Has anyone actually liked the product on the court?

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thedoper
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Has anyone actually liked the product on the court?

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These games are brutal to watch. The first 10 were fun but it has been horrible since. Rosas has got to do something. I can't take this as a fan, and I survived the Felton Spencer and Sebstain Telfair eras.
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It's a really boring team that has no redeemable qualities on the court. Outside of a couple of surprise Culver dunks, they don't dunk, they can't shoot, and the best players aren't earning their keep.
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WildWolf2813 wrote:It's a really boring team that has no redeemable qualities on the court. Outside of a couple of surprise Culver dunks, they don't dunk, they can't shoot, and the best players aren't earning their keep.


Yeah its sad. I watch for the entertainment really, because basketball when played well is engaging. This team is not anywhere near that from top to bottom.
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It's just seems our personal simply doesn't suit the style of play Rosa is trying to install. We should be building a style of play around KAT. Instead it appears we are doing the opposite.

We aren't the Houston Rockets, nor do I want us to be with the unattractive brand of basketball they play.
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KiwiMatt wrote:It's just seems our personal simply doesn't suit the style of play Rosa is trying to install. We should be building a style of play around KAT. Instead it appears we are doing the opposite.

We aren't the Houston Rockets, nor do I want us to be with the unattractive brand of basketball they play.


Yeah they say they're trying to build a system around KAT but he's only averaging 17 shots per game. With our team and his scoring he should be leading the league. Instead he's 24th. Wiggins leads our team in FGA. It's either KATs passive personality or coaching. But the system is not working for our best player.
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Winning cures a lot of stuff.

I didn't particularly enjoy the aesthetics of the 2018 Wolves... but they won. Apparently, others agreed. People finally returned to Target Center.

I don't particularly care for the onslaught of 3s from this team either. But I'm pretty sure I'd dig it more if they won more.
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KiwiMatt wrote:It's just seems our personal simply doesn't suit the style of play Rosa is trying to install. We should be building a style of play around KAT. Instead it appears we are doing the opposite.

We aren't the Houston Rockets, nor do I want us to be with the unattractive brand of basketball they play.



It seems to me like we have a closed minded GM who only knows how to replicate what he knows and isn't able/willing to adjust to a different environment. Yeah, the rockets style stinks, especially if you're not winning.

We either need to make a trade for a 2nd elite player or we need to trade towns (assuming we could get a big haul from a motivated buyer like Phoenix.

As others have said too, towns will only contend if he's paired with another elite perimeter player. If we can't bring the elite perimeter player here, then our other option should be trading him (for the appropriate value) to another team who also realizes this about towns and has the the elite perimeter player already in place (Phoenix and Atlanta are the two teams that jump out to me here)
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thedoper wrote:
KiwiMatt wrote:It's just seems our personal simply doesn't suit the style of play Rosa is trying to install. We should be building a style of play around KAT. Instead it appears we are doing the opposite.

We aren't the Houston Rockets, nor do I want us to be with the unattractive brand of basketball they play.


Yeah they say they're trying to build a system around KAT but he's only averaging 17 shots per game. With our team and his scoring he should be leading the league. Instead he's 24th. Wiggins leads our team in FGA. It's either KATs passive personality or coaching. But the system is not working for our best player.


Saunders is ok, but one of his biggest weaknesses is that he wants to be Andrews buddy and his coach. He needs to sit him when he's not hustling and he needs to tell him that he's no longer going to lead this team in shots. It's ridiculous that he takes more than towns and that's on Saunders
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D-Mac wrote:
thedoper wrote:
KiwiMatt wrote:It's just seems our personal simply doesn't suit the style of play Rosa is trying to install. We should be building a style of play around KAT. Instead it appears we are doing the opposite.

We aren't the Houston Rockets, nor do I want us to be with the unattractive brand of basketball they play.


Yeah they say they're trying to build a system around KAT but he's only averaging 17 shots per game. With our team and his scoring he should be leading the league. Instead he's 24th. Wiggins leads our team in FGA. It's either KATs passive personality or coaching. But the system is not working for our best player.


Saunders is ok, but one of his biggest weaknesses is that he wants to be Andrews buddy and his coach. He needs to sit him when he's not hustling and he needs to tell him that he's no longer going to lead this team in shots. It's ridiculous that he takes more than towns and that's on Saunders



... and on Thibodeau. And on Sam Mitchell.

And... on the NBA, who continues to tilt the playing field toward wing players at the expense of the big men (for better or worse). For Wolves fans with a dynamic sharp-shooting wing and an athletic but inefficient wing... it's for worse.
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D-Mac wrote:
KiwiMatt wrote:It's just seems our personal simply doesn't suit the style of play Rosa is trying to install. We should be building a style of play around KAT. Instead it appears we are doing the opposite.

We aren't the Houston Rockets, nor do I want us to be with the unattractive brand of basketball they play.



It seems to me like we have a closed minded GM who only knows how to replicate what he knows and isn't able/willing to adjust to a different environment. Yeah, the rockets style stinks, especially if you're not winning.

We either need to make a trade for a 2nd elite player or we need to trade towns (assuming we could get a big haul from a motivated buyer like Phoenix.

As others have said too, towns will only contend if he's paired with another elite perimeter player. If we can't bring the elite perimeter player here, then our other option should be trading him (for the appropriate value) to another team who also realizes this about towns and has the the elite perimeter player already in place (Phoenix and Atlanta are the two teams that jump out to me here)

Bringing an elite perimeter player here is not going to make us a contender unless you also fix the defense. If you think DLO is that elite perimeter player, trade Andrew for him and see what happens.
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