Game 28 Wolves at Kings 12-23-23 Record 21-6

MN7725 · Post #101 » by **MN7725** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:17 am

lmao, jekyll and hyde
Kings get back into it on just bad communication, miscues by Wolves, getting easy buckets
then some monster effort plays the last 1:30

KGdaBom · Post #102 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:18 am

5-2 on this tough 16 game stretch so far. Anybody here still be happy if we finish it 8-8?

Rauxcee · Post #103 » by **Rauxcee** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:18 am

Nice solid win for you all. Kinda sloppy at the end, but a few solid plays sealed the deal.

winforlose · Post #104 » by **winforlose** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:18 am

MN7725 wrote:lmao, jekyll and hyde
Kings get back into it on just bad communication, miscues by Wolves, getting easy buckets
then some monster effort plays the last 1:30

When Mike is off the floor things get ugly fast. We need another PG in the worst way.

FrenchMinnyFan · Post #105 » by **FrenchMinnyFan** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:18 am

Great effort tonight. All starter in double figure. Rudy was huge. I love when ANT focus on scoring and defense. Great win !

Nick K · Post #106 » by **Nick K** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:19 am

What a finish and poise by the guys down the stretch. McD and Conley made key shots to close the door. We don't panic! Pretty amazing. AAAARRRROOOOOO!!!!!

winforlose · Post #107 » by **winforlose** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:19 am

We got a win while Karl got to rest his knee. That is gonna be so valuable next week.

Post #108 » by **Worm Guts** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:21 am

KGdaBom wrote:5-2 on this tough 16 game stretch so far. Anybody here still be happy if we finish it 8-8?

My hope is that we’re still #1 in the West at the end of it. The next game against OKC will be big for that.

KGdaBom · Post #109 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:22 am

Rauxcee wrote:Nice solid win for you all. Kinda sloppy at the end, but a few solid plays sealed the deal.

Yes we got sloppy. However, the Kings are a very good team. We played them on the road without KAT and won pretty easily.

KGdaBom · Post #110 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:25 am

Worm Guts wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:5-2 on this tough 16 game stretch so far. Anybody here still be happy if we finish it 8-8?

My hope is that we’re still #1 in the West at the end of it. The next game against OKC will be big for that.

We are currently leading the West by 2.5. My hope is we up that to 4 or more by the end of it.

MN7725 · Post #111 » by **MN7725** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:25 am

winforlose wrote:
MN7725 wrote:lmao, jekyll and hyde
Kings get back into it on just bad communication, miscues by Wolves, getting easy buckets
then some monster effort plays the last 1:30

When Mike is off the floor things get ugly fast. We need another PG in the worst way.

that was obvious before the season, can withstand injury to anyone else but Conley

I know Milton is having a down year from what he's been able to do production-wise, but he honestly has one of the worse "feels" for the game i've seen from a guard. Even if he gets back to his career norms for shooting, just not a guy I would count on handling the ball in high pressure games

Rauxcee · Post #112 » by **Rauxcee** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:27 am

KGdaBom wrote:
Rauxcee wrote:Nice solid win for you all. Kinda sloppy at the end, but a few solid plays sealed the deal.

Yes we got sloppy. However, the Kings are a very good team. We played them on the road without KAT and won pretty easily.

Oh definitely. Kings just upped their intensity and it caused some mistakes and miscues on defense, or players were just a step behind their energy. Considering how well the kings can score, it's very impressive they were held under 100, even if it was a back to back for them.

Post #113 » by **Calinks** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:29 am

I need to talk with my brother again about Finch. 5 months ago he was saying Finch needed to be fired and he wasn't a head coach. Dude is looking like coach of the year right now lol.

Murphs56 · Post #114 » by **Murphs56** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:30 am

Calinks wrote:I need to talk with my brother again about Finch. 5 months ago he was saying Finch needed to be fired and he wasn't a head coach. Dude is looking like coach of the year right now lol.

And he's known as an offensive coach. Always gets some votes in the Annual GM Survey. This year the offense is middle of the pack and he's overseeing the League's best defense.

MN7725 · Post #115 » by **MN7725** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:35 am

Murphs56 wrote:
Calinks wrote:I need to talk with my brother again about Finch. 5 months ago he was saying Finch needed to be fired and he wasn't a head coach. Dude is looking like coach of the year right now lol.

And he's known as an offensive coach. Always gets some votes in the Annual GM Survey. This year the offense is middle of the pack and he's overseeing the League's best defense.

its hard for the Wolves to get much higher than mid with the lack of shooting they have
just the nature of today's NBA

his first full year Wolves were 8th (1 in 3pt attempts/game) with not that high of talent level

the hope would be to do what Miami did last playoffs, all these defensive oriented players get hot shooting at right time

Nick K · Post #116 » by **Nick K** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:39 am

Calinks wrote:I need to talk with my brother again about Finch. 5 months ago he was saying Finch needed to be fired and he wasn't a head coach. Dude is looking like coach of the year right now lol.

Finch and the staff made a lot of mistakes last year scheme and otherwise. I love Finch but last year I was super down on him. It was warranted.

This year they made the very changes we talked about last year to their credit. Last year is a distant bad memory. This year they've done most everything right especially with the defense and next with how they use Rudy. They're using Rudy exactly as I wanted them to last year. I'm not the only one to see the obvious. Mike Conley is a revelation.

We're finally a really good team. It's taken us long enough. We, as fans so deserve it. And then some.

Nick K · Post #117 » by **Nick K** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:41 am

I just noticed we held them to under 100 pts. 98 to be exact.

MN7725 · Post #118 » by **MN7725** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:47 am

only 3 minutes for TBJ
did he get hurt?

Post #119 » by **Calinks** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:48 am

Read on Twitter

MN7725 · Post #120 » by **MN7725** » Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:51 am

Calinks wrote:

Read on Twitter

really have to love Rudy's attitude

does all the little thankless things, takes a lot of hits

hardly ever goes after the refs or gets frustrated by his role

just plays hard

seems to have rubbed off on KAT (ref complaining at least)