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Finch has yet to develop anyone - Ant would be a star if a 4 year old coached the team - and Connelly has been awful at talent evaluation and transactions (see: trading for Dillingham).
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Finch has yet to develop anyone - Ant would be a star if a 4 year old coached the team - and Connelly has been awful at talent evaluation and transactions (see: trading for Dillingham).
And they have virtually no assets to make any change. Jaden is the only player asset they’d trade and they have no picks. It’s a 46 win team that might get a favorable matchup to win a round but is very far away from being a real contender (especially when there’s a 76 win team in the conference).
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
And they have virtually no assets to make any change. Jaden is the only player asset they’d trade and they have no picks. It’s a 46 win team that might get a favorable matchup to win a round but is very far away from being a real contender (especially when there’s a 76 win team in the conference).
This is pretty clearly preposterous. Randle is a downgrade from KAT, Conley is finished as an NBA player, Gobert is in decline, and the rest of their rotation save DDV (and Ant of course) would not even play for OKC or Houston.
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is pretty clearly preposterous. Randle is a downgrade from KAT, Conley is finished as an NBA player, Gobert is in decline, and the rest of their rotation save DDV (and Ant of course) would not even play for OKC or Houston.
What Rob is in December isn’t really important if it gets him ready for April, would be my argument
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
What Rob is in December isn’t really important if it gets him ready for April, would be my argument
Christian Braun played a decent amount on a title team very early, as one example. I’m not “title or bust” for pretty much any one season, but winning a title IS the goal, anything less long term is failure, so the fact that the Wolves are farther from that than they were 3 years ago is bad.
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Christian Braun played a decent amount on a title team very early, as one example. I’m not “title or bust” for pretty much any one season, but winning a title IS the goal, anything less long term is failure, so the fact that the Wolves are farther from that than they were 3 years ago is bad.
This is ultimately the fatal flaw of all such systems, and why we did not install or recommend our system to, for example, the defeated Axis powers post-WWII. A parliamentary system simply grants clear legitimacy and gives room for true voter choice due to proportional awarding of seats.
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is ultimately the fatal flaw of all such systems, and why we did not install or recommend our system to, for example, the defeated Axis powers post-WWII. A parliamentary system simply grants clear legitimacy and gives room for true voter choice due to proportional awarding of seats.
All “actions” die late in playoff games unless you have at least 3 high level shooting threats. ISO is how basically every contending team operates late because it comes down to “they blew up our scheme, Luka/SGA/Jokic go just beat a guy”. If your Guy isn’t that level, you’re not a contender.
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
All “actions” die late in playoff games unless you have at least 3 high level shooting threats. ISO is how basically every contending team operates late because it comes down to “they blew up our scheme, Luka/SGA/Jokic go just beat a guy”. If your Guy isn’t that level, you’re not a contender.
Most people don’t know that you’re dead serious and that is his intent in all of this
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Most people don’t know that you’re dead serious and that is his intent in all of this
I don’t know how to reconcile these two things but this is where I’m at:
Ant is electric and awesome to watch
Until a roster shakeup or the second round of the playoffs, the team is not particularly interesting
Maybe that changes when the serious basketball starts on Christmas
Ant is electric and awesome to watch
Until a roster shakeup or the second round of the playoffs, the team is not particularly interesting
Maybe that changes when the serious basketball starts on Christmas
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I don’t know how to reconcile these two things but this is where I’m at:
Ant is electric and awesome to watch
Until a roster shakeup or the second round of the playoffs, the team is not particularly interesting
Maybe that changes when the serious basketball starts on Christmas
Ant is electric and awesome to watch
Until a roster shakeup or the second round of the playoffs, the team is not particularly interesting
Maybe that changes when the serious basketball starts on Christmas
Wolves are short about 3 firsts to make that happen. Maybe 4.
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Wolves are short about 3 firsts to make that happen. Maybe 4.
Every platform should be massively against AI
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Every platform should be massively against AI
I basically agree with you but I don’t think TC and the FO will accept “actually you gave Finch a first round out team and he made you look better than you are for two years”
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I basically agree with you but I don’t think TC and the FO will accept “actually you gave Finch a first round out team and he made you look better than you are for two years”
Now if they win 46 and go out in the first round, we can discuss in May
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Now if they win 46 and go out in the first round, we can discuss in May
Grok is giving the points for a rugby league try for an NFL TD lol
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Grok is giving the points for a rugby league try for an NFL TD lol
“Missing the point of art” is a central tenet of conservatism/reactionaries for all of human history
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Missing the point of art” is a central tenet of conservatism/reactionaries for all of human history
Really need to bring back excommunication
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Really need to bring back excommunication
And every day
October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
And every day
Maybe even as high as the levels of said that they feel for all of us
October 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Maybe even as high as the levels of said that they feel for all of us
Ideally leave your phone at home but that’s a little tougher
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Ideally leave your phone at home but that’s a little tougher
And non-Catholic “Christians” went like 75-25 for Trump both times, is my point
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And non-Catholic “Christians” went like 75-25 for Trump both times, is my point
Catholics in the US are significantly more progressive than Protestants/Evangelicals
October 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Catholics in the US are significantly more progressive than Protestants/Evangelicals
Didn’t know you knew so many traders
October 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Didn’t know you knew so many traders
I would feel better about them if they had any guards other than Sheppard and Holiday on the roster
October 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I would feel better about them if they had any guards other than Sheppard and Holiday on the roster