The Timberwolves’ Chemistry Is Destroyed

[@RemGFX_]

This the Julius Randle experience Knicks fans be talking bout

[@kjjr3270]

Exactly! He HAS TO feed Rudy here, no excuses.

[@KrimsonKracker]

Portland will help the Wolves by deadline JUST to get out of Ayton and /or Grant's contracts...

[@hustleman8797]

Knicks wouldve been better in playoffs with Julius

[@Hensley_Jb]

@@hustleman8797cap

[@DarthBinky89]

⁠@@hustleman8797Ima knicks fan and Julius’s numbers get significantly worse in the playoffs! You have no idea what you’re talking about you casual.

[@313S1ne]

people do not talk about how good KAT's attitude is at all i do not see him complain (at his teammates) i have never seen him not buy into his role on any team hes been a part of even back at kentucky, he is one of the most plug and play guys in the league and his additude is a part of that.

[@SnuggieMaple]

Yep he’s been through multiple horrible things in his career (with the 2 car crashed and all of his family deaths) but he kept playing and was always a team guy Trading that good of a team player away after being the 2 seed and making the WCF is crazy

[@nydibs]

thats bc for years we had to watch KAT roll around on the court while crying and complaining to the refs. He has a great attitude when things are going well, but when hes struggling or not getting calls he is insufferable

[@313S1ne]

@@nydibs maybe with officials but never with his situation or against his own teammates like this

[@Herzeder]

@@nydibs I mean, Jordan was complaining to the ref everytime he didnt get a call in his favor but we still consider him the GOAT, like what the fuck has complaining to the ref to do with anything ? It's annoying to watch, but it's efficient

[@robbiealixsantos]

I think most players think KAT is a genuinely nice guy and not necessarily soft but fans make sense lol the constant complaining in non optimal situations is not a good look for a 7 footer. But compared to Randle the T wolves would probably much rather have KAT back in the long term for locker room chemistry

[@SnuggieMaple]

Love when the 2 seed who made it to the conference finals trades their franchise player of the last 10 years for no reason

[@AlexWin22]

No reason eh? *3rd seed

[@Uzi_ver5]

​@@AlexWin22what does the 3rd seed correction got to do with this 😂😂

[@AlexWin22]

@@Uzi_ver5 didnt he say 2nd seed?

[@firstnamelastname6148]

they thought naz Reid gonna replicate kat. that mf is ass

[@to3sted248]

There was definitely a reason

[@kingballerofficial]

They should’ve never Traded Kat

[@MJJ200]

They had too

[@felmonmadronio6730]

@@MJJ200 no they didn't

[@confessedlyboon]

@@MJJ200🚨👮🏿‍♂️🚨”Grammar Police!!!” it’s to; too would suffice for also.

[@teoxoe]

@@confessedlyboon Lame ahh! LMAO jk

[@MJJ200]

@@confessedlyboon thank you officer🫡

[@Fraudkuna]

ballhog Julius back at it 😂😂

[@beeayeembeeeye]

i’m a timberwolves fan. i didn’t like the attitude of either randle or rudy in that situation. i think randle should’ve given rudy the ball, but to throw away the possession as protest was sooooo bad. that’s something you talk about after the game or during a timeout. then randle whipping a bullet of a pass at rudy’s knees was no better. they both have to be better.

[@mambaASI]

Lol they won't be much better. Randle is a diva. At least KAT is soft so he won't cause trouble but randle wants all the smoke, from fans and teammates

[@d_rod3]

Gobert is French. So he's in the wrong

[@Brhoward31]

​@@mambaASIfacts

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@d_rod3Why does that matter?

[@rossmcewan7204]

no he shouldn't have if its not a wide open dunk he useless on offence

[@lylaeloise3948]

Yeah you know who had the most assists to Rudy last year? It wasn't Conley. It was KAT.

[@nydibs]

Randle leads all wolves players in assists this season. Rudy just sucks and is much worse than last season

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@nydibsSo what? That does not excuse his decision to just ignore Rudy here.

[@nydibs]

@@urbaindelva7869 - the fact that Rudy sucks does excuse Randle from not passing it to him

[@aidencornelius7273]

20 years, no wins in TO🙏🏽 only thing us raps fans can hold onto still

[@Social_Pariah]

what are you talking about I'm still holding onto that title from 2019 and will hold onto it forever

[@DawwgHouse]

nah they got a chip to hold on to. Only thing wolves fans can hold onto is Garnett's prime from 20 years ago

[@robwoods1808]

Nahhh I’m holding onto that alley pop from Gradey to rj for a long time that was nastyyyyy

[@aidencornelius7273]

@@Social_Pariah ur so right my b😎

[@Jjhawkk]

I remember the rabid Toronto fans telling us they were our rivals lol

[@rbosipova]

Its hard to have a tunnel-vision high-volume scorer like Julius Randle on your team AND be a championship contender. He's a floor raiser, not a ceiling raiser.

[@jahmallmarshall2215]

And it’s hard to have 7 footer that sucks at simple post moves. Scottie was bullying Rudy most of the game so I see no fault.

[@rbosipova]

@ your statement doesn't make my statement false. Though I agree with you too.

[@kurtwagner350]

Well said

[@obi-wankenobi140]

I was a litteral infant last time we got to the WCF. 20 years later we get past the first round for the first time since 04 and KG's MVP. The trade killed our aura so goddamn much

[@LUMBEEPHENOM2012]

Exactly

[@nydibs]

wouldve happened either way, Conley fell off a cliff and looks washed. Rudy has regressed and is terrible on defense

[@SANDMAN_7]

Ur dumbass gm traded kat and extended gobert let that sink in

[@pacquac9958]

@@nydibs tbf they have some good guard depth

[@EkillOrRyan]

They gotta watch film and realize Gobert had a chance to be up 2. Edwards gonna see that, Randle gonna see that. Coach will correct it. It’s like 15 games into the season with a new 3 person core.

[@mambaASI]

randle doesn't see anything. That's what we tried to tell y'all lol

[@nydibs]

they had a chance to be up 2 regardless, until Gobert intentionally took the 3 seconds, and then intentionally fouled Barnes on the other end for 2 free throws. Rudy is a big baby and needs to grow up and realize hes not good

[@urbaindelva7869]

​​@@nydibsSo, Randle is not wrong for not giving Rudy the ball when he had a mismatch, then chucking it at his knees later on? It didn't look like Randle was trying to do anything else with the ball. Rudy may be a poor offensive player, but that's no excuse for what Randle did.

[@nydibs]

@@urbaindelva7869 - yes, Randle was in the wrong, but he didnt intentionally throw the game, Rudy did

[@TQsquad]

@@mambaASIcorrect. i told all these yt channels that if randle doesn’t come off the bench, he’ll be out of the league in 2 years. dude is absolutely TERRIBLE lol

[@SnuggieMaple]

Wow who could’ve guessed when the 2 seed who made the WCF traded away their franchise player of the last 10 seasons they would’ve gotten worse

[@AmandaabnamA]

Meanwhile Kat is now the Big Bodega Kat in NYC💪🏽🐱

[@PotatoPicker808]

Big purrr

[@emmanueltamenut5803]

So glad he's doing well and the Wolves are struggling. The GM is so stupid to waste another year of Ant's prime. They always fuck up on a team building season and waste a year. When we went from poverty to 7 seed with Pat Bev and Vando and then they traded those two, two picks and WALKER KESSLER (avg more blocks than Rudy in each season they've been in the league) all for a worse seeding (8) and a fight between the big contract Rudy and our wise vet Kyle Anderson. Then they come out with the best defense and by far best season in recent franchise history just to break up the chemistry and waste another season of our young core's career. They had such a good draft but decide to trade Kat and keep the rookies on the bench and play fucking JOE INGLES over Rob, Garza, and Minott. They are such a dumbass franchise, I'm just here for Ant, Naz and Jaden at this point. Fuck Rudy and every player we got in that trade. I hope KAT makes the finals and we don't.

[@Bigeasybobcat]

I think the biggest issue is the influence of individual ego. KAT had been the guy on that team for years, and had to step by for Ant to be the leader and step back to make space in the paint for Gobert. That willingness to accept a role as a star for the sake of the team cannot be understated in how it can influence others willingness to do the same. Now you replace him with with one of the biggest ego players in Randle, and it's not surprising that the willingness other players had to put their selfishness aside is gone. Beyond just his skill, KAT was the mental and emotional core of the team, and replacing him with one of the most self centered players was a horrible decision.

[@nydibs]

KAT already locked up a huge contract, Randle is on an expiring deal and is playing for a new contract

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@nydibsWell, he ain't going to get it if he keeps up this nonsense.

[@nydibs]

@@urbaindelva7869 - he'll get one somewhere, even if its not with the wolves

[@blaxson10]

Can't wait to see how P defends Randle on the pod😂😂

[@Bald_Monkey]

😂 good point

[@anthonytrevino3191]

Man, I’m a spurs fan but it woulda been really dope to see one more year of the KAT wolves. That was a mean team.

[@kjjr3270]

People be hating on Rudy Gobert, cause they are sheeps. Randle HAS TO feed Rudy here, there are no excuses. Randle is selfish asf and then he cries about not being respected 🤦‍♂️. You not going anywhere with him as your 2nd option, simple as that.

[@13Blu]

That is not a reason to give a TO you fool

[@animelytical8354]

Randle has to feed Rudy. He was being selfish. But he was at least trying to do something. What Rudy did in response was even more selfish. Throwing away a key clutch possession. Killed his own team because of one player not passing the ball to him when he should. To do that in a team game is the height of selfishness.

[@BunzJackson]

People hate on Rudy for perfectly sound reasons. Still, you should definitely give him the ball sometimes, like in this situation.

[@ashtrae7953]

French boy over sensitive thinks he’s a top big man when no one would pick him as a top 5 center

[@Truthspillerbaby]

So not passing the ball is selfish but causing the team to get a turnover isn’t? What planet are we living on?

[@jerms99]

Thank god for KAT on my Knicks. Our offense has been so fluid.

[@koreMN]

kennnnnny, haven’t watched you in a long time, glad your second channel popped up on my feed ❤️

[@Scugnizzo-]

I'm enjoying the videos of you breaking down the clips Kenny! Glad you've been doing it more

[@brycejohnson6744]

I opened youtube thinking “I really hope kenny saw that timberwolves stuff and made a video on it” and it was the first video to pop up🔥🔥

[@DashkaJakovleva-oy1uv]

Your work on this is so clear!

[@dash4800]

I literally said this when the trade happened. Im pretty sure ingot into several arguments on this channel with people about it. Both teams were going in the right direction, why destroy the chemistry with that trade? Neither team has looked as good as they were. Its like starting over for both teams. This wasnt just a role player swap, this was a fundamental change in the team identity.

[@rhododendren]

i was so mad when they lost KAT. that team had championship potential. especially this year with how wide open the west is.

[@kendo867]

Randle, in his mind, is still the number 1 guy.

[@marqcooper1332]

ballhog Julius

[@Shinyshoesz]

Beautifully put -- you gotta empower your teammates. This happens in workplaces too. You gotta give credit as silly as it sounds -- even to professionals. I learned that the hard way sometimes haha.

[@PetarZorić-k3b]

Unrelated, Darko is doing great job with the Toronto Raptors, they're the biggest surprise, imo, regardless their record, they're tough team to beat.

[@BunzJackson]

as a Memphis fan, I'm glad to see Darko doing well. He always seemed great.

[@Earnbread]

This is a team game. If he has an advantage pass the ball.

[@SmooveGaming22]

As a Knicks fan this is exactly why we traded Randle🤣 he’s a great player but his body language is so bad and the IQ isn’t there in big moments

[@Earnbread]

Great player?

[@Brhoward31]

Facts

[@Brhoward31]

And those stupid turnovers

[@taygocrazyyy]

@@Earnbread yes a great player, let's not start tripping now.

[@TQsquad]

@@Earnbreadyea that was a major stretch of him to say

[@sohumkhaladkar136]

his is what happens when Julius Randle is on your team. Never understood why they traded KAT

[@urbaindelva7869]

Financial reasons. His contract was going to make it difficult to retool down the line.

[@gold6813]

Randle has always been a ball stopper

[@brandeng]

4:07 clearly you have not watched ben simmons

[@MrDemeko]

I hated the KAT trade, and it made me lose interest in the team. I'm glad they're bad.

[@nathanaelgion2762]

I'm with you. Watching KAT ball out on the Knicks now. Their offense is insane now adding KAT. If they figure out the defense, they'll be a true championship contender

[@KrimsonKracker]

Watch Randle get traded for Deandre Ayton by the deadline. WATCH. 🙄

[@Winner1-v1f]

Make a video about the Toronto Raptors Kenny

[@tyronedicus9657]

Kim Jung Un is better than Julius Randle in the post

[@MostUnbiasedFan]

Kats easy-going personality was the glue holding them together. As well as the fact he could put up better stats than randle without being a ball hog.

[@thefishhobbyist5478]

All you wolves fans told us we will hate Kat on our team because he is soft. After watching him so far this year on my team I say he is amazing and a great teammate. No idea how you guys could have bashed this guy. Welcome home Kat to the big apple, we love you here.

[@darkshadow349z]

Julius has always been known to have an attitude even when he was with the Knicks

[@Lalambz]

i hope in practice, gobert and julius go at it 1v1. That way it builds trust and removes that tension.

[@Brhoward31]

It's more than likely, Minnesota is going to move Randle

[@dafrek]

@@Brhoward31 I hope you're right, Naz Reid starting at the 4 would be a better fit, maybe get a quality point guard for Randle

[@Joefdgtr]

​@@dafrek Only issue is Randle is in his final year (Likely he wont take his PO). Given that NYK couldnt agree a deal with him, I imagine it'll be difficult to get equal value

[@Diaghol]

That was randle being selfish Randle...😮😅😅😅😅

[@jaygiant10]

Randle passing to Rudy like take it 😂

[@Moscattt]

Julius randle, expect anything else? 🤣

[@BrycenMann-c1o]

The Dallas Mavericks do this every game pretty much instead of luka or Kai getting the first shot of the game they give gafford or lively a post touch and shot that way they are engaged and ready to compete.

[@kameronseay3861]

Gafford and Lively are literally the perfect role player big men they set good screens, catch every lob you toss up, contest every shot in the paint and best of all they play hard regardless of whether or not they’re getting hit on their rolls

[@PetarZorić-k3b]

That's god observation

[@CorreyBarnes]

Thank you for creating content from a perspective of someone who watches the games. Never change

[@LettieMcguire-e4p]

Each time I see a new video, it's a treat!

[@LUMBEEPHENOM2012]

Said it once and I’ll say it agin, trading Kat destroyed their chances of getting a championship

[@davids2277]

they do not understand it now

[@kareemdavis8938]

Foolius being foolius 😂 iykyk

[@Daveyjdigital]

We we we now they u say

[@SnuggieMaple]

Who could’ve guessed this…

[@JulienC23]

I don’t get how you go to the conference finals after years of grinding just to break up your core after one lost series.

[@NewStevenEvens]

I need Minnesota fans to keep telling me how Julius is an upgrade. And how KAT was lowkey overrated. Hellooo??

[@maxbe5544]

Dane Moore made a great point on his podcast about the situation that part of this falls on Chris Finch too. It needs to be clear if post touches for Rudy via entry passes are part of the offense or not. I believe they shouldnt be part of the offensive plan. Half the time he doesn't catch it, part of the time he puts the ball on the floor and turns it over, and part of the time he's just not making the post shot. He should be used as a roller and a lob threat/drop off pass threat in the dunker spot. Both players are in the wrong here, but if the offensive gameplan isn't clear, situations like this happen.

[@PetarZorić-k3b]

Yup

[@thestormofwar]

Laughs in Utah Jazz.

[@htswhitey963]

0:38 the exact play where it all fell apart… this time. But really we’re just bad all over right now

[@thebuuddhist]

i’ve been the biggest kat fan since his rookie year he’s always been a top 3-6 center for me he can just do what you need ( unless you need a defensive big )

[@akz2628]

Tbf all the clips of KAT throwing an entry pass he had the height advantage. Julius had a 7’1 center he had guarding him.

[@keatonmiller7933]

Believe it or not, they actually flew down to Toronto. Not up. Crazy

[@2blitzd]

" The Timberwolves’ Chemistry Is Cooked* "

[@matthewgwin4828]

As a big Minnesota fan, the New Jerseys been best thing about this season can’t lie

[@jaygiant10]

Randle not passing to Rudy was crazy

[@alexliv6367]

And we back 🥲

[@therealbobbybriz33]

Pistons use to give Ben Wallace the ball on first possession every game too in '04 & they won a chip. Another 4x DPOY

[@Someguyyyyyyy]

I knew this trade was going to be bad for the Wolves

[@DevinPosey20]

I Don’t blame Rudy at all

[@brandethewine]

I still don’t understand why they traded Kat they just needed a point guard

[@SANDMAN_7]

Their dumb gm was being cheap and gonna extend nah Reid and nikael Alexander

[@Joefdgtr]

Owners probably didnt wanna pay $X level of tax combined with that its basically impossible to get 3 Max level players (Gobert/Kat/Ant) + $30m a year Mcdaniels about and have a balanced team.

[@themblan]

Edwards should have been yelling at Julius, not Gobert.

[@reinardviloria3433]

KAT > Julius Randle lmao

[@animelytical8354]

Randle ball bogging is a problem, but I have seen a lot of people excusing the reaction of Gobert. Throwing away a clutch posession like that was crazy.

[@deanweathers8271]

Wolves fan here. We've been through worse. Rudy threw a punch at Slomo and reports said that DLo and Rudy never got along. It's not the first time that team vibes are in the gutter. It just sucks that we blew up our best team in twenty years with great vibes for whatever this is. Classic Minnesota sports y'all.

[@LukeWarm612]

Watching this as a wolves fan breaks my heart. We traded our soul away.

[@okbenzo1948]

Kenny should Rank every GM.

[@hjc12]

My man kat averaging an insane career high in new york😂

[@mikalokasso]

Randle is simply not good enough for the touches he demands. Man thinks he’s KD. Gonna waste some years of AE after the years he wasted of everyone when he was in New York.

[@britaneejustinmosley1900]

Super quiet on the Wolves until something bad happens lol.

[@blaxson10]

It's funny Gobert did exactly what Shaq said he would do when he had a mismatch and he's teammates wouldn't get him the ball.😂😂

[@farming4g]

The Wolves this year haven't been consistent on making the CORRECT easy basketball play... and it really highlighted between Randle and Gobert; the offense is stagnate, no energy and there's a lack of effort on defense. What does that get? A play-in experience team. These guys get paid millions but can't put their egos out the window for 3 hours.

[@Christopher-nv9xy]

Ant is escaping that dumpster fire as soon as he can

[@TheTyronecus]

These types of videos are so clearly free use: I hate copy right abuse

[@marvin5078]

They just need an offensive system. Concepts that flow into concepts, an identity where players know what’s expected of the action, etc

[@nathanaelgion2762]

Tell that to Finch lol. He's been running this "free flow, everybody do what you want offense" since he bcame coach

[@BramptonWasteMan]

Love this court

[@ogilow3291]

Wolves fan here: They are one of the worst defensive rim protecting teams. Gobert is the only one who defends the rim on a night in and night out basis and when he is on the bench it is almost a layup line statistically. I would love Gobert as a player if he worked on his hands more. If he could just catch a bad pass he would be twice as good on offense. He barely catches the good passes now that is why Randle was pissed. Randle throws lots of fast and out of control passes but if Gobert learns to catch them this is really a scary offensive team... That being said at the moment Gobert has no hands and if he did I would trust him in clutch situations. He needs to be humble and realize he is not that guy... If he developed his offense he could be but he has no hands for now

[@technicaltim1164]

to be fair with the first clip i’ve watched countless teams have a guard on a big and they wont throw him the ball in the paint. when i was watching clips vs thunder they had jdubb on zubac and i didnt see zubac get the ball once that quarter

[@confessedlyboon]

but also u have a big/non-ball handler/non-playmaker with the ball in their hands. usually u catch a wing or guard at the top with the pill. not julius randle.

[@frostytaco101]

it's almost like this was said before they traded him to the wolves

[@shawn17g]

This randles last year thats why they made the trade, they got a lot of cap space with the new media deal increase in salary cap, kd might be there soon

[@charlieparker1381]

Noti gang

[@nyc21282]

Stop

[@BBallLore]

Bro sold like it was a 2K rec game.

[@nickbrockman5753]

Thinking Gobert isn't in the right for being upset for not getting the ball is INSANE. He should not have thrown a tantrum and get a 3 sec violation, but he was 100% in the right and should've gotten the ball

[@carlsteez]

It’s like a hate watch for me I barely even look at that team anymore

[@cjp1599]

TC trying to get Jokic another chip!😅

[@Owenvip1997]

I knew it was only a matter of time with him

[@edj9013]

KAT has that easy going energy the Twolves miss. Who would have ever thought KAT would be the missing piece

[@ryan-x3r]

Randle gotta start being a professional

[@4ktkaram395]

Anthony Edwards not the guy y’all want him to be.

[@seymour_videos]

Hey, kendrick just dropped an album. Just in case you didnt know.

[@EuniceRyan-yw1mr]

You are incredible, don't stop creating content!

[@TerminalBhvr]

The Twolves did alright. It’s just the fact that Scottie “The goat” Barnes came into the game n fk the game up

[@cbishere311]

Kat sold in last year on defense and was willing to let Ant be a leader on the court. But KAT was still the vocal leader. Randle just is not doing that. He moves slower than Kyle Anderson at times. No sort of hustle. Randle has to sell in on defense and be more of a willing passer/2nd option. If he doesn’t, Minnesota better let him walk.