Pretty exciting game. Jim Pete was generally spot on: the Wolves, aside from Rubio, just don't have any guys who make plays. No guys who can respond offensively to higher pressure from defenses. An inexcusable loss. Games like these are maddening because it just comes down to a single field goal or free throw being made throughout the game, such as any one of Barea's retarded drive fadeaway airball/bricks.

Raphiel wrote:
Barea was in Wonderland!!!! You say awesome shit.

Man, I have never been so sure of Rubio's excellence. I really only believe in one position on the floor, that is PG. The two wings are interchangeable, as long as you have players to space the floor and one who can guard smaller, quicker wings. The bigs are interchangeable, hence Love guarding most "centers", KG playing "Center" but shooting from outside, and Bosh being a "center".

PG is the most important for cohesion and synergy (unless you have other amazing leaders like Lebron, KG, Duncan, Corey Brewer, etc). I'm not saying PG is the most important player, though. That said, which floor generals (PG) have a bigger impact than Rubio on the game and will likely continue to over the next decade? CP3, Rose, Irving (probably), Westbrook...I see no other locks to that list. Rondo? Maybe. Lillard? Maybe. Vasquez? Maybe. There is no reason he isn't a top five PG for the next decade and a premiere leader. The stupid Wolves need to build around him, point blank. Fyck what Love wants. Ask Ricky. Straight up. If he says Loves goes because 12Society is dumb, so be it.

daddyfatsax wrote:
Yea Ricky is clearly the most important player to this franchise. Not only on the court, but off the court as well. Everyone loves Ricky and he puts fans in the seats, gets us national exposure, etc. Glen Taylor loves that shit. This roster should be loaded with athletes and shooters to complement him, but we have hardly any of either. HAM and D-Will are the only really good athletes on the team, and Love and Budinger are the only good shooters. Ridnour is a good shooter, but he doesn't catch and shoot, he prefers to dribble around for 10 seconds first. Kahn fails so hard at being a GM and Adelman is a closet racist

roundhouse wrote:
Yeah, Ricky + Love is not bad. Now the team just needs a great scoring SG to go deep in the playoffs. Kahn will find such player you have to believe him.
And maybe finaly Minnesota gets the #1!

Agreed. Ricky makes everyone else better. Ricky brings more natural excitement to a game than almost anyone in the league. Ricky plays awesome D. Ricky has amazing basketball instincts, on both ends of the court. Ricky loves to win and hates to lose. Ricky is a competitor. Ricky takes great pride in his game and his team's game. Ricky can pass as well as anyone in the world. Ricky is a hard worker. Ricky has the charisma, cool, and leadership of a veteran.

Good chatter. Even though the Wolves aren't going to make the playoffs and continue to lose, Rubio's play of late makes this team still worth watching in my opinion.

Kahn saving him the 5 year seems like one of his better moves if it comes down to it.