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Originally Posted by minnesotasam
Sick, tyty for the update.
The Wolves are definitely more fun this year (I got to go to the first win vs Milwaukee) but jfc we cannot possibly win games when Darko/Telfair/Brewer get so many minutes. Also I can't believe there's a TWolves thread lol.
Darko was awesome tonight. He pwned Gasol at both ends of the floor. This was probably the best game of his career - 23 pts (10/18, 3/3), 16 rebounds, 2 steals, 5 assists, 6 blocks and a ****-ton of additional shots affected that didnt get credit for blocks. If he could play at close to that level every game, he'd be an all star.
Bassy is ok as long as he doesnt shoot
I know, you kind of need him to shoot when no one on the other team is within 15' of him.
I'll be glad when Ridnour is 100%.
When Rubio comes over, we'll be solid at PG.
I'm not sure if Flynn will help or not once he's healthy. He has some offensive skills, but they dont necessarily include NBA caliber PG passing, and he looks lost when he is playing defense. Actually, I'm not even sure if he does play defense at all
Brewer is terrible. He cant shoot at all, has no handle, and is seemingly always leaving his man wide open. His man is usually a very good outside shooter, so that usually does not end well. He does hustle and get a lot of steals, but at the expense of playing sloppy defense most of the time.
I cant wait until Webster is 100% healthy. He was probably our best player in the preseason. Having him play all of Brewer's minutes plus a few from some other people will make the team a lot better.
Wes Johnson is already a defensive stud. He played Kobe about as well as anyone I've ever seen. He does not bite on fakes and is longer and stronger than Kobe. I've heard that one reason we chose him over Cousins was because Cousins is a lazy ass and Wes is a very hard worker. Guys like Cousins get by on talent alone and never really blossom in the NBA. A guy like Wes has a chance to be really good.
Love was terrible tonight. The Lakers obviously were trying to keep him off the boards, but he needs to do better than he did tonight anyway - 0 points, 7 rebounds.
When Barnes shoots 5/5 from 3 and 7/7 overall, I dont think the Lakers will lose to any team in the NBA.
The refs were brutally bad tonight. Not that it mattered as far as who won, but cripes, there were some really bad calls against the Wolves when they were down by ~20 points. Kobe gets the superstar treatment way too much imo.