A Rebuild In Progress

[LC AAU]

Similar to my game but scoring wasn't as high.

Fisher had a great game with Gasol beasting in the paint. Kobe did ok and Artest was FTL shooting.

Tough loss, Kings should be easy.

 

[Vinsane]

lolgasol

 

[mfbmike]

damn, hold Kobe under 40% and Fisher and Gasol step up huge. tough loss

Damn Kobe must've not been convinced you were playing good defense on him, sucka kept firing....34 shots lol....Fisher and Gasol made good use of the shots they got tho, yikes

Tell me about it. Wasn't pretty.

Similar to my game but scoring wasn't as high.

Fisher had a great game with Gasol beasting in the paint. Kobe did ok and Artest was FTL shooting.

Tough loss, Kings should be easy.

I sure hope so. Would be nice to bounce back strong against them.

Fisher! Damn.

Good job on Kobe, always look at the positives.

Heh, in that case, thanks.

lolgasol

lul.

Have you scored under 100 yet?

Yeah, a number of times.

 

[mfbmike]

u better look out for kev martin! ...kings are trash, u should get a win lol

:irked:

 

[LC AAU]

That means either mike is:

A) Losing to them right now
B) Already lost to them
C) Trying to make the whole VSN chise world think he lost to the Kings while he hides in the attic

:dontknow:

 

[mfbmike]

All of the above?

 

[Vinsane]

C) Trying to make the whole VSN chise world think he lost to the Kings while he hides in the attic

Does that make him the Anne Frank of VSN?

 

[Flight24]

nah man, makes mike the balloon boy.

HOPE YOU BEAT THE KINGS.

 

[mfbmike]

Wolves Fail To Capitalize On Numerous Opportunities, Fall In Double Overtime In Sac-Town

Starting Lineups:
Jonny Flynn PG Antonio Daniels
Ramon Sessions SG Tyreke Evans
Corey Brewer SF Kevin Martin
Kevin Love PF Jason Thompson
Al Jefferson C Spencer Hawes

(10-13) 126

@

129 (11-10)

Sean Williams reacts after swatting back 1 of his 5 blocked shots on the night.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|OT|Final
MIN|25|20|30|28|23|126
SAC|25|28|27|23|26|129[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
C. Brewer|24|6|7|1|0|10-24|0-1|4-6
A. Jefferson|21|13|2|0|3|9-15|0-0|3-5
J. Flynn|21|1|13|4|0|7-17|2-6|5-6
R. Sessions|17|4|10|1|0|7-14|1-3|2-3
K. Love|12|19|2|0|2|6-11|0-0|0-0
W. Ellington|11|3|1|0|1|4-9|2-6|1-1[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
K. Martin|36|7|7|3|0|13-35|1-7|9-10
T. Evans|26|4|7|2|1|11-22|2-6|2-2
A. Nocioni|13|4|1|1|0|5-11|2-5|1-1
S. Hawes|12|7|5|1|3|6-12|0-0|0-0
J. Thompson|12|8|4|1|0|6-10|0-0|0-0
A. Daniels|10|4|13|4|0|4-10|0-2|2-3[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Kevin Martin

Quote Of The Game:
"This was our 4th game in a matter of 5 days. Our guys came into this game feeling the effects of that. I can only imagine how exhausted they must be now. Coming out of here with a win would've been a lot easier to digest. When your play lots of games within a short span, it takes a toll on your body and you have to raise the mental aspect of your game. We really didn't do that tonight. Forced a lot of bad passes, bad shots...and in the end it cost us." - Wolves Head Coach Kurt Rambis

Next Game:

 

[mfbmike]

That was ridiculous. Missed dunks, easy shots, open 3's. Forced a ton of shitty passes. :shot:

 

[LC AAU]

Well folks, looks like the answer was B!

Nobody got it right.

See you next time!

 

[Vinsane]

that has got to be a brutal loss, especially after the performances your guys put in.

 

[mfbmike]

Timberwolves Top Plays (Week of Dec. 6 - Dec. 12)

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#6 - Sergio Rodriguez shows off some flashy passing
#5 - Ryan Hollins glides in for an easy 2
#4 - Corey Brewer caps off the break with a dunk
#3 - Brewer again, this time over Andrew Bynum
#2 - A little give and go, Brewer does his best impersonation of a jet
#1 - Jonny Flynn to Brewer for the alley-oop​

 

[mfbmike]

Timberwolves Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
J. Flynn|15.6|2.2|8.5|2.5|0.1|.455|.341|.753
R. Sessions|15.2|3.9|7.1|1.5|0.1|.494|.333|.838
C. Brewer|13.4|5.3|3.5|1.2|0.6|.498|.225|.714
K. Love|12.8|9.0|2.1|1.3|0.9|.537|.000|.678
A. Jefferson|21.1|9.8|2.0|0.7|1.1|.545|.000|.842[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%

S. Williams|5.3|4.8|0.9|0.4|1.3|.575|.000|.500
J. Hayes|5.5|2.1|1.3|0.3|0.2|.470|.409|.823
S. Rodriguez|2.2|0.7|3.2|0.5|0.0|.425|.272|.555
W, Ellington|5.1|1.3|2.0|0.3|0.0|.445|.384|.772
R. Hollins|3.0|1.7|0.3|0.1|0.6|.660|.000|.666
D. Wilkins|7.7|2.0|1.8|0.5|0.2|.488|.362|.650
S. Pavlovic|2.8|1.1|1.2|0.3|0.2|.419|.300|.1.00
K. Thomas|1.1|.1.2|0.6|0.1|0.1|.750|.000|.571
B. Cardinal|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
M. Blount|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]

Players Of The Week:

Chris Paul

Dwyane Wade

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

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1.

(19-3)

2.

(16-5)

3.

(15-8)

4.

(16-9)

5.

(13-11)

6.

(12-10)

7.

(12-11)

8.

(12-12)

9.

(11-13)

10.

(10-12)

11.

(10-12)

12.

(10-12)

13.

(10-14)

14.

(9-14)

15.

(8-15)

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1.

(20-3)

2.

(17-7)

3.

(13-11)

4.

(14-12)

5.

(12-11)

6.

(12-11)

7.

(10-12)

8.

(10-13)

9.

(9-12)

10.

(9-14)

11.

(8-14)

12.

(8-14)

13.

(7-14)

14.

(6-17)

15.

(5-17)​

 

[mfbmike]

Kevin fucking Martin.

tough loss. Nice game from Area with the five blocks.

Martin didn't even shoot the ball all that well. :einstein: Sucks. lol.

Lol. Kings. :smh:

lol. Kings are fuckin 12-10 and looking like playoff contenders. Looks like me giving them Antonio Daniels is working out for them.

that has got to be a brutal loss, especially after the performances your guys put in.

Yeah. That and the fact that I had countless opportunities to put the game away. Both in the 4th quarter and in the 1st overtime. Some of the blame is on me for doing dumb mistakes. Some of the blame on my players for missing easy shots, dunks, etc. lol.

Oh well. Can't dwell on it. Gotta keep moving!

Looking at those highlights, Brewer is beasting for you on the fast break. Always nice to have a guy like that, kinda like Ariza fah Threeza was for me. It was awesome.

That's a great comparison. He starts off a lot of breaks for me as well due to the fact he manages to deflect a lot of passes because of his long wingspan.

His 3 point game is BRUTAL though. lol.

 

[mfbmike]

Rumor Mill:

Trade talk heats up
- Grizzlies making push to land Gibson
- Cavaliers: Gibson drawing lots of interest
- Report: Wizards offering Fabricio Oberto for Gibson?

Injuries:

The league office just received a fax from the Nuggets claiming that Arron Afflalo has been diagnosed with a Lower Back Strain injury. They are expecting him to be sidelined for 1-2 weeks.

Other News:

- Lakers overtake Celtics to top Power Rankings
- Celtics 13-game win streak comes to an end against Bulls
- Bryant, surging Lakers cruise to 9th straight win​

 

[Flight24]

lol, brewers an awful dunker. tough loss too.

 

[mfbmike]

lol, brewers an awful dunker. tough loss too.

rofl, you're right.

He's the most athletic wing I have though. lol.

Not like I have a Lebron or Iggy running around on my roster. :marshmellow:

Update coming!

 

[mfbmike]

Bench Production, Work On The Boards Help Wolves Wrap Up Road Trip On High Note

Starting Lineups:
Jonny Flynn PG Deron Williams
Ramon Sessions SG Ronnie Brewer
Corey Brewer SF Andrei Kirilenko
Kevin Love PF Carlos Boozer
Al Jefferson C Mehmet Okur

(10-14) 98

@

92 (15-8)

Sean Williams' energy off the bench helped the Wolves grind out a win at Energy Solutions Arena tonight.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
MIN|26|21|34|17|98
UTA|21|17|32|22|92[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
A. Jefferson|16|6|1|0|1|8-14|0-0|0-0
S. Rodriguez|16|1|1|0|0|7-14|2-5|0-0
W. Ellington|12|3|1|0|0|3-7|1-5|5-5
K. Love|11|14|1|2|0|4-8|0-0|3-3
S. Williams|10|10|0|1|1|4-6|0-0|2-2
J. Flynn|10|4|7|5|0|2-12|0-1|6-8[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Williams|39|2|9|5|0|15-28|2-4|7-8
C. Boozer|17|6|4|1|0|6-13|0-0|5-5
R. Brewer|11|5|6|1|1|5-8|0-0|1-1[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Kevin Love

Quote Of The Game:
"We were outrebounded by 17 the first time we matched up with Utah this season and knew we would have to be more physical down there if we hoped to have a chance tonight. We were and I don't think they were ready for it. Aside from Deron and Carlos, their team looked shaken up by how physical were being and it translated into a lot of mistakes on their part. We didn't exactly play the most efficient brand of basketball out there tonight either but hey, we'll take it." - Al Jefferson

Next Game:

 

[mfbmike]

Injuries:

In a game played lastnight, Tyson Chandler of the Bobcats suffered a Severe Ankle Sprain. He is expected to be out for at least 2-4 weeks.

Other News:

- Lakers push winning streak to 10 after beating Bulls 99-73
- Manu scores 24, Spurs rally late to sink Suns 96-89
- Cavaliers topple Nets behind Lebron's 26
- New Pure Point Rating Report, Rondo is #1
- Gilbert's 33 leads Wizards to win over Clippers
- Paul's 22 points help Hornets edge Mavericks​