T-Wolves with the biggest comeback in franchise history vs #1 seed okc (w/ no rudy)

[warriorfan]

Wow.

What a game!

No rudy, no problem!

[Xiao Yao You]

Could have something of they can get that kind of play from the rookies into the playoffs

[Proctor]

Amazing fight. They play with a lot more heart when Reid starts. 22/11 in back to back games. He's going to get paid.

[Xiao Yao You]

7-21 2-8 from 3. 6-18 3-9 :facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

Just imagine if finch would let garza run wild! :roll:

[SouBeachTalents]

Just came back from 22 down in the 4th on the road to the team with the best record in the conference. They may actually climb their way out of the play-in at this point.

[Xiao Yao You]

Just came back from 22 down in the 4th on the road to the team with the best record in the conference. They may actually climb their way out of the play-in at this point.
They just might since they are right there with the clipps :roll:

[Axe]

Just came back from 22 down in the 4th on the road to the team with the best record in the conference. They may actually climb their way out of the play-in at this point.
It's good to see this win happening. Probably their best win this season.

[Xiao Yao You]

It's good to see this win happening. Probably their best win this season.

Now you are a wolves fan?

[SouBeachTalents]

Now you are a wolves fan?
He’s just relishing their astounding win, we all are.

[Xiao Yao You]

He’s just relishing their astounding win, we all are.

You people need serious help :(

[Axe]

Now you are a wolves fan?
:blah

[ShawkFactory]

You people need serious help :(

You’re the one with 6 posts in an 11 post thread about the wolves..

[warriorfan]

I made a thread a few weeks ago about how the Wolves have been underperforming in the 4th Quarter and should try to run lineups with no rudy to close games.

[Xiao Yao You]

I made a thread a few weeks ago about how the Wolves have been underperforming in the 4th Quarter and should try to run lineups with no rudy to close games.

Yeah going to war nightly without 3 of your best players sounds like a sound decision. Anyone can beat anyone on a given night. The trolls dont seem to realize this :facepalm

[FKAri]

I made a thread a few weeks ago about how the Wolves have been underperforming in the 4th Quarter and should try to run lineups with no rudy to close games.

They made the comeback while Ant was benched. He was on the bench so long he had a warm up on.

[Xiao Yao You]

They made the comeback while Ant was benched. He was on the bench so long he had a warm up on.
Details details. Only thing that matters is gobert wasnt playing

[SouBeachTalents]

Details details. Only thing that matters is gobert wasnt playing
You wouldn't have been melting down since last night if that one detail was different, in fact you'd be pulling a complete 180 on the subject :lol

[Xiao Yao You]

You wouldn't have been melting down since last night if that one detail was different, in fact you'd be pulling a complete 180 on the subject :lol
Laughing at the idiocy of trolls os a melt down. Got it :lol

[ArbitraryWater]

Laughing at the idiocy of trolls os a melt down. Got it :lol

My brother in christ we all consider YOU the troll

[Xiao Yao You]

My brother in christ we all consider YOU the troll
I thought your gods were rudy and i not Christ. Your lives certainly seem to revolve around us :cheers:

[SouBeachTalents]

I thought your gods were rudy and i not Christ. Your lives certainly seem to revolve around us :cheers:
Pretty much the real life version of this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMreSBwWsAAUFDn.jpg:large

[Overdrive]

You people need serious help :(

You're the one posting thousands of posts in a thread by yourself. Shut the **** up.
Your guy has less impact then you think.

[Meticode]

I chalk it up to nothing more than the Thunder becoming complacent until it bit them in the ass. It was the second night of a back-to-back. Both teams just played each other the previous night and the Thunder won. They probably thought they could coast the last five minutes with a nearly 20 point lead. Wolves didn't pack it in.

Also Gobert not playing I think helps them. He's a liability offensively and I think what Naz Reid brings offensively outweighs what Gobert brings. Especially considering that the Wolves have no offensive outside of giving Edwards the ball and gave him take 30 shots a night.

[Xiao Yao You]

You're the one posting thousands of posts in a thread by yourself. Shut the **** up.
Your guy has less impact then you think.

The numbers tell a different story

[Xiao Yao You]

I chalk it up to nothing more than the Thunder becoming complacent until it bit them in the ass. It was the second night of a back-to-back. Both teams just played each other the previous night and the Thunder won. They probably thought they could coast the last five minutes with a nearly 20 point lead. Wolves didn't pack it in.

Also Gobert not playing I think helps them. He's a liability offensively and I think what Naz Reid brings offensively outweighs what Gobert brings. Especially considering that the Wolves have no offensive outside of giving Edwards the ball and gave him take 30 shots a night.

Gobert 6th in offensive rating. Reid was again horrible. The defense is shit without gobert. So no matter how much you say it the numbers tell a much different story

[Im Still Ballin]

Atlanta should trade for Gobert. He'd be awesome reuniting with coach Snyder and playing with Trae, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. Top 5 defense for sure + a strong offense.

[Proctor]

Atlanta should trade for Gobert. He'd be awesome reuniting with coach Snyder and playing with Trae, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. Top 5 defense for sure + a strong offense.
Absolutely - Gobert looked the best he ever has under Snyder. Great coach.



I chalk it up to nothing more than the Thunder becoming complacent until it bit them in the ass. It was the second night of a back-to-back. Both teams just played each other the previous night and the Thunder won. They probably thought they could coast the last five minutes with a nearly 20 point lead. Wolves didn't pack it in.

Also Gobert not playing I think helps them. He's a liability offensively and I think what Naz Reid brings offensively outweighs what Gobert brings. Especially considering that the Wolves have no offensive outside of giving Edwards the ball and gave him take 30 shots a night.
100% agreed.

[RRR3]

Absolutely - Gobert looked the best he ever has under Snyder. Great coach.



100% agreed.
Proctor, Patty too fatty thinks you're highwhey and im so nba'd out :roll:

Worst detective ever, the only thing he can get to the bottom of is a box of mallomars (credit to Ned Flanders).

[Xiao Yao You]

Atlanta should trade for Gobert. He'd be awesome reuniting with coach Snyder and playing with Trae, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. Top 5 defense for sure + a strong offense.

God no to cotm! They are coming off a western conference final after beating the favorite and defending champ with a historically great d and signed him to an extension. He isnt likely going anywhere

[Xiao Yao You]

Absolutely - Gobert looked the best he ever has under Snyder. Great coach.



100% agreed.
So good you thought whiteside and monroe should be playing instead. You are always good for a laugh anyway :roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

Cant quit me!

[warriorfan]

They made the comeback while Ant was benched. He was on the bench so long he had a warm up on.

What does that have to do with what I said lol.

[Xiao Yao You]

What does that have to do with what I said lol.
Means they had a huge quarter without at least 4 starters led by a couple rookies. Doesnt mean anything but another random night in the nba and a reason for the trolls to do their thing

[Xiao Yao You]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/279438/Bones-Hyland-Wolves-To-Sign-Two-Way-Deal

[warriorfan]

Means they had a huge quarter without at least 4 starters led by a couple rookies. Doesnt mean anything but another random night in the nba and a reason for the trolls to do their thing

It means with the extra spacing they get from not playing gobert they were able to get offense going big time when even without their best scorer and spacer playing (edwards)

[Xiao Yao You]

It means with the extra spacing they get from not playing gobert they were able to get offense going big time when even without their best scorer and spacer playing (edwards)

And yet gobert is 6th rated offensive player in the league. Dont matter how many you score if you cant stop the other team

[warriorfan]

And yet gobert is 6th rated offensive player in the league. Dont matter how many you score if you cant stop the other team

Because he plays with anthony edwards so much it boosts his offensive rating

Can you imagine Minnesota going on a 4th Q run like they did the other night with gobert in and no edwards?

It ain’t happening.

[Xiao Yao You]

Because he plays with anthony edwards so much it boosts his offensive rating

Can you imagine Minnesota going on a 4th Q run like they did the other night with gobert in and no edwards?

It ain’t happening.

It happened without ant. Gibert started for the tip offensive team in the league and is a 4 time dpoty and future hofer. Him and i have seen it all. A big quarter vy a couple rookies on a back to back against the same team in the regular season isnt something we think too much about. We leave it to the trolls to get excited about those things

[Xiao Yao You]

In May 2024, Gobert hit a shot to cap a historic comeback for the Timberwolves. MSN described the shot as "the most unlikely shot of his life".

Hitting the big shot in game 7 of the semi finals against the defending
champs and favorites after being down 20 is a little bigger unless you are a troll that ignores facts and history :bowdown:

[Xiao Yao You]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1792376469336780942

To be fair the rookies were still in college and couldnt pull off the magic so the grizzled vet had to do it instead :roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

Ant not in the offensive rating leaders either. Maybe they should play him more with gobert so he can be?

[SouBeachTalents]

That game was like 2 days ago and Xiao is still having quite an unhinged meltdown over it.

Dude literally has half the posts in the thread :lol

[warriorfan]

It happened without ant. Gibert started for the tip offensive team in the league and is a 4 time dpoty and future hofer. Him and i have seen it all. A big quarter vy a couple rookies on a back to back against the same team in the regular season isnt something we think too much about. We leave it to the trolls to get excited about those things

That is what I’m saying you spaz


The fact that their biggest 4 q comeback in history and offensive explosion was done without edwards and gobert is way more indicative on gobert than edwards

If you can’t figure that out then you are even more deranged than we all have thought

[Xiao Yao You]

That is what I’m saying you spaz


The fact that their biggest 4 q comeback in history and offensive explosion was done without edwards and gobert is way more indicative on gobert than edwards

If you can’t figure that out then you are even more deranged than we all have thought

Of course it is more indicitive of gobert than ant. You wouldnt be a troll otherwise. What about hitting the game winning shot in game 7 against denver coming back from 20 down? Guess that was also thanks to ant despite him not hitting it? You trolls are relentless :lol

[warriorfan]

Of course it is more indicitive of gobert than ant. You wouldnt be a troll otherwise. What about hitting the game winning shot in game 7 against denver coming back from 20 down? Guess that was also thanks to ant despite him not hitting it? You trolls are relentless :lol

Gobert hasn’t been strong closing out games. Especially offensively.

Wolves have spacing issues even without Gobert. Gobert most compounds them greatly.

To close games they have been better when Gobert is on the bench.

[Xiao Yao You]

Gobert hasn’t been strong closing out games. Especially offensively.

Wolves have spacing issues even without Gobert. Gobert most compounds them greatly.

To close games they have been better when Gobert is on the bench.

And yet he is the 6th rated and brought them back in one of the biggest games in their history

Elite rim runners and screeners can help you space the floor as well.

[Meticode]

Gobert 6th in offensive rating. Reid was again horrible. The defense is shit without gobert. So no matter how much you say it the numbers tell a much different story
Numbers don't mean everything. You sound like what a democrat would say.

[Meticode]

Timberwolves Offensive Rating WITH Gobert: 115.2, 111.4 PPG

Timberwolves Offensive Rating WITHOUT Gobert: 119.2, 121.3 PPG

[Xiao Yao You]

Timberwolves Offensive Rating WITH Gobert: 115.2, 111.4 PPG

Timberwolves Offensive Rating WITHOUT Gobert: 119.2, 121.3 PPG

And the defensive rating? You know half the game. Larger sample size with him on the floor than off and also they are playing more against the other teams best layers when he is off the floor vs when hes pff against the other teams bench

[Xiao Yao You]

Numbers don't mean everything. You sound like what a democrat would say.

Numbers dont mean everything. But more than 10 years of numbers mean a lot more than the selected quarters and plays that trolls like to focus so much attention on.

[ArbitraryWater]

And yet he is the 6th rated and brought them back in one of the biggest games in their history

Elite rim runners and screeners can help you space the floor as well.

Nobody cares about rim runners bro.


You just need a rim and a runner for a rim runner

[Xiao Yao You]

Luka does. Dallas and the lakers tried to acquire them for him. Mitchell doesnt since he only knows iso. Trolls dont since gobert is the prototypical one that all others strive to be

[Meticode]

And the defensive rating? You know half the game. Larger sample size with him on the floor than off and also they are playing more against the other teams best layers when he is off the floor vs when hes pff against the other teams bench

My original post was that the Thunder got lackadaisical in the fourth. Then you argued Gobert has the 6th best offensive rating in the league. Then I show you the Wolves complete offense with him off/on the floor, then you throw up his defense. So which is it?

You mention looking at half the numbers, but that's exactly what you did originally.

Your cherry-picking numbers and you highly depend on numbers to make an argument when numbers aren't everything.

Your argument is moot.

[Xiao Yao You]

My original post was that the Thunder got lackadaisical in the fourth. Then you argued Gobert has the 6th best offensive rating in the league. Then I show you the Wolves complete offense with him off/on the floor, then you throw up his defense. So which is it?

You mention looking at half the numbers, but that's exactly what you did originally.

Your cherry-picking numbers and you highly depend on numbers to make an argument when numbers aren't everything.

Your argument is moot.

So is yours since the mintes without gobert is against worse talent in a smaller sample size. Great that the bench is playing well at one end as long as they arent getting beat at the other but as we just saw theyve given up multiple 40 point quarters without him

[Xiao Yao You]

Gobert has an offensive rating of 134
the 2nd highest of his illustrious career while minnesota has a 115 ofrtg. His dfrtg is tied for a career worst 109 still better than the 111 they have as a team. Obviously better with him than without him despite his advanced age where most centers have dripped off the map completely

[Xiao Yao You]

Gobert leads them in ortg and drtg unless you count 3 guys that dont play. Despite a possible decline hes still their most impactful player until proven otherwise by more than one great quarter or a frw games that get the trolls excited

[Meticode]

Numbers aren't everything.

[sdot_thadon]

Gobert leads them in ortg and drtg unless you count 3 guys that dont play. Despite a possible decline hes still their most impactful player until proven otherwise by more than one great quarter or a frw games that get the trolls excited

Ive always wondered, are you Rudy?

[Axe]

Ive always wondered, are you Rudy?
:lol

[Xiao Yao You]

Might as well be. The trolls lives revolve around us sadly

[warriorfan]

If anything the offensive rating is in spite not because of.

He has stone hands and negative spacing. He might make it up a little with some offensive rebounds early in the game but when crunch time hits he is a huge offensive hindrance.

It’s like there is almost a reason he gets played off the floor in the playoffs….imagine that

[Xiao Yao You]

If anything the offensive rating is in spite not because of.

He has stone hands and negative spacing. He might make it up a little with some offensive rebounds early in the game but when crunch time hits he is a huge offensive hindrance.

It’s like there is almost a reason he gets played off the floor in the playoffs….imagine that

Played off by winning the series against the defending champs and favorite. You can keep saying it but the reality is a different story

[Proctor]

Garza with elite production off the bench in limited minutes again and Reid with another stellar game.

Can't get Randle back soon enough.

[Meticode]

Garza with elite production off the bench in limited minutes again and Reid with another stellar game.

Can't get Randle back soon enough.

I feel like they play worse with Randle. Maybe my feeling is unfounded though.

[Proctor]

I feel like they play worse with Randle. Maybe my feeling is unfounded though.
He's nothing special but they need more dimension to their offense.

[warriorfan]

Without checking stats I wouldn’t be surprised if edwards has been better offensively with no gobert and also no randle. Randle was hogging the wolves’ already very limited spacing and they were letting edwards create with little to nothing lots of the time when he was on the floor.

[Meticode]

He's nothing special but they need more dimension to their offense.

I agree. They need something.

[Xiao Yao You]

Without checking stats I wouldn’t be surprised if edwards has been better offensively with no gobert and also no randle. Randle was hogging the wolves’ already very limited spacing and they were letting edwards create with little to nothing lots of the time when he was on the floor.

Why check stats? Facts arent good for trolling. Gobert has the highest offensive and defensive rating on the team so you can imagine whatever you want. Obviously the offense and defense is better with gobert than wothout him

[tontoz]

https://hosting.photobucket.com/61c9c379-dc9e-4342-8972-a3c17258e5a1/70d243a4-d7bc-4fbb-8e83-f1d2372945f4.jpg

[Xiao Yao You]

Naz has been good as long as hes coming off the bench. Obviously not a starter

[Meticode]

71 replies in this thread and Xiao is 34 of them. Jeeeez...

[Xiao Yao You]

71 replies in this thread and Xiao is 34 of them. Jeeeez...

It is called a discussion. Isnt that what this is for?:coleman:

[Manny98]

Might as well be. The trolls lives revolve around us sadly
And your life revolves around defending Rudy

35 posts in this thread and counting :oldlol:

[tpols]

Eh... we all like to troll Xiao but the wolves look like shit without Rudy in the regular season. Edwards is a headcase and very overrated and the rest of the team is just mid. Whose the 2nd option on this team? A banged up Julius Randle? That ain't shit. Naz is nice but hes a 6th man. The West is too stacked for that to be a contending team.

[Xiao Yao You]

Poor manny. Cant quit me

[warriorfan]

Why check stats? Facts arent good for trolling. Gobert has the highest offensive and defensive rating on the team so you can imagine whatever you want. Obviously the offense and defense is better with gobert than wothout him

straw man meltdown

[Overdrive]

Poor manny. Cant quit me

Nobody will ever be able to quit you, because you live in your own warped reality.

[Xiao Yao You]

Nobody will ever be able to quit you, because you live in your own warped reality.
At least two have tried and theyve been unable. Wont mention rr3 or manny for their own sake

[Axe]

Nobody will ever be able to quit you, because you live in your own warped reality.
:roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

There’s a number of French players in the NBA right now – younger players – that are very talented and competitive, and you can see their progression and see how their career is going to have that arc,” Snyder said. “We have one of them on our team in Zacch. Like I’ve said before, his competitiveness is unique, especially for his age. Rudy [Gobert] had that level of fight in him. Rudy was incredibly competitive. anybody that watches Rudy and Zacch play, they’re different players, but they’re very unique.” Snyder coached Gobert when he was on the Utah Jazz, and he watched him turn into a Defensive Player of the Year. He also was able to coach Boris Diaw, who was known as a “do it all” type of player when he was in the league. – via Clutch Points

[Xiao Yao You]

Easiest schedule left. Hs has the tie breaker.

Chris Hine: Rudy Gobert is back and in the starting lineup. Julius Randle remains in the starting lineup. Naz Reid will come off the bench. Conley also remains in the starting lineup. – via Twitter

[Xiao Yao You]

Chris Hine: Don’t tell the other app but the Timberwolves are 10-0 in the last 10 games Julius Randle has played. – via Bluesky

And now everyone is finally healthy with the easiest schedule left. Tough time to be a troll