Game 11: Minny Timberwolves (8-2) @ Phoenix Suns (4-6)

SkyBill40 · Post #81 » by **SkyBill40** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:11 am

Riddle me this: Why are Nurkic and Durant still on the floor in a 20+ differential game with three and a half to go? Does Vogel want to tempt fate?

And naturally, as I type, Vogel finally takes them out.

Post #82 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:13 am

It's amazing how you can really view how good your team is more appropriately when you are not missing your best player (or one of best two). Of course shooting 56% from 3 helps, and limiting to 8 turnovers, but everyone seems to play better when Book is there. Of course I guess it's just one game and Book's last one was our worst game, but it's a good sign moving forward hopefully.

Post #83 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:13 am

Our 4th quarter still looks like our regular 4th quarters but just a bit less sucky. And thank goodness we built a massive 28pt buffer.

Good thing is that our team does look significantly better with Book out there and he solves a lot of our issues (no ****)

Post #84 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:13 am

SkyBill40 wrote:Riddle me this: Why are Nurkic and Durant still on the floor in a 20+ differential game with three and a half to go? Does Vogel want to tempt fate?

And naturally, as I type, Vogel finally takes them out.

I was just wondering that about KD...that seems absurd.

SkyBill40 · Post #85 » by **SkyBill40** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:15 am

Now I'm left to wonder why Bol, for all the hype and talk of how great a contributor he'd be for our team, is still sitting on the bench. They could take Watanabe out as he's had sufficient run tonight. Good to see Little et al get some action though.

dcoop · Post #86 » by **dcoop** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:15 am

Yeah sunsfan101. Edward’s is definitely better than booker. Get the F outta here

Post #87 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:20 am

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2332675&p=109297267#p109297267

Vote for Nashty!

ImNotMcDiSwear · Post #88 » by **ImNotMcDiSwear** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:21 am

dcoop wrote:Yeah sunsfan101. Edward’s is definitely better than booker. Get the F outta here

Big win for Mitch Richmond tonight!

Post #89 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:21 am

bwgood77 wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:Riddle me this: Why are Nurkic and Durant still on the floor in a 20+ differential game with three and a half to go? Does Vogel want to tempt fate?

And naturally, as I type, Vogel finally takes them out.

I was just wondering that about KD...that seems absurd.

Considering our 4th quarters...I can understand

dcoop · Post #90 » by **dcoop** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:21 am

Right!!

MrMiyagi · Post #91 » by **MrMiyagi** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:22 am

Big 3: 0-0
Book/KD: 2-1
Book/Beal: 0-0
Beal/KD: 1-2
KD: 2-3
Book: 0-0
Beal: 0-0

Total: 5-6

sunskerr · Post #92 » by **sunskerr** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:22 am

Great win. Still feel like Im getting trolled with the Beal absence.

Post #93 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:23 am

lilfishi22 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:Riddle me this: Why are Nurkic and Durant still on the floor in a 20+ differential game with three and a half to go? Does Vogel want to tempt fate?

And naturally, as I type, Vogel finally takes them out.

I was just wondering that about KD...that seems absurd.

Considering our 4th quarters...I can understand

Yeah, but when it was still over 20 with a little over 4 minutes, I thought we were safe.

spanishninja · Post #94 » by **spanishninja** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:24 am

ImNotMcDiSwear wrote:
dcoop wrote:Yeah sunsfan101. Edward’s is definitely better than booker. Get the F outta here

Big win for Mitch Richmond tonight!

lets go back to the other thread to clown that guy

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handsome salary · Post #95 » by **handsome salary** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:24 am

Yay. Looked great, little turnovers, high energy, kept them at bay once they had a big lead. No complaints.

Post #96 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:26 am

Book with a casual 31 in 26min. He's probably somewhere between a guy like Donte DiVincenzo and Kris Dunn right now. If he plays any better, he'd be starting for the Shanghai Sharks!

sashaturiaf · Post #97 » by **sashaturiaf** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:27 am

Hitachi77 wrote:
Funky Tut wrote:Man, Book really makes this team

What makes this team is Book and KD on the court at the same time. In the KD only games, had you switched KD with Book, I don’t think they would have done much better, if at all.

Correct. We were undefeated in the reg season when KD+Book played, plus took 2 games off the Nuggets even though we had easily the worst 3-12 in the playoffs after CP got hurt.

Long as KD and Booker are out there we will be fine.

Post #98 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:27 am

lilfishi22 wrote:Book with a casual 31 in 26min. He's probably somewhere between a guy like Donte DiVincenzo and Kris Dunn right now. If he plays any better, he'd be starting for the Shanghai Sharks!

Yeah, not bad. It is strange, looking at the box score though, even though I don't think these are particularly meaningful for 1 game, that his +/- tonight was 0.

Post #99 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:29 am

bwgood77 wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
I was just wondering that about KD...that seems absurd.

Considering our 4th quarters...I can understand

Yeah, but when it was still over 20 with a little over 4 minutes, I thought we were safe.

Our issue isn't just a few mistakes in the clutch, it's a snowballing effect. A couple of TO's turns into massive momentum for the other team which leads to us getting into our own heads and turning it over more and in a blink of an eye, it could've been a 10pt game with plenty of time left.

And Book was also done for the night so we're basically closing the game with the same line up that has regularly scored under 25pts in the 4th.

Big win against a very good team. Big win at home. Big win for Book's return. I don't think we're leaving things to chance

MrMiyagi · Post #100 » by **MrMiyagi** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:29 am

lilfishi22 wrote:Book with a casual 31 in 26min. He's probably somewhere between a guy like Donte DiVincenzo and Kris Dunn right now. If he plays any better, he'd be starting for the Shanghai Sharks!

It's shameful he still has two calves. Him holding on to that weakness is going to cost us DEARLY!