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Pat Bev for the Oscar

jester1534 wrote:Really hard to beat this team if Beasley and McDaniels go 7-13 from the 3 point line

Yeah wouldnt it be great if McDaniels could make it work?

Huge Wolves win. 4 winnable games incoming and Kat and Dlo back. Let's get it

thedoper wrote:

jester1534 wrote:Really hard to beat this team if Beasley and McDaniels go 7-13 from the 3 point line

Yeah wouldnt it be great if McDaniels could make it work?

These last 10 games McDaniels has been very good. I want him on the court

leado01 wrote:

thedoper wrote:

jester1534 wrote:Really hard to beat this team if Beasley and McDaniels go 7-13 from the 3 point line

Yeah wouldnt it be great if McDaniels could make it work?

These last 10 games McDaniels has been very good. I want him on the court

Covid might've been the best thing for him it forced him to look for shot like he did during Vegas play this summer.

Also we hit over I know Kek probably bet it with me!!!!!!!

jester1534 wrote:

leado01 wrote:

thedoper wrote:

jester1534 wrote:Really hard to beat this team if Beasley and McDaniels go 7-13 from the 3 point line

Yeah wouldnt it be great if McDaniels could make it work?

These last 10 games McDaniels has been very good. I want him on the court

Covid might've been the best thing for him it forced him to look for shot like he did during Vegas play this summer.

Also we hit over I know Kek probably bet it with me!!!!!!!

I didn't jester. Just had Monday night football draftkings tonight. Had a nice sweat and a solid cash. Congrats on your win

Anthony Edwards was the first sub out of the game tonight -- far earlier than he typically sits.

Chris Finch says that was due to Edwards' defensive effort to start the game. Finch said he responded well to that.

Edwards went on to score an efficient 28 points and was a +23.

Great win. We are winning just enough games during this tough stretch to stay in the playoff/playin race. As Kekgeek said, now we need to lock in and take 3 out of the next 4 games. No excuses with everyone back healthy.

- As Jester put well, Nowell is truly perplexing. A guy that came out of college and the G-League as a sweet 3-point shooter with a strong mid-range game has turned into a guy that can now finish strong around the rim, but is a total adventure from outside the arc - even on wide open looks. Man, he is so damn close to being super useful! So strange.

- McDaniels stroke looked downright effortless. Where the hell has that been all year? I mean those makes were wet; his form and balance just looked perfect. Would love to see that continue because if he can do that, he can eventually be our starting SF.

- Naz is turning into a real threat as a rim roller with his touch and footwork around the hoop. Looking forward to what he and DLO can do in the PnR with our second unit.

- Liked Edwards efficient game from the field, but he still held onto the ball too long at times and made some careless passes. Oh well, we need to take the bad with the good. I'll chalk up 28 points on only 17 shots as a win. He didn't take the air out of the ball and allowed others to get shots too.

- Best game for Prince as a Timberwolf.

- Vando did a lot of Vando things. PBev did a lot of PBev things. Hoping his shot comes back when he goes back to being more of a catch and shoot type complimentary piece with a full strength roster.

Great win!

Are there any ideas on what the rotation should look like once everyone is active? I feel like Jaylen Nowell and Nathan Knight have played their way into a nightly role. I don't know how Chris Finch could go away from those two considering how well they've played over the last couple of weeks.

1: Patrick Beverley / Jaylen Nowell
2: D'Angelo Russell / Malik Beasley
3: Anthony Edwards / Jaden McDaniels
4: Jarred Vanderbilt / Nathan Knight
5: Karl-Anthony Towns / Naz Reid

I think those are the 10 guys that should play every night for the Wolves given the current roster. That means that Jordan McLaughlin, Josh Okogie, and Taurean Prince should be used situationally. I also think Greg Monroe, if he's kept around, should be matchup-dependent.

Camden wrote:Are there any ideas on what the rotation should look like once everyone is active? I feel like Jaylen Nowell and Nathan Knight have played their way into a nightly role. I don't know how Chris Finch could go away from those two considering how well they've played over the last couple of weeks.

1: Patrick Beverley / Jaylen Nowell
2: D'Angelo Russell / Malik Beasley
3: Anthony Edwards / Jaden McDaniels
4: Jarred Vanderbilt / Nathan Knight
5: Karl-Anthony Towns / Naz Reid

I think those are the 10 guys that should play every night for the Wolves given the current roster. That means that Jordan McLaughlin, Josh Okogie, and Taurean Prince should be used situationally. I also think Greg Monroe, if he's kept around, should be matchup-dependent.

I think Knight gets really small minutes for now, even though I really like his development. I dont see how you would cut Jaden out of significant minutes based on how much Finch loves him and his improvement over the last 10 games. I think Nowell has absolutely earned more time.