ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 1/23/2023

And that's why we keep EG. This doesn't show up in the boxscore! Velociraptor 10+

 

Rockets win!

 

The most important thing out of it was Jalen's bounce back after a terrible game.

 

Missed the game did we lose?

 

Nice job JG, lets keep it going.

Stop winning though.

 

Great game, and the narrative was we didn't play D and gave up 113 the other night, tonight we gave up 114, and played D?

WTF??????

The Truth is and has been this all year, we hit our shots we do much better, we just don't do that consistently enough as a team.

Tonight we did.

DD

 

This win feels like that time Marwin got the hit off Yu Darvish with two outs in the 9th to break up the no-hitter.

Rockets are at about the same phase in their rebuild.

 

From Timberwolf to Puppydog.

 

Another example of traditional numbers not telling the whole story. Possession count matters.

Defensive rating on Saturday was : 111.9
Defensive rating tonight was : 106.5

Defense, per possession, was better tonight.

 

I glad there are always numbers folks around to counter the sht narratives double d and kpj stans like to push out. Quite amazing how we are all watching the same game and come to such different conclusions, their stream must b lagging or they have low quality stream

 

That is true, I am just saying that we hit shots....when we didn't the other day.....that was the biggest difference.

Please use that same methodology about pace when comparing a KPJ offense vs the one with Sengun with KPJ out and you will find the same story.

DD

 

Won with defensive effort. Finally! Let’s take that into next game.

 

we're not even that good

 

and how much more is this fun than losing games on purpose?
worlds of fun!

 

i dont know about the form but his shot selection imho is terrible..not even steph curry would hit greater % or led his team to more wins with his shot selection

 

its the shot selection and playing selfish with a tunnel vision...

basketball is a team game, you gotta engage teammates on the court like Sengun does, playmake for them, make them feel important, get them into rhythm, let them touch the ball instead of just chucking every and any 3pt you stumble into...

and go to the rim for gods sake ...its the staple of basketball and you are the fastest and most athletic guy outhere settling like a little b****

dont just fancy dribble around trying to force jumphots homerun style...play some basketball for gods sake dont just chuck whenever you see daylight...

with athleticism like that he has to live at the rim and be a defensive stopper..people that like his game are an embarrassment and basketball illiterates

 

thats the nature of 3pt shot...too reliant on iso and 3pt jumpshots...its embarrasing..playing like a disabled person when hes the most athletic guy outthere