“Timid” Second Quarter Dooms Hawks

[jaywalker72]

There is an adage among players and coaches in the NBA.

Any given night, on any floor, any team can beat you.

Tonight, on the Philips Arena floor, the Minnesota Timberwolves did just that to the Atlanta Hawks, behind a 33-12 second quarter that saw a complete disintegration of the Hawks offense and defense.

Jason Walker brings the recap plus an injury update on Dan Dickau and the man who may replace him...

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[MoonKnight]

quarter. While we had some silly turnovers and couldn't buy a jumper, I questioned some of Lon's playcalling in this quarter. Conventional wisdom would suggest that when a team's jumpers are not falling, then move inside the post to score and draw fouls while attempting to get open looks in transition. Even though the Wolves played alot of zone, we still did not attempt to change the O plays in this quarter. It appeared to me we were running the same sets with the same poor results (with either our starter or backups). The coaching also looked "timid" in the 2nd quarter. I am not a Lon basher but the coaching clearly contributed to the collapse in the 2nd quarter.