Official Game Thread: Timberwolves at Hawks -- the MLK Day Game!

[Peoriabird]

Just now, marco102 said:

Yes, because we are right around .500.  Bad losses happen.  Has any team not had any bad losses during a season?

Good teams don't have 4 bad losses in a row with 3 of them at home

[marco102]

Kevin with 17 pts, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.  Good game by him. He's shown good improvement this season. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Very Nice!

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

2 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Kevin with 17 pts, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.  Good game by him. He's shown good improvement this season. 

That's a good line. 

[macdaddy]

Just now, JayBirdHawk said:

Very Nice!

 

 

That court was really cool.   Great job.   

It was an ugly game but a good win.   Starters all played solid.   Not much to complain about other than turnovers imo.  But I have faith that this board will try real hard to complain about a double digit victory in an afternoon home game, 3 games in 4 days with the last game ending 36 hours ago 3000 miles away.  

[marco102]

7 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Good teams don't have 4 bad losses in a row with 3 of them at home

Mon, Nov 17	vsDenver	L106-97	5-4	James 22	Love 11	Irving 8
Wed, Nov 19	vsSan Antonio	L92-90	5-5	Varejao 23	Varejao 11	James 9
Fri, Nov 21	@Washington	L91-78	5-6	Irving 22	Varejao 9	James 4
Sat, Nov 22	vsToronto	L110-93	5-7	Love 23	Varejao 12	James 10

 

 

Sun, Jan 4	vsDallas	L109-90	19-15	Love 30	Thompson 11	Dellavedova 7
Mon, Jan 5	@Philadelphia	L95-92	19-16	Love 28	Love 19	Dellavedova 8
Wed, Jan 7	vsHouston	L105-93	19-17	Irving 38	Love 16	Dellavedova 5
Fri, Jan 9	@Golden State	L112-94	19-18	Smith 27	Love 14	Irving 5
Sun, Jan 11	@Sacramento	L103-84	19-19	Love 25	Mozgov 12	Irving 7
Tue, Jan 13	@Phoenix	L107-100	19-20	James 33	Marion 11	Irving 6

 

 

 

I present to you the 2014-2015 Eastern Conference Champions. 

Edited January 18, 2021 by marco102

[Peoriabird]

2 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Sun, Jan 4	vsDallas	L109-90	19-15	Love 30	Thompson 11	Dellavedova 7
Mon, Jan 5	@Philadelphia	L95-92	19-16	Love 28	Love 19	Dellavedova 8
Wed, Jan 7	vsHouston	L105-93	19-17	Irving 38	Love 16	Dellavedova 5
Fri, Jan 9	@Golden State	L112-94	19-18	Smith 27	Love 14	Irving 5
Sun, Jan 11	@Sacramento	L103-84	19-19	Love 25	Mozgov 12	Irving 7
Tue, Jan 13	@Phoenix	L107-100	19-20	James 33	Marion 11	Irving 6

 

I present to you the 2014-2015 Eastern Conference Champions. 

Ummm like only 2 of those teams are under .500 and 4/6 on the road so how are they bad loses?

[marco102]

Just now, Peoriabird said:

Ummm like only 2 of those teams are under .500 and 4/6 on the road so how are they bad loses?

Look at the edit :). 

[Peoriabird]

7 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Mon, Nov 17	vsDenver	L106-97	5-4	James 22	Love 11	Irving 8
Wed, Nov 19	vsSan Antonio	L92-90	5-5	Varejao 23	Varejao 11	James 9
Fri, Nov 21	@Washington	L91-78	5-6	Irving 22	Varejao 9	James 4
Sat, Nov 22	vsToronto	L110-93	5-7	Love 23	Varejao 12	James 10

 

 

Sun, Jan 4	vsDallas	L109-90	19-15	Love 30	Thompson 11	Dellavedova 7
Mon, Jan 5	@Philadelphia	L95-92	19-16	Love 28	Love 19	Dellavedova 8
Wed, Jan 7	vsHouston	L105-93	19-17	Irving 38	Love 16	Dellavedova 5
Fri, Jan 9	@Golden State	L112-94	19-18	Smith 27	Love 14	Irving 5
Sun, Jan 11	@Sacramento	L103-84	19-19	Love 25	Mozgov 12	Irving 7
Tue, Jan 13	@Phoenix	L107-100	19-20	James 33	Marion 11	Irving 6

 

 

 

I present to you the 2014-2015 Eastern Conference Champions. 

What century are these games from?

I get it... You will defend this team to the end.  God bless you.

[marco102]

2 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

What century are these games from?

2014 - 2015.  Just making a point that your statement that teams don't have bad losses at home is crazy.  Cleveland started 19-20 that year with LeBron before they got things rolling with some REALLY bad losses.  Just give the season time.  What was your end of the year record prediction? 

Edited January 18, 2021 by marco102

[Peoriabird]

Just now, marco102 said:

  What was your end of the year record prediction? 

Unlike y'all, I don't like the coach.  I think he is in over his head and its obvious.  I worry about the GM cause if he trades JC then this team is doomed.  So I don't know.  I initially thought 6th seed but the team isn't playing like a 6th seed.  And now that the fans have turn on John once again,  It doesn't look good.

[marco102]

1 minute ago, Peoriabird said:

Unlike y'all, I don't like the coach.  I think he is in over his head and its obvious.  I worry about the GM cause if he trades JC then this team is doomed.  So I don't know.  I initially thought 6th seed but the team isn't playing like a 6th seed.  And now that the fans have turn on John once again,  It doesn't look good.

But you can see that you've turned on Trae like the others have turned on John?

 

[Peoriabird]

Just now, marco102 said:

But you can see that you've turned on Trae like the others have turned on John?

 

The difference is that John is playing well despite being mismanaged but Trae is not by any metric.

[gurpilo]

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hace 1 minuto, Peoriabird dijo:

Unlike y'all, I don't like the coach.  I think he is in over his head and its obvious.  I worry about the GM cause if he trades JC then this team is doomed.  So I don't know.  I initially thought 6th seed but the team isn't playing like a 6th seed.  And now that the fans have turn on John once again,  It doesn't look good.

I don’t think Travis trades the best player on the court now. By any advanced metric Collins is the best player, he is playing good basketball eventhough he is not getting the touches he deserves. You don’t trade that kind of player specially if his value can be low due to the contract issues.

[marco102]

1 minute ago, Peoriabird said:

The difference is that John is playing well despite being mismanaged but Trae is not by any metric.

Some don't think John is worth a max and he's not playing like a max player so fair to criticize both I guess? 

[Peoriabird]

1 minute ago, marco102 said:

Some don't think John is worth a max and he's not playing like a max player so fair to criticize both I guess? 

John's usage rate doesn't allow anyone to determine what his worth is.  Trae controls the ball and doing a poor job of getting the ball to the team' most efficient player.  LP sucks at it too!

[JeffS17]

1 hour ago, gurpilo said:

Lol, seems I mention the evil. Let me explain it a little bit more. I am not saying trading him for peanuts but I am beginning to think this is the highest value Trae is going to have  in the league and is disappearing quick. I would definitely trade him for a young up and coming star PG as Morant, Shai, Murray or Fox. Of course I would trade him straight for Morant and I would like a little bit more for the others but I don’t see him becoming a franchise cornerstone player and I think his value is going to go down starting now.

Trae is no Steph Curry but imagine GSW fans that were saying this when he had a short slump in 13-14... 2/3 of this roster is new, the team JUST started playing winning ball, there are a lot of growing pains now and to come... give it some time.

[gurpilo]

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hace 4 minutos, JeffS17 dijo:

Trae is no Steph Curry but imagine GSW fans that were saying this when he had a short slump in 13-14... 2/3 of this roster is new, the team JUST started playing winning ball, there are a lot of growing pains now and to come... give it some time.

I am convinced he will improve, is impossible he plays so poorly, I believe he is an offensive talent and can score on a variety of ways. On the other side I also believe he is not Steph Curry, he is weak on defense, he is not moving correctly without the ball (Steph is great at that) and is not making good choices on offense, that leads to TO and not using the best players on offense. And I don’t see that improving because his attitude and body language on the court indicates he is more irritated for not playing his game than trying to improve it. Him standing pat at the front while the ball and his mates are moving is very telling.

[Buzzard]

Trae will come around and I like he is willing to defer. Last season if he only took 8 shots that would be a guaranteed blowout by the other team. Now we possibly need Collins and his fans to accept that some nights, other players will get fed more than him.

I really liked this win because of not chucking the three ball. I am hoping Reddish payed attention as well.

[Diesel]

Let me just say...

Pick and Roll with a high screen!!!

Excellent coaching down the stretch.  Great play by Trae down the stretch.  Hopefully he learns to stick with something that's working until the other team stops it.