longstrangetrip wrote:I hate seeing KAT hang around the 3-point line in 4th quarters, but I just don't think he has the legs to play inside late in games.
Only in the 4th? 1-8 tonight. He is moving toward a below average 3 point shooter after a hot start. He need to cut them out of his game for a bit.
thedoper wrote:Good for Thibs, quell the hate for one night. Love that we held them under 100. Hopefully a sign of good things to come.
And under 20 in each of the last three quarters. Dunn and Aldrich didn't have great numbers, but their defense in the second quarter seemed to spark the starters...they played good D the rest of the game after an abysmal start.
Helluva win. They finally played defense, and it was enough to overcome the inevitable stupid decisions by the youngsters.
One quick observation: I cannot stand the Wiggins as point guard offense. He is NOT a playmaker, and if anything he ends up shooting a long 2. If we are going to take the ball out of Rubio's hands, which I don't like doing if he is on the court, let Lavine be the creator!
Great win though, hopefully it carries over. Two in a row?????
The starting unit played the way we thought they could. Run the floor, share the ball and defend well. Lavine and wiggins where great and filled up the stat sheet and contributed on both ends. Towns competed hard as usual. Dieng and rubio did their part.
longstrangetrip wrote:I hate seeing KAT hang around the 3-point line in 4th quarters, but I just don't think he has the legs to play inside late in games.
Only in the 4th? 1-8 tonight. He is moving toward a below average 3 point shooter after a hot start. He need to cut them out of his game for a bit.
It just seems to me that he generally works his inside game early in games, but defaults to threes when he gets tired. Just an observation, because I have no data to support this assertion.
It's worth mentioning that Towns' favorite player growing up was Kevin Durant. Ultimately, we shouldn't be surprised that he likes to hang around the perimeter. That's sexier than banging in the paint with the big uglies. He just can't forget what works for him, and that's being a force inside -- NOT relying on jumpers.
