Timberwolves @ Suns Game Thread 2-26-13

[Mainstreet]

I'm wondering if the Suns will lose five games in a row at home. How far down is the bottom?

 

[Mainstreet]

Derek Williams with 9 points so far in the first period but is 0-4 from the free throw line.

 

[BC867]

Derek Williams with 9 points so far in the first period but is 0-4 from the free throw line.

Suns up by 14 at the half with a stronger 2nd quarter.

 

[SweetD]

I have designated the Suns DNW (Do Not Watch) for the remainder of they year, my time will be spent watching college games in preparation of the draft.

 

[Mainstreet]

I have designated the Suns DNW (Do Not Watch) for the remainder of they year, my time will be spent watching college games in preparation of the draft.

Based on recent drafts by the Suns we will see how that works for you.

 

[AzStevenCal]

The Timberwolves are schooling the Suns. Obviously, they have the same goals.

Steve

 

[sunsfan88]

The Timberwolves are schooling the Suns. Obviously, they have the same goals.

Steve

Are you watching the same game?

The Suns are whooping a Minny team that features All Star PG Ricky Rubio while also having rising stars Pekovic and Shved.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I have designated the Suns DNW (Do Not Watch) for the remainder of they year, my time will be spent watching college games in preparation of the draft.

What a wimp! There are 24 hours in a day. That leaves plenty of time for the Suns and 10 or 11 college games daily. Seriously though, I haven't abandoned watching the Suns but I've reached the point where I just catch moments during the evening and then I watch the whole thing after my wife has gone to bed. At least that way I get to skip all the commercials and the wasted time that makes up an NBA game.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

Are you watching the same game?

The Suns are whooping a Minny team that features All Star PG Ricky Rubio while also having rising stars Pekovic and Shved.

We want to lose, they want to lose. They are schooling us.

Steve

 

[Phrazbit]

Are you watching the same game?

The Suns are whooping a Minny team that features All Star PG Ricky Rubio while also having rising stars Pekovic and Shved.

"All Star Ricky Rubio", lol, thats a riot.

We're beating a team that is starting Luke Ridnour at shooting guard, and who's much hyped point guard has been a train wreck so far in his NBA career.

 

[Phrazbit]

I like to go out on the town... hit the floooooooor... and double down...

 

[SirStefan32]

I like to go out on the town... hit the floooooooor... and double down...

Hey, if you're not there, you're lame! Sorry!

 

[Phrazbit]

Wow, we blew the lead... at home, to these Wolves. Bricking wide open looks left and right.

 

[Mainstreet]

Maybe he Suns can pull this loss out.

 

[JS22]

I like to go out on the town... hit the floooooooor... and double down...

One of these days that cowboy is going to jump out of the screen and kick my ass.

 

[sunsfan88]

We want to lose, they want to lose. They are schooling us.

Steve

Haha well not anymore

 

[AzStevenCal]

Haha well not anymore

Yeah, they did too good a job of schooling us, we actually learned from it.

Steve

 

[Mainstreet]

If Rubio had made both free throws at the end of regulation or Shved made a point blank lay-up at the end of overtime... it would be a different story. It hurts to win a game you should lose but the Wolves were better at it.

 

[AzStevenCal]

If Rubio had made both free throws at the end of regulation or Shved made a point blank lay-up at the end of overtime... it would be a different story. It hurts to win a game you should lose but the Wolves were better at it.

To be fair, the Wolves have had years of practice at this - we're pretty new to it.

Steve

 

[AsUdUdE]

It's the absolute worst type of game to win...

The Suns win because the Twolves are terrible...

It's frightening, to think of just how bad this team is, we still may not have a top 3 pick..

TERRIFYING

 

[elindholm]

It's frightening, to think of just how bad this team is, we still may not have a top 3 pick..

Even the #3 lottery seed has less than a 50% chance of getting a top-three pick (it's about 47%). To be a favorite for a top-three pick, you have to be one of the "top" two seeds. That would mean out-losing the Magic from here on out by at least three games, which looks pretty unlikely.

 

[cly2tw]

Johnson looks quite good.

 

[sunsfan88]

Even the #3 lottery seed has less than a 50% chance of getting a top-three pick (it's about 47%). To be a favorite for a top-three pick, you have to be one of the "top" two seeds. That would mean out-losing the Magic from here on out by at least three games, which looks pretty unlikely.

In the past 15 years, the team/spot that has won the draft the most has been #3 followed up by #4.

 

[Neo]

Neither team cracking 80 points in regulation is pretty much unwatchable. I've been getting more reading done this season than I have in a long time.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Was at this game. Johnson looked good especially with disrupting defense and rebounding at the end of the game. Rubio did nothing special.

Dudley looked horrible.

One of the worst displays of NBA shooting I have seen. This looked like a preseason game. There set lots of minutes for young players and they were on the court in crunch time.

There seemed to be little motivation among the players until the end; when it was close. Then the competitive juices took over.