What's Going On With Anthony Edwards?

[@matthewmarlow6307]

No matter how the Wolves are doing, I can always count on a great video from you.

[@ken_pastrami]

this team is hell to watch

[@saginawdan]

Agree 100%. Especially the turnovers.

[@Magmatical]

Only watching for naw and naz rn and also because its my home team

[@Mudmarshwamp]

The thing is, Ant is being double-teamed everytime he gets the ball, which is also due to his unprecedented run during the playoffs last year. He also can't get enough catch-and-shoot chances because teams know he has a 40% 3pt, no other player in their starting lineup can collapse defense and force double teams, so every opposing team's plan is to lock him up off-ball and play 4-on-4, which is a good plan since their starting lineup consists of an old PG having his worst season, shooting 35% from the field, a 3-and-D SF that has a 30% 3pt, ball-dominant PF that is bad off-ball on both sides of the court, and a C that teams completely ignore on offense.

[@hthrun]

They need to increase the playing time of Naz and Donta and give Dillingham and Shannon some minutes IMO...

[@Naz_reid_goat]

@@hthrunexactly like they think they have to play the players who are doing terrible and dillingham and Terrance Shannon jr have been great when they play

[@hthrun]

@@Naz_reid_goat yeah, I think it's a case of a basketball coach overthinking and believing he's a lot better than he actually is. I see it a lot in basketball coaches at all levels...

[@MICHAELB.180]

Even minott hes barely in the games yet ends up scoring ​@@hthrun

[@hthrun]

@@MICHAELB.180 yep, exactly.

[@ethantinklenberg6607]

We don’t have enough facilitators either. We underestimate how much Kyle Anderson boosted him.

[@noahwelch2931]

Yes the starting lineup is not a good fit next to Ant, but when things go wrong, true superstars find unique ways to impact the game. Grab 12 rebounds, get to the line 4-5 times, play elite off-ball defense, set screens for others. Ant just needs to do more I do believe once they surround him with better offensive pieces, Ant will go back to his dominant self once again

[@hthrun]

I think we're learning Ant is a 1b rather than a 1a...

[@WaterCurrent]

👏

[@mjgould1192]

That’s like saying shaq didn’t have a good fit so he should go hit some jumpers and run some pick and rolls. Or Steph doesn’t have a good fit so he should set some screens and grab some rebounds. That’s not his game.

[@noahwelch2931]

@ If the 6’4 athletic freak of nature can’t occasionally grab 10+ boards or get the line consistently, or use his elite foot speed to play better D, than there’s something wrong. “That’s not his game.” That’s exactly what we need his game to be. His body is the exactly what those skillsets require

[@Watermelon_Man]

@@mjgould1192 Steph actually does occasionally grab a ton of rebounds and set screens though😂

[@lurk47]

I personally like this for him , to have to face the defense more now because KAT is gone should just develop him even more.

[@Clutch_1]

Bro just dropped 53 😅

[@deanweathers8271]

Good video. Ant (and Randle too) is playing in a terrible offensive environment with poor spacing and not enough playmaking around him, but Ant himself isn't making the good, quick reads that we've seen SGA and Tatum make against us. It's been frustrating for him and for us to watch. Another thing I've never heard anyone bring up about Ant is that his handle is fairly insecure for someone with high ball usage. He struggles at times to wriggle through tight gaps in driving lanes. Per bballref he's averaging 1.15 lost ball turnovers per game, which is a number that's a far cry from elite ballhandlers like Luka and SGA and more similar to other shaky ballhandling wings (e.g Lavine at 1.10 and funnily enough, Randle at 1.06). You've pointed out that Ant's passing out of the double/blitz is subpar, but he's also way too quick to pick up his dribble when defenses commit two at him, and when he does nobody tends to move toward him to receive the pass and help him out of a pickle. It's a shitty situation all around.

[@RejeanLacaille]

Le seul qui se déplace quand il est sur le terrain c'est Conley, bizarre non ?

[@Naz_reid_goat]

Personally I would change the starting lineup I would put ddv in for Conley and naw for Jaden McDaniels both have been the only bright spot for mn the last couple games it would give more spacing to ant and also I would give Naz, minott, dillingham, and Terrance Shannon jr more playing time because they have offensive game so it’s not just on ant to score

[@chadlaughlin-vr7yf]

One thing is true, and hilariously not accepted by a certain group of Wolves fans-- this has nothing to do with the Kat trade. Nothing, nada, zilch. Jaden's flat lining offense, MCs dramatic regression, and the lack of a break (two consecutive international off-seasons and a deep playoff run last season) has left him pressing/tired/burnt out. He'll be fine, but he desperately needs some help from his coach. Finch is a good coach, but so was Doug Collins. Ant is at the trickiest part of his development, transferring individual greatness into the transcendental sort which elevates the entire team. That's very challenging, and he's still young -- the coach needs to be his partner in this, or we need to find another coach who is capable of it. Golden State was good, then they hired Kerr and became great. The Bulls were good, then they hired Phil Jackson who unlocked that level 10 and became great.

[@NDtoker]

Dude needs a scottie pippen and instead got a julius randle

[@GiganticSky]

Ant should try getting the ball in the high post more. That way he can make quicker reads on double teams and if it's late he only has to beat one man to get to the rim. He did it briefly against the Mavs in the WCF and had success but went away from it.

[@richborn6700]

Finch doesn't draw up enough plays. He keeps wanting this free flow offense that doesn't flow anywhere

[@briandashy26]

Unfortunately, they traded the other threat on offense in KAT that is why Ant is now easier to guard due to non-threat shooters around him

[@antmj235]

That’s not totally true. Ant statistically got better without KAT in the lineup the last 2 years. Last year the wolves were just fine without KAT at 14-6

[@rickysoup]

@@antmj235that’s because they would start naz at pf. another great floor spacer. he didn’t get doubled every time touching the ball like kat but he provided room for ant to work. teams are willing to live with a randle 3 most games

[@cambury]

​@rickysoup Randle is shooting better than Naz. And actually for their careers i think Naz has only had one great shooting year

[@prince-bm4xt]

@@camburyRandle is a ball hogging hero ball player that doesn’t contribute to winning. Naz Reid should get more playing time and they should play rob dillingham

[@cambury]

@@prince-bm4xt Randle has been the only one contributing to winning consistently the last month.

[@cambury]

Too many excuses. Ant admitted after the game hes not comfortable winning if it comes at the expense of his scoring. That is the real problem.

[@FreshPrincex4]

To be fair, the guy hes being compared to had similar moments earlier on as well

[@cambury]

@FreshPrincex4 nah Mike wanted to win more than anything. No way he is upset that he has to pass to win. Mike had 10 triple doubles in 11 games his 5th year.

[@FreshPrincex4]

@@cambury mike himself also stated it took Phil Jackson to get him to trust his teammates more to start winning Yes he wanted to win, but he was definitely handling most of the scoring Ant is in a similar situation, feeling as if he has to have the ball in his hands to win

[@cambury]

@FreshPrincex4 Mike didn't have an all nba PF. Let's cut da bull. Ant is not on a horrible team, he's just been shooting like shit last 7 out of the last 8 or so games.

[@FreshPrincex4]

@cambury I know you're not talking about Randle. If so. There's a reason why the Knicks traded him lol. They got better after sending him off The Wolves aren't the worse , but they damn sure not the high class of the west Ant is slumping and he's got to work on that, but all of it isn't on him

[@stevenswayze]

Finch features him in lineups that have 3 players people can cheat off of to guard him. They just dare Conley, McDaniels, and Gobert to take open shots and it’s been working

[@robertharrie4513]

Should they be playing Minott more? He at least seems to have the willingness/ability to drive to the rim. The offense is so stagnant

[@peterbrunelle7780]

Ant's comments after the game were really jarring. He's acting like he's the only guy getting double teamed in the league. Make them pay for it Ant! All the joy from last year is gone, i'm sad.

[@mikehamack6347]

Edwards average.

[@AdamPepin-x9x]

The real issue is the lack of spacing. No more KAT and Conley/McDaniels cannot hit 3s. It is time to either get a new PG who can hit 3s (no one is available) or just bite the bullet and start playing Dillingham.

[@d.r.schroeder8427]

Using the Celtics game as evidence that Ant is in a toxic offensive situation??? The supporting cast actually showed up huge vs Boston. Wolves other than Ant shot over 63%(!) from 3 and Ant still ignored chances to feed them.

[@mikehamack6347]

Ant average.

[@KnowledgeTv___]

Take Your Time Young Man 👏🏾 ANT they will figure this out 🙏🏾

[@nydibs]

Every team is playing against the wolves like Dallas did in the wcf. Double and triple Ant and dare someone else to beat you. Chris Finch refuses to bench Rudy, Jaden and Conley. McDaniels (-54) has been by far the worst player on the team and the only rotation player with a negative +/-. Jaden needs to find himself in the dunker role more often instead of jacking up 3s at 30%

[@discowolf25]

Exactly

[@wildshotman6407]

thank you for saying this 🙏 !!

[@augustuslimond9206]

Ant need to learn how to play while having 2 on him. He’s the best player and he’s been underperforming more than anyone.

[@Creaky_]

ant is playing more as a point guard now that conley isn't playing as many minutes, no one is getting him open

[@EclipseCircle]

Yeah agreed. TBH Donte at least visually feels like a better fit for that. He's way more mobile and seems to have better court IQ than Ant currently does.

[@dedicated1228]

Dude don’t get assist.. no way he playing point

[@mikehamack6347]

If he was a superstar he would get himself open. Guess he just isnt.

[@FreshPrincex4]

@@mikehamack6347 can't really do that with everyone focusing their attention on you He's the only threat reliable defenses zero in on Randle ain't scaring nobody Gobert isn't a threat outside the paint They fucked up trading K.A.T

[@richborn6700]

Point Ant has a ways to go. It's not the true position for NAW or DDV and Conley being inconsistent this season is a glaring factor. Add in Dilly being pretty raw and suffering ankle issues and we have a real floor general problem. CP3 is older and more injury prone that Conley, but still facilitates effectively

[@kgtd2160]

I think the answer is extremely simple: he has no spot on the floor he wants to go constantly. All the other superstars in the league have that spot they constantly go to to get an easy bucket. Not only does Ant not have this spot, his dribble moves lead him to nothing since he has no intention in the first place. He starts busting out moves just hoping that he can get past his defender just to be met by another one and he stops. This is probably the main reason why he can't get easy buckets and the offense struggles as a whole. When Ant touches the ball, it gets sticky. Same thing with Randle. They constantly try to take things into their own hands and play iso ball which is something the team clearly does not want them to do. They also do not move off ball at all. I've watched Finch for his entire career with different players and it was always the same stagnant offense for the majority. When the ball moves, they are a good team. When the ball sticks, they suck. And if the coaching staff can't get this message across, then fire them.

[@mikehamack6347]

Maybe the coaching staff is, fire all the players.

[@Eastra3]

It has a lot to do with spacing, but spacing is way more than 3 point shooting. Matter fact, 3 point shooting isn't even the #1 space creator. Screening, drawing doubles, and hard cutting all do more to generate spacing than simply shooting 3s. The thing is, to capitalize on good screening, drawing doubles, and cutting, your whole team needs to pass the ball on time and on target. As a Lakers fan, my team was playing like trash for a good 15 games this year, and after they got almost a week off and a lot of practice in, they aren't making a lot of the same dumb mistakes on either side of the ball. I know its hard to get practice in with all the games the NBA has crammed in for their TV deals, but that just means that the players need to take it upon themselves to study film more on their off time. To blame 3 point shooting as a reason for ANT struggling is not a good take. The T-Wolves are one of the best 3 point shooting teams in the league. Maybe that's because their bench unit carries their 3 point shooting; someone look that up. The thing is, you can't blame the coach or supporting players for not helping ANT when he gets doubled if ANT isn't passing out of the doubles or punishing the doubles in some manner. First ANT needs to make the right play, and then, if the ball isn't coming back around to ANT throughout the game, then 2 things need to be done: 1) Coach needs to make schematic changes so that players are at optimal angles to the player being doubled, so that ANT can make quick and easy reads when doubled. In this film, a lot of the times ANT is doubled, some of the passing lanes you think are obvious, are not as easy as you think. If you get too comfortable with those, those are steals into dunks for the other team. ANT actually waited to make the pass correctly when Tatum came to double, because had he made some of those passes sooner, those were going the other way. Tatum wasn't going to let that ball go to Randle. The real big issue I see in the offensive execution is that the ball doesn't touch the paint enough, and that's because they don't pass to Rudy when he's wide open. Now Rudy may not be the best finisher around the rim, but not passing it to him is only going to cause him to regress in that skillset. They need to make those easy plays to him and go through the growing pains, because when Rudy gets comfortable down there, they will thrive as an offense. Remember who hit that fade on the Nuggets last year lol. 2) ANT need to get into the film room, because there is a lot of ways to deal with double teams, but you have to be able to recognize defensive developments very quickly, or you can't beat the double. If you try to make the pass once the double has already gotten there, you risk turning the ball over. You also need to make good basketball moves to negate the angle where the double team is coming from, so that the 'doubler' basically has to get around his own teammate to get to you, because you attacked the opposite angle of the double, and now the 'doubler' is essentially screened from you by his teammate (primary defender). Spinning away from the double is just one of many. Driving at the person who is going to come double, catching the defender off balance, AKA splitting the double, is another one. There are more than these, but you have to make quick decisions, and most of these involve attack further into the paint, which ANT isn't doing enough of to begin with. To me it seems like he's just a young scorer who has a lot to learn, and the coaching staff hasn't had the time to help him, because ANT wasn't in this position last year, because KAT was drawing more double teams enough. Randle also can draw a lot of double teams, which he did in NY, but the T-Wolves don't feature Randle like the Knicks did, so ANT can't really play off of Randle's double teams. That's a coaching problem. You have to scheme your two best players into ways they can punish teams for doubling either one. My Lakers had that problem the past few years. Coaches had LBJ out on the perimeter when AD got doubled, and LBJ wasn't in a better position to help AD when the double hit, and either AD had to kick it out to someone the defense dictated, which was rarely LBJ, or LBJ was getting the kick out on the 3 point line, and LBJ can't blow past decent defenders like he use to, and LBJ's 3 point shot, while improved greatly over his career, is not pressure proof in the playoffs; they are as reliable as his late game FTs. LBJ being put in positions where he is a dangerously effective scorer, and in an angle where the passing lanes from the double will be to LBJ or the defense will give up back doors and corner 3s if they try to scheme to LBJ's side, will punish them for doubling AD. JJ Reddick has made it hard for teams to double team AD due to his coaching schemes. I'm not saying there is no adjustment for the example I just gave, but a lot of teams don't optimize how their stars play together. Everyone just thinks 3 point shooting is the beginning and the end solution for every problem on offense. A lot of the league has lost context to understanding offense due to the 'modern NBA' propaganda, when in fact, most of the best offenses are integrating old school concepts, and they work even better than they did back in the day due to the league making it harder to play defense.

[@RejeanLacaille]

totally agree about the misunderstanding of the 3-point spacing and about the doubles.

[@OverEast34]

Great points, especially with the floor spacing. Folks forget that prior to the NBA three point barrage, almost every starting lineup had one, MAYBE two guys who could truly spread the floor. They still found ways to run effective offenses for their stars.

[@ezumb]

He needs to take care of the ball, and stop complaining to the refs. He’s been hard to watch

[@YhugYug]

best video I watched ab this situation, not biased for Ant but also not biased against him which is what I feel like has been missing on the discussions about him

[@CogitoErgoSum2024]

His game is as horrendous as his maturity level.

[@discowolf25]

If we’re gonna be mid… why are we not playing Rob? I’m sorry but Mike isn’t helping and would prolly LOVE coming off the bench. Dudes 3 years older than me like cmon Finch. Also, Jaden needs to do something about that shot 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@richborn6700]

Dillingham has an ankle injury, which is weird for the limited minutes he's had

[@nahimgood1221]

One thing that has always bothered me is that Gobert likes to run right next to or into the back of Ant after he sets a screen for him. When he does this he almost always gets in the way. This wasn't to pile on Gobert, its just one of the many things that should have been at least addressed. Also, Ant is rarely on the court with three to four shooters. There is no reason he should not be on the court with DDV, NAW, Naz, and, at this point, Minott for at least 10 - 15 minutes a game minimum so he can at least get some proper spacing from time to time. Finch helps him little with the lineups he consistently plays him in.

[@WolvesFanForever]

Shaq said exactly what Ant is last night. He’s just settling too much and a star cannot settle. That’s mostly the point Shaq had brought up on TNT’s halftime show.

[@DefenderAO]

He's depressed from the KAT trade. And he's handling the situation like a 12 year old. He stands around, starts game very slowly, and his coaches help him none. How about putting pressure on the D through isolation post ups? How about spending six minutes shooting pull ups in practice vs 15000 threes?

[@maartenvz]

I feel Ant is going through the same learning curve as Tatum and Brown did a couple years back (especially against Golden State in the finals). Developing his playmaking will take some time. And McDaniels has been terrible so far offensively, if you look at 2-man line-ups he is the only guy on the roster to basically have a negative rating with every other rotation guy.

[@mjgould1192]

The problem offensively is literally Rudy. It always has been literally. His entire career nba players have known this. And then on top of that you had another non-shooter. Y’all blame everyone except the problem.

[@mjgould1192]

I’m seeing people blaming coaching, McDaniels, and Edwards. The problem offensively is Rudy Gobert and it literally always has been. Why do we just forget this. In Utah they literally refused to give him the ball. The only reason it worked last season was because they literally had the greatest shooting big man ever. Most 3s made and highest %. Switch that with a non-shooting ball dominant player. A slashing scorer like Ant can’t play with a center like Rudy without help. Quit beating around the bush.

[@mjgould1192]

Even France knew this. They didn’t even start Rudy.

[@4ktkaram395]

Horrible playmaker , streaky shooter (first 10 games of the season was a fluke shooting 34% since) overrated defender

[@moneybags612]

You would think Ant figured this out from the playoffs last year.🤷🏾‍♂️ Ant needs to get in a rhythm and that starts off ball. That would force teams to play on man.

[@dash9658]

He's an amazing Offensive player with basically no other creators on his team. If you play the Wolves all you have to do is get the ball out of his hand and you'll WIN!

[@TheJalinmyles]

Rudy/Randle skeptics like myself seen this coming from continent over should’ve just built this team around Ant as if they wanted him to be the smallest player with big spacing wings and a spacing big but alas I didn’t get lucky and draft Nikola Jokic

[@lnkd70]

There is far too much sterile dribbling from a lot of guys in attack… in result, the rythm is not fluid and it ends too many times in pathetic iso.

[@jtizzleforlife]

Tim Connelly making that trade was a disaster. As a Nuggets fan last year hurt but the Wolves were playing beautiful basketball. This year it’s not beautiful and it’s not even losing the games, they’re just hard to watch.

[@life4rent90]

He just seems to hate the team around him. If they aren't careful Minnesota will lose him. Better make a trade soon!

[@discowolf25]

😂 that’s yer “take”? 🫵🤣

[@Naz_reid_goat]

Nah he’s right first they traded kat who was his friend and then the team around him sucks and has terrible spacing they better make a trade or switch somthing up

[@prince-bm4xt]

Honestly ur right. They trade there second best player and then surround ant with non shooters.

[@richborn6700]

If Ant wants to chuck shots and not try anything else he'd look perfect in a Wizards jersey

[@vlee42791]

The media overhyped this kid, I give him 2 more yrs if he don’t make any adjustments he won’t even reach KAT level in Minnesota

[@FastTransformer]

Wolves got absolutely cooked in the KAT trade

[@michaelfox3940]

Where’s his creativity? He used to have more of a diverse dribbling and finishing package in previous years. This year all he does is straight line drives into a spin move attempt if he gets cut off. Doesn’t even attempt to dunk over anybody. He has a step on holidays going to the rim late last night and couldn’t have dunked it but slowed down and tried to lay it in and get the foul and got neither the hoop or the foul. At least give me some of those euro steps to the basket like you used to. I don’t get why he can’t do that in a crowd.

[@incognitomosquito3120]

Ant doesnt wanna be in Minnesota anymore.

[@sasukedark30]

The team composition needs to change whether its through trades or changing starting lineups

[@hthrun]

I'd like to see Dillingham and Shannon get some playing time. They might be nice sparks for the offense...

[@richborn6700]

Shannon Jr being 24 with an NBA ready frame needs some minutes. He's in that weird phase where you're not quite league ready, but far better than the G League

[@thomasjones3063]

He’s doing too much because the team around him is bad. I loved mcdaniels but dudes terrible offensively, Rudy is just a big Jaden, finch won’t play the rookies, and they traded their only other scoring option in KAT. they blew this team up. A very Minnesota thing to do.

[@polsdofer]

Crazy how trading 1 person messed everything up. Also dosent help that the WHOLE team minus NAW has regressed instead of progressing. I'm not a big fan of having a great defense when we have no offense, you'd want both to be great but I'd much rather have a good offense then a good defense, scoring points is how you win.

[@JMaxima72]

That was tough to watch in person last night. At least the halftime performance was elite

[@travisnelson5094]

I feel Randle is such a huge factor in why Ant is struggling and forcing shots. Randle was an absolute black hole through 3 quarters against BOS and while he started to move the ball more in the 4th, I don't think Ant trusts him as an option to score effectively or pass back to attack a shifted defense. Trade Randle (for literally anything), start Naz, bring Minott off the bench, open up a 9th rotation spot for Rob. It can all click into place without Randle.

[@ZaBozzz]

Black Hole? He scored 10 in the first, and 18 the next 3 quarters. And he was actually playing really good defense and providing passes for open teamates to knock down shots, I swear some people will never get off Randle’s back lmao. Its disgusting

[@travisnelson5094]

@ yes, black hole, ball stopper, whatever you want to call it. He doesn’t move the ball unless he’s throwing a grenade or an assist. He doesn’t inject any movement in the offense. I’d love to see his usage once he touches the ball on any possession. I don’t put any value in his scoring at this point. Naz could provide just as much scoring with far fewer live ball turnovers. I can’t stand watching him and I don’t understand why anyone would Stan for him after watching him play in a full game… iso at the top of the key, tunnel vision while barreling into an obviously defended lane, get stuck while dudes swarm him, throw a grenade with 2 seconds left on the clock. It’s like watching all of KATs worst instincts without the size or shooting ability. Barf.

[@lf1899]

McDaniels needs his minutes reduced or maybe even come off the bench. He's not playing like a starter in the NBA

[@Jadenbacon-h9u]

Ant has very high trade value we should possibly trade him honestly 😢

[@Theman98765]

Simple solution to having better threats on the court. NOT TRADING KAT! Gobert, Conley, and McDaniels are pure cheeks on offense. And Randle, cmon really 🤣

[@prince-bm4xt]

Exactly 😭wolves traded away there second best player and second scoring options and surrounded ant with an inconsistent ball hog and non shooters.

[@Daveyjdigital]

With better team chemistry he would play better

[@slimharden4143]

This is the difference. I love ant but all I had to hear last year was how he’s the new face of the league and better than Luka, SGA, etc… These players dismantle doubles and traps like it’s nothing, it’s very obvious that ant has a tough time with it. His comments post game only reinforce that.

[@JeremyGraczyk]

It's a lot easier to dismantle those things when your teammates can shoot 🤷‍♂️

[@slimharden4143]

@ well for starters, the Mavs and Wolves are shooting the same % from 3 this year so that’s invalid. Outside of that though, the passes and reads Luka makes are simply not things Ant is capable of. You can tell from their reactions to being doubled. Ant gets annoyed and complains, while Luka says he loves it because they always get good shots from it.

[@nickanderson4064]

I'm wondering if he's injured. It seems like he's less explosive and not as quick as he was previously.

[@ashleyjack112]

Ant has always needed to have strong vocal veterans in order to raise his game and keep it in check. The unaware GM and coach get rid of these players and replace them with Julius Randle, a selfish player without strong leadership skills. What a joke of a coach and GM this team has to waste a year of the most talented Timberwolf plater I've seen.

[@Cbutters3]

Trade Rudy and our team gets 100% better he’s too slow and just gets bullied in the paint, he moves like he is 350lbs not 250lbs at like 5% body fat.

[@eelanojodr46]

I hope Finch is watching this. Finch is punishing Ant by giving him Rudy and Jaden together on the floor. Those 2 should not be together, it limits the offense bigtime. Finch still can't still seem to figure out the best help for Ant, and it shows in the boxscore.

[@pocaoffice]

We need the ASB desperately

[@SANDMAN_7]

Whats going on? They traded a stretch 5 for a ball dominant pf who can barley shoot so now hes forced to shoot 3s

[@wildshotman6407]

ANT use give and go , slice in the middle of double team like dwade !! with your skillset i can make your nba2k player dominant but of course i have a bball iq in a controller 😅. i dont pass to gobert in my nba2k as well ! bad idea ! 😅

[@lamontbillingslb]

Not having Big Kat is the difference

[@adriftwoodking]

I'm glad i've completely given up on the team. The team gave up when they traded KAT, so i did too. Now I only watch occasional videos like this to see if I was justified in giving up on them, and boy was I right. This team sucks again, and with NO upcoming draft picks, they're gonna remain terrible for the next decade. And Ant alone is obviously not good enough to carry his team alone. So I quit, life is too short to waste on rooting for failure.

[@touaxiong2088]

The problem they have in Minnesota isn't really a problem if you watch the films. ANT is too worried about his own accomplishments/stats to pass up the ball whenever doubled or tripled. Do you want your 30pts every game with a loss or 15pts with a win? He needs to trust his teammates and pass them the ball. Watching tapes you can see how wide open his teammates are EVERYTIME he gets doubled or tripled. Too many excuses about him not having shooters or good players around him. Its literally the same guys from last year minus a few guys. I would 100% rather live with a wide open shot from a poor offensive player than a contested shot from a good offensive player. Its just basic basketball IQ. Let the player with the open shot take it and live with it. Contested shots are just pure arrogance.

[@4ktkaram395]

Trae Young plays with 0 spacing and he makes it work because he’s much better than edwards

[@chiefs1587]

It’s easy for them to double team him when his teammates can’t make any shots.

[@leroyduncan9368]

Bro, its not just Xs and Os. Finch doesnt respect star players. He refuses to double stars burning them in real time and does nearly nothing to help Ant out of a slump and to put up huge numbers. No other team in the league, with a star of this calibur struggles to get shots for their guy. And Ant is the best shot creator in the league arguably. Its inexcusable. Finch is too stubborn...

[@tyrelljohnson6901]

In every clip rudy gobert like 3-4 steps behind the play.

[@lukelee3]

He ain't a superstar, that's for sure. Superstar has maybe 1 bad game for every 20. He's had 1/3 of the games so far as bad games. Jokic, giannis, lebron, sga haven't had a bad game yet. That's a superstar.

[@jayborn3468]

Turn the team over to Julius Randle and he'll get you a play in spot

[@GoatsatanRex]

I called it last year. He’s too lowIQ to reach another level. Already hit his peak. Great player most of the time but far from elite and never gonna be game changing. Get used to it

[@prince-bm4xt]

His ceiling is unbelievable. Stop hating on the young man and just watch. This is only the start of his development

[@GoatsatanRex]

@@prince-bm4xtnah his ceiling is very believable. You’re just too stupid to see the signs, young man

[@richborn6700]

Ants credibility this season is taking a harder pounding than another one of his Baby Mamas

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

But his rate of complaining has gone up 43%.

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

Your spacing example at 1:30 shows that Ant should have shot a jump shot. Boom. Go straight up, maybe a draw a foul? No, of course not.

[@prince-bm4xt]

There’s 0 spacing and the wolves actually need a point guard. Also bench Rudy no offensive game whatsoever and surround ant with players that can actually hit some shots.

[@Gooberyofficial]

Finch needs to put guys on the floor that can hit the kick out three

[@milespaw]

Ant needs to stop jacking up 3 pointers! Did they trade KAT for salary reasons or did Connelly think this was a smart move? Such a stupid trade!

[@LoneSamurai_X]

This is what happens when you give into the 3-pt Pandemic. ANT has regressed greatly, and is barely a Top10-15 player rn. At this rate he will never be a MVP (ie. Top-5) candidate 💀💀💀

[@Iamactuallyhimothy]

He’s 23 calm down

[@JGuerra-23]

Look at what happens when Rudy sits... Just sayin...

[@THCBOT]

Start Conley Ant Naw Reid Gobert give less minutes to Randle and Jaden and more minutes to Rob

[@Kenneth_Pastrami]

KAT was ANT’s Thanasis 😭

[@lf1899]

Mike Conley NEEDS to be replaced by a competent point guard. Love Mike but he's washed and its pretty obvious

[@RejeanLacaille]

Conley a été remplacé par Randle comme créateur secondaire voire même primaire, quand Randle est sur le terrain avec Edwards tout s'arrête, si tu mets Edwards avec Conley ou un joueur de son style comme meneur initiaznt le début du jeu et le retour des passes de Edwards, alors là le mouvement reprend. DDV n'est pas un créateur c'est un superbe joueur offball en mouvement avec catch and shoot. Le faire créer lui enlève son pouvoir de tir

[@TruthSpeaker4]

Parlay Smoker i hate ANT

[@theveli420]

The gm choosing gobert and Conley over Kat is the reason why they suck not to mention bad coaching and roster rotation

[@RejeanLacaille]

Trader KAT contre un joueur du Style de Randle est une erreur. La véritable erreur est d'avoir monter un projet qui a montré son efficacité et de le casser parce que les proprios n'en ont rien à faire des fans qui payent pour voir cette bouillie de basket. La guerre des proprios est inacceptable et elle n'est pas prête d'être réglée. Voilà pourquoi les Wolves sont en grande difficulté. Alors les fans, au lieu de huer vos joueurs, allez huer vos proprios qui se foutent de vous.

[@richborn6700]

I have faith in Connelly, but trading for Rudy because he gave up Gobert in the draft to Utah sticks out to me. Like dude you were able to eventually get Jokic, but you seem to want to glue your career to Rudy Gobert? Why? When he retires he'll be remembered for building the Nuggets championship roster, and his devotion to the Stifle Tower at the expense of everything else

[@Iamactuallyhimothy]

He’s 23 calm down