60WinTim wrote:Outstanding report, [s]LST[/s] Long! (I really don't like LST, because it sounds like LSD, and even though you're in LA now and an old fart like me, it just isn't good. So I'll stick with "Long" for now...)
I enjoy paying attention to accuracy in warmups as well. Garnett was a terrific warmup shooter, which translated to games. Great to hear Rubio (and Hummel) are shooting well in warmups. It will eventually translate to the game (Rubio's free throw shooting is also an indicator it will get there). Did you happen to notice Shved's warmup shooting?
And yes, Pek was pretty bad, especially in the first half, where his scoring struggles affected his entire game. But I thought he played through it in the 2nd half and was more effective.
Other than a brief appearance by Shved in the first half, Adelman relied on a 7-man rotation. The return of Bud and Turiaf will give him a 9-man rotation. Flip was kind of ripping on D-Will's motor again last Friday. Not very encouraging...
Excellent point about Garnett as a practice shooter, Tim. Before games and at halftime, he would shoot that 12-foot jumper endlessly with intense focus, and it became money for him. In the early Wolves days when their practices at the downtown Northwest club would be open to the public (before they put in the curtain around the running track), I used to watch their practices. There was a huge difference in how guys would practice. Some would work intensely on things they were more likely to use in a game, while others were more likely to practice the way I did...you know, trying shots from behind the basket and hook shots from the 3-point line. Guess which type had more successful careers. Maybe this is unfair of me, but I always imagine Derrick clowning around in practice. I didn't focus on Shved last night, but I will tonight.
