Minnesota Timberwolves are FINALLY unleashing a new rotation

Minnesota Timberwolves fired off another win against the Utah Jazz; Anthony Edwards has another big game for the Timberwolves; Chris Finch is finally playing the rest of the Timberwolves bench; Is Timberwolves rookie Rob Dillingham the robin to Anthony Edwards batman; Plus more Timberwolves feedback on Flagrant Howls.
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[@pnelson00]

Dillingham looks special.

[@coreystenson2010]

So does clark. Perfect role player and doesnt force anything/knows his role. Josh hart type of ceiling

[@placidataxia6993]

They played the kids, and wouldn't you know it, the kids played great. Dilly, Clark, Garza all looked awesome!

[@colesmith193]

The sky didn’t fall!

[@mullen25]

dillingham is slick point guard. fun to watch.

[@johnt6806]

Jaylen Clark needs to spend 3 hours a day practicing corner 3s for the next 6 months. If he can get his percentage up to even 36%, he'll be a rotation player and will get 10+ million on his next contract. If he doesn't, he'll be a minimum contract player.

[@ryanwall1780]

Check his g league stats.

[@Xibzzz]

He’s improved his 3. With the way we’ve been able to move the ball, he should get plenty of opportunities to translate it

[@bdunny4246]

The fact that Conley sits and finchy still doesn't start rob dillingham is perplexing 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@johnt6806]

It's called defense. However, now that Julius is hurt, they need to play Rob more going forward.

[@Wroested]

He still played a lot and NAW has been fantastic this year and deserved the start. Dillingham is flashy and can score but he's got a lot of learning to do. Just glad he's getting his in one way or another even if he doesn't start

[@Phizzo4real]

​@Wroested minutes played, playing time for young players is the key for developing... not whether u start or not. This is a terrible comp, but in MyCareer, as u get better numbers your playing time steadily increased and then u start like 30 or 40 games in, depending on the player u crreated.

[@ChitFromChinola]

Edwards plays with joy. Dillingham, Clark, Naz, and Garza play with joy. (KAT did, too.) Ant loves playing with those guys. Not Randle.

[@lnkd70]

LUKA GARZA CAN PLAY!!! And not only during garbage time. Gosh, we know that for a long time now, obviously Finch doesn’t…

[@marcjohn9404]

Rob and Ant combining for 55 points and 19 assists is what I like to see. Ngl, I don't watch because I've just been so busy, and box scores with highlights is all I have time for, but the stats do tell a story, and they're starting to look a lot better these last 2-3 weeks.

[@antmj235]

Ant 30/6/6 in January on 44% from 3. Dilly dilly and the young guys give ant so much juice.

[@joshp1550]

Love that there playing the young guys. Liked seeing the Iowa Wolves starting backcourt getting a rotation. Keep it up Finch!

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

Finally giving young guys mins and there showing up all of them it’s real nice to c

[@antmj235]

When everyone comes back, dilly will be in the rotation and you can easily just cut some of Conley’s minutes more. We know finch will probably just stick with those 9 and that’s perfect. Injuries happen so there might even be future chances for Clark, Garza and Tsj to get back out there. Excited to see Tsj in some meaningful minutes if Julius is down for a while.

[@iwannatalktosampson5852]

If Clark man be a Josh okogie for a few years you take that id guess they give him a 4 year standard nba deal to get him under contract for cheap

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

Notice when dillingham enters …I believe so should mn fans they feel it 2

[@iwannatalktosampson5852]

Dillingham is special!! Finch better continue to play him even when teams at full health he deserves 15-18 minutes a night

[@bertofletch]

Hey you guys butcher and the boar is 💯! Work at the bar at Porzana in the north loop, and we have some big Wolves fans working there! Last spring Jokic and the 18 other Nuggets walked in before Game 3 😮

[@farmingnodak]

That was probably the most fun game to watch all season... EVERYBODY playing. Feel bad for Randle, finally getting into the groove with the team lately and muscle strain. But now is the time for guys to step up with DDV, Conley, and Randle out. Ant got that extra step in him since Rob, Garza, and Clark working their tails off; it just resonates through the rest of the team. Need a bucket? Ant, Rob, Naz, NAW, and DDV Need a stop? Ant, Clark, Jaden, NAW, and Rudy Rather would have Rob start instead of Naz, let Rob play with Ant and Rudy; Naz and Mike can come in with the 2nd unit rotations to provide offense stability

[@tootall1999]

Ingles is making his own wolves record with most minutes and 0 points

[@jemoua9429]

Micah Nori showed Finchy how to coach in 1.5 quarter.

[@aximus11]

Like what are we doing here. They weren’t trading Randle regardless if he was injured or not. Like it or not but he has been playing his best basketball all year this past month. If we don’t get OKC in the first round they are very likely to make it back to the WCF with this team. They aren’t scared of any other team and honestly they probably aren’t afraid of OKC. Julius is much better than kat at abusing matchups and passing. Not a single person in the organization has said they don’t like Randle. If you want actual knowledge on any of this stuff watch Dane Moore instead of these apes that see Julius getting injured and think oh great we can’t trade him. We also can trade him in the off season(and if we make it far we would get so much more in return btw) without losing NAZ OR NAW

[@Tommythademon]

Idk if I would say they are very likely to get back. I think you may be sleeping on Dallas Houston and Memphis. I think they could beat Memphis or Houston but idk if I would say it’s very likely. Dallas is still very good and if they can get fully healthy they may be better than they were last year and that would be a very tough matchup. I don’t think they would be able to get past okc.

[@aximus11]

@ see the thing about Dallas is last year we didn’t have Julius Randle. Which sounds crazy but we literally didn’t have a 2nd guy who could create his own shots. We also have scoring off the bench with Naz, Rob and NAW (much better than last year) and honestly we are probably going to play Jalen Clark and we have another wing defender that will help us last year. I know ppl miss kat(I do too) but if we play to what we can be like( like we are rn) why could we not beat those teams handedly?

[@basedjiren3889]

Tim Connelly can believe whatever he wants about KAT, the fact is that the trade made the team worse and they dont have the picks or assets to acquire a player just as good if not better than KAT to replace him

[@TimHodge-z3v]

Is it possible the reason for finally playing the kids, is to give other teams a look before the trade deadline? Maybe trade them for some picks?

[@slow_Jo]

ANT playing with the kids when ANT still a kid himself, lol. all ANT needs to do is study how Luka Doncic plays double teams. it's so easy to counter. jaylin clark moves and shuffles his feet like it's a workshop. dude is technically sound on defense.

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

They ll be alrite have some confidence towns cost to much wolves got ligit talent in the young guys watch out they get sparked when the young guys are playing making everyone better ….dillinghams the real deal great passer also ..danger

[@MINNESOTA_PTSD]

Positive PTSD is here to tell “OL-JACK-A-STAT” why everything is -awful- (I mean great) #1. If i would told you before last season the Wolves would be the 7 seed , fresh off losing to the worst team in nba history …..you’d take that right??? #2. 🐜 is clutch as they come #3. Rudy’s rebounding is really improving #4. Randle is the next KAT #5. Finch is elite (Now it’s time to shout out our friends over at Mid Ks on 19th/MLK. When the streets are out of control??? When gunshots echo outside??? It’s best to stay inside …but otherwise, walk across the street and check out Minnesotas very own (hood) clothing store. They’ve in been in business for at least 3 weeks….and after I’ve been shot at, there’s no place else I’d rather go, than the award winning outlet, Mid Ks.) #6. Garza is unstoppable #7. Did I mention 🐜 being clutch ??? #8. Brinyas,MN is where it’s at - Positive PTSD

[@coreystenson2010]

What sucks is the DDV will take minutes from clark/rob when hes back. Really wish he could trade him because i just don't think hes a winning player.

[@Lovepeacefreedom1978]

Imagine Kat here and Gobert not. Hmm, just a fan but that seems like a better team.

[@noahwelch2931]

Notice how when Randle leaves the game, suddenly Wolves Basketball is enjoyable again? There is actual ball movement, energy, and good vibes. Randle has been good statistically, but he’s been fooling teams for years now that he’s a positive contributor. TRADE JULIUS

[@AgingHealer]

If/when they trade Randle I won’t mind, but pretty silly to completely ignore how the team looked against the Suns with Randle and only focus on how they looked against the tanking Jazz

[@StillKeepOnLosing]

Delusional... Randle leads the team in assists.

[@noyou113]

@@AgingHealerI agree . We’re on a 5 game win streak. Can’t just ignore that just because Randle left. But, ball movement is definitely what opens this offense. Ant getting off the double teams super fast is what’s allowing the other players to eat.

[@iqbalshaz]

It’s been fun for a month now, and a lot of that included Julius fitting in.

[@StillKeepOnLosing]

Kid... 9+10=19. How do you keep getting 21? The math says fake mj a fraud and is the reason ya losing. Lmfao. 21?

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

Minneapolis first title… believe !

[@ryanwall1780]

Check Clark's g leage stats. He's going to be able to take and make 3s. He's going to be a game changers for this team!

[@InfamouslyGreat14]

First Comment! PLAY ROB MORE!!!!

[@ilikesteak65]

Dilly, Dilly!

[@InfamouslyGreat14]

@@ilikesteak65 Chill Dill?

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

Twelves are showcasing there young guys watch them make a big name trade no doubt about this?

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

Much faster game now … there clicking trade for Durant title chances increase especially there on a winning streak forgot about towns finally he plays for the knicks now …might be first win streak this season?!

[@germainecarriger2773]

When randle left the game the wolves were down 4. He injured himself scoring. The score was 36-32 when he walked off the court to the locker room. Not a randle fan at all. But we were not down big when he left. Bad narrative.

[@charlesezell7043]

Antman and Robin

[@AustinPaolillo]

I know I'm a couple episodes late, but I just wanted to chime in and say that I side with Mackey, you can't have a hand in making your "prediction" come true.

[@deebaca3618]

Love watching the kids 😂

[@billhicks808]

Kids played great last night, but the problem with kids is that they aren't consistent. You cant win relying on inconsistency. They aren't there yet.

[@justinsalzl1517]

They aren’t consistent yet, but the only way to get there is to give them some real minutes here and there. Last night was good. Finch should do the same thing against Washington.

[@billhicks808]

@justinsalzl1517 I agree. I'm just saying they aren't the every night answer at this point

[@nydibs]

They would get more minutes if Finch can trust the starters to get and hold leads. The bigger the leads, the more minutes the young guys get

[@jamesroberts3189]

More Dill-Hole please!

[@dbo1111]

Insert Naz into starting lineup and Luka off the bench

[@GangsterofloveSpacecowboy]

You guys are missing the most important thing, where you live. There's a reason why this state hasn't won a men's championship since (91) because the organizations make stupid draft decisions, and the coaches make stupid coaching decisions. When Mike started to struggle in the beginning of the year, he should have been benched immediately for Rob. But because we have to do this in this state he's got to wait his turn. This isn't junior high, high school or aau. This isn't even college basketball 30 years ago, professional basketball We do what is best to win games, not making players happy, booster clubs, athletic directors, parents. We're here to win games and get championships. I will say it again Gobert you should've never signed this guy. You traded away Players and draft picks like you were getting Jordan in his prime. And the only thing the man can do is catch lob dunks, and block a few shots, but no post moves, can't dribble, Can't pass, cant shoot, And definitely can't CATCH! And then on top of that, you give the guy an extension and trade away Towns. I would start Luca and Naz. Luca's not great defensively, but he can shoot and stretch the floor he's got low post moves and he can pick and pop. You cant get that with Gobert. But they don't want a bench Gobert, because the wolves we'll be admitting that they made a mistake. Paying this guy all this money to be a bench player. Finch it's showing me that his high coaching IQ, is not really that high. And the GM needs to go. P.S do something anything with Randall. I just have a feeling that the timberwolves are gonna go back to their old ways. Because again they play this like. Yeah, there's a parent that took the high school to the state championship 30 years ago, and he's calling the shots behind the scenes. 😢

[@kcmichelson4528]

Wolves slow 1st quarters isnt just a "this season" thing. Been like that for like 3yrs now. Something they just need to fix.

[@nydibs]

1st quarters and 4th quarters, always an issue

[@FlipMoney651]

Bro they was down 4 or 5 points when he left… are you watching these games? Come on let’s do better I want people to take you seriously! Cause I actually like the show💯💪🏾

[@Nba19980]

Just play players who have energy. Ie bench Jayden s hustle and ant is like Conley OLD

[@cambury]

Cant be this hype over a Jazz win, have to act like you been here before.

[@kbrewers]

Im saying finch is a stubborn idiot, like zimmer, in using young players. We have been clammoring for this for months.

[@theveli420]

I have been pounding the table for a change in the roster for months I have been watching basketball for over 30 years I can say I know more than the average Joe

[@smokeytrash8409]

I have a feeling minott will be moved at the deadline

[@marcusfrm6263]

As he should probably. I think TSJ will end up bein better because I just think he has the better iq

[@coreystenson2010]

Wish we could move DDV but he's injured

[@smokeytrash8409]

@@coreystenson2010 I would like whatever you’re smoking

[@justinsalzl1517]

I just posted this message in yesterday’s pod. But now that we got a new one already, I’ll post it here. Randle has played better as of late. But look at the Jazz game. Randle went out, and the wolves started cooking. And the young guys contributed. I know the Jazz aren’t great, but the team played well, moved the ball, and was really fun to watch! I just can’t talk myself into keeping Randle next year over the rest of our guys. I like his defensive strength. But what’s the cost?

[@josiahberry8743]

I’ve been saying for 2 months that either Donte or Robert need to start along with Naz Reid. Conley and Randle should NOT BE STARTING!!

[@jerrygardner320]

Dillingham's defense and his ankle injury is why his minutes were limited.

[@Jeff-sf6cl]

Clark has scored 8 points in 27 minutes. 2 in his first game, 6 in his second. His defense against Utah had 5 fouls in 17 minutes. If you go back and watch Clark gets beat on several drives and should have fouled out by at least 3 uncalled fouls. We are anointing him because he happened to be on the floor when we crushed a tanking team? To say that Clark is anything more than Josh Okogie 2.0 at this point isn’t reckless speculation, it is unproven pandering. I am a lifelong Wolves fan, but you guys are so overboard on Clark at this point. Dilly is a defensive liability who is hunted. He pretty much needs to score to be playable. Thankfully he is a good scoring G. He doesn’t attack well off the dribble yet, but he doesn’t need to YET. For now all he needs to do is hit is shots. Garza isn’t playable against most teams and won’t hit all his shots in those games. He also won’t always be going up against Eubanks. This game wasn’t some blinding revelation game. This game was a bottom of the west Jazz who have 10 wins and are tanking for Flagg getting steamrolled by a team trying to win.

[@1WhoSeesAll]

Lackey makes himself sound dumber every episode that goes by!🤦🏾‍♂️😂 Tim Connelly traded Kat for financial reasons! There's NOTHING about this current roster that is better than it was last year with Kat. Dillingham and DDV DO NOT MAKE THE WOLVES CONTENDERS LIKE THEY WERE LAST SEASON!! Anyone who believes that should get their head examined!!🤷🏾‍♂️😂🤣

[@life4rent90]

You put in enough emojis

[@1WhoSeesAll]

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[@Truthspillerbaby]

Kat will never win a ring, never make the finals unless he’s the 3rd option

[@1WhoSeesAll]

@ Wanna make the same bet about Ant? He's no SGA🤷🏾‍♂️😂🤣

[@1WhoSeesAll]

@ you cowards always comment and then block me from responding to you🤣😂

[@johnt6806]

The coaching staff sees Dillingham in practice every day. They know whether his defense is ready for real minutes. Just because Dilly is playing well now doesn't mean he would have been good earlier. You clowns who think you know more than the coaches are laughable.

[@StillKeepOnLosing]

Duh, they been playing g-league teams. Even Bronny went off in the G league. Lulz