The Grigg and Rig Show

Minnesota sports talk with a dash of NBA, NFL, Premier League, and more. Hosted by Grigg and Rig, featuring a cavalcade of knowledgeable guests.

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99% of this was iso-ball btw

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'26 Anthony Edwards 3-level scoring

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@DaneMooreNBA Can the Wolves S&T for a player making $10M using this trade exception, with $7M of the incoming salary not counting against the cap? And then we would have to match the ~$3M difference?

Or does the TPE only apply for salaries under ~$7M?

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The answer to the "What if Steph was healthy?" discourse is we don't know who would've won the series. It certainly would've been tougher

But it's damning on your team when one player, even your best, is out and you get waxed 3 out of 4 games. I thought that's why GSW got Jimmy?

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The Western Conference is 235-190 against the Eastern Conference this year (.553)

The East has had a positive record against the West only 3(!!!) times since 2000-2001

JV and Varsity

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Assuming OKC and LAC win tonight...

W-L records the last 15 games:
- Thunder: 14-1
- Rockets: 13-2
- Warriors: 12-3
- Clippers: 12-3
- Wolves: 12-3

The West would have 8(!) 50 win teams if any of them played in the East. Insane depth... and just makes OKC look that much better

[The Grigg and Rig Show @GriggAndRig]

3 Things to Watch:
- Engagement. This seems eerily similar to the ATL game earlier this year, a game which MIN barely won. Show up
- Rain the 3s. Donte, Ant, and Naz should torch a porous 76er perimeter defense
- Guard TOs. PHI 2nd in steal %. MIN ballhandlers need to be careful

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Minnesota returns home after a 2-2 road trip to face an enfeebled Philly squad that has lost 9 of 10. A must win.

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Randle - GTD
Gobert - OUT

PHI:
Embiid - OUT
Maxey - OUT
Gordon - OUT
Lowry - OUT
Oubre - GTD
George - GTD
Grimes - GTD

#Timberwolves #76ers

[The Grigg and Rig Show @GriggAndRig]

Minnesota returns home after a 2-2 road trip to face an enfeebled Philly squad that has lost 9 of 10. A must win.

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Randle - GTD
Gobert - OUT

PHI:
Embiid - OUT
Maxey - OUT
Gordon - OUT
Lowry - OUT
Oubre - GTD
George - GTD
Grimes - GTD

#Timberwolves #76ers

[The Grigg and Rig Show @GriggAndRig]

3 Things to Watch:
- Big Ragu's return. Would allow Wolves to play Conley less against a big LAL team
- Reid's defense. Can he defend the rim well without fouling? A monumental task for him tonight
- Board men get paid. MIN needs to win the possession battle to win this game

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Stars are out in LA for Game 60, as the Wolves square off against Luka and the streaking Lakers. Will they keep the good vibes going following their comeback in OKC?

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Edwards GTD
DiVo QUES
Gobert OUT
Randle OUT

LAL:
James GTD
Kleber OUT
#Lakers #Timberwolves

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Stars are out in LA for Game 60, as the Wolves square off against Luka and the streaking Lakers. Will they keep the good vibes going following their comeback in OKC?

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Edwards GTD
DiVo QUES
Gobert OUT
Randle OUT

LAL:
James GTD
Kleber OUT
#Lakers #Timberwolves

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Perhaps their best regular season win of the century

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Minnesota squares off against the West-leading Thunder once again tonight, this time on a tough back-to-back in OKC. Can they pull off their best win of the season?

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Gobert OUT
Randle OUT
DiVo OUT

OKC:
Holmgren OUT
Mitchell OUT
#Timberwolves #Thunder

[The Grigg and Rig Show @GriggAndRig]

3 Things to Watch:
- Ant's turnovers. He had 5 last night, only 2 in their win earlier. OKC's best at turning their defense into offense
- Clark vs SGA. Marcus Smart Jr was +20 last night
- Zebras. OKC's one defensive flaw? They foul like mad. Play with effort and force the issue

[The Grigg and Rig Show @GriggAndRig]

Minnesota squares off against the West-leading Thunder once again tonight, this time on a tough back-to-back in OKC. Can they pull off their best win of the season?

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Gobert OUT
Randle OUT
DiVo OUT

OKC:
Holmgren OUT
Mitchell OUT
#Timberwolves #Thunder

[The Grigg and Rig Show @GriggAndRig]

Minnesota squares off against the West-leading Thunder once again tonight, this time on a tough back-to-back in OKC. Can they pull off their best win of the season?

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Gobert OUT
Randle OUT
DiVo OUT

OKC:
Holmgren OUT
Mitchell OUT
#Timberwolves #Thunder

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@The_BBall_Index @taylormetrics The importance being, if a team is struggling with a specific area, like fouling too much, how likely are they to improve that over the course of a season?

Could raise red flags around teams who are poor in stats that don't typically get better over time.

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@The_BBall_Index @taylormetrics Would be interested to look into the "stickiness" of certain stats over time... as in which areas a team can realistically look to improve over the course of a season and which are harder to do so.

Does 3PT% have higher variance than FTr? What about TO%...etc etc.

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3 Things to Watch:
- Ant vs Brooks. Cue the fireworks
- Field goal attempts. Rockets can't shoot. But they win with more offensive possessions from their rebounding and turnover generation
- Attack the rack. HOU is great defensively due to their perimeter defenders, not Sengun

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The Wolves battle the Rockets tonight in Houston on ESPN. Is a rivalry brewing? This is their final meeting of the regular season, but could be a playoff preview.

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Conley GTD
Gobert GTD
Edwards GTD
Randle OUT
DiVo OUT

HOU
VanVleet OUT
#Timberwolves #Rockets

[The Grigg and Rig Show @GriggAndRig]

The Wolves battle the Rockets tonight in Houston on ESPN. Is a rivalry brewing? This is their final meeting of the regular season, but could be a playoff preview.

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
Conley GTD
Gobert GTD
Edwards GTD
Randle OUT
DiVo OUT

HOU
VanVleet OUT
#Timberwolves #Rockets

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3 Things to Watch:
- Cavs have been near invincible at the Field House. Wolves have been road warriors, but this is their greatest test
- MINs 3PT defense. Can Jaden, NAW, and Clark stifle Cav shooters to nullify their #1 rated offense?
-Ant vs Spida. League's top 2 SGs face off

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We bring back Game Cards for the post-trade deadline stretch. Wolves take on the East-leading Cavs looking for 4 wins on the spin.

INJURY REPORT

MIN:
-Edwards GTD
-Conley GTD
-Randle OUT
-DiVo OUT
CLE:
-Strus GTD
-Okoro OUT
-Wade OUT
#Timberwolves #Cavaliers