Edwards is growing up.
Ckutch 3.
Ckutch 3.
2025 Playoffs Chat & Chill Thread
- Thread starter The Midnight
- Start date
As a basketball fan it’s really refreshing to see the Twolves finally with a ray of hope.
Good on them.
Good on them.
Lakers putting Bronny James out there now.
Oh, brother..
Oh, brother..
Jaden McDaniels has really stepped up as the 3rd guy for the Twolves. This is year 5 for him.m He's averaging 21/6 in this series.
FrenchJazzFa
Well-Known Member
Huge effort from Minny. Jaden is all star level for the moment as is Randle. ANT finally mature and show leadership. Mike is getting old but still can be efficient when he play 20-25 min, DDV is a good shooter and a glue in defense, Naz Reid is great and deserve a big contract. The only cons for this team right now is Rudy. He is really down physically . He is not pairing well with Randle but at least he should get his 10 rebounds per game. Seems that finally father age reach him when the intensity of the games reach play-off level.
The Thriller
Well-Known Member
I think the wolves would’ve been a lot better with Kat instead of Randle.
Rudy has lot a lot of his athleticism. But he and Kat played better together. Randle just scores. He doesn’t assist, have chemistry, or make the team better. He’s crappy Carmelo Anthony.
Rudy has lot a lot of his athleticism. But he and Kat played better together. Randle just scores. He doesn’t assist, have chemistry, or make the team better. He’s crappy Carmelo Anthony.
zags422
Well-Known Member
Ant is literally so good at this time he makes everyone look better than they are. He’s demanding a double and if teams don’t he gets in the lane at will creating wide open opportunities for his teammates. I think he is the best player in the NBA even right now. All around player. Our only hope is he leaves for a bigger market for future drafts
Im always shocked when I look at his stats and ESPNS says he's 6'4. He just plays so much bigger than that.
He has come around.
I think the Wolves pick hits peak value's in 2027. I think that's the year Gobert has a sharp fall off to where he can't be a starter anymore.
It will also be when Ant is reaching peak powers, but it’s also the last unencumbered draft pick.
At some point between now and 2029 Ant will have some kind of injury. Cant dunk the way he does and avoid them forever.
I actually don’t even think he was that bad at the beginning. When the Wolves were struggling out the gate, it was because so many players had dropped off from the previous year. Rudy, Conley, and Naz were all down and they also weren’t getting much from DDV. That’s just what happens when you have aging players past their prime and also players coming off career seasons. You can blame some of that with having to adjust to Randle, but people were literally acting like he was the spawn of Satan. Expectations were already high and for some reason people gave Randle the expectation that he should be 1:1 with KAT. That trade was not made because Randle is supposed to be his equivalent.
I'm only half watching the OKC-MEM game and was thinking SGA hadn't been that impactful, but then I look at the box score and he has 33pts. Kind of crazy.
It was clear when SGA was with LAC that he was going to be really good, but I never would have guessed he'd ever be MVP good.
Is Pippen untouchable?
Gobert also has another 3 years and $110M on his contract. That isn't going to be easy to move. Meanwhile, both Randle and Naz Reid can opt out for next season. Conley is also aging out. The Twolves are going to need to make a solid move or two. I guess we'll get to see if Rob Dillingham becomes a savior for them.
This next draft pick (#17 this year) is pretty important for them.