Ant Vs Shai
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 12:39 pm
I'm going to update this Plus/Minus stat as the series goes along:
Ant -23
Shai +22
Ant -23
Shai +22
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I listened as well and 100% agree. They did mention though the really only reason Naz was playing more then Rudy was because we got behind double digits. You kind of have to gamble and say I hope we get hot and hit 3's to come back. It's harder I think to rely on defense to make a comeback. You do have to simply score and score in bunches at some point. The margin for error seems smaller to me to try and comeback with defense. Though, OKC essentially fuels it's offense through it's defense. Steal, open floor, easy buckets.FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 1:22 pm I think we all would like to see Ant be closer to Shai in this stat...let's see what happens tonight.
I'm going to keep track of Rudy vs. Naz. The things that Rudy does poorly (bad hands, poor free throw shooting) are sometimes comical and so much more visible than the things that Naz does poorly (overall defense). And conversely, the things that Rudy does well (elite screening and defense) are much more subtle than the things Naz does well (3-point shooting and post moves). As a result I think the average Wolves fan tends to value Naz more than Rudy. That's okay, but I expect more from sharper minds like Dane Moore and Brit Robson. I just finished listening to their post game 1 pod, and a lot of it was devoted to Rudy's poor play and whether he can be a positive factor in this series. So, I'll keep track of how the Wolves perform when the two of them are on the court, respectively. After Game 1:
Rudy: -2 in 21 minutes
Naz: -21 in 28 minutes
That's true. And I found myself thinking those 3's by Naz were going to start falling, and I'm sure Finchy did too.Wolvesfan21 wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 3:23 pmI listened as well and 100% agree. They did mention though the really only reason Naz was playing more then Rudy was because we got behind double digits. You kind of have to gamble and say I hope we get hot and hit 3's to come back. It's harder I think to rely on defense to make a comeback. You do have to simply score and score in bunches at some point. The margin for error seems smaller to me to try and comeback with defense. Though, OKC essentially fuels it's offense through it's defense. Steal, open floor, easy buckets.FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 1:22 pm I think we all would like to see Ant be closer to Shai in this stat...let's see what happens tonight.
I'm going to keep track of Rudy vs. Naz. The things that Rudy does poorly (bad hands, poor free throw shooting) are sometimes comical and so much more visible than the things that Naz does poorly (overall defense). And conversely, the things that Rudy does well (elite screening and defense) are much more subtle than the things Naz does well (3-point shooting and post moves). As a result I think the average Wolves fan tends to value Naz more than Rudy. That's okay, but I expect more from sharper minds like Dane Moore and Brit Robson. I just finished listening to their post game 1 pod, and a lot of it was devoted to Rudy's poor play and whether he can be a positive factor in this series. So, I'll keep track of how the Wolves perform when the two of them are on the court, respectively. After Game 1:
Rudy: -2 in 21 minutes
Naz: -21 in 28 minutes
It's for sure a grey area in my mind.
Ouch. Other than his poor 3-point shooting, Ant had a terrific offensive game. But he was unfocused on defense and absurdly boneheaded whenever we went zone. His defense and 1 for 9 3-point shooting added up to a deserved -22...only DiVo was worse. On the other hand, Shae was consistently brilliant at both ends of the court. We're going to continue to hope Ant someday gets close to SGA's level, but right now there is a big gap between the two teams' Batmen *and unfortunately with Ju's horrible game, also a gap between the 2 teams' Robins).Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 10:24 pm I'm going to update this Plus/Minus stat as the series goes along:
Ant -23 -22
Shai +22 +25
Cumulative
Ant -45
Shai +47