Minnesota Sports Forum

SameOldNudityDrew wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:You are what you are. 2-0. The rest doesn't much matter. We have strengths and we have weaknesses. Less weaknesses than we used to. (Drew, was that proper usage of than?)

Defense travels, so we should be a much better road team than we have been. Need to get another win Monday.

Yes! "Than" is used to compare, while "then" is used to mean "as a result" or to refer to time. So you were right, then, to use "than."

However, while the word "less" is acceptable for non-countable nouns (less water, less grass), we should use the word "fewer" for countable nouns (fewer chairs, fewer pencils). Since the word "weaknesses" in that sentence is a countable noun, the phrase should read: "fewer weaknesses than we used to."

Also, that last sentence is actually a sentence fragment because there's no distinct subject and verb. You could fix that by writing "we have," and add an introductory clause so it's not too redundant with the previous sentence. So you could write: "Thankfully, we have fewer weaknesses than we used to."

It also ends on a preposition (to), which, contrary to what some strict grammarians believe, is acceptable in casual speech if the only grammatically-correct alternative sounds too formal. Thus, "Who do I give this beer to?" is acceptable because "To whom do I give this beer?" will get you rightfully laughed out of the party. In this case, though, there are acceptable alternatives. You could add the implied verb at the end of the sentence and write: "Thankfully, we have fewer weaknesses than we used to have." A better option may be to specify the comparison and write: "Thankfully, we have fewer weaknesses than last year."

:)
Go Wovles!

Really, Drew? :)

And I don't know if your beer question was grammatical or rhetorical, but the answer is "To me!".

Camden wrote:

kekgeek1 wrote:Russell on his first three quarters: "I just forgot how to play basketball. No excuse."

per Jon K

Well, luckily for Minnesota he remembered in the fourth quarter. He returned to the game with 5:29 left in the game and promptly scored eight points while shooting 3-4 FG, 2-2 3P in the quarter. Again, the guy played poorly for three quarters. Give him credit for coming up big in the clutch while Karl-Anthony Towns could only watch from the bench. Good teams find a way to win. Proud of this group despite the ugly showing.

FNG wrote:

SameOldNudityDrew wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:You are what you are. 2-0. The rest doesn't much matter. We have strengths and we have weaknesses. Less weaknesses than we used to. (Drew, was that proper usage of than?)

Defense travels, so we should be a much better road team than we have been. Need to get another win Monday.

Yes! "Than" is used to compare, while "then" is used to mean "as a result" or to refer to time. So you were right, then, to use "than."

However, while the word "less" is acceptable for non-countable nouns (less water, less grass), we should use the word "fewer" for countable nouns (fewer chairs, fewer pencils). Since the word "weaknesses" in that sentence is a countable noun, the phrase should read: "fewer weaknesses than we used to."

Also, that last sentence is actually a sentence fragment because there's no distinct subject and verb. You could fix that by writing "we have," and add an introductory clause so it's not too redundant with the previous sentence. So you could write: "Thankfully, we have fewer weaknesses than we used to."

It also ends on a preposition (to), which, contrary to what some strict grammarians believe, is acceptable in casual speech if the only grammatically-correct alternative sounds too formal. Thus, "Who do I give this beer to?" is acceptable because "To whom do I give this beer?" will get you rightfully laughed out of the party. In this case, though, there are acceptable alternatives. You could add the implied verb at the end of the sentence and write: "Thankfully, we have fewer weaknesses than we used to have." A better option may be to specify the comparison and write: "Thankfully, we have fewer weaknesses than last year."

:)
Go Wovles!

Really, Drew? :)

And I don't know if your beer question was grammatical or rhetorical, but the answer is "To me!".

https://awfulannouncing.com/nba/timberwolves-timberwovles-gersson-rosas-statement-release.htmlReally.

thedoper wrote:

Camden0916 wrote:Minnesota really needs Karl-Anthony Towns to pick it up tonight. He has the lowest plus-minus of any starter tonight for the Wolves at just plus-four. That's just not gonna do it. When do we become concerned?

Your problem is youre watching the game. Its much easier to understand plus minus and its impact on intangibles when you dont watch the game.

kekgeek1 wrote:Chris Finch on that postgame: "Seems like he has more offensive fouls than any other star in the league."