Blazers @ Wolves 01/05/2013, 5:00 PM (PST) - GAME THREAD

[RoyToy]

Love - Playing-my-way-out-of-here campaign and chucking Rudy Fernandez-esque three-pointers...
Rubio - With his Kurt Thomas-like mobility and 24-FG% for the season...

The Wolves chances just increased.

He's always been a jump shooter.

Funny how ineffective he is when his 3 isn't falling. It's almost like he lacks a real post game or something.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I do think Hickson is in trouble. He can't guard Pek. IIRC he burned our frontcourt badly last time.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Love refractured his hand. Out for quite a while now.

Playoffs here you come!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Pek will now get the chance to get himself that $10m+ contract.

And you know Paul will Hibbert the Wolves.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Pek will now get the chance to get himself that $10m+ contract.

And you know Paul will Hibbert the Wolves.

Do you make an offer to Pek that could very well be matched and renounce Hickson just for the right to make that offer?

I guess, my next question.... If we renounce JJ to make that offer, can we still re-sign JJ if the Wolves match on Pek? And would JJ come back knowing we just renounced him to try to acquire a different player?

 

[THE HCP]

Just walking back to the TV truck from the court and ran into none other then B-Roy........ such a cool guy. Hurt seeing him in that Wolves gear. Said he really missed Portland and all the fans.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Did Shved steal Mike Miller's tiara for that picture?

And we can sign JJ after we renounce him, but we can't go over the cap to do so.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Just walking back to the TV truck from the court and ran into none other then B-Roy........ such a cool guy. Hurt seeing him in that Wolves gear. Said he really missed Portland and all the fans.

He's free to come back anytime - especially since he's not doing anything productive in the tundra that is Minneapolis.

 

[JDC]

I'm assuming the Wolves will start Dante then. Midrange/ Pick and Pop 4's have been killing us lately (Davis, Speights).

 

[BlazerCaravan]

We're doomed.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

On second thought, let's not go after Pek.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Man, Lillard having a Rubio-esque shooting night.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Batum abusing Shved on the high post.

 

[Darkwebs]

Batum showing the Wolves what they're missing with our only 2 makes so far

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Batum killin' the Wolves!

 

[Darkwebs]

Batum is saving us

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Batum 7 Minnesota 6.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Pek is 1-6 tonight so far... all from 1 foot or less.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

2-7.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Matthews scores and gets the foul on Pek! Batum with the smart move with AK on him.

 

[Darkwebs]

We are looking a bit sluggish to start the game

 

[Rhal]

Hickson can't let Pek get that far under the hoop or he is going to grab every offensive rebound.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Lillard taking it to Pek... smart move!

 

[Darkwebs]

Weird, the Wolves are missing nearly everything at the rim

 

[Rhal]

love to see Lillard take it to the rim when he isn't hitting form the outside.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Hickson can't let Pek get that far under the hoop or he is going to grab every offensive rebound.

Just how do you propose Hickson does that, eh?

 

[B-Roy]

This is why Hickson can't be the long term starter at center.

 

[Rhal]

Time to put LA onto Pek otherwise he iw going to drop 50 on us.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

love to see Lillard take it to the rim when he isn't hitting form the outside.

Fearless, and finally starting to make those close shots.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Time to put LA onto Pek otherwise he iw going to drop 50 on us.

I'd like to have LA in the 3rd and 4th quarter, though.