at the top the key and Cole then immediately hands it off to Wiggins who starts dribbling and looking for a shot or pass it seems to me that Wiggins is initiating the offense. Or perhaps "running" the offense is a better term. The point is that Wiggins not Ricky was the main ball-handler/decision-maker in the half court offense in that play. So maybe you missed that play Cool.
The point is that the offense shouldn't bad designed so that Ricky immediately hands the ball off at the very beginning of the half Cory possession with Wiggins as the primary ball-handler and Ricky spotting up on the perimeter. That's what happened on that play and what's been happening a lot this season. Maybe you just don't see those plays.
What I saw is Wig having a limited amount of touches in the half. Since he's one of the best offensive players in the game today, I would think we would want the ball in his hands at least occasionally. He's not doing us any good standing in the corner.
