The Wolves weren't amazing last night, but they were good enough. Hoping to finish this out in Minnesota.
28 thoughts on “May 13, 2025: Road Warriors”
Wolves had a tough time holding on against the Warriors' bench in the 4th with their starters on the floor. Not what you want, but I'll still take the W.
I felt like that wasn't really too concerning: carelessness and swallowed whistles both being affected by the clock and the score. Hopefully they saw it too and don't play so carelessly again.
I missed the game because the west coast time zone should not exist and my life is a giant ball of stress right now, but from what I've heard the refs swallowed their whistles at the end so you had bad players with a lot of energy and the freedom to whack the shit out of everything. Also, Draymond Green should not be allowed to set foot in a basketball arena for the rest of his life.
Yeah, that dude sucks. The defense I kept seeing was "Well, he was going at his knees, what was he supposed to do?". Maybe not put him in (another) headlock and swing him into the ground like the Ultimate Warrior.
This has been an excellent playoffs for taking joy in the league not getting big market teams to the finals. (NY excepted, but you are correct that a MIN-NYK finals would be the funniest possible outcome)
They were pretty amazing in the third. I like how the commenters on Canis think that level of play should be the floor of how they play the whole game, every game.
Twins game postponed today with a true doubleheader tomorrow. Plus the Wolves have a game so looking forward to another successful Minnesota sports day.
Tonight’s Orioles-Twins game has been postponed, and there will instead be a single-admission doubleheader tomorrow. Game one begins 12:05. Gates open at 11. Game two begins about 30 minutes after game one
I thought it would be hard for a modern commissioner to be worse than Selig, but Manfred really went above and beyond to prove me wrong today. There’s just no reason to make Rose eligible for the HOF. He made a deal and had to live with it, and it serves no one to go back on the deal even when he’s dead.
I'm not arguing that Rose should be in the Hall, but I do want to point out that at the time Rose accepted the suspension, there was not a rule that said people who were permanently banned from baseball could not be elected to the Hall of Fame. That rule came later, and it came because, at the time, there was a fairly strong sentiment among writers to put him in anyway. That's why the rule was put in--baseball was afraid Rose might get voted into the hall despite the ban. There was the precedent of Joe Jackson, of course, but that was due to the decision of the writers, not due to a rule. At the time he accepted the suspension, Rose had good reason to think he might be put into the Hall of Fame anyway.
I honestly don't care if he's in the hall, but if he gets in before Bonds, Clemens, etc. I will be proportionately annoyed (compared to actual important things in the world)
Wolves had a tough time holding on against the Warriors' bench in the 4th with their starters on the floor. Not what you want, but I'll still take the W.
I felt like that wasn't really too concerning: carelessness and swallowed whistles both being affected by the clock and the score. Hopefully they saw it too and don't play so carelessly again.
I missed the game because the west coast time zone should not exist and my life is a giant ball of stress right now, but from what I've heard the refs swallowed their whistles at the end so you had bad players with a lot of energy and the freedom to whack the shit out of everything. Also, Draymond Green should not be allowed to set foot in a basketball arena for the rest of his life.
Yeah, that dude sucks. The defense I kept seeing was "Well, he was going at his knees, what was he supposed to do?". Maybe not put him in (another) headlock and swing him into the ground like the Ultimate Warrior.
That one felt like generic over-aggressiveness to me, not anything malicious. Much like the McDaniels one that got reviewed.
Green doesn't get the benefit of the doubt from me on anything like that. Dude is unhinged.
Yup. Every "random" flailing he does always seems to be very targeted.
Going to start pulling for a MIN-IND finals again like I was last year.
This year that seems like a very, very real possibility.
A MIN-NYK matchup would also be amusing.
This has been an excellent playoffs for taking joy in the league not getting big market teams to the finals. (NY excepted, but you are correct that a MIN-NYK finals would be the funniest possible outcome)
They were pretty amazing in the third. I like how the commenters on Canis think that level of play should be the floor of how they play the whole game, every game.
This was pretty good on being physical in NBA Playoffs
https://defector.com/physicality-is-where-basketball-lives-and-careers-die?giftLink=49c8131726de529f16fc950fd069e2f7&utm_campaign=defector&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
You gotta think a solid bench is going to be more and more important
Twins game postponed today with a true doubleheader tomorrow. Plus the Wolves have a game so looking forward to another successful Minnesota sports day.
Aww man. I was really looking forward to watching them tonight.
I had a game log in the can ready to go. I’m assuming Wednesday log will cover double header and Wolves.
I moved your game log to tomorrow. We can add on the Wolves later on.
Thanks!
I thought it would be hard for a modern commissioner to be worse than Selig, but Manfred really went above and beyond to prove me wrong today. There’s just no reason to make Rose eligible for the HOF. He made a deal and had to live with it, and it serves no one to go back on the deal even when he’s dead.
There’s one person that it serves, but that’s forbidden territory.
Oh, I imagine there are several others who'll make their $$ too. Let's hope the HOF board maintains their standards.
And someday, Manfred can also be in the Hall!
Hang his plaque upside down.
by the bathrooms
Of a dog track
I'm not arguing that Rose should be in the Hall, but I do want to point out that at the time Rose accepted the suspension, there was not a rule that said people who were permanently banned from baseball could not be elected to the Hall of Fame. That rule came later, and it came because, at the time, there was a fairly strong sentiment among writers to put him in anyway. That's why the rule was put in--baseball was afraid Rose might get voted into the hall despite the ban. There was the precedent of Joe Jackson, of course, but that was due to the decision of the writers, not due to a rule. At the time he accepted the suspension, Rose had good reason to think he might be put into the Hall of Fame anyway.
I honestly don't care if he's in the hall, but if he gets in before Bonds, Clemens, etc. I will be proportionately annoyed (compared to actual important things in the world)