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I haven't noticed Ricky Rubio in this game, which is both good and bad. He hasn't really done anything the entire first half.

Camden0916 wrote:

thedoper wrote:

Q12543 wrote:

Camden wrote:Anthony Edwards has 10 shot attempts in 11 minutes played. That's impressive...

He's an elite shot taker and a terrible shot maker. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a disparity.

Its the one thing he does at an elite level. Imagine if they actually went in?

He does have a great smile, though. And the media loves his personality.

No one on this team has had a leg to stand on in a while. At least he looks like a basketball player, which can barely be said about half of our roster. Its insane.

Give me more Nowell.

Camden0916 wrote:Give me more Nowell.

Id like to see Nowell as the Point. There is literally no use for Rubio on this team. If Finch was really an innovator i think step 1 would be to try Nowell at the point.

Camden wrote:

thedoper wrote:

Q12543 wrote:

Camden wrote:Anthony Edwards has 10 shot attempts in 11 minutes played. That's impressive...

He's an elite shot taker and a terrible shot maker. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a disparity.

Its the one thing he does at an elite level. Imagine if they actually went in?

He does have a great smile, though. And the media loves his personality.

I'm OK with giving Ant a pass on this year as far as his defense and shooting percentages, but he must take a large step forward next season if not continue to show improvement this as well. He is a very young rook who had basically no offseason or preseason to acclimate to the NBA.

Flash is OK, but we need substance.

Camden wrote:Give me more Nowell.

Good to see Finch not afraid to sub him in for Edwards after he was just chucking up one brick after another. Nowell certainly plays with a lot more discretion, albeit without the occasional "wow" factor you get from Anthony.

Tonight is a great example of the bifurcated roster. No Beasley and no DLO = worse offense, better defense. Add Beasley and DLO = better offense, worse defense. No one can play on both ends on this team.

WolvesFan21 wrote:

Camden wrote:

thedoper wrote:

Q12543 wrote:

Camden wrote:Anthony Edwards has 10 shot attempts in 11 minutes played. That's impressive...

He's an elite shot taker and a terrible shot maker. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a disparity.

Its the one thing he does at an elite level. Imagine if they actually went in?

He does have a great smile, though. And the media loves his personality.

I'm OK with giving Ant a pass on this year as far as his defense and shooting percentages, but he must take a large step forward next season if not continue to show improvement this as well. He is a very young rook who had basically no offseason or preseason to acclimate to the NBA.

Flash is OK, but we need substance.

...but doesn't this apply to every other rookie getting regular minutes? He is so ridiculously inaccurate that it doesn't seem resolved by an offseason of practice. Hope I'm wrong, as his FT % seems to portend better things to come with his outside shot, but that never seems to translate for Timberwolves draft picks at least.

Q12543 wrote:

Camden wrote:Give me more Nowell.

Good to see Finch not afraid to sub him in for Edwards after he was just chucking up one brick after another. Nowell certainly plays with a lot more discretion, albeit without the occasional "wow" factor you get from Anthony.

Tonight is a great example of the bifurcated roster. No Beasley and no DLO = worse offense, better defense. Add Beasley and DLO = better offense, worse defense. No one can play on both ends on this team.

If not bipolar as well except we really don't have much elite talent on either end. More like decent defense bad offense or bad defense and OK offense.

The only way a guy like Ant can get so many shots up is be on such a bad team. He's not getting many minutes on a playoff squad.

Q12543 wrote:

WolvesFan21 wrote:

Camden wrote:

thedoper wrote:

Q12543 wrote:

Camden wrote:Anthony Edwards has 10 shot attempts in 11 minutes played. That's impressive...

He's an elite shot taker and a terrible shot maker. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a disparity.

Its the one thing he does at an elite level. Imagine if they actually went in?

He does have a great smile, though. And the media loves his personality.

I'm OK with giving Ant a pass on this year as far as his defense and shooting percentages, but he must take a large step forward next season if not continue to show improvement this as well. He is a very young rook who had basically no offseason or preseason to acclimate to the NBA.

Flash is OK, but we need substance.

...but doesn't this apply to every other rookie getting regular minutes? He is so ridiculously inaccurate that it doesn't seem resolved by an offseason of practice. Hope I'm wrong, as his FT % seems to portend better things to come with his outside shot, but that never seems to translate for Timberwolves draft picks at least.

Certainly an issue, it is disappointing. I just have to hope he becomes a better shot maker, not just taker.

"It's KAT with 4 guys who can't shoot." That kind of sums up the season.

Naz Reid has 13 points in 12 minutes.