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02-23-2017 , 05:21 PM

#9926

minnesotasam

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Yeah Jones is as good a flyer as any.

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02-24-2017 , 11:29 PM

#9927

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Man Wiggins has played great lately. And Ricky is so awesome

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02-25-2017 , 02:31 AM

#9928

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Tyus may ultimately be useful.

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02-25-2017 , 02:09 PM

#9929

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I am so glad we didnt trade Rubio.

That was a big win last night. We need all the games vs the 5 teams ahead of us. I was a little worried when Dallas tied the game, but we pretty much destroyed them after that.

Lets hope for a miracle win tonight at HOU. We did beat them last time we played them, and should have beat them the time before that. I think if we work hard to defend 3s, we match up well against them.

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02-25-2017 , 02:20 PM

#9930

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So when do we talk about the fact that we've been unaffected by the LaVine injury?

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02-25-2017 , 02:31 PM

#9931

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Now, if you like. I don't really think it's accurate. Team was 8-4 right before Lavine got hurt, 4-5 since. I think the team is just playing better as the season has gone on, which is an encouraging sign.

Tyus is doing a good job playing the "poor man's Lavine" role.

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02-25-2017 , 02:33 PM

#9932

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Rush is a much better defender and having one less defensive sieve is helpful.

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02-25-2017 , 02:50 PM

#9933

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Yeah, i don't disagree with that. More structured defense and less scrambling defense.

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02-25-2017 , 04:24 PM

#9934

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yeah, on one hand, we miss Lavine's offense, but his defense is still so bad I'm not sure if he's a net negative or a net positive. Rush is not very good, but his defense is way better than Lavine's.

I think we need to jump on Terrance Jones before someone else picks him up. He fills a need (true PF) and is a slightly above average player. We can cut Paynewreck or Hill later if we want to bring Stephenson back.

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02-26-2017 , 03:56 AM

#9935

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The Wolves defense has been worse since Lavine went out and the offense has been better

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02-28-2017 , 08:23 AM

#9936

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wiggins and Kat are the highest scoring duo in the NBA for Feb…averaging 57.4/game….second place??? Steph curry and Klay T…51.6/game.

pretty cool imo

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02-28-2017 , 02:40 PM

#9937

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Feels great to manhandle bad teams on the road.

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02-28-2017 , 03:24 PM

#9938

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Originally Posted by minnesotasam

Feels great to manhandle bad teams on the road.

yup. We needed that game and the outcome was pretty much never in doubt.

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02-28-2017 , 05:07 PM

#9939

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03-02-2017 , 01:04 AM

#9940

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Had to work 6am-10pm today and then my DVR failed to record the game. Box score still makes my day. Recording replay.

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03-02-2017 , 01:33 AM

#9941

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You missed a doozie, we demolished them. It was never close.

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03-02-2017 , 08:13 AM

#9942

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The Wolves have a positive SRS! 13th in the league!

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03-02-2017 , 11:12 AM

#9943

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If Denver loses every game to a team with a better SRS and beats every team with a worse SRS, they’ll finish the season 9-12, good for a 37-45 record. If the Wolves do the same, they’ll finish 11-11, good for a 36-46 record.

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03-02-2017 , 11:24 AM

#9944

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If we keep playing defense like we did against Utah last night, we'll do a lot better than 11-11. That's a big IF, but its clear that the team is improving. We started 6-18 and have been 19-18 since.

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03-02-2017 , 11:43 AM

#9945

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ESPN has our odds of making the playoffs at 5.9% now. It was ~1% not very long ago.

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03-02-2017 , 12:01 PM

#9946

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Net rating the past 10 games:

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03-02-2017 , 12:42 PM

#9947

diskoteque

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It's happening

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03-02-2017 , 12:44 PM

#9948

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Wolves now 9-5 in games Zach LaVine hasn’t played…

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03-02-2017 , 12:52 PM

#9949

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538.com has the Wolves as the 12th best team in the NBA right now, and at a 7% chance of making the playoffs:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com...ex_cid=rrpromo