Sam Mitchell

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

gets my game ball tonight. Three things:

1) He broke the tension of a 4-game losing streak by holding a "fun" practice this afternoon. Staged a 3-point contest (Rudez, Belly and Rubio won) that kept everyone loose and encouraged the team to take more threes. We didn't make them, but at least we tried 21. It's a start.

2) Perfect rotations: He stayed with the young guys longer than many would have liked, but it left KG and Ricky fresh for the final 4 minutes. He recognized Belly was off, and turned to Payne who was terrific.

3) Hack-a-side: Fouling that prick Whiteside not only forced them into empty possessions, but ultimately forced Spoelstra to take him out...KAT immediately got a big put back basket.

Atta kid, Sam!

[TAFKASP]

Agreed, well done Moron!

:-P

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

Agreed, well done Moron!

:-P

You talkin' to me?

[TAFKASP]

Agreed, well done Moron!

:-P

You talkin' to me?

To you, or about you? That right there is the question!

[BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]]

Didn't get to watch, wow. How did we put up 40 in the 4th? Another great Sammich defensive special!

[TAFKASP]

Didn't get to watch, wow. How did we put up 40 in the 4th? Another great Sammich defensive special!

Very much so! Sam was coaching at an All-Star level tonight!

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

Yeah, Sam had the golden touch tonight. Notice how he also went away from Martin. For a while there we had the kiddie club out there with Wiggins, LaVine, Shabazz, Payne, and Towns. They held their own!

[Monster]

Sam gets ripped for being old school but I was happy the other night when he went hack a Mahimmi and then did it with Whiteside. I hate doing that but it's a no brainer for so many reasons. What was a big key was how it forced Splostra to take him out and he was the most impactful player for the heat. I like how it takes an offensive team out of their flow and you don't have to use any energy on the defensive end.

Like Q said Sam had the golden touch tonight everything worked.

[Carlos Danger]

The hack a Whiteside worked beautifully and one could arguably say that's when the game started tilting our way. Gotta tip your hat to Sam. His team has been out performing most of our expectation with regard to wins/losses.

[Lipoli390]

I agree. Sam was terrific last night in many ways from his pregame drill to relax his players to his rotations. Overall, what I really like about Sam is he's infusing this team with his character. Team's typically reflect the personality of thei head coach. And that's what seems to be happening with the Wolves. As a result, the Wolves are becoming a tough, hard-nose, stubborn team.