ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 1/30/2012

Welcome back Ruler!

 

We’re in good shape with the Wolves coming off the Lakers game. If Darko doesn’t play again, they're missing some pretty big defensive presence which puts us in even better shape.

 

BTHO Rick Adelman(again!)

 

Will there be an Adelman and Brad Miller tribute video?

 

Pekovic might already be better.

 

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this one?

 

McHale out coach Adleman again

 

Lowry triple double.. Rubio triple double.. K-Mart (I hope he's back) has 30+ points.

Rockets win by about 8 points.

 

dang it!

 

You can get help defense if Love tries to post up... can't do anything to help out if he keeps getting left open at the three point line or driving past his man to the basket.

 

LOL classic brad miller

 

I think the wolves will be very fatigued and not have the legs to run with us , they jump shoot alot and theyll be off cuz of being tired so we should be in good shape although they do have beasley , martell webster and brad miller back we should get this especially if the bench performs we need this win so we can go into our big game in sa full of confidence . MY prediction Rockets win by 12 and brad miller is -20 on the box score

 

In hindsight this is pretty hilarious. When it happened it was infuriating.

 

This is important for next year's lineup shake-up.

Starters:
Lowry: in a funk ever since the All-Star talk and seems tired but is playing decent.
Parsons: seems to have hit the rookie wall early with his shooting. Great hustle defense and height advantage.
Kevin Martin: still a great consistent scorer
Scola: Consistent post scorer
Dalembeart: Great rebounder and defender and shotblocker. Decent shooter. Has post-game
Bench:
Dragic: great backup PG
Lee: Great backup guard
Budinger: good backup scorer
Patterson: playing decent defense and has a decent jumper and seems to be improving slowly
Hill: inconsistent but a decent backup for doing some dirty work in the paint.

Consensus
Rockets need a post player such as Pau Gasol because apart from Scola they have no post scorer.

Scrubs
I am concerned for JOnny Flynn's nba career. HE has t-rex arms but no handles and it seems he has lost his knees and athleticism already even though he's still young and has resulted in turning him from an nba rookie with great prospect to an nba scrub without any potential.

Hasheem Thabeet is confirmed that despite his size he can't grab rebounds because of his inabilty to box out stronger centers which is 90% of nba centers. Neither is he a consistent defender or scorer.

Jeff Adrien..seems to have a high iq amongst the scrubs but he's simply just too undersized.

Terrence Williams: should be traded soon because of too many players already taking his position

I think it's time to free up the scrubs bench for some new blood from the nbdl or even Marcus Morris so they are given a chance to develop in the NBA.
Thank you.

 

Dang I am going to miss the at least the first two hours of this game just like I did the first T-Wolves' game. I got tickets though to the game at Target Center this Sat. though!

 

Apparently the T-Wolves front office think that Chandler Parsons is going to be a draw as they have his picture with Wesley Johnson on their homepage today.

 

Nobody punishes anyone in the paint as long as the BEAR is on the hunt.