Timberwolves @ Suns Sunday game thread 3-2-2025

[BirdGangThing]

had to turn the game off - only so many turn over gifs out there and im tryna make'm last

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Timberwolves 116 - Suns 98

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Timberwolves 116-98 Suns (Mar 2, 2025) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix Suns NBA game from March 2, 2025 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

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[Yuma]

Suns can't crack 100.

 

[Yuma]

With the big three, 100 points should be our floor. Heck, 110 should be the floor.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Man… Book is just Ant-Man’s bitch.

ant ✔
luka ✔
pg ✔

 

[Phrazbit]

ant ✔
luka ✔
pg ✔

How in the world is he PG's? He clowned on the Clippers repeatedly while George was there.

 

[Mainstreet]

Five empty points by Dunn at the end of the game, but I hope it helps his confidence.

 

[nashman]

With the big three, 100 points should be our floor. Heck, 110 should be the floor.

Terribly assembled team when guys are missing shots we are screwed because no one can freaking rebound! We don’t get all the multiple looks other teams get… infuriating!

 

[Yuma]

Five empty points by Dunn at the end of the game, but I hope it helps his confidence.

Sometimes the mop up minutes help rookies out. I think a lot of it is rust. You can't not play a rookie for many games and think they will just pick up where they left off. It takes veterans years to learn how to do that.

 

[Yuma]

Excited to see Dbacks and the new Mercury team. I will be AMAZED if the Suns get into the tenth spot.

 

[Mainstreet]

Sometimes the mop up minutes help rookies out. I think a lot of it is rust. You can't not play a rookie for many games and think they will just pick up where they left off. It takes veterans years to learn how to do that.

I'm just stating the facts. Look at his recent stats. I like Gillespie for the future and he didn't score at all.

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns tie a season high 22 turnovers.

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[GatorAZ]

Still over 20 games left.

 

[Mainstreet]

Devin Booker addressed the Suns situation about as good as any player can.

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[Hoop Head]

Devin Booker addressed the Suns situation about as good as any player can.

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That's a bad question, at this point. "What's preventing everyone from being on the same page?"

I think we can all agree the makeup of this is fundamentally flawed. We don't need to get into "who is a bigger problem?" or "who needs to go?" or "who should stay?". The construction of this roster is trash. Too many wings, not enough athletes, not enough size, not enough physicality, and the list goes on. This isn't a new problem, it's beyond just this season. Now that the trade deadline has passed and we're now looking at the roster that will finish the season, what does anyone expect Booker to say? He can't really say anything that will help as the league won't grant a special trade window for us while also allowing us to ignore the CBA rules to make a deal. We're past the point of adding a minimum signing that turns the tide as well.

I'm glad Booker didn't give an answer that points to him being oblivious to the problems here but they're asking him how this can be fixed when it can't right now.

 

[Yuma]

I'm just stating the facts. Look at his recent stats. I like Gillespie for the future and he didn't score at all.

Exactly! Gillespie sitting the pine is not letting him get in a rhythm. We need to get him in the paint and passing out. He needs to get some layups. He should be able to score against the unit he was in against. These guys are almost basically starting all over from scratch again.

 

[CardNots]

Still over 20 games left.

So this is what burnt toast looks and smells like.

 

[hcsilla]

That's a bad question, at this point. "What's preventing everyone from being on the same page?"

I think we can all agree the makeup of this is fundamentally flawed. We don't need to get into "who is a bigger problem?" or "who needs to go?" or "who should stay?". The construction of this roster is trash. Too many wings, not enough athletes, not enough size, not enough physicality, and the list goes on.

It is not just the roster, it is obviously (much) more.

Even with the limited athleticism that we have, the Suns still could provide (much) more hustle, defense and rebounding.

The chemistry is obviously shaky, the coaching team sometime either reacting slowly and/or clueless but part of the Suns struggles is that they simply did not take notice of the changed officiating in recent years. The refs allow more contact, most of the teams already adopted but the Suns still keep wondering why they are beaten defensively by literally anyone while on the other side of the floor they keep waiting for a whistle at every occasion when someone touches them.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Devin Booker addressed the Suns situation about as good as any player can.

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WHAT ABOUT THE TURNOVERS BOOK

 

[Mainstreet]

Exactly! Gillespie sitting the pine is not letting him get in a rhythm. We need to get him in the paint and passing out. He needs to get some layups. He should be able to score against the unit he was in against. These guys are almost basically starting all over from scratch again.

It looks like a lot of the young players will be getting more playing time going forward. I'm all for that with the Suns apparently not going anywhere.

 

[BirdGangThing]

give up 40 thru turnovers and lose by 20 - we don't throw passes we throw jump balls - we don't pump fake or look off we stare down the receiver - we'll spend 4 or 5 seconds trying to make an ill advised pass allowing another defender to join in making it a moronic pass - but what really pisses me off are the hot potato passes - players get stuck - lose their dribble and just pawn the ball off to the next guy who's always covered by a defender that knows the ball is coming - over and over and over because nobody moves when one of the big three have the ball and they always have the ball

im about all the way out - don't remember the last time i didn't finish a suns season but this is garbage basketball

 

[GatorAZ]

So this is what burnt toast looks and smells like.

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With a little bit of mold.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

As soon as the run started in the 3rd, I turned it off. At this point, we all know what was coming next.

 

[Bufalay]

WHAT ABOUT THE TURNOVERS BOOK

He picks up a lot of turnovers on entry passes to KD in the post. KD is too weak to seal his defender way too often.

 

[Mainstreet]

Too bad we couldn't trade the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards' favorite player of all time… Kevin Durant.

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