luther

As we speak. 3-2 Seattle very early. Make it 5-2, Durant jumper.

luther

Watching a guy like Chris Wilcox against us is depressing. We just don't have a 6-9 athletic post like that. He just missed, got the offensive rebound, missed, got the offensive rebound. Our guys are just undersized, out of position or too slow. It's moments like that when I think I do want Michael Beasley over Derrick Rose (although DeAndre Jordan would fit the bill for that, too.)

luther

Minnesota just isn't able to stop Seattle from scoring so far. 32-21 late in the first quarter. Seattle is both out-hustling and is more athletic to begin with. It's a tough matchup.

Chan

Yea, but you have a dominant low post scorer. We have a 13 PPG from Wilcox, and only half that is from the post up position. You win some, you lose some.

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luther

True. It sure would be nice to have one of each...

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By the way, I'd say Gelabale has topped Troy Hudson as worst hair in the NBA.

Chan

Theoretically, Seattle has a very good jump shooting frontcourt with Collison and Petro being able to hit from 18, and Wilcox from 15.

Bad part, we can't post regularly, and Petro just had back to back TOs while attempting to hit Collison on a cut and a post up.

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Problem is, a jump-shooting frontcourt isn't necessarily something a team usually wants. (Barring some post-up guards, that is.) A good shooting big is something nice in addition to his post skills, in my opinion...not instead of. (Although Collison isn't a bad post player.)

Chan

He'll have to face Joakim Noah and Robert Swift before he can claim that title.

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And the all-time champ.

Chan

Yep. Wilcox has a fadeaway an a jump hook, and Collison can post on broken plays but coach never uses him on a set. Makes sense too, because he is really limited physically. We lack toughness too, Collison being the only tough guy on the team. Wilcox and Collison are very underrated passers too. Wilcox has a unique ability to jump in the air like he's attempting a hook and redirect the ball with the same hand to a cutter/guy under rim. I don't see that too much.

Minnesota has the advantage here of being tougher than Seattle. Craig Smith, Jefferson, and that Richards guy. That's more muscle than Collison... Jeff Green I guess.

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LOL I remember that. It was talk around town the day after he came out with that style.

Minnesota is playing pretty bad defense right now. Collison is 4-4 from an contested 18 feet every time.

Credit Luke Ridnour for taking that charge. Tough little fella.

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We do have some toughness in the guys you mentioned plus Madsen and Gomes, but they are all a little undersized for where they're playing. So they're tough, but short and slow. And in a game increasingly called to promote the uptempo, non-contact game (which I like) and limit physicality, The effectiveness of those guys is reduced from, say, 10 years ago.

Chan

Brick by Durant off a set play. That's the most common sight for Sonic fans.

Snyder pressures the crap out of Green and makes him lose his handle twice. Then Green finally regains it, slashes in, and hits Collison for a circus reverse at the shot clock buzzer. Tough break.

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