RECAP #66: Minnesota Timberwolves 77 Golden State Warriors 100 - Kevin Love's streak ends
by R Dizzle on Mar 14, 2011 8:40 AM PDT
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"WHAT IS HE DOING?! That was the most bone-headed thing I've ever seen! The ball was going in - why would Randolph jump in and grab the rim?!?! They just took away 2 points! What could have been an "and-1" just turned into a 1 point basket because of Randolph!
I love the guy and I want him to succeed, but he CANNOT do things like that! This is third year in the league! He would be a senior by now...there is NO EXCUSE for that.
Stephen Curry had one hellava game last night. Beyond the shooting line, points, rebounds, and assists (wait, there's more than that?), he did exactly what he's supposed to do. Take over when Monta couldn't. He was the sole reason Ellis didn't have to come back and got the time to rest up before tonight's epic game. I guess this is why Lacob wanted both of those guys...
David Lee had another great defensive effort. Read that again. David Lee had another great defensive effort. We don't play this guy $80 million to play defense (although we should be) but the defensive intensity he brought last night and against the Magic is showing what he could do if sets his mind to it.
From Day 1, we have all said that David Lee's teamwork and attitude towards the game is one his best attributes, but last night exemplified it.
"Kevin's a good friend of mine but when he has a performance like he did against us in Minnesota, definitely pride has to take over and try to stop that streak," said Lee, who had eight points and six rebounds. "I had a lot of help tonight. The biggest thing was I knew if we could keep him from having a big night that we could win another game.
Quick Thoughts
- I hate to keep doing this, but...what is Andris Biedrins doing? He used to have the talent to take a quick pass (from David Lee in this case) and toss it up and IN the basket? Nowadays he just sucks...
- Big ups to Dorell Wright for his 16 points
- EKPE UDOH WITH 5 BLOCKS!
- I'm starting to like Al Thornton's game...he woulda thrived in Nellieball
I dunno man...after seeing the last two games, I almost have faith in this team.
Next up...Sacramento Kings tonight!
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I voted for last night's win versus Minny
Of course the Magic game was exciting and a win against a decent team with an MVP candidate. Rarely, however, have the Warriors been able to win consecutive games like this. Typically after beating a decent team, they usually lose to a team they should be beating. So in this case, beating a team we expect them to beat in the lowly (below sea-level) T-Wolves after shocking win shows more growth than their random spurts of greatness against decent teams. Do I actually think this team is going some where? Last pick in the lottery, here we come…!
Nice summary!!
It is nice to see them win a game they are supposed to. And not lose a 20 point lead in the 4th to only win by 2-3 points. They won what they were supposed to win, and they finished the game with a convincing lead.
I hope they keep it going in Sac tonight
by WestCoastWarrior on Mar 14, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
that was a good game and stopping love but>>>>>>>>>>
beating the magic like we did and setting a new warrior record in 3"s was awesome!
by sports with steve on Mar 14, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Great recap, R-Diz.
Two spelling quibbles: Jonny Flynn, Michael Beasley.
One content quibble: the idea that Love, Beasley, Wes Johnson, Flynn, and Rubio constitute a “scary” lineup. Unless you mean scary to Wolves fans? The only guy in that bunch who is something more than a question mark at this point is Love. I haven’t been following Rubio that closely, but my impression glancing at the numbers is that he’s still much more about promise than actual production (plus, there’s the distinct possibility he many never play for the Wolves at all). Beasley and Johnson both look the part of legit NBA players, but in terms of production have had pretty awful careers thus far — mediocre rebounders for their size, unimpressive passers, highly inefficient scorers.
Honestly, as boneheaded and clueless as Randolph has been, I’d probably take him over Johnson or Beasley. At least he does a couple of important things pretty well (rebound and defend the rim).
As for Flynn… ugh. He’s a strong candidate for “worst rotation player in the NBA,” imo. What’s the NBA ceiling for a 5’10" shooting guard who can’t shoot? His assist rate this year (6.8 per 36) looks pretty good — till you see his turnover rate (4.4 per 36). I’m not sure which is more disturbing from the perspective of a Wolves fan last night, the degree to which Curry pwn3d him at both ends of the floor, or the fact that, standing side-by-side, l’il Steph looked about 4-5 inches taller.
If the Wolves had just drafted on by-the-book college production, they could have come out of the ’09 draft with Curry, Ty Lawson, and DeJuan Blair. Instead they got Flynn, Wayne Ellington, and a guy who may never leave Europe unless he gets to play for the Lakers. Cue Bill Shatner….
There will be no extra point!
wes johnson is a rookie and has showed a lot of improvement over the year, you can’t say " in terms of production have had pretty awful careers thus far" about him yet, there’s no sample size. at least he IS producing, Randolph isn’t doing anything. so while Johnson isn’t ‘scary’ yet, there’s no reason to already be calling him a bust
I didn’t mean to imply that Johnson was a “bust” — he is still a rookie and will almost certainly improve. At the same time, he does turn 24 this Summer, and so far, in a small-but-not-minuscule 1708-minute sample size, has not been very productive.
Per 36: 12.4 pts (on a measly .500 ts), 4.1 reb, 2.7 ast, 0.9 stl, 0.9 blk
I suspect you’ve watched him a lot more than I have — I’m likely swayed by the fact that he was a big zero last night. Maybe you can point out some skills that unimpressive numbers don’t capture? Is he a potential defensive stud, for example?
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Mar 14, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Smart was in great form
pontificating post-game, giving his verdict on Lee as ‘a good player’ and patting himself on the back for eliminating help defense from Lee to keep him stuck on his man. Given the ‘quality’ of the Min guards and wings (Johnson and Beasley are struggling to shoot above .40) why should help be needed esp. w. Ellis taking himself out of the equation with fouls ? Some teams could probably get away with a box and one to slow down Love and test the ball movement and shooting from the rest.
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Carry Over
I thought that I saw a lot of carry over of confident play that I saw against Orlando last night against Minny. I rooted for us to break Love’s double-double streak. No, I did not think it was cheap. Never let anyone impose their will on us. That’s what I say. The Warriors played physical against Love just like they did against Howard. D. Lee’s defense was great.
From what I saw of A. Randolph, he doesn’t look like he made many improvements in his game. I know that he’s not getting much playing time, but he still looks pretty inept out there. For a guy with his athleticism and length he still plays like he’s much smaller. I agree with Barnett, he should have stayed at LSU then he would have hit pay dirt.
It was fun being at that game
Didn’t feel like we were playing particularly well but when you shut down Kevin Love the Twolves really have nothing.
The Minny bench was looking at our section while we all chanted “Your Streak’s Over!”
Solid.
by Billy Frijoles on Mar 14, 2011 10:22 AM PDT reply actions
Another lol WW
Curry should’ve won this.
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Monta Ellis
Alone
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Monta Ellis
stopping a 53 historic double double machine definitely deserves a WW
david lee dominated k-love
by Monta THE Boss on Mar 14, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
IS ANYONE HERE ACTUALLY A LOU AMUNDSON FAN?
I really hate watching this guy play. he can’t finish around the basket if his life depended on it, but he still tries over and over. I feel like jeff adrien could do just as much as this guy with a bigger body
I feel like jeff adrien could do just as much as this guy with a bigger body
Bigger body? Certainly not a taller body, and I think that this explains quite a bit of why Amundson gets PT over Adrien.
I'm a fan of Lou's hustle.
The Warriors could use some more ugly, nasty play inside.
by ohcleverhansyou on Mar 14, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
ya its a great back up player with alot of energy.
maybe not the prettist but gets the job done!
by sports with steve on Mar 14, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not a fan of Lou
He has NO offensive skills! It’s frustrating to see this guy do dumb things like dropping passes and throwing up wild shots under the basket.
by Monta THE Boss on Mar 14, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It's nice to see someone play defense and rebound.
Steph Curry and Reggie Williams all day baby!
by GovernorStephCurry on Mar 14, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
we knew this when we got him
Lou, bless his heart, has hands made of stone.
It’s true, it’s a medical condition
"There’s no such thing as off the charts, just get a bigger piece of paper. If you can’t figure that out you shouldn’t be charting anything" - Skep
by Duby Dub Dubs on Mar 14, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
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Thank goodness for the collapse-post feature.
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Mar 14, 2011 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This is disturbing lol
"This is a good time to come together and raise our middle finger in the air." - Dan Boyle
by TheSoundOfHockey on Mar 14, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Curry
Virtually no commentary about him here. 24 pts, 9 rebounds, 6 assists. Control of the game. The reason the Warriors didn’t blow a 20 pt lead? Nobody was chucking up bad shots all over the place, and the offense was run through the actual point guard, who managed, passed, shot, and led well. People often complain that Curry doesn’t get enough assists. If there were people who could actually FINISH passes which place them in an opportune position to convert, he would have a 3.5-1 assist/TO ratio and people wouldn’t complain so much about his TOs.
Yep.
Glad to see Monta on the bench, I want to see more of that.
by Anonymous1337 on Mar 14, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Lets hope he gets the “flu” again like last season, so we can see how well we do without him.
Steph Curry and Reggie Williams all day baby!
by GovernorStephCurry on Mar 14, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
where's the Kings game preview?!
I’m ready to move on from this one, let’s talk about another exciting OT game (which we will of course win!)
"There’s no such thing as off the charts, just get a bigger piece of paper. If you can’t figure that out you shouldn’t be charting anything" - Skep
R Dizzle - This is NOT recap #67.
This is #66,
Orlando win
counts for two?
"There’s no such thing as off the charts, just get a bigger piece of paper. If you can’t figure that out you shouldn’t be charting anything" - Skep
by Duby Dub Dubs on Mar 14, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
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