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Monster wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2026 10:05 am I also thought that while TJ didn't shoot the ball well I thought he was fine out there. He had some nice assists and zero turnovers. As other noted he probably didn't attack as much at some points but when Wemby is there you probably should be a little more judicious at times. That's part of what makes Wemby special.

The call that bothered me the most was the one where was it Clark that got fouled by 2 guys one who whacked him in the head and the other was basically an intentional foul and there was no review.

I'll also add that other than Lyles Tech I thought the Wolves did a pretty good job of not being affected by calls or whatever and just kept playing etc. That hasn't always been the case with this team.

Monster wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2026 9:56 am

FNG wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2026 9:43 am

60WinTim wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2026 8:35 am In addition to Joan only having 1 defensive rebound, his backup, Lyles, had zero.

The lack of depth in the front court is screaming at TC...

Jaden had a wide open 3 in the corner midway thru the 4th quarter. He missed, and the Spurs went on a spurt. That could have been a huge momentum swing.

Oh well. I think this team is showing that they will be fine and play .500+ ball while ANT recovers. We have a lots of player growth and chemistry building to enjoy over that stretch.

And how in the heck is Finch going to keep Clark out of the rotation?!?

Yikes, didn’t see the game and didn’t know until now that Lyles had no rebounds…he’s out there to cover for Joan, and no boards is unacceptable. Nice test for Joan starting against Vic, but the one defensive rebound in 30+ minutes tells us all we need to know about his readiness. Lip quoted KG as saying rebounding is all about effort and wanting it, but we all know KG isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. Maybe offensive rebounding is about that, but technique and strength are more important in defensive rebounding. Joan is a terrific offensive rebounder, but he’s a work in process on the defensive boards…we can’t expect to compete on the boards with Rudy out.

Without watching this game, I’m willing to give us a pass on this loss. 5 games in 7 days and missing 2 future HOFers…keeping it within 10 is a moral victory IMO.

The rebounding numbers for Lyles and Joan don't tell the whole story. There were many balls the Wolves kept alive out there tipped around and Joan definitely had more than a couple of those. Just to compare Wemby only had 7 rebounds. Kornet was the only big for either team to have more than 7 rebounds with 8 off the bench. Ayo had 9 rebounds to leed both teams in that category. I didn't hear anyone complain about Jaden playing 39 minutes and only having 3 rebounds. It was a category the Wolves lost but the effort was there.