What better way to celebrate Rookie Appreciation Day than with the second worst loss of the year (1st place goes to the November 23rd contest against Denver)?!
It was a soul sucking (not searching) affair where the appreciated rookies played a grand total of 27 minutes with 1 point and 1 rebound. Speaking of ones, Corey Brewer put up the Wolves line of the year with 1 FGA, 1 FTM, 1 REB, 1 PF, 1TO, and a –11. Hey, it’s all in the numbers for our 1st round pick. Ed note: Corey, we sympathize with you: not every player gets lucky enough to play for the Wolves.
Anywho, once again the Puppies show the importance of the four factors:
- Mavs eFG: 50%
- Wolves eFG: 44.6%
- Mavs REB: 44
- Wolves REB: 36
- Mavs FT: 19-24
- Wolves FT: 19-27 (Moral Victory!!!)
- Mavs TO: 9
- Wolves TO: 15
Mavs starting forward Josh Howard went for 22 points and 8 REB. Nbudi Ebi is still signed with Israeli Premier League Bnei Hasharon. At least he’s not playing for the Blazers or Celtics.
Since there is really nothing else to write about concerning the Wolves’ latest loss, let me engage in a bit of end-of-the-year blogger nonsense and go through some favorites from 2007. Hey, I may be late but at least I am thorough.
Best Movies:
- The Bourne Ultimatum- I know it’s not fashionable to put action movies at the top of a movie list, but I had no more enjoyable time at the movies than during this outstanding popcorn flick. Liquor free James Bond with balls and a purpose. Who can go wrong with that?
- Eastern Promises- David Cronenberg is on a roll. After A History of Violence, the director has continued with his study into the ethics of tradition and (surprise) violence. I’m a sucker for character studies into why people do what they do; it is much more interesting than having a clearly defined plot to point the way. If this sort of movie making floats your boat, give this movie a turn on Netflix.
- Zodiac- OK, now that I have my chase movie out of the way with Bourne, let me take a moment to pimp a movie that completely forgoes shootouts and action for old fashioned psychological suspense. A murder mystery that unfolds over decades is a tough one to pull off and David Fincher does a masterful job of making it happen.
Next post: another Wolves loss and the best music of 2007.
