<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">And, for much of the way, it was the supporting cast that put them in position to do so. Folks have talked about the Timberwolves' Big Three all season, with reason. But it was the Little Three that helped the Wolves take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven series. Game 4 is scheduled Friday. Backup Fred Hoiberg scored 14 points in a game the Wolves needed to gain back the home-court advantage. He did everything from playing defense in the post to running the offense from the point. Center Ervin Johnson scored nine points, leading the Wolves with six first-quarter points, when the Wolves made sure the Kings didn't excite the crowd with an early run. And Trenton Hassell. Once again the Kings played defense as if they were begging him to beat them. He helped do just that, scoring 16 points. The three of them played a huge role in an important run that spanned the game's most significant run. </div> Link
Trenton Hassell was huge, as was Hoiberg and Johnson. But now they are finally getting the recognition they deserve, and rightfully so. But I kind of liked it when they were our little secret. And Madsen can easily be added to that list.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting twolvefan11:</div><div class="quote_post">Trenton Hassell was huge, as was Hoiberg and Johnson. But now they are finally getting the recognition they deserve, and rightfully so. But I kind of liked it when they were our little secret. And Madsen can easily be added to that list.</div> TWolvefan, I totally agree with you about including Mad Dog to that list. His defense on Miller on the final play in OT was huge because he prevented them from inbounding it to him. I think what they wanted to do was have him hand the ball off to Peja while Miller picks off Trenton on the play. Mad Dog didn't let that happen & we see what happened when they went to plan B. His rip in traffic was terrific & his tip-in slam was pretty sweet, too. Thank God he's signed for next year. I hope he & Trenton retires as T'Wolves. Their defense & energy are the stuff that great roleplayers are made of.
