How Anthony Edwards & Timberwolves SURVIVED SWEEP vs. Luka Doncic & Mavericks

How Anthony Edwards & Timberwolves SURVIVED SWEEP vs. Luka Doncic & Mavericks | Hoops Tonight

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@Jason-Timpf 5 ай бұрын

Just a heads up guys, we had to trim about 20 minutes off of this video because KZbin was giving us some trouble posting the full film session. Not sure why, but it is what it is. So, apologies if some of this is a bit jumbled or incomplete. Appreciate the support as always!

@jamesgj5939 5 ай бұрын

Good stuff Mr Timpf

@barrosbarros270 5 ай бұрын

I think you really understate how important Lively is. It is no coincidence that Ant only played well in Game 3 after Lively went down and then yesterday to have the game that he had, I think the abscense of Lively is 80% the cause.

@ericmmelin 5 ай бұрын

The reason why Lively would have made all the difference is that KAT would not have been able to get going in the paint in the earlier portions of the game. He was feeling it because he built confidence hitting shots he was being denied with lively in the lineup.

@delectableprovisions 5 ай бұрын

Lively def made a difference but Rudy can't proud the paint Anderson may need to start in his place then so ant can do work in the paint

@SDesWriter 5 ай бұрын

Don’t forget that it’s not lively in the paint that’s the difference it’s the combination of lively and Gafford. Because kid keeps them on short rotations they don’t get tired and are extremely active and rebounding and challenging shots, not to mention working the screen enroll or double teaming. Without him it not only hurts them due to his absence, but it makes Gafford play more minutes which makes it less effective and whether it’s Powell or Kleber his relief is not going to be remotely the same as good.

@barrosbarros270 5 ай бұрын

@SDesWriter I agree with you 100%. I was not trying to discredit Gafford whatsoever. It's like you said, the combination of both of them is what's really elevated this Dallas defense. I just wanted to point out Lively's absence because Jason kind of just glosses over it (mentions it in passing) when it, to my eyes, seems to have afforded to Ant opportunities that weren't there before he went down. We will see tonight. If i'm correct, Lively will come back and we will see Ant have a difficult game offensively once again.

@SDesWriter 5 ай бұрын

@@barrosbarros270 honestly I don’t care if he plays well or not. He hasn’t gotten over 29 against the Mavericks defense so I’m assuming he’s going to be in that vicinity. The big problem is making sure they cover towns and Reid so they aren’t getting a ton of open threes. If they don’t put up big numbers then Luca and Kyrie will literally score as much as all three of them combined. Minnesota can’t win unless one of Dallas’s guards doesn’t show up, or they’re too big men are putting up 20 to 30 points on three-point shots

@Mystra 5 ай бұрын

Lively has been upgraded to probable for game 5.

@simoncove1 5 ай бұрын

That’s big…. I reckon with game tape analysis plus maxi a little more bedded in. Plus hardy looking good…. Plus angry Luka and Kyrie…. That should be enough… but it is not over til it’s over

@ss_IIII 5 ай бұрын

thanks espn

@bandjolyn 5 ай бұрын

Let's gooooooooo

@finglo9521 5 ай бұрын

Lfg twolves

@connordelrio7290 5 ай бұрын

Not true. He’s been upgraded to questionable.

@sin842 5 ай бұрын

Jeez these people. Wolves will revert back to wolves 1 - 3 soon as Lively back into the game. That's Kats biggest play in this series the knee on lively's head.

@emilioreyes4159 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: top 5 passers of all time

@jay_gabriel144 5 ай бұрын

Good one

@alcomc 5 ай бұрын

Magic, John Stockton, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, and LeBron James. There are other honorable mentions like Nash, Rondo, Draymond Green, James Harden, Jokic, and Luka who all buy in to the system and lead their teams with great offense approach.

@emilioreyes4159 5 ай бұрын

@@jay_gabriel144 thanks my man 🤝

@Musiq_lifestyle 5 ай бұрын

@@alcomc my list is similar but I replaced Stockton with Nash. I’m a big Steve Nash guy 👌🏾🔥

@SuperJoobers 5 ай бұрын

@@alcomc Larry bird and bill walton etc

@ericmmelin 5 ай бұрын

If Jaden Hardy’s brain and rim finishing can just catch up to his speed… his shot is improving though. Maybe he can build confidence as a consistent third ball-handler next year to continue his development.

@israelmata5002 5 ай бұрын

It's hard to hear as a Mavs fan, but I do like the way you break the game down.

@PedroGabriel-vn9xx 5 ай бұрын

Great content, thanks!!

@luckylisangi 5 ай бұрын

Mailbag - Why is the general consensus that the mavericks championship window is short (this season) ? They have a bonafide Superstar in Luka! All core pieces are 25-28 with a veteran in Kyrie and a young growing center in Lively. I think they have a 5 year window where they are true championship contenders and have yet to hit their peak

@sindilacion 5 ай бұрын

Kyrie is old. He can become a free agent after next year. A 5 year championship window is extremely optimistic. You’d be lucky if 2 of those players are in a mavs uniform 3 years from now excluding Luka.

@colemanbranum5593 5 ай бұрын

Also they got some players on the margin that will be hard to replicate like Derek Jones Jr. That and having no picks for like the next six years.

@deemorales3856 5 ай бұрын

25:33 is that not a moving screen by gobert? genuine question

@azalikmar2 5 ай бұрын

Slomo also actually points out where guys should be on the court a lot

@undiscoveredstars1002 5 ай бұрын

Heard more about lively being missing than porzingis, mavs must be crazy favourites, need to blow it up if they don’t win it all

@exsnstr 5 ай бұрын

Mailbag: Even with Lively going down, do you think bringing in Maxi Kleber into an ‘obviously working’ Dallas rotation in this series could be a mistake as he’s also a defensive/rebounding liability and coming back from injury? Personally I’d sit him, this isn’t his matchup or series.

@sittingbull7445 5 ай бұрын

Kleber is a good defender.

@isaacaguilar8288 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: major injuries aside, do you think anyone could ever come back from 0-3 or do you think it is too much of a statistical improbability to ever have that happen? It seems that with this new shooting era of basketball that a team usually will get hot for 1 game at a time and not 4 games mid series

@TulioMCano 5 ай бұрын

Man these lobs from Luka Doncic look like a perfect pass from an elite setter in volleyball. The balls are literally stopping in the air perfectly for his players to throw that shit down. Reminds of Kageyama 👀

@AdamHammond- 5 ай бұрын

And every one of his passes out of traffic to open shooters hits them perfectly in the pocket. I didn't appreciate how impressive his precision is until watching other stars so much in this post season throw the right pass but their shooter has to adjust because it's not on the money.

@TulioMCano 5 ай бұрын

@@AdamHammond- yeah that is why the only reasonable comp for how Luka impacts the game is late career Bron. Less athletic but Luka still a better shooter

@viper7320 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: top 5 wing defenders

@sirisaacmormont5445 5 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t AE painting the canvass of his young career with a stroke of genius featuring the first 0-3 comeback be so storybook 🤩

@dsm577 5 ай бұрын

No it would be horrendous. His arrogance would hold no end and every talking head would be masterbating constantly on air over the footage

@__thebadger 5 ай бұрын

@@dsm577I don't know if I agree that AE would become arrogant. He himself said he didn't like the jordan comps. He seems like a typical shit talker. But I do agree with the media comment. Even if they lost to the celtics in the finals, there would be more coverage about the AE 0-3 comeback

@ijai2edi97 5 ай бұрын

T-Wolves fan here.. Luka is such a smart player. He really seems unbeatable this year.. while I hate his constant whining to refs I gotta admit he is probably the best player in the world rn. Still.. Wolves in 7 🐺

@curtiszyr 5 ай бұрын

Prisoner of the moment. Jokic is still the best player in the world

@antking5579 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: who is your immediate championship favorite for next season is it just the reigning champs or a team like Minnesota or Denver

@colemanbranum5593 5 ай бұрын

Mailbag: in a potential Mavs Celtics finals, one interesting dynamic would be the personal motivators of Dallas’ stars. Boston fans hate Kyrie, and I’m sure he will be extra motivated to beat this opponent more than any other. Luka didn’t work out with KP, and I think he could go into his psychopath tendencies trying to torch him whenever he can. Do you take these dynamics into account when previewing a series?

@Musiq_lifestyle 5 ай бұрын

Mailbag: do you think it would be cool if lightsaber combat was an actual sport like a flashy version of fencing ?

@Zenlollipop 5 ай бұрын

We have that already. Competitive Lightsaber Dueling was recognized by the French Fencing Federation in 2019. While it obviously doesn't look anything as cool as a scripted, choreographed duel, you can find videos of lightsaber fighting championships on KZbin.

@jasonwebster6635 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: How effective might some KAT/Rudy PnR action (particularly at the top of the key) be for the Wolves horrendous half court offense?

@DrewKennedy-u5y 5 ай бұрын

Mailbag (maybe for offseason cuz its unrelated to current playoffs) what moves can or should the Kings make to get over the 50 win hump?

@AurorasFavorite 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG - with the WNBA continuing to grow in popularity, would you consider covering those teams/players in addition to the NBA content? Thanks in advance- love the show!

@dsm577 5 ай бұрын

lol

@willlydon1863 5 ай бұрын

This isn’t really a mailbag he’s already said he’s sticking to nba

@abouttime2569 5 ай бұрын

Learning every single player in the WNBA sounds like a whole ton of work

@allysinlombard 5 ай бұрын

Do you think Conley played well on D?

@WhynotJuice 5 ай бұрын

Too much help defense

@user-zq9ml6ot8u 5 ай бұрын

I'd be proud of wolves if they could win tomorrow

@ryanzz1357 5 ай бұрын

Mailbag is Kyle Anderson secretly dirty

@mahdishh 5 ай бұрын

Shot variant plays a significent role when both teams are great defensively but Two star of wolves having this kind of jump shooting is less likely than mavs backcourt having this type of poor shooting night

@NCpowellfamily 5 ай бұрын

Why is no one talking about lukas jump into players, I thought we didn't call that anymore.

@senyilie 5 ай бұрын

Dallas has the “dominated” the series. They have been down double digits multiple times. They’ve just been able to close better than the wolves. The series has been close and could be 2-2 or even 3-1 wolves.

@Jjakobyyy 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG- When was the last time you saw a team do something offensively or defensively that you have never seen before?

@t0msula 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: Top 5 highest basketball iq

@masstarvation 5 ай бұрын

Mailbag: Minnesotta is just letting Luka rest on D. Boston attacked him with Jaylen Brown and Tatum in the regular season on the way to a win. What do you think would happen if Boston targets Luka again and again, do you think Dallas can hide him from the Jays?

@Ben2bwild 5 ай бұрын

They can't. Celtics aggressively attack mismatches.

@drew318 5 ай бұрын

I hope the celtics can take a few games in the finals. If they can win two games and show they can compete with the teams in the west that will be huge for next year. I don’t see them winning more than two though the West is just more deserving than the East this year, the East was historically weak with all the injuries.

@Ben2bwild 5 ай бұрын

@@drew318 If Mavs advance, they're not beating Celtics

@banchasutthajitto7755 5 ай бұрын

@@drew318it doesnt matter who deserves it more it matters who out plays the other team 😂 narratives dont factor into the actual game

@drew318 5 ай бұрын

@@banchasutthajitto7755 They have the best player bro, they are going to win.

@tylerpoe8628 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: Who are your TOP 5 role players in the league? Why?

@thedips4075 5 ай бұрын

This whole lively take is weird. They’ve all been 1-9 point games Minnesota just finished better. If they can do that tomorrow they win again.

@marklumar2034 5 ай бұрын

Its not that weird you gotta factor in the rim protection he adds which makes ants driving less affective and offensively he may make the wolves bigs work more defensively which can affect KATs shooting and he also prevents less second chance points. Overall though you have a point it really just comes down to if Luka and Kyrie play well late or not cuz thats how they usually win games

@jjwilly13 5 ай бұрын

Mavs are 0-3 in game 4 these playoffs. 2-0 in game 5, about to be 3-0.

@delectableprovisions 5 ай бұрын

I respect the wolves trying to play team basketball and run sets I appreciate that brand of basketball as opposed to the 1v1 game dallas plays. However they need to let the ego go. And involve Luka in pick and roll he's a terrible defender get Rudy out of the paint when ant goes to the rim. Kat GET ON THE BLOCK PLEASE!!!!! Ant don't be so passive once you get inside. Blitz Luka kyrie early then come back to it only in certain situations. If Rudy is 1v1 on the perimeter soft double get back to your man. Anderson may need to start in place of Conley or Rudy. Defend without fouling just contest at the rim box out long shot Kong rebound. Wolves are a better team if they do this they win.

@Ookayy004 5 ай бұрын

Wow pacer still have a chance acc to draft king

@thundergaming4079 5 ай бұрын

Series will be over in the next game

@user-zq9ml6ot8u 5 ай бұрын

so many lobs by Dallas

@pudermcgavin4462 5 ай бұрын

Dominated?

@lullabymusic1119 5 ай бұрын

mavs 4 - 2 Kyrie MVP

@carsonyoungren6765 5 ай бұрын

Go wolves!

@KyChristensen 5 ай бұрын

MAILBAG: next all-star game should be Americans vs rest of the world... Why or why wouldn't this work...and if it does..who wins?

@elijaho.3540 5 ай бұрын

The Americans would get cooked unfortunately. Don’t even know if they have enough to make a 12 man roster that is legitimate all star worthy. But I haven’t checked whos American and who’s not.. maybe it’s possible to make it work

@KyChristensen 5 ай бұрын

@@elijaho.3540 I was kind of thinking the same thing...as. Nuggets fan our best two are not American

@elijaho.3540 5 ай бұрын

@@KyChristensen yea lol, everyone who would be a great pick ends up being Canadian upon further research. Makes me wonder what the league will look like another 15 years from now.

@Mystra 5 ай бұрын

They can't guard anyone on the world team lol. Luka, Giannis, Jokic, Embiid, etc. International players are better. That's a fact.

@KyChristensen 5 ай бұрын

@@Mystraright? Shai is Canadian too.... Wemby, Gobert...It would be fun to at least see how the two teams would be constructed..and maybe they would play harder in a matchup like that.