Game Thread 2023-24 Game #38 - BLAZERS @ TIMBERWOLVES - JANUARY 12, 2024 - 5:00 PM PST - ROOT

They should. Why wouldn’t they have a feeding frenzy in the restricted area with who we have on the floor?

 

Well at least we didn’t let them extend the lead in the second.

 

Cheap and smart.

 

Blazers had cut it to 9. Coach takes the centers out against Rudy & Kat... Blazers now down 21 at halftime.

Classic Billups stealth tank

 

They both had 3 fouls. It’s either choose to sit them now or have them foul out and be forced to play small down the stretch. Both bigs are rookies and can’t be trusted to stop fouling against crafty bigs like KAT and Gobert.

 

Ant has a ways to go in terms of handling the superstar treatment from defenses.

 

We get you don't like Billups, but had he left in a center who got their 4th foul, you would've been on him for leaving a guy in with 3 fouls.

 

2nd half spread is Minnesota -3.5.... thoughts?!?

 

I don’t bet against my team but if I did… I’d bet that the Wolves outscore us by more than 4 in the second half but who knows maybe they take a cushion similar to what they have into the fourth and the scrubs from both teams play pretty even from there.

 

I don't understand what the offense is trying to do. Or is it trying to do anything?

Priority 1 should be getting Grant and Simons open 3-point attempts. All the players should help to make that happen.

Run as many screens and pass the all as much as it takes.

Simons has 1 three-point attempt. That's a failure of the offense.

 

so killing the first peep of momentum this team has had in 3 games, is worth it to prevent possible foul trouble in the 2nd half? That's "good" coaching... allrighty then

 

Down 21 at halftime. Good half!

 

Why are we worried about "down the stretch" when we'll be down 30 down the stretch?

 

i don't think so? LaMar was freaking out for no reason. He's getting a bit paranoid.