...so scoring instead of being asked to, say, grab 10 rebounds a game or get 3 steals on a given night. He's not that good of a scorer where him having more chances to do so is going to make a big dent. Him rebounding better, getting more steals, being a defensive monster...these are things he can likely improve much more than his scoring (and would also be better for the team), which is hugely dependent on the idea of a subpar free throw shooter taking a lot of free throws (never mind the post up attempts). The coaching staff needs to be force-feeding him do-shit challenge...
The Timberwolves need to start getting a lot more from Andrew Wiggins - Canis Hoopus
8 years
Part of this, honestly, needs to be genuinely credited to Sam Mitchell. Sam gets fairly criticized for a lot, but Zach's progress is one thing he deserves praise for. I really believe that Mitchell's 'tough love' strategy and combination of sternness and caginess have gotten through to Zach in a way that, quite frankly, Flip Saunders was never going to.
The Timberwolves need to start getting a lot more from Andrew Wiggins - Canis Hoopus
8 years
...set a career high in assists and a career low in turnovers this season, and is second on the team in WS/48, Wins Produced and Net Rating (and is second in that to Kevin Garnett, who plays part-time). He also leads the Wolves in RPM by a massive margin: 5.01, with the second being Garnett at 3.1.
The Timberwolves need to start getting a lot more from Andrew Wiggins - Canis Hoopus
8 years
"I feel real good about the progression of this team since Day 1 and I think it needs to be said and needs to be understood that I'm endorsing Sam Mitchell and our coaching staff and this organization," he said. "More importantly, I'm excited about our future. I'm excited about our young players. I feel like we're getting better. These last 10, 15 games, we've gotten better. You see it and I think t...
Garnett gives strong endorsement of Sam Mitchell - StarTribune.com
8 years
...w leaders around the world, who brought star power as well as expertise to the table. The combination of a new president who talked about inclusiveness and a chief diplomat who had been his rival but shared his vision allowed the United States to repair relations around the world that had been completely trashed by the previous administration.
Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination - The New York Times
8 years
...is boldest proposals — to break up the banks and to start all over on health care reform with a Medicare-for-all system — have earned him support among alienated middle-class voters and young people. But his plans for achieving them aren’t realistic, while Mrs. Clinton has very good, and achievable, proposals in both areas.
Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination - The New York Times
8 years
...or a year. (Jan 2014) 5 million had health insurance canceled because of ObamaCare. (Jan 2014) Vow to repeal ObamaCare. (Oct 2012) Save Medicare by raising eligibility age. (Aug 2012) Throw my body in front of a train to stop ObamaCare. (Apr 2012) Defeat ObamaCare; rein in the federal government. (Jul 2011) Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010) Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Aug 2...
Ted Cruz on the Issues
8 years
...lar evangelical Christian Left Behind fiction series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. The series about the Rapture, and the return of Jesus, has been vetted by the Anti-Defamation League, which notes “the violent death of nonbelievers,” as it describes “a world in which Jews are not as fully human as Christians—unless they become Christians.”
New Vampire Weekend Album Is a Guide for the Perplexed – Tablet Magazine
8 years
...en and sung by Koenig, appear to wrestle with questions of Jewish identity, of spiritual seeking and spiritual torment, of being Jewish in America and our relationship and responsibilities to Israel. At first I thought this might be an overzealous interpretation. When Modern Vampires of the City came out, I was accelerating my efforts to connect my higher-power-oriented spirituality with the powerful but transient Jewish connection with which I was seized in ...
New Vampire Weekend Album Is a Guide for the Perplexed – Tablet Magazine
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