1 steal and 1 block for for AK in NOLA?! Go back and watch the tape and see how many times he tipped balls! How many of Luke's 4 steals were a result of AK?

Bonus prediction for tonight: AK with a 4x4 night. And double digit smiles for playing with Ricky the first time.

From ESPN

Game Challenges

1. Correctly predicting which team wins the game is worth 1 TP.

Wolves win 103 to 97

2. Predict how many points OJ Mayo will score. 2 TPs for guessing, 1 for closest

Ovinton J'Anthony will score 18

3. We'll try this one again. Predict how many minutes (to the nearest second) that Ricky Rubio plays in this game. 5 TPs for guessing, 2 TPs for being within 20 seconds, 1 for closest. If Ricky doesn't play, the challenge is cancelled.

Rubio plays 8 minutes and 25 seconds.

Bonus - Stat line for the Spanish Sensation

2 pts, 1 rb, 1 stl 2 asst

why is klove not playing?

No_Love_Sessions wrote:
Right thumb bruise.

Is he even at the game?

We got D-Charge.

Tod Murphy wrote:
Mavs announcers just said he is actually listed as out with the flu

Fantastic 2nd qtr!!! Great job by Rubio, Williams and Shved.

Rubio is my hero. I cannot unfix my gaze from him or Shved.

Yesssssss that game was soooo awesome to be at!!! One of the most awesome I've been to in years! We looked awesome! And OT!

And Riiiiiiiiiiicky came back and it was beyond glorious! Holy @&$! I loooove him!!! His passes! His flair! His general awesomeness! Wolves games are now officially a billion times more interesting and exciting.

P.S. Is it too late to trade Love for Ibaka and Beard? Damnit.

I think it's pretty clear this is Ricky's team and Ricky's city. Love is going to have to deal with it. We can't have another Garnett-Marbury situation

Wasup y'all, been away for a while but it's good to be back.

Man...I still remember just two years ago most of us were begging and wishing to have some one who could create or know how to dribble a freaking basketball. Now it's just awesome to have guards who can score and create.

AK47 is awesome.
I still think Love is awesome when he gets his hand right.
Rubio is bomb.
I called it during the Olympic, by the end of the year Shved will be our closer and we are just 25% of the way in and he already is. Dude is cold blooded, you could see it during the Olympic.

-RICKY!! HE'S SO AWESOME. I almost forgot how good Ricky is. Oh man can't believe how big of a stud he is. D-Will and Stiemsma instantly look twice as good when Ricky is on the court. It's so great to have him back. Playoffs here we come.

-D-Will was working hard out there. He played great in the 1st half. Gotta give him props for that. Too bad he couldn't convert on that alley-oop from Ricky, it would have easily been the top play on sportscenter.

-The Peksecutioner was doing work, using his opponent's skulls as drinking cups, collecting souls, the usual.

-In awe of AK47's skills. How did the Jazz ever let this guy leave? Him & Ricky are the heart of this team.

-Shved and Barea continue to play great basketball.

-Ridnour's defense is atrocious. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

-Derek Fisher is such a punk bitch. Can't wait until this azzhole retires. How do the refs give him all those calls? I haven't seen officiating this bad in a loooong time. That whole crew deserves to be sent down to the d-league.

-Love was probably at home rooting for the Wolves to lose to raise his perceived value. Haha suck it K-Lav.

roundhouse wrote:
I never forget...This man owns the game of life. "oh, hey Steamer, catch this pass I'm bout to throw between my legs..." "Derrick, you want to get traded to a good team? I'll pass you this alley-oop the second I get in the game".

I am so serious that Derrick Williams has been a better asset on the court this year than Love. He works much harder on defense and doesn't shoot 3 for 40. Love needs to sit until the new year or something, he is clearly not mentally or physically healthy.

Derek Fisher steps on the court and the refs are in awe of him. He flops around to no end and they gobble up every ounce of it. He will NEVER get fined, either. I have no explanation for him fouling out, however. Very surprised the refs had the nuts to do that. Stern is pissed at them for doing that to his commissioner mentee.

Who else has a panic attack every time Ridnour touched the ball during the closing minutes of regulation or overtime? He is completely rattled.

daddyfatsax wrote:
Food for thought:

I propose thinking about Ridnour like you would think about Steve Kerr- minus a little outside shooting, plus a little mobility and midrange game. Good when put in position by others. Not good making decisions that lead to himself or others being in those positions to make plays. Needs to be protected on D. Probably does his best work when he's not under pressure (unlike Kerr).

Williams is a player. He should be starting. Lee is a player, and should be getting rotation minutes when healthy. Rubio is (obviously) a player. Shved is a player.

Think about that for a second... Adelman is 4/4 on Rookies. Do you guys think (gasp) Johnny Flynn and Wes Johnson would have been salvageable under Adelman? Did Rambis ruin Kahn's reputation?

Before the knee jerk reactions, just stop and imagine if Wes Johnson had entered the league untarnished in an Adelman system...

Interesting, isn't it?

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Okay. Now here is another point...

Derrick Williams is a better fit for this team than Kevin Love. Love for Harden and unprotected 1sts in 2013, 2015, and 2072.

You guys are back on the caged lion bandwagon lol