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Three steps forward, one step back?
Kurt Rambis contended he had seen a lot to like in the Wolves’ successive losses to Phoenix, the L.A. Clippers and Boston this week.
And then comes Friday’s game against the Bucks.
Leading by nine points in the first quarter, by five at halftime, the Wolves wilted in the third quarter when the Bucks turned up the defensive pressure and outscored them 31-14.
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That matchup of rookie point guards - Jonny Flynn and Brandon Jennings - fairly fizzled while Andrew Bogut asserted himself with a 17-point, 10-rebound, 4-assist game on a night when the Bucks denied Al Jefferson at every turn and the Wolves’ triangle offense stalled, perhaps trying too hard to get him the ball.
Al made just three of 12 shots and scored eight points (had eight rebounds, too).
Granted, it has only been six games, but the more I see of Rambis’ system, if you look way down the road, doesn’t it seem like Kevin Love fits this offense and Al’s game really doesn’t?
Two other things about tonight: