Game Thread GAME# 30: TIMBERWOLVES @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 21, 2019 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

Neil has to trade Simons, he's so trash

 

Is this Bob Knight??? Lol

 

It was totally calculated. Joey repeatedly told the ref to "do your job", and when he didn't, Joey told the ref to "give me tech", when he was already on one tech. So he got ejected.

The team was losing, and Joey's lead guard (Nathan Sobey) was under-performing, and not happy with Joey.

Joey was trying to get ejected to throw the responsibility of leadership onto Sobey. It sort of worked. Sobey played a good second half, but the team didn't win.

 

Sounds like an interesting coach I dont know enough about him x’s and o’s wise to know if he could coach in the NBA, but he sounds a bit like Thibs personality wise.

 

Very basic X's and O's (that's always been the knock on him), run and gun offence (almost SSOL), likes switching zone defence, and forcing contested threes; but always running no matter what. Great regular season philosophies, never works in the playoffs. His players would run through a brick wall for him. Could not make it in the NBA.

 

Did not work. Lost to a team two places below them, in a contest for the last playoff place.

 

That’s harsh but yea he should be traded if a decent offer was made

 

Can’t believe we got Skal straight up for Biggie. Nice one Neil

 

Exactly. Neil is one of the best GMs in the league, if not the best. He's pulled off so many amazing trades. Wade Baldwin and Stauskas for Hood? Mason Plumlee for Nurkic and the pick that got us Collins? Like you said, Biggie for Skal. Meyers Fucking Leonard for Hassan Whiteside? Turner for Bazemore? This guy is genius. Watch him flip Tolliver for Al Horford.

 

9 more FT attempts. The refs cost Minny this one

 

Damn Hassan is just playing better and better for us every game. Once Nurk comes back we have a real rich man's problem on our hands

 

Yeah, I felt CJ played good I was surprised to see that is FG% was so bad. I liked most of the shot he took which is really the one thing I want to see out of him

 

If they both can check there ego for the team it could work for the remainder of the year. But before anybody get carried away we still need better back point due Simons and Trent right now still not there as players. Not saying they never will get there because both are still young but the game hasn't slow down enough for both them yet.

 

I do understand that feel. Most of that game the Blazers seemed like they were in control. They maybe could have pushed harder and i wanted some separation. But this was second of B2B and i think they were just trying to get that win. Making sure no more injuries happen.

 

Off the ball on defense CJ is way better than people give him credit for. Then CJ has a certain communication with the crowd the rest of the team doesn't have. When CJ wants crowd interaction he gets it! He just plays the game smart. Knows how to effect a game in more ways than just making a basket.
I watched CJ channel Wiggins and Okogie right into Whiteside blocks. They are starting to see exactly how effective Hassan can be around the rim. Might have been easier beings KAT was not playing but the T-Wolves had no answer at all for Whiteside and Skal last night.

 

48 minutes of Nurkic and Whiteside is suffocating. There’s our advantage over other teams. Use Bazemores contract to grab an upgrade on the wing.

 

This year, yes. But we will need to figure something out this off season (probably letting Hassan walk unfortunately)

 

You think he's the best? Ahahaha. Ahaha. Hah.

You were joking right?

 

He also traded Barton and the pick that became Malik Beasley for 30 games of Arron Afflalo.

He also refused to trade Aldrisge then lost him for nothing.

He also traded Nicolas Batum for Vonleh and Henderson.

He also gave away Pat Connaughton and Jake Layman for nothing.

He also gave $230M in contracts in ONE summer to Evan Turner, Moe Harkless, Meyers Leonard, and Allen Crabbe.

What a genius.

 

Miami:
Drafted Bam Adebayo at 13
Drafted Tyler Herro at 13
Picked up Undrafted Rookies Duncan Robinson and Kendrick Nunn
Got Derrick Jones Jr. for nothing
Signed Jimmy Butler

Bucks:
Drafted Giannis at 15
Got Middleton for nothing
Traded a late 1st for Bledsoe
Got Connaughton for nothing

Boston:
Traded a washed up Pierce and Garnett for Brown, Tatum
Signed Hayward, Kemba
Drafted Williams

Nuggets:
Drafted Jokic, Morris in the 2nd round
Traded Afflalo for Barton and a 1st
Drafted Beasley and Harris in the late 1st

Utah:
Drafted Mitchell 13th, Gobert 27th
Found Joe Ingles
Found Royce O'Neale
Signed Bogdanovic and traded for Conley

Toronto:
Drafted Siakam 27th
Traded Derozan and Poeltl for a championship (Kawhi)
Brought in Lowry for cheap
Drafted Anunoby 23rd
Traded minimal value for Ibaka and Gasol
Fired Casey for Nurse

Brooklyn:
Traded Brook Lopez and a late 1st for Russell
Drafted Levert and Allen in the 20s
Picked up Joe Harris and Spencer Dinwiddie for nothing
Signed Kyrie and KD

Pacers:
Traded a disgruntled star with low value for Oladipo, Sabonis
Traded a late 1st for Brogdon
Traded cap space for T.J. Warren AND an early 2nd.

Thats just off the top of my mind.