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khans2k5 wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:

TheSP wrote:They can't lose after being up 26, what about 40?

I just googled it...40>26.

Have the Wolves ever had a blowout like this with Ricky out? Really says something.

As much as I want it to be true, we're playing a team resting their two all-stars while also still missing their starting SF. We're playing a title contending D-League team tonight.

Yeah, that's true

D Davis is a pretty young big and he doesn't look out of place out there when I have seen him play.

khans2k5 wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:

TheSP wrote:They can't lose after being up 26, what about 40?

I just googled it...40>26.

Have the Wolves ever had a blowout like this with Ricky out? Really says something.

As much as I want it to be true, we're playing a team resting their two all-stars while also still missing their starting SF. We're playing a title contending D-League team tonight.

Haven't even seen Randolph this half.

I wonder what Thibs saw in Bazz's play in the second quarter that he didn't like...no minutes for Bazz in the 3rd again. He misses both his shots, but I thought he was fairly effective when he was in.

Just a different rotation tonight, I guess, because Belly didn't play in the 3rd either. They should play a lot in the 4th.

One thing I do question though, does rubio slow our offense up too much? Seeing this fast paced, quick shot offense seems to be where we excel, yet rubio often gets the ball, pulls it back up top to reset, then we seem stagnant..

TheFuture wrote:One thing I do question though, does rubio slow our offense up too much? Seeing this fast paced, quick shot offense seems to be where we excel, yet rubio often gets the ball, pulls it back up top to reset, then we seem stagnant..

Not to take away from what the Wolves have done tonight but this is B league squad and the Wolves have gotten off to quick starts with Rubio running the show. It will be interesting to see what happens the next few games though.

Fun to see two suburban Mpls. guys on the court together. Has that ever happened with the Wolves before?

monsterpile wrote:

TheFuture wrote:One thing I do question though, does rubio slow our offense up too much? Seeing this fast paced, quick shot offense seems to be where we excel, yet rubio often gets the ball, pulls it back up top to reset, then we seem stagnant..

Not to take away from what the Wolves have done tonight but this is B league squad and the Wolves have gotten off to quick starts with Rubio running the show. It will be interesting to see what happens the next few games though.

Oh I'm fully aware of the half team we are playing. Just making an observation based on much more than that. The reality is that Rubio has been fully protected his whole career in terms of the talent we had behind him. I think this is the year where we should, and finally do have the ability to, actually begin questioning his positives. B team or not, I'm seeing a lot more team play when everyone is an actual threat to score.

Even a B team of NBA talent shouldn't be getting beat this bad. Remember they made the playoffs using 28 different players last year...

By the way, Jim Pete just mentioned the lack of dribbling tonight as well.

Bazz has moved the ball in this game. He is taking his shots but he has moved the ball also.

12 assists and only 4 TOS for our two backup PGs...very promising, even against a JV team.

And take a look at Gorgui's ridiculous stat line...really did shit tonight!