Fun facts and unreal stats

Post #41 » by **Calinks** » Tue Dec 7, 2021 8:35 pm

The shooting is really strange man. I hope it turned around but we are like 30 percent into the season and it has been a bit better but still bad from nearly all our players outside of Towns. I do believe Beasley and Russell will start hitting at a higher clip though.

winforlose · Post #42 » by **winforlose** » Tue Dec 7, 2021 9:10 pm

Klomp wrote:

Read on Twitter

I think he really hates the new ball.

winforlose · Post #43 » by **winforlose** » Sun Jul 3, 2022 4:00 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fadeawayworld.net/.amp/nba-media/the-minnesota-timberwolves-starting-5-has-a-long-wingspan-dangelo-russell-610-anthony-edwards-69-jaden-mcdaniels-70-karl-anthony-towns-74-rudy-gobert-79

I guess length matters

KGdaBom · Post #44 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun Jul 3, 2022 4:27 pm

winforlose wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/fadeawayworld.net/.amp/nba-media/the-minnesota-timberwolves-starting-5-has-a-long-wingspan-dangelo-russell-610-anthony-edwards-69-jaden-mcdaniels-70-karl-anthony-towns-74-rudy-gobert-79

I guess length matters

Our Wolves are tall and talented. Tall and talented beats small and talented almost every time.

winforlose · Post #45 » by **winforlose** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:51 am

So there has been talk recently about upgrading our backup C. There is a player I was curious about. He is a bit undersized, and struggles on defense, but he has recently begun blocking shots at a better clip. The biggest flaw this player has is he needs minutes. However in 16 games last year he played 20 minutes or more. I used BB reference to gather those stats.

13.75 PPG, 6.2 TRB, 1.1 AST, 54% FG%,40.91% 3P%, .6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.

For those wondering this is

Spoiler:

shrink · Post #46 » by **shrink** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:26 pm

Which Timberwolf was last in VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) last year?

Spoiler:

KGdaBom · Post #47 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:05 pm

shrink wrote:Which Timberwolf was last in VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) last year?

Spoiler:
Jaden McDaniels

0.0. Chris Silva
-0.1 Josh Okogie
-0.1 Jake Layman
-0.2 Leandro Bolmaro
-0.4 Jaden McDaniels

Towns led the team at +4.4, 10th in the NBA

A lot of people having very high expectations for McDaniels, but so far despite great potential he has not been good.

winforlose · Post #48 » by **winforlose** » Mon Aug 1, 2022 7:03 am

I was thinking about it, and every pickup we made in FA was from a western conference team either last year or this summer.

Forbes and Rivers from Denver
Paschall from Utah
Lawson from Dallas SL
Anderson from Memphis

Kinda funny how we kept it in the west. Not to mention all the players traded in and out where west to west (made easier by only trading with one team in a one to one trade.) Hell, even JO and McKinley Wright stayed West by going to Phoenix.

minimus · Post #49 » by **minimus** » Mon Aug 1, 2022 12:37 pm

KGdaBom wrote:
shrink wrote:Which Timberwolf was last in VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) last year?

Spoiler:
Jaden McDaniels

0.0. Chris Silva
-0.1 Josh Okogie
-0.1 Jake Layman
-0.2 Leandro Bolmaro
-0.4 Jaden McDaniels

Towns led the team at +4.4, 10th in the NBA

A lot of people having very high expectations for McDaniels, but so far despite great potential he has not been good.

Because Towns backup was Reid, while MCD was backup for superefficient in limited role Vando

Grubie024 · Post #50 » by **Grubie024** » Mon Aug 1, 2022 1:15 pm

minimus wrote:Because Towns backup was Reid, while MCD was backup for superefficient in limited role Vando

VORP - Value Over Replacement Player (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); a box score estimate of the points per 100 TEAM possessions that a player contributed above a replacement-level (-2.0) player, translated to an average team and prorated to an 82-game season.

Who McDaniels' back-up is doesn't impact his VORP to my understanding. It's a hypothetical backup.
McDaniels clearly has a long way to go in refining his game and gaining consistency, but the potential is there.

minimus · Post #51 » by **minimus** » Tue Aug 9, 2022 8:30 am

I dont know whether is was already mentioned, but if Campazzo does not return in NBA, than Jordan McLaughlin and Rudy Gobert duo might have the biggest size differential in NBA

winforlose · Post #52 » by **winforlose** » Tue Aug 9, 2022 10:08 am

minimus wrote:I dont know whether is was already mentioned, but if Campazzo does not return in NBA, than Jordan McLaughlin and Rudy Gobert duo might have the biggest size differential in NBA

I don’t care about the how, I just want this to be true. Too damn funny

Zonarosa · Post #53 » by **Zonarosa** » Tue Aug 9, 2022 2:44 pm

minimus wrote:I dont know whether is was already mentioned, but if Campazzo does not return in NBA, than Jordan McLaughlin and Rudy Gobert duo might have the biggest size differential in NBA

eh, not quite. with boban's move to houston, there's a 16" difference between him and trey burke.

minimus · Post #54 » by **minimus** » Tue Aug 9, 2022 3:03 pm

Zonarosa wrote:
minimus wrote:I dont know whether is was already mentioned, but if Campazzo does not return in NBA, than Jordan McLaughlin and Rudy Gobert duo might have the biggest size differential in NBA

eh, not quite. with boban's move to houston, there's a 16" difference between him and trey burke.

OMG, how did I forget about John Wick nightmare

Post #55 » by **Klomp** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:40 pm

A 45-win season will give Chris Finch the best winning percentage among coaches in franchise history.

Watch on YouTube

winforlose · Post #56 » by **winforlose** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:25 pm

Klomp wrote:A 45-win season will give Chris Finch the best winning percentage among coaches in franchise history.

Watch on YouTube

I think Finch is gonna break just about every record in franchise history if the FO and Ownership give him the time and money he is due. Finch has proven to the fan base over the last 1.5 years that he is the real deal. I think 22/23 is gonna be when he proves it to the league.

KGdaBom · Post #57 » by **KGdaBom** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:29 pm

winforlose wrote:
Klomp wrote:A 45-win season will give Chris Finch the best winning percentage among coaches in franchise history.

Watch on YouTube

I think Finch is gonna break just about every record in franchise history if the FO and Ownership give him the time and money he is due. Finch has proven to the fan base over the last 1.5 years that he is the real deal. I think 22/23 is gonna be when he proves it to the league.

Of course Sir Charles must believe that Finch is a horrible coach because all he talks about is us playing as dumb as a box of rocks.

winforlose · Post #58 » by **winforlose** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:36 pm

KGdaBom wrote:
winforlose wrote:
Klomp wrote:A 45-win season will give Chris Finch the best winning percentage among coaches in franchise history.

Watch on YouTube

I think Finch is gonna break just about every record in franchise history if the FO and Ownership give him the time and money he is due. Finch has proven to the fan base over the last 1.5 years that he is the real deal. I think 22/23 is gonna be when he proves it to the league.

Of course Sir Charles must believe that Finch is a horrible coach because all he talks about is us playing as dumb as a box of rocks.

Dinosaurs would probably think humans look funny. The idea of a 50/40/90 big who shoots high volume 3s and attacks off the dribble with the skills of a guard is blasphemy to the old guys. They want KAT to be a back to the basket traditional big, and that is just nonsense. Playing guys in foul trouble is almost necessary when your best players get in frequent foul trouble. Sometimes it doesn’t work out, but when it does it saves games. Finch has balls, most NBA coaches don’t. I call that a positive.

KGdaBom · Post #59 » by **KGdaBom** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:32 pm

winforlose wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:
winforlose wrote:
I think Finch is gonna break just about every record in franchise history if the FO and Ownership give him the time and money he is due. Finch has proven to the fan base over the last 1.5 years that he is the real deal. I think 22/23 is gonna be when he proves it to the league.

Of course Sir Charles must believe that Finch is a horrible coach because all he talks about is us playing as dumb as a box of rocks.

Dinosaurs would probably think humans look funny. The idea of a 50/40/90 big who shoots high volume 3s and attacks off the dribble with the skills of a guard is blasphemy to the old guys. They want KAT to be a back to the basket traditional big, and that is just nonsense. Playing guys in foul trouble is almost necessary when your best players get in frequent foul trouble. Sometimes it doesn’t work out, but when it does it saves games. Finch has balls, most NBA coaches don’t. I call that a positive.

Good rebuttal to Charles.

Dewey · Post #60 » by **Dewey** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:35 pm

KGdaBom wrote:
winforlose wrote:
Klomp wrote:A 45-win season will give Chris Finch the best winning percentage among coaches in franchise history.

Watch on YouTube

I think Finch is gonna break just about every record in franchise history if the FO and Ownership give him the time and money he is due. Finch has proven to the fan base over the last 1.5 years that he is the real deal. I think 22/23 is gonna be when he proves it to the league.

Of course Sir Charles must believe that Finch is a horrible coach because all he talks about is us playing as dumb as a box of rocks.

I like Charles bold opinions, but either way, he is not the sharpest tax in the box. I still like him most of them time