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lipoli390 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

crazy-canuck wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Lip, why do you think Belly is an excellent ball handler? He may have been a decent passer but i don't think he could handle the ball at all.

Because he is -- for his size and position.

He can handle the ball, but he can't really do anything with it.

Are we sure we were all watching the same guy? Every time he had the ball in transition my sphincter tightened up until he got rid of it, unless he turned it over first.

You must have watched all his bad game, Cool. Or maybe playing on the same team as Wiggins makes his ballhandling look better than it is. :)

Well i will say that at least Belly could catch and hold on to the ball. Something Andrew hasn't advanced beyond the remedial level at.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

crazy-canuck wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Lip, why do you think Belly is an excellent ball handler? He may have been a decent passer but i don't think he could handle the ball at all.

Because he is -- for his size and position.

He can handle the ball, but he can't really do anything with it.

Are we sure we were all watching the same guy? Every time he had the ball in transition my sphincter tightened up until he got rid of it, unless he turned it over first.

You must have watched all his bad game, Cool. Or maybe playing on the same team as Wiggins makes his ballhandling look better than it is. :)

Well i will say that at least Belly could catch and hold on to the ball. Something Andrew hasn't advanced beyond the remedial level at.

Lol. Well, one thing for sure that I know you and I agree on. That is, how far this Wolves team goes won't turn on whether we have Belly or Tolliver. :). Unless at least one of our two rookies turns out to be a gem, I don't think the Wolves front office has done anything to move the needle. And that doesn't bode well for a team that barely made the playoffs last season and now faces the near certainty that another team, the Lakers, will be a top 8 team in the West.

lipoli390 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

crazy-canuck wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Lip, why do you think Belly is an excellent ball handler? He may have been a decent passer but i don't think he could handle the ball at all.

Because he is -- for his size and position.

He can handle the ball, but he can't really do anything with it.

Are we sure we were all watching the same guy? Every time he had the ball in transition my sphincter tightened up until he got rid of it, unless he turned it over first.

You must have watched all his bad game, Cool. Or maybe playing on the same team as Wiggins makes his ballhandling look better than it is. :)

Well i will say that at least Belly could catch and hold on to the ball. Something Andrew hasn't advanced beyond the remedial level at.

Lol. Well, one thing for sure that I know you and I agree on. That is, how far this Wolves team goes won't turn on whether we have Belly or Tolliver. :). Unless at least one of our two rookies turns out to be a gem, I don't think the Wolves front office has done anything to move the needle. And that doesn't bode well for a team that barely made the playoffs last season and now faces the near certainty that another team, the Lakers, will be a top 8 team in the West.

It depends on what you think we're the biggest issues last year. If you think one of teague, wiggins, or thibs was the reason fir or mediocrity, then nothing has changed.

Our starting unit was among the best last year and gets even better with tyus instead of teague. Unfortunately, this isn't a video game. There are diminishing returns when you play the group 35 minutes in a game. Dead legs and a loss of focus due to fatigue catches up late in games.

Tolliver, our draftees, and hopefully another vet wing helps us in those regards.

We lose Crawford and add tolliver. That alone improves our bench, 3 pt shooting, and defense.