**** Official Houston Rockets (33-23) vs. MN Timberwolves (26-30) *****

[shoteh]

Purple Rain night

Okogie will try to stop Beard and Refs from hitting 30pts tonight to continue his streak


Alan Horton‏

@WolvesRadio
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Wolves wrap up a morning shootaround in preparation for Rockets tonight, Andrew Wiggins was with team but didn’t do much. Saunders says “he’s feeling a little better, so we’ll see how he feels throughout the day.”

GO WOLVES and win a big one for us.

2 days ago stole clippers, now gotta trim beard.

[Moses Scurry]

We never have an answer for teams like this. They play too unconventional and our guys are pretty dumb, doesn't work out too great.

[shoteh]

We never have an answer for teams like this. They play too unconventional and our guys are pretty dumb, doesn't work out too great.

30 attempts from outside at a 50% rate should do it.

[jffl_commish]

The over/under on Harden travelling no calls + phantom fouls in his favor is set at 19.

[flexbuffchest]

50 point quarter?

[kilkenny]

Harden needs to be stopped. Rah rah ree, kick him in the knee. Rah rah rass, kick him in the other knee.

[thinktank]

At least we get alley-ooped by Manimal instead of Capella this time.

[KevinBaconIsNotMyHero]

I hate watching Houston play basketball. Not only Harden’s theatrics but Chris Paul is a whiny flopper.

[Moses Scurry]

Is there another player other than Chris Paul that has accomplished so little while being a generational type player? Plus he is loathed by most fans it seems too.

Elite defender. Elite PG. Elite shooter. Elite.
Career: 18.6ppg, 4.5reb, 9.7ast, 2.2 stl on 47/37/86.

What a waste.
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9× NBA All-Star (2008–2016)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (2013)
4× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012–2014)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2009, 2015, 2016)
All-NBA Third Team (2011)
7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012–2017)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011)
NBA Rookie of the Year (2006)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006)
4× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015)
6× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011–2014)
Consensus first-team All-American (2005)
First-team All-ACC (2005)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2004)
No. 3 retired by Wake Forest
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2004)
North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)

[winforlose]

So there has always been a bit of acknowledge rigging of the game. Vets get foul calls, rookies don't. Also stars don't get called for fouls or travels at the same rate as role players. With Harden the league has gone to what can only be described as WWE level of authenticity. The fans see it night in and night out, the travels, the offensive fouls, getting fouls called on his defender that clearly were not fouls. It is disgusting to me (and I have watched several of the games on this streak,) that the league so brazenly allows him to cheat because it is good for ratings. You can argue about whether the lottery is rigged, you cannot argue that James Harden games are rigged.

[D_H]

So there has always been a bit of acknowledge rigging of the game. Vets get foul calls, rookies don't. Also stars don't get called for fouls or travels at the same rate as role players. With Harden the league has gone to what can only be described as WWE level of authenticity. The fans see it night in and night out, the travels, the offensive fouls, getting fouls called on his defender that clearly were not fouls. It is disgusting to me (and I have watched several of the games on this streak,) that the league so brazenly allows him to cheat because it is good for ratings. You can argue about whether the lottery is rigged, you cannot argue that James Harden games are rigged.

Great take

[LordNu]

So there has always been a bit of acknowledge rigging of the game. Vets get foul calls, rookies don't. Also stars don't get called for fouls or travels at the same rate as role players. With Harden the league has gone to what can only be described as WWE level of authenticity. The fans see it night in and night out, the travels, the offensive fouls, getting fouls called on his defender that clearly were not fouls. It is disgusting to me (and I have watched several of the games on this streak,) that the league so brazenly allows him to cheat because it is good for ratings. You can argue about whether the lottery is rigged, you cannot argue that James Harden games are rigged.

Wow, I love the WWE comparison.

[YBBR]

Listen brother, I'll see you at Wrestlemania Harden and we will decide who is the real MVP. Oh yeah!!!

[YBBR]

RIP Randy Savage

[witljon]

This could get ugly early.

[LordNu]

Listen brother, I'll see you at Wrestlemania Harden and we will decide who is the real MVP. Oh yeah!!!

It's tables match!!

[witljon]

Is Wiggins playing tonight?

[shoteh]

Alan Horton
@WolvesRadio
Wiggins will miss his 2nd straight game due to illness.




And possibly mental health related factors

[SHAFA]

Is there another player other than Chris Paul that has accomplished so little while being a generational type player? Plus he is loathed by most fans it seems too.

Elite defender. Elite PG. Elite shooter. Elite.
Career: 18.6ppg, 4.5reb, 9.7ast, 2.2 stl on 47/37/86.

What a waste.
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9× NBA All-Star (2008–2016)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (2013)
4× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012–2014)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2009, 2015, 2016)
All-NBA Third Team (2011)
7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012–2017)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011)
NBA Rookie of the Year (2006)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006)
4× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015)
6× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011–2014)
Consensus first-team All-American (2005)
First-team All-ACC (2005)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2004)
No. 3 retired by Wake Forest
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2004)
North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)

Doesn’t he rub his own teammates the wrong way too, or am I mis-remembering?

[SHAFA]

And I don’t mean that in the dirty double entendre way.

[Moses Scurry]

And I don’t mean that in the dirty double entendre way.

[KevinBaconIsNotMyHero]

Is there another player other than Chris Paul that has accomplished so little while being a generational type player? Plus he is loathed by most fans it seems too.

Elite defender. Elite PG. Elite shooter. Elite.
Career: 18.6ppg, 4.5reb, 9.7ast, 2.2 stl on 47/37/86.

What a waste.
-------------

9× NBA All-Star (2008–2016)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (2013)
4× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012–2014)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2009, 2015, 2016)
All-NBA Third Team (2011)
7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012–2017)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011)
NBA Rookie of the Year (2006)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006)
4× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015)
6× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011–2014)
Consensus first-team All-American (2005)
First-team All-ACC (2005)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2004)
No. 3 retired by Wake Forest
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2004)
North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)

Doesn’t he rub his own teammates the wrong way too, or am I mis-remembering?

There were rumors constantly that Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan despised him.

[RubeTube]

This will get ugly early.

Fixed.

[morneaumvp]

Hmm, this seems kinda long for a flu, maybe benching

[KevinBaconIsNotMyHero]

Hmm, this seems kinda long for a flu, maybe benching

He’d probably be active at the very least if it were a benching.

[Bob Wiley]

Never thought I would see this lineup

[jodaman01]

Saric is a stud.

[Bob Wiley]

Nice start

[jodaman01]

God I hate the Rockets.

[Lightning]

let's fuck these bitches up!