Scott K Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 JJ hasnt done much this year, but neither has any one off the bench. Lat night the bench was in there, and at least scored a few later in the game. I think you are leaning a little heavy on just JJ, there are many others to point the finger at on the bench, that has done nothing to keep us in the game. JJ has always been a shoot first PG, that is why we play him at SG at times. This year, I cant blame him, if he tries to pass,, no one is open, if they are, they miss, so he tries to do it alone, in which then he misses. The second unit is horrid this year. With the exeption of last nights game, the second unit looked like they may actually be starting to figure it out a little bit. We will see if they can carry that on into tomorrows game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty3 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 That's what i meant when I said he is too hot and cold. I just wish he wouldn't try to do so much at times. He makes some unbelievable plays, but then will come down the court the next possession and make a boneheaded play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I agree with you as well, that I thought the bench was going to be very strong this year, but it has been the complete opposite so far. But you have to remember, we are missing a couple big pieces from our bench this year, with Budinger, and Turiaf being injured. Hopefully Budinger will be back by the end of this month, and Turiaf in the same time. That will help our second unit out a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty3 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Great point there. IMO those are the two most important bench players we have, and maybe Barea as well. I love Turiaf coming off the bench he brings a ton of energy and hustle, which Pek can lack at times. Then Budinger is that good shooter that we are missing coming off the bench right now. Those two would really help us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 JJ was 1-8 vs the clippers. Not Good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It was a bad game for Cleveland, it was just to easy for us. It was nice to see Brewer step up tonight.It was also nice to have the bench take some minutes tonight as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikestabber Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I really liked what I saw from Hummel in his spot start. Brewer was crazy good. Pretty impressive when you win in that fashion without your best SG on the floor... I think we are really getting spoiled with Love. Unfairly, I admit, but he didn't seem quite as explosive to me for some reason last night, yet he still put up ridiculously good numbers (and in 3 quarters). Some "experts" don't even regard him as a top 10 guy. Name 10 better players! Name 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I agree, it was nice to see Hummel have a good fill in start for Martin. Hopefully he can take that back to the bench with him, and feed off of it. I think Love steeped it up a notch this season, and I can see he is becoming a veteran, a leader to the team, and most importantly, he isnt whining on every play. He is getting back and playing defense, and he is feeding other players with some nice passes. It would have been nice if we would have won the game against the Clippers, and the first game with Cleveland. But I honestly think as a team, you learn a lot more from a close loss, then you do from a win. This team still needs a SF to step up, or even to make a trade for one. I wouldnt mind seeing Hummel running in the SF position in the starting unit when we can run small ball until Budinger returns. If we can stay healthy this year, we could go a couple rounds in to the playoffs. But lets not get to far ahead of ourselves with that kinda crazy talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 brewer had a great game. Williams has no chance of cracking the starting line-up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishersofmen Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 It was nice to see a beat down like that. I need to get to a game soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Quote:Chase Budinger (knee surgery) has been cleared to resume basketball activities, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.He will rejoin the team this weekend but his return date is still uncertain. When he returns it will be interesting to see how Rick Adelman handles the starting SF position. Budinger was slated to start prior to his injury and may take the job once he's up to speed, but Corey Brewer has played very well during Minnesota's 6-3 start this season, and he leads the NBA in fast-break points. We will have many more Budinger updates before he's ready to play in a gameQuote:Updating a previous report, Chase Budinger (knee) will rejoin the Wolves this week but he has not been cleared for basketball activities.According to the Wolves' PR department, "[budinger] has been cleared to return to Minneapolis to continue his rehab. He remains sidelined indefinitely." Beat writer Jon Krawczynski suggests that "mid- to late-December" is a realistic timetable for Budinger to return -- he's been limited to treadmill workouts and will need to regain his strength and conditioning once he's fully cleared. Minnesota isn't likely to rush him into action coming off a second knee surgery, especially with Corey Brewer thriving as the team's starting SF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty3 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rubio is terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishersofmen Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rubio is terrible He looked good with that triple-double against the Lakers. Needs to be more consistent though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBass Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 They are a .500 team. I hope they do better. Last night was hard to watch. Cliff Paul went off in the 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott K Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Rubio is a liability to the team right now. He should be coming off the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBass Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Nets look old and slow, but a route is a route. Good luck tonight - you'll need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Say goodbye to Derrick Williams trade to the Kings for Luc Mbah a Moute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishersofmen Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 We will miss him he was one heck of a pick. I thought we played decent against Indiana until the end of the game but they play some defense over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian6715 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 All ESPN could talk about yesterday was Kobe Bryant's terrible contract and how the Lakers are going to go after a big name free agent, and Love's name got brought up constantly. If/when we lose Love to free agency, I am going to be done supporting this team. I am so sick of Minnesota sports teams grooming young guys into superstars, only to have them be swept up by big market teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty3 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Expected a lot more outta this team. They are BAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hester Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 All ESPN could talk about yesterday was Kobe Bryant's terrible contract and how the Lakers are going to go after a big name free agent, and Love's name got brought up constantly. If/when we lose Love to free agency, I am going to be done supporting this team. I am so sick of Minnesota sports teams grooming young guys into superstars, only to have them be swept up by big market teams You can't blame a guy for wanting to go back home to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBass Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Love will walk. Wolves just can't get it done here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBass Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Good come from behind win last night! The negative Nancy in me thought forsure they would loose the 2nd game in a back to back schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 He hates it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 well they won last night ended a big skid to the Griz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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