GAME #52: WOLVES (36-16) @ LAC (35-16) MON 2/12—7:30PM, NBA-TV

HardenGoat · Post #41 » by **HardenGoat** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:26 am

Embarrassing really. They have too much size and we have no interior defense whatsoever

Captain Ballmer · Post #42 » by **Captain Ballmer** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:28 am

wakelaunch1 wrote:
Captain Ballmer wrote:We missed big time with not selling T.Mann high.

you are blaming Mann for this? PG, Norm and westbook have been awful. There should be no excuses for this game. They honestly look like a bunch of frauds.

I'm not blaming Mann for today's loss. He's so unremarkable and that is the point. League was evaluating him more valuable than first round pick but we haven't capitalize the opportunity.

ERClips · Post #43 » by **ERClips** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:28 am

wakelaunch1 wrote:
Captain Ballmer wrote:We missed big time with not selling T.Mann high.

you are blaming Mann for this? PG, Norm and westbook have been awful. There should be no excuses for this game. They honestly look like a bunch of frauds.

I don’t think anyone is blaming Mann for this horrible performance by our whole team. But Mann is basically a net ZERO every game now. Just a guy on the court.

KL2 · Post #44 » by **KL2** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:29 am

There’s so much blame to go around where do you even start?

They played with such focus on the road. Came home and it went out the door.

esqtvd · Post #45 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:31 am

KL2 wrote:This team is allergic to taking the 1st seed or taking advantage when the top teams lose.

These T-Pups guys are pretty good. They're in first place after all.

PG [groin], Zu [calf], and Powell [fked up face] just aren't right. Mann is non-existent. Kawhi does NOT dive on the floor in February. Beard doesn't dive at all.

The T-Wolves WANTED this. A STATEMENT game. The Clips played this like a scrimmage. Don't get hurt.

jengmann3 · Post #46 » by **jengmann3** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:31 am

Honestly it was a competitive game until mid way through the third. Russ and Norm struggled a lot and going small didn't work as well in the second half as Edwards and Towns went anywhere they wanted. That's y I don't get the lack of urgency with getting a big. We can't even cover naz Reed.

Scoundreldays · Post #47 » by **Scoundreldays** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:36 am

We were bound to have a rough stretch eventually. Luckily the break is right around the corner

MartinToVaught · Post #48 » by **MartinToVaught** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:36 am

Not doing anything at the deadline is probably going to be the #1 reason why this team is bounced early yet again. This team is too small to win anything when it matters.

KL2 · Post #49 » by **KL2** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:37 am

esqtvd wrote:These T-Pups guys are pretty good. They're in first place after all.

PG [groin], Zu [calf], and Powell [fked up face] just aren't right. Mann is non-existent. Kawhi does NOT dive on the floor in February. Beard doesn't dive at all.

The T-Wolves WANTED this. A STATEMENT game. The Clips played this like a scrimmage. Don't get hurt.

If guys are hurt then they shouldn’t be playing. I tip my hat for them trying but at some point a call has to be made.

That’s another problem. Other teams treat these games as statement games and we treat them like a scrimmage.

ERClips · Post #50 » by **ERClips** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:37 am

We’re not in the same mental zone we were in on the road. Who knows maybe home court advantage isn’t our thing?
This 2nd half has been awful. Hope we take this loss personally because it’s ugly

KingCrimzzon · Post #51 » by **KingCrimzzon** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:39 am

jengmann3 wrote:Honestly it was a competitive game until mid way through the third. Russ and Norm struggled a lot and going small didn't work as well in the second half as Edwards and Towns went anywhere they wanted. That's y I don't get the lack of urgency with getting a big. We can't even cover naz Reed.

Going small doesn't work when the other team's big are competent. Not to mention when small ball isn't making a million 3s to simply outscore. Like why not try a bigger lineup for Christ sake?

NickP · Post #52 » by **NickP** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:43 am

esqtvd wrote:
KL2 wrote:This team is allergic to taking the 1st seed or taking advantage when the top teams lose.

These T-Pups guys are pretty good. They're in first place after all.

PG [groin], Zu [calf], and Powell [fked up face] just aren't right. Mann is non-existent. Kawhi does NOT dive on the floor in February. Beard doesn't dive at all.

The T-Wolves WANTED this. A STATEMENT game. The Clips played this like a scrimmage. Don't get hurt.

How many more games are we going to use the PG groin excuse? Looked pretty ok against a pathetic team no?
Let's face it. PG is simply not a big game player. If Kawhi doesn't put up 35 against a good team then we're pretty much toast.
There's only this much you can put on Mann. Yeah he needs to be taken out of the starting 5 but there's a reason we're paying PG max money.

MartinToVaught · Post #53 » by **MartinToVaught** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:43 am

Nightmare matchups for us: Wolves, Pelicans, Nuggets, Lakers. Don't know how Frank expects to win a title when at least four teams are unwinnable with our tiny roster. Just so sick of being pretty good, but never good enough every year.

wakelaunch1 · Post #54 » by **wakelaunch1** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:43 am

ERClips wrote:
wakelaunch1 wrote:
you are blaming Mann for this? PG, Norm and westbook have been awful. There should be no excuses for this game. They honestly look like a bunch of frauds.

I don’t think anyone is blaming Mann for this horrible performance by our whole team. But Mann is basically a net ZERO every game now. Just a guy on the court.

I literally cant believe you watch this game and thats who you talk about. This team got exposed tonight. Not on a back to back, at home, for first place, and they literally s..t the bed. Rudy making Zu look like his little child on both ends of the court. Westbrook taking wild shots and turnovers. PG 5 for 16 and plays bad against all the good defensive teams and swiss cheese on defense. Powell cant rebound, play defense, or make a bucket tonight.

Mann is the least of our problems.

This team just got bullied out of the gym. This team is not winning the western conference, or a championship.

Clemenza · Post #55 » by **Clemenza** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:48 am

Read on Twitter

Story of the game. We got smoked!

esqtvd · Post #56 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:48 am

ERClips wrote:
wakelaunch1 wrote:
you are blaming Mann for this? PG, Norm and westbook have been awful. There should be no excuses for this game. They honestly look like a bunch of frauds.

I don’t think anyone is blaming Mann for this horrible performance by our whole team. But Mann is basically a net ZERO every game now. Just a guy on the court.

Thank you ER. Looks like MTV just revealed 'wakelaunch' AGAIN as his phony account sock puppet. :lol:

He's been telling this lie on me for YEARS. I never said any such thing. I don't even think Coffey should replace Mann in the starting lineup--at least for now.

But dammm but Mann is getting more and more timid to hold his starting place. 22 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebs and 1 assist. WTF. Fkn useless.

KL2 · Post #57 » by **KL2** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:48 am

Brown’s confidence looks shot after he was benched.

Boston and Miller deserve some chances. But they’re too young and athletic so no go.

ERClips · Post #58 » by **ERClips** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:52 am

wakelaunch1 wrote:
ERClips wrote:
I don’t think anyone is blaming Mann for this horrible performance by our whole team. But Mann is basically a net ZERO every game now. Just a guy on the court.

I literally cant believe you watch this game and thats who you talk about. This team got exposed tonight. Not on a back to back, at home, for first place, and they literally s..t the bed. Rudy making Zu look like his little child on both ends of the court. Westbrook taking wild shots and turnovers. PG 5 for 16 and plays bad against all the good defensive teams and swiss cheese on defense. Powell cant rebound, play defense, or make a bucket tonight.

Mann is the least of our problems.

This team just got bullied out of the gym. This team is not winning the western conference, or a championship.

That’s why I said he can’t be blamed for this horrible performance by our WHOLE team?? :crazy:

But I can still look at what he does every game win or lose & it basically amounts to nothing. Actually he was probably the most consistent player on the court and that’s not a compliment

wakelaunch1 · Post #59 » by **wakelaunch1** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:56 am

esqtvd wrote:
ERClips wrote:

I don’t think anyone is blaming Mann for this horrible performance by our whole team. But Mann is basically a net ZERO every game now. Just a guy on the court.

Thank you ER. Looks like MTV just revealed 'wakelaunch' AGAIN as his phony account sock puppet.

He's been telling this lie on me for YEARS. I never said any such thing. I don't even think Coffey should replace Mann in the starting lineup--at least for now.

But dammm but Mann is getting more and more timid to hold his starting place. 22 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebs and 1 assist. WTF. Fkn useless.

say that to my face.

esqtvd · Post #60 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:03 am

KL2 wrote:
esqtvd wrote:These T-Pups guys are pretty good. They're in first place after all.

PG [groin], Zu [calf], and Powell [fked up face] just aren't right. Mann is non-existent. Kawhi does NOT dive on the floor in February. Beard doesn't dive at all.

The T-Wolves WANTED this. A STATEMENT game. The Clips played this like a scrimmage. Don't get hurt.

If guys are hurt then they shouldn’t be playing. I tip my hat for them trying but at some point a call has to be made.

That’s another problem. Other teams treat these games as statement games and we treat them like a scrimmage.

Yes, the difference this year is that we have been playing for real. But not this one. I didn't see any attempt to match MINN's intensity from the opening tap. Kawhi and Beard were the only key players in perfect health and neither one is the type to go balls-out until it's balls-out time in April.

NOBODY was going balls-out except Russ, and Coffey and charitably, T-Mann.

It is what it is. It's February, ffs. Get to the All-Star break in one piece.