Briefly: The Wolves lost last night. Of course, Chris Paul had his way with Mike "I can't play D" James - but the more important story was Tyson Chandler. Chandler put up 16 points and 18 rebounds. 18 rebounds is not a huge deal - however, he got his points on 8 of 9 shooting. Watching the game made it clear that the Wolves did not hustle. Chandler had 5 offensive boards, all of which turned into put-back points. The big men for the Wolves did nothing to stop him; they gave him 10 free points.
Also, the Wolves proved again that they cannot get to the line. I love KG, but c'mon, when you are as good as he is, you should be able to get to the line. KG: ZERO free throws. We need KG to bang inside. I understand that he's beat up, and he's not built for a tough inside game - but it was freaking Tyson Chandler and David West KG was going against.
Ricky Davis is probably one of the few players on the team that is not overpaid (more on this in an upcoming post). But he still takes too many quick shots and way too many dumb shots. Someone needs to tell him that he is not Ray Allen, and thus does not have the green light to shoot whenever he feels like it.
OK. Here is an interview with KG. I know I rag on him a lot, probably too much - but I do know that he's a competitor and hates losing. This interview made me rethink my criticism of KG. At about 6:30 in the clip, he breaks down. Watch the whole thing...Kevin McHale you are a bastard for making the best player in Minnesota sports history go through all this.
-AF
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it's hard for me to watch that inteview. i remember seeing it first broadcast at all-star weekend the year after losing in the WCFinals. you know what, fuck mchale for wasting one of Sport's greatest competitors in a team straddled with mediocrity.
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