Minnesota Timberwolves- Re-re-rebuilding Time
03-10-2015
, 01:53 AM
03-10-2015
, 02:55 AM
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03-16-2015
, 11:26 AM
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, 11:28 PM
03-17-2015
, 11:37 AM
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The only other aspect of this game I wanted to touch on was how quickly LaVine went from being completely on fire from the floor in his first 14 minutes (5-7 with 14 points, 4-5 from downtown) to completely falling off the proverbial cliff. He started the game really well offensively, again running the point, but he essentially self-destructed in the final four minutes of the first half. It took him almost no time whatsoever to turn a solid half of play – he was impressive enough offensively to counteract his below average defensive on Deron Williams and Jarrett Jack – into a pretty awful one.
Here, let me walk you through it real quick:
With 4:26 remaining in the second quarter, LaVine entered the game for Brown. Brooklyn was up 51-50.
4:09 – LaVine bad pass (Thaddeus Young steals it as he tries this awkward, forced drop-off pass to Justin Hamilton in transition).
3:18 – LaVine bad pass (Bojan Bogdanovic steals).
3:14 – Bogdanovic hits an 18-footer and Saunders calls a 20 second timeout, seemingly irritated with his rookie shooting guard point guard. He puts Brown back in the game.
2:14 – Hollins calls a timeout, up 58-53. Saunders goes back to LaVine. Yeah, that sure was quick!
1:51 – The score is now 61-55. Wolves ball... LaVine double dribble turnover. Nets score. Next possession? Wiggins turns the ball over. Thad responds with an easy layup. And... what's next? How about another LaVine turnover? YES, BINGO. ANOTHER ONE. Joe Johnson collected another steal off a bad pass from the rookie. Bogdanovic makes a driving layup to put the Nets up 67-55 with :35 seconds on the clock. And that's the score at halftime.
I counted four turnovers for LaVine in this sequence. Remember his first 14 minutes on the court? Forget about savoring that for more than a brief stretch. My goal in recounting all of this is not to make LaVine the whipping boy of the recap. I've said it here before plenty of times, I believe in him off ball as a shooting guard prospect. The things he did well in those 14 minutes tonight can be duplicated. The mistakes he made (offensively) could have been minimized. I don't expect Saunders to roll with Brown at point guard ahead of his prized rookie, but this is yet another example of what we've seen throughout the year. LaVine does some excellent things when he isn't forced to dominate the ball. Despite this, the way Saunders uses him has barely changed.
Here, let me walk you through it real quick:
With 4:26 remaining in the second quarter, LaVine entered the game for Brown. Brooklyn was up 51-50.
4:09 – LaVine bad pass (Thaddeus Young steals it as he tries this awkward, forced drop-off pass to Justin Hamilton in transition).
3:18 – LaVine bad pass (Bojan Bogdanovic steals).
3:14 – Bogdanovic hits an 18-footer and Saunders calls a 20 second timeout, seemingly irritated with his rookie shooting guard point guard. He puts Brown back in the game.
2:14 – Hollins calls a timeout, up 58-53. Saunders goes back to LaVine. Yeah, that sure was quick!
1:51 – The score is now 61-55. Wolves ball... LaVine double dribble turnover. Nets score. Next possession? Wiggins turns the ball over. Thad responds with an easy layup. And... what's next? How about another LaVine turnover? YES, BINGO. ANOTHER ONE. Joe Johnson collected another steal off a bad pass from the rookie. Bogdanovic makes a driving layup to put the Nets up 67-55 with :35 seconds on the clock. And that's the score at halftime.
I counted four turnovers for LaVine in this sequence. Remember his first 14 minutes on the court? Forget about savoring that for more than a brief stretch. My goal in recounting all of this is not to make LaVine the whipping boy of the recap. I've said it here before plenty of times, I believe in him off ball as a shooting guard prospect. The things he did well in those 14 minutes tonight can be duplicated. The mistakes he made (offensively) could have been minimized. I don't expect Saunders to roll with Brown at point guard ahead of his prized rookie, but this is yet another example of what we've seen throughout the year. LaVine does some excellent things when he isn't forced to dominate the ball. Despite this, the way Saunders uses him has barely changed.
I read somewhere a week or two ago that when he plays as a PG, Lavine is statistically the worst player in the NBA this season. He's way less bad at SG, but Flip rarely plays him there.
edit: I just came across this. He's the worst player in the NBA in both RPM and WAR and its not even close.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/rp...RPM/position/1
Bonus! Anthony Bennett is the worst PF in the NBA by these measures! 96th out of 96, just ahead of former Wolf bust DWil. A Payne is 84th on that list.
Last edited by cha59; 03-17-2015 at 11:50 AM.
03-17-2015
, 05:25 PM
03-17-2015
, 11:01 PM
A couple of Wolves/Flip related articles I've read this last week:
from: http://www.awolfamongwolves.com/2015...hat/#more-3204
and
http://bballbreakdown.com/2015/02/09...ys-efficiency/
from: http://www.awolfamongwolves.com/2015...hat/#more-3204
and
http://bballbreakdown.com/2015/02/09...ys-efficiency/
03-17-2015
, 11:07 PM