wolves/nba

it was a pretty sloppy game and shved did alot of 'going nowhere' dribbling which got him into trouble. stroked a few buckets. just wasn't in the flow of the game today. perhaps the weird game time. AK had another solid game, but his j looks off, hoping he puts up a few hundred a day after the olympics and comes to camp w/a smooth stroke.

Shved has great talent. Watching the films you can see his ability. He can tend to be a bit of a hot dog, and while I didn't see this game can believe he might tend to hold the ball to long. If he plays SG, with Ricky, and listens to coaching, his ability to both shoot, and pass as well as dribble and play defense will make him something special. Hopefully Roy is able to play every game, give us quality minutes. If so Shved has time to learn the game and develop, and we will survive rookie mistakes. AK will be a game changer.

I watched the game today. Shved made a couple sloppy plays but for the most part looked really impressive. He has a really good feel for the game, creates space well and delivers passes on time with great precision. His shot also looks really good, the shots he did miss were difficult looks and they were all in-and-out. I don't want to get too hyped up on this guy, but he looks really really good. I'm a huge Rubio fan but I never saw Ricky dominate the international game the way Shved is, and Shved is doing it with NBA style. Everything is pick-n-roll and he just shreds the defense whenever he wants to. I still give the defensive edge to Ricky but Shved looks to have a more complete and potent offensive game and I can't wait to see what he'll do in a Wolves uniform next year.

rdubbs: i think shved will have a harder time adjusting to NBA speed. his handles are good but not Rubio good. He understands the game well and can see whats happening. His shot was on, even on his misses. However the NBA 3pt line is a bit farther back, which is another adjustment. 1-1 defense is where he is going to struggle, especially against 2 guards due to his lack of strength. I'm hoping for the KG treatment, 10mpg, see how he does and go from that. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get more mpg at PG until Ricky is 100%. Camp should be interesting, going up against Ridnour and JJ-should be able to get his shot whenever he wants.

Kahnny boy needs to get a couple Chinese players and maybe a couple Brazilian players then he can have a entirely foriegn roster.

The Kahn and Kevin Klan, or KKK, will be the best team in the NBA. NBA finals here we come.