Game 17 Preview & Thread: Nuggets vs. T'Wolves (6pm MDT)
by Andrew Feinstein on Nov 29, 2009 4:00 PM MST
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PrintMinnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets, Nov 29, 2009 6:00 PM MST
The Timberwolves are lucky that the Nets have lost their first 16 games and are hogging all the "are they one of the worst teams ever?" attention. At 1-15, the Wolves are no better.
Embarrassingly, the Wolves lone victory came at the expense of the Nets. On a buzzer beater no less. Among those 15 losses was a 13-point home loss to our Nuggets just four days ago. But the game was never even that close (the Wolves outscore the Nuggets 32-22 in the meaningless fourth quarter).
While I feel bad for Wolves fans, the Wolves franchise deserves the predicament that they're in. Owner Glen Taylor foolishly stood by former G.M. Kevin McHale way too long as McHale made an assortment of, shall we say, "curious" decisions (you know, like skirting the free agency rules altogether) during the prime of Kevin Garnett's career. Looking back the KG days, it just shows how good KG was that this team was a playoff participant virtually every season during Garnett's tenure in Minneapolis.
Then, after KG was traded from Minnesota, Taylor threw him under the bus by questioning his effort in those last two painful seasons, ousted McHale (finally) and brought in the NBA's latest joke-of-a-G.M. in David Kahn. Kahn is giving the Grizzlies' Chris Wallace some serious competition for Worst G.M. in the NBA right now. What makes Kahn a great punching bag is the arrogance with which he brought to the job, questioning all who have questioned his questionable moves thus far (is that enough use of the word "question" in one sentence for you?) and having the audacity to pretend the Wolves are building for a championship.
At the end of the day, the Wolves only have to look at a series of bad drafts if they're wondering how they ended up 1-15 to start this season. Going back to 2003 when they still had Garnett in his prime, the Wolves drafted Nbudi Ebi (who?!) just ahead of Kendrick Perkins, Leandro Barbosa and Josh Howard in the back of the first round. Ouch. In 2005 they took Rashad McCants while passing on Danny Granger. In 2006 they astutely drafted Brandon Roy, only to stupidly trade him for Randy Foye. In 2007 the Wolves double downed on stupid by taking the too-skinny, undersized Corey Brewer over his Florida teammate Joakim Noah. And in this past draft, armed with back-to-back early lottery picks, Kahn drafted Ricky Rubio without working out beforehand that Rubio would actually show up and Jonny Flynn, who just might pan out but is undersized and is no Brandon Jennings.
But hey, who am I to complain about the Wolves woes? I love having four guaranteed Nuggets victory each season. And tonight should be no different as long as the Nuggets don't play like the Knicks again.
Timberwolves Stiffs
-Corey Brewer: The aforementioned Brewer can't shoot straight. Now in his third NBA season, he's shooting a career low 37% from the field and 18.8% from behind the arc (and still has the audacity to take two three's per game...he must have hung out with Antoine Walker during Walker's brief stay in Minnesota).
-Brian Cardinal: Fat, bald, white, armed with a $6.8 million contract and averaging 1.6 ppg. This guy is the true definition of a Stiff!
-Sasha Pavlovic: After stupidly holding out for a contract in Cleveland, Sasha has been banished to Minnesota where he's shooting a career low 35.6% from the field.
Timberwolves Non-Stiffs
-Al Jefferson: Seems to have recovered from last season's devastating ACL injury by putting up a double-double in five of his last six games.
-Kevin Love: Hasn't played yet in 2009-10 due to a hand injury, but showed a lot of promise during his rookie season.
-Jonny Flynn: It's never a good thing when your point guard averages more turnovers than assists, but Flynn is a rookie with a ton of pressure on him so we'll give him some slack. Flynn has even shown enough flashes of the talent he's found a spot on my fantasy team.
Photo courtesy of AP: Jim Mone
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Melo's first 80 pt game?
J.R. is my homeboy
by Greyson on Nov 29, 2009 6:40 PM MST via mobile reply actions
i hope Melo will hAve Back2BAck 50+ pts....
19 pts in 1st quarter while t-wolves as A teAm sCored only 25pts
not tonight
I love watching Melo score but he played like 45 minutes against the knicks. He better not have to play in the 4th Q of this one.
DEFENSE
What the hell is this crap.
Also, 7 points in 8 minuteS???
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
ARGH KMART WTF
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
WHY IS KMART TAKING 20-FOOTERS???
Down by 4. Up by 17 in the 2nd quarter. FAIL
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Melo is 0-3 for 0 points in the 3rd quarter
C’mon man, you’re carrying my fantasy team. Don’t fail like this
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Chauncey has been on a 0-5 brickfest so far this quarter
JR in
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
and chauncey misses a FT
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Damien Wilkins has 12 rebounds
How the heck did this happen???
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
We can't win if Melo has the same number of points as Ryan Gomes
Seriously
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
8 points in 9 minutes this quarter
Did we switch teams at halftime???
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Hey, at least the Nyets are leading the Lakers 8-5 so far
Where, oh where has our offense gone?
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I just don’t get it…I know that all teams have “rough” spots but do the Lakers continually have low teen quarters against shitty teams?
lakers picking it up now
Nets are relying on JOSH BOONE for big contributions.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
MELO WHAT THE HECK
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Ryan Gomes has 21 points
Melo has 19.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
OMFG finally Melo scores in the quarter
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Melo has got it going
Unfortunately, our lack of defense has us still behind
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Lawson in
Where’d everybody go?
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
BLOCKED BY GOMES!!?!?
Disgusting
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
AA brick
12 point third quarter!!!
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I'm outa here
Oh motherf_____________n sh_____t. I’m sick of this. Outscored by 20 in the 3rd. And we have GS next.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
If we lose this game
I will understand the pain of the Portland fans watching them lose to the Grizz at home. Except the T-Wolves are worse.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
This team is ruinin' my Thnxiving!
I mean- WTF? It’s obvious that when Melo’s “off”, this team’s nowhere. Does the guy have to hit 50 every nite? WTF is Karl doing about this- why isn’t he giving it to these incompetent refs? Give me a young team, a slow team, even a bad team. Just don’t give me a fricken DUMB team! Despite all their talent, our NUggs sometimes play DUMB!!!!
Do you guys even pay attention to the game?
Melo wasn’t “off” He sat his ass on the bench the 2nd quarter. If he would have played more in the 2nd quarter….he wouldn’t have went cold
Well deserved fricken meltdown!!!!
We’ve seen this coming all season! They don’t bring it every single night, & frankly, CB hasn’t been as consistent as he was last season. They gave this young team some life, & now they’re in a dogfight!
Are you shitting me?
Seriously….nothing to do with Karl? Just because the proprietor of firegeorgekarl.com made friends with Karl doesn’t make him a good coach.
He pulled Melo and Chauncey out of the 2nd quarter. Anytime a player sits that long, They go cold.
Damn Straight
Doesn’t he get paid to make sure that the team doesn’t fall into the hole he foreseen.
This is ridiculous!
This team went to the next level by emphasizing defense. Last 2 games we’ve made all-stars outta Al Harrington & today, Corey Brewer? Seriously? If the go back o being the Enver Nuggets, then I’m outta here!
Reply fail
It’s worse than losing to the Nets
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
It's worse than losing to the Nets
BECAUSE THE GODDAMN TIMBERWOLVES JUST F*CKING SUCK LIKE CRAP AND WE HAD NO GODDAMN REASON TO LOSE THIS GAME OUTSCORED 36-56 in second half UNACCEPTABLE
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Fu*K that- now I want them to lose!
Lets see Karl explain this one! You can’t play down to your opposition, not if you wanna be a champion!
OK down with the cussing a bit. But still. I wanna go and rip apart my Chauncey jersey that I bought a half year ago.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
I'll trade Billups straight up for Rondo
At least Rondo has the smarts not to take and brick threes while there’s a hand in your face. NENE LEAD THIS TEAM IN ASSISTS! Billups is supposedly the PG….
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
We played 5 minutes
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
absolutely unforgivable loss
I need a shower. good night.
by Rainbow skyline on Nov 29, 2009 8:27 PM MST reply actions
Unreal.
I’m no bandwagon fan by any means but this is inexcusable for a “championship” team. If they lost on the road, at least I could give them the benefit of the doubt. No more. I feel bad for those that are season ticket holders. God damn…this game fucking pisses me off.
You are right about that…..I just thought this was going to be a different year. Nope. Another 55 win season and exit in the second round? (&)^&(^&(^%
55 wins?
Really?
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
FIRE GEORGE
Inexcusable. Nuggets looked pitiful out there tonight.
karl must go
he’s taken this team as far as he can… time to hand things over to a more competent coach
WTF
Chauncey should be called Mr. Big Brick from now on
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Mr. Big Brick was 0-10 in second half, and 0-4 in clutch shots
Melo stunk up the 2nd half, Gomes scored nearly 30. W@$^%$#%#$%Y&^$%Y&$#TEW*GFTT OI(EWUT)($WU(T#QU$(#QT$OIUWTIWU#$@*%^**$#%
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Fuck sports
What the shit happened.
by runningdonut on Nov 29, 2009 8:45 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Keep GK because the only good coach out there is Larry Frank
Trade Chauncey Billups for somebody…just somebody, I don’t care who. Monta Ellis. Who cares about character when you can’t hit a shot. Seriously, DAMIEN F*CKING WILKINS PUT UP 15 POINTS, 12 REBOUNDS, and 6 ASSISTS
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
Exhibit B
On why this team won’t contend for an NBA title this season. As long as they drop games to the Clips and Wolves of the NBA, they can kiss any chance of homecourt against the Lakers goodbye. Don’t they understand this?
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
Outassisted 24-22
Outrebounded 46-43.
Outpointed 106-100
Refs were even on our side for once and we still lost
Fire the Nuggets
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
First
On the list
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
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