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[mfbmike]

Flynn Helping Minnesota Forget About Rubio



After starting off the season coming off the bench, Jonny Flynn now finds himself at the helm of this young Timberwolves team.

Now that he’s got the starting PG job, Flynn has as good a shot at anybody at winning Rookie of the Year. Similar to Derrick Rose in Chicago last year, Flynn will get a ton of playing time.

Flynn's performance over the summer was good enough for him to be named named the top rookie performer at the NBA Summer League and his play has carried over into the regular season.

With the month of November drawing to an end, Flynn's 13 points, 8 assists and 2 steals per game have his name high on the list in the running for this month's NBA Rookie of the Month award.

Flynn says it feels good to know his name is being thrown around in such high regard.

“It means I’m getting acknowledged for the way I'm playing out here,” he told reporters at the Wolves practice facility. “It means a lot of people took are taking a liking to my game. I just don’t want to be complacent. I want to keep getting better and working on my game.”

What is most impressive about Flynn's game is his ability to draw contact and get to the line. Over the past 3 games, Flynn has averaged 9 attempts from the charity stripe, including the game-winning free throws in the final seconds of the Wolves 114-112 win over the Nuggets lastnight.

“Here in the NBA it’s like the lane is wide open,” Flynn said. “There’s more space out there. So there’s more opportunities to create off the bounce.”

"Jonny is fearless out there," Wolves Head Coach Kurt Rambis explained. "For him, getting to the free throw line is an art. He has the requisite athleticism and ballhandling skills. He's willing to sacrifice himself. He's also very cunning. He understands the goal is not only to beat the defense, but to persuade the referee to blow the whistle."

"If you're going to drive," says Flynn, "you can't go halfway. You better make up your mind and know what you want to do, because you can't change it once you start."

Aside from his impressive play, Flynn's smile, charisma and leadership is making it easy for Minnesota to forget about Ricky Rubio.

[DJ Rhude]

That game where you blew the lead in the 4th, I never feel safe with a lead in this game...especially with the below average teams we are using.....cpu just goes nuts

Clutch FTs by Flynn, nice bounce back win after the tough OT loss

[mfbmike]

Very nice clutch win. Al Jefferson and Flynn are working great and so is Flynn and Sessions which surprise me. And lol at the post game comment. So much details

On the offensive side of the ball, yeah. I usually don't have much problem putting points up on the board. The issue is defensively. Good, agressive 2 gaurds (Roy, etc.) tear me up in the backcourt while guys like Yao can score on my undersized frontcourt relatively easy.

Glad you liked the quote. Try to paint a picture for you guys.

Got the Clippers bar thing over the Nuggets stats,

Jefferson and Flynn are a great combo, nice win.

Thanks, fixed it. Al is a stud down low. If he gets the ball in the paint, it's almost automatic. He has a little 12-15 foot jumper I've got him to knock down here and there as well.

Sucks for the Hornets, he's a real assassin in this game. Great game by Bosh, I wonder who he was facing for him to get 22 Rebounds. Also I wonder did KG hit a game winner. And I'm loving the Jazz score.

Don't remember who Bosh was playing. KG scored 42 in that win though. And the Jazz are leading the Western Conference. Don't ask me how. lol.

Great win against Denver, hopefully thats a bit of a corner-turner for some more consistency.

Yeah it was a big win. Lucky win, considering I got fouled on a 3 point attempt in the final seconds of the game but hey, we'll take any wins we can get at this point.

Hey where do you get your big player shots?

Sports illustrated.

I forgot all about Rubio.

:dito:
flynn is better

Who is Ricky Rubio :noidea:

Did you guys really forget?

You shouldn't. If Flynn holds it down for the next 2 seasons, I'm probably going to use Rubio's rights as leverage in a trade. :whisper:

That game where you blew the lead in the 4th, I never feel safe with a lead in this game...especially with the below average teams we are using.....cpu just goes nuts

Clutch FTs by Flynn, nice bounce back win after the tough OT loss

Neither do I. But that's how it should be. It's funny. The games I actually have managed to win in this, for the most part, are won by a matter of 5 or less points. I've gotten trashed when I lose, but when I win, it's by the skin of my teeth, which is good. Realistic.

Thanks for following guys. You guys liked the article up there?

[DJ Rhude]

Yeah the article was on point fam.....everything you do in here is dopeness

[goDawgs1433]

DJ you from the BK?

[Woy]

Flynn is incredible.

[SuperNova854]

How do you plan on getting Rubio into this chise?

[DJ Rhude]

DJ you from the BK?

Yessir.....

And I second that, what's your future plans to incorporate Rubio? although I suspect mike may not wanna divulge that info yet....

[goDawgs1433]

Yessir.....

I know dudes from BK when I hear "fam", "word is bond, kid", or "everything is everything". I got family livin off of Nostrand

[mfbmike]

Nash Puts On Clinic On How To Pick Apart A Defense

Starting Lineups:
Jonny Flynn PG Steve Nash
Ramon Sessions SG Jason Richardson
Corey Brewer SF Grant Hill
Kevin Love PF Amare Stoudemire
Al Jefferson C Robin Lopez

(6-9) 104 vs. 112 (8-7)


Steve Nash disassembled the Wolves D, recording an incredible 20/20 performance tonight.
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Player Of The Game:

Steve Nash

Quote Of The Game:
"We played a defensive minded game in the 1st half and I thought we did well. Somehow, in the 2nd half though, we got sucked into playing their game and trying to beat them with offense. Our offense isn't going to keep up with their's any day of the week. They have too many weapons. We managed to shut down Amare tonight but they got a huge spark off the bench that we didn't get and Steve...well, he picked apart our defense once again." - Al Jefferson

Next Game:

[mfbmike]

Nash is insane in 2k. at least Jefferson and Sessions had pretty good games

Holy shit Nash, Love snuck in there with a d-d as well.

lol 24 points and 20 assists.
Flynn performed well.

You could probably stop Nash if you feed him some oats.

Dude looks like a horse.

I swear, he connected with his guys on like 4 or 5 alley oops that game. :bizzaro: They started raining 3's on me in the 2nd half. That didn't help either.

Screenshot from game up.

[mfbmike]

Transactions:


After trading Andre Miller for Trevor Ariza just a week ago, Detroit has now decided to give up their 2010 1st round draft pick to Houston in exchange for Luis Scola.

Rumor Mill:


Bulls deny Hinrich trade rumors
- Bulls not interested in Jazz's offer of Millsap


Rockets reportedly shopping Miller
- Miller could land in Indiana
- Rockets: Miller drawing lots of interest
(Miller started the season in Portland, was traded to Detroit for Tayshaun Prince, then traded to Houston for Trevor Ariza and is on the trading block again.)

Other News:

- Jazz roll past Trailblazers 126-98
- Harris scores franchise record 53 points in win over Kings
- Rondo's 26 leads Celtics to 7th consecutive victory
- Dirk drops 34 as Maverics barely defeat Pacers
- Cavaliers knock off Bobcats 105-96 behind James' 30

[chazmaniandevil]

lmao at andre miller

[mfbmike]

He's pulling a Quentin Richardson straight up.

[mfbmike]

Timberwolves Top Plays (Week of Nov. 22 - Nov. 28)


#2 - Jarvis Hayes shows he can still run the break effectively
#1 - Wayne Ellington displays his vertical, capping off the break with a nasty throwdown

(Most of my uploaded reels aren't showing up on 2k for some reason.)