Mega Thread Minnesota Timberwolves Thread - The Finch Era begins
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Love has supposedly told Flip he wants out and wants to play for the Lakers. Watch us get screwed in this one...
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Hope you're right. I'm in the, "Trading Love is something we should consider," camp, but I can't see LA making any sort of deal that would be worthwhile.
The possible deal doing the rounds on the internet is to Boston for Sullinger, Bass, Green, Bradley and a first round draft pick, but most likely won't happen.
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Nonsense
For
Lakers first round pick would be a minimum, But they cannot trade it without a first round pick, They would have to trade out some absolute crap and take some horrific contracts to gain a first round pick from someone
Upgrayedd
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Would like to go Chicago
We would get back Gibson/Boozer+Picks
We're not getting lakers first round pick. Might as well get a couple of decent starters and a top 5 then nothing
We would get back Gibson/Boozer+Picks
We're not getting lakers first round pick. Might as well get a couple of decent starters and a top 5 then nothing
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If it was is I'd be sure that mirotic would be involved as well, no chatter tho and I don't think he gets traded until next deadline
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Lets get Lance Stephenson somehow....
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Looks like Love absolutely tore it up starting at centre today, 37-12-10. Didn't watch though; forgot we were playing.
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Notice Shabazz got a bit of a run too; play alright?
Amazing commentary today from Matt Harpring, in the 2nd he talked about how Love isn't as good as Griffen and LA because he has no defense (despite that the players he is comparing too don't either).
Then talked about how he values the others higher because they are winners, his co-commentator argued that Blake and LA have more help around them, to which Harpring countered saying 'Minnesota have more talent than Portland'.
Love went into halftime with game highs in points, rebounds and assists but in the 3rd stepped it up and ripped the Jazz apart offensively scoring and distributing. The other commentator started giving it to Harpring but he continued saying that 'if Love was in a playoff team he cannot be the best player, he has to be the second star because he hasn't been in the playoffs in his six years in the NBA'.
I think the guy is harsh, he was hardly gonna get Minnesota to the playoffs with the likes of Darko, Flynne, Beasley and Wesley Johnson around him. They have only managed to get a half decent roster around him the last three years, two of which many key players (Love included) were plagued by injuries.
This is the first year he has been able to have a decent crack at the post season where Love has carried the offense all year, there has been no rim protection until Turiaf came back, took the bench unit until January to actually help out a little, they have lost a ridiculous % of the close games and he has had to completely carry them the last couple of weeks with Pek & Kmart being out.
I have a feeling that if he does leave in a year or two suddenly the 'empty numbers' knock on him will just disappear.
Then talked about how he values the others higher because they are winners, his co-commentator argued that Blake and LA have more help around them, to which Harpring countered saying 'Minnesota have more talent than Portland'.
Love went into halftime with game highs in points, rebounds and assists but in the 3rd stepped it up and ripped the Jazz apart offensively scoring and distributing. The other commentator started giving it to Harpring but he continued saying that 'if Love was in a playoff team he cannot be the best player, he has to be the second star because he hasn't been in the playoffs in his six years in the NBA'.
I think the guy is harsh, he was hardly gonna get Minnesota to the playoffs with the likes of Darko, Flynne, Beasley and Wesley Johnson around him. They have only managed to get a half decent roster around him the last three years, two of which many key players (Love included) were plagued by injuries.
This is the first year he has been able to have a decent crack at the post season where Love has carried the offense all year, there has been no rim protection until Turiaf came back, took the bench unit until January to actually help out a little, they have lost a ridiculous % of the close games and he has had to completely carry them the last couple of weeks with Pek & Kmart being out.
I have a feeling that if he does leave in a year or two suddenly the 'empty numbers' knock on him will just disappear.
SE_Blue
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Had a nice alley oop slam off Barea. Didn't do anything particularly outstanding. Rebounded okay, but we already knew he could do that. Once Martin + Pek come back he'll go back to his usual 4 MPG. If the rumours were true that teams were interested in him before the deadline we should've taken whatever they offered for him. At least we got Gorgui.
Heard all that s**t. Love made him eat humble pie by the end though.
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Frustrating game to say the least. Rotations were truly awful.
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Anyone watching the game? Shabazz has been HUGE!
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I'm not watching but now wish I had been - will be huge for us if he can keep this up and get his minutes right up.
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And we're over .500!
We legit fodder in the west now
We legit fodder in the west now
Must win the next 6 with 5 of the teams under .500 and 5 of the games at home as simple as that lose any and forget about any hope of playoffs. Realistically can only lose 5-7 games the rest of the way.
Phoenix are the team that might drop out they have a tough few games ahead with OKC and Golden State and the Clippers on the road.
Phoenix are the team that might drop out they have a tough few games ahead with OKC and Golden State and the Clippers on the road.
Upgrayedd
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But he can dunk!
We needed to win all 3 home games, Losing to new york was just about our season
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