Minnesota Sports Forum

Need Nowell to come to the party in the 2nd half.

Jester1534 wrote:

Camden wrote:We have some scrappers. Minnesota totally mucked this game up and turned it into a dog fight, especially when they went zone in the second quarter. I think we can steal this one.

I'm starting to come around on your Harrison Barnes idea. With Monroe being able to be 3rd big I think we are wing away from being very good.

In theory, Beasley and McDaniels should have been giving us more up to this point this season. But Beasley regressed and McDaniels showed no signs of offensive improvement until recently. Their struggles has made someone like Barnes needed.

jester1534 wrote:

Camden wrote:We have some scrappers. Minnesota totally mucked this game up and turned it into a dog fight, especially when they went zone in the second quarter. I think we can steal this one.

I'm starting to come around on your Harrison Barnes idea. With Monroe being able to be 3rd big I think we are wing away from being very good.

Yeah, that would be a huge addition. Could play some really big lineups with Harrison Barnes at the three to cause headaches or go with a true five-out unit with him at the four. It's basically the role we wanted Taurean Prince and/or Jaden McDaniels to fill, but Barnes is much, much better on both ends.

Jaden McDaniels is playing great defense tonight.

Anybody else find it ridiculous mini jmac is getting minutes over balmaro? He is terrible this year. Wouldn't start on a g league team. I'd even just play nowell at pg over letting him see the floor

cpg29 wrote:Anybody else find it ridiculous mini jmac is getting minutes over balmaro? He is terrible this year. Wouldn't start on a g league team. I'd even just play nowell at pg over letting him see the floor

I don't think Leandro Bolmaro should see meaningful minutes this season unless it's some sort of specific scenario on defense. I'm also less than thrilled with Jordan McLaughlin, and the Wolves should be shopping for another capable ball-handler, but he does look to create shots for others, which this roster is lacking.

Jaylen Nowell should absolutely be higher in the rotation than McLaughlin when everyone is healthy, however. That's for certain.

cpg29 wrote:Anybody else find it ridiculous mini jmac is getting minutes over balmaro? He is terrible this year. Wouldn't start on a g league team. I'd even just play nowell at pg over letting him see the floor

Not ridiculous at all. Bolmaro had a chance to displace Jmac in the rotation and he was awful. Looked completely like a lost puppy out there. I agree Jmac hasn't been great either.

Just to many missed wide open shots in the 3rd here

Pat Bev has killed this team tonight

What an ugly stretch of basketball, especially on offense for the Wolves. Consistently blowing the good looks they have created. Come on.