What Timberwolves must CHANGE with Ant Edwards & Rudy Gobert matchups vs. Mavericks | Draymond Green

Draymond Green breaks down Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves, including why the T’Wolves need to change the defensive matchups for Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, why Karl-Anthony Towns needs to be more impactful, how Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were able to find their spots, and the keys for each team moving forward in the series.
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[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Draymond loves talking about Rudy gobert 😂😂

[@whambalamb]

he likes choking him out too lol

[@rafaelluna3564]

He's not lying

[@KobeBryantt237]

Lol these Rudy white knight comments. Ofc it's because the wolves are still in the playoffs

[@therealkirkdraco]

Dude is soft…. Do you watch the games, Rudy is ass, Victor W deserved defensive award more than him… 7 rebounds against Dallas is crazy, ant man had 11 and mavs bigs lively/ gafford out rebounded him

[@YoMomma80]

And you love being a keyboard warrior

[@rafaelluna3564]

Love this show and analysis . Listen to this on the way to and from work . Amazing . Also loved it when he did it all season the season we won it all . Never done before . To go on a pod after each game in the middle of playoffs all the way to the final , all without giving his rivals X's and O's like the media kinda of alluded to that one press conference , is insane and impressive . He totally denied it and proved it by winning another championship and that there is why I take everything draymind says as sacred .he is an elite basketball SAVANT.

[@Pii_neko]

Zip it Up when you done

[@KingdomSoldier]

Good commentary here Dray

[@TheRealBurgNerd]

I share the same sentiments. Draymond is brilliant hate him or love him

[@curbsidemusic]

I actually am shocked at how bad his analysis of some of this stuff is. He can't be serious with his points about drop coverage...playing a drop is basically the only way to play a pick and roll 2 on 2 and avoid getting put in rotation. On top of that, they held the Mavs to a 113 offensive rating in that game, despite executing the game plan pretty poorly by their standards. The offense was a much bigger issue. I think he's being dishonest to be entertaining/throw shade at Rudy and the Wolves. And if not his basketball IQ is a little concerning, especially for a guy who's hailed as a basketball savant.

[@RomeoXM]

@@curbsidemusic How? you can blitz the pick and roll and play up to the level and force the roller to catch the ball out of the dunker spot and have to make decisions when the rotation comes in rather than just luka open middy or a free lob every possession. Leaving mcdaniels to just fight over the screen and trying to recover after already being on lukas back was just cooking them all night. Teams have killed rudy in drop and played him off the floor in playoffs series already this isn't some new concept.

[@everydayesteban]

He’s not brilliant, we’ve just been listening to ESPN “analysts” for far too long. They duped everyone.

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

The same draymond that said nuggets were gonna steamroll Minnesota when the series got tied up 2-2?

[@curbsidemusic]

@@Damianosiris3 sorry I'll shorten it up for the reading challenged folks next time

[@Thisisrance]

Seeing a lot of people try to make sense of these two teams. I’ll leave you with this The timberwolves have given up 100pts or over in only 6 games this postseason. They lost 4 of them. They haven’t lost a single game where the opponents failed to break 100. Meanwhile, Dallas is 9-1 when they break 100 and 0-4 when they don’t. The one game they lost while breaking 100 was when they erased a 30 point second half deficit and took a lead with 2 mins remaining only to fall a little short at the end. Total anomaly. Hold Dallas to under 100, you win. Let them break 100, you lose.

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

Meaningless if it’s unclear how to achieve such a goal.

[@Benedict_Savage]

Thanks Professor

[@ewokninja123]

"Just score more points than them"

[@Thisisrance]

@@Benedict_Savage 10-1

[@emaccin3918]

But they can’t stop them That’s the problem

[@Eddiea2024]

Appreciate your insight, Draymond!

[@SidewaysIsDead]

Dude was seething when the Wolves fans were chanting "Draymond Sucks!" during pre-game 😂

[@jaredpurcell3982]

Gobert is the only reason this game was close. The wolves couldn't defend with him off the court. Thats the game.

[@suhailrefaye92]

Finally someone who actually watched the game and understood what was going on

[@kaprirush189]

Rudy is the ultimate Rim protector, also he can guard on the perimeter well for his size.

[@raiderbro8663]

he got picked apart in the pick and roll with his drop coverage.

[@suhailrefaye92]

@@raiderbro8663 he did but that wasn't why they lost. When Rudy subbed out in the second quarter the Mavs made 12-14 straight shots at the rim lol. After that it was anybody's game.

[@RBTrell]

I really don’t know if y’all understand how good luka is… if u play drop coverage ur askin mcdaniels to basically guard Luka in his main spot 1on1 😂 Luka is bigger than him he’s goin to push off and be wide open 😭 then if u trap him off the screen and the center make the read ur getting the role players going and that’s what u really don’t want

[@drew6479]

I hate the idea of fatigue for the wolves. The mavs have played more games this playoffs and the wolves have only played 3-4 actually close games, all the other ones were basically over by the end of the 3rd. They are just mentally checked out.

[@christophersadeh3625]

Great analysis. Wolves were a step slow coming off game seven output. Ant was sucking air and looked tired from the tip. Never tried to go downhill and was pass first. Third poor game at home for Ant. Has a new baby as a 22 yo kid who knows if he’s out of routine while in MPLS. He will show up game 2.

[@matthewdutton7185]

Good content and insights definitely enjoy the podcast..

[@philgreen1954]

D. Green you been breaking the game down on a different level since JJ PODCAST and BRON. Let go

[@One.Zero.One101]

One of the best analysis out there Draymond.

[@MrTheHeadlines]

I love how in this day in age we can be closer to the celebs we love especially athletes cause before there opinions and day to day life was a mystery now we can go and follow a channel like this and don’t have to just only watch dray play on game nights we can sit back and watch him talk on everything

[@joaquinlepe4670]

Damn this podcast is amazing

[@aceloco817]

Never been a Warriors fan but this is a great channel. I like the perspective of a player that's still currently playing. Plus, love him or hate him, Draymond is a champ. Coming from someone that wasn't a fan of his. Another note, Dallas bigs are gonna have a good scoring night from Minnesotas adjustments tomo. And i don't expect Minnesota to score over 100 either....

[@hibida651]

I have never seen so many barrage of buckets down the paint over and over again vs gobert. Kyrie was just eating up that last line of defense.. and ant cant keep up. kyrie too crafty

[@xXPridefulPandaXx]

I be hating on Dray so much I forget he has elite ball knowledge. I gotta sub for that 😅

[@cryptoj22]

I like Ant, and am rooting for him and the Wolves. But, for him to show up as gassed as he did is ridiculous considering they took a workout Pic after Game 7 playing in Denver. Looking forward to seeing a bounce back in Game 2.

[@user-dh7dj3yw1b]

Not even just the pic he also does a lot of talking which I love. But you gotta back it up but it’s only one game we will see.

[@suhailrefaye92]

I mean historically teams that win game 7s almost always lose in game 1 of the next round. It's still too early to come to conclusions.

[@dsbpakman7469]

@@suhailrefaye92that’s interesting I wonder if it’s generally the same when the game one is a home game

[@suhailrefaye92]

@@dsbpakman7469 oh I don't know that stat...but the game 1 records of teams than won game 7 in the previous series is pretty abysmal

[@xhill8218]

Love your content Draymond Green! Wishing you more health and wealth!

[@psychoticgoat76]

love the vids don’t see why people can’t separate your opinion from you as a player gonna be a great broadcaster

[@J_Dubz66]

Absolutely incredible

[@75jessejohnson]

I agree about changing the match ups. I think Rudy and Towns need to go in for one another. Keeping one of them in at all times. Too many 3’s.

[@DanielMogesi]

My dream has been, to one day be in an NBA game live...hope to ever make it before the sun goes down on me....i love your show Green23

[@hairlokk8672]

Think mavs changed their substitution pattern. Usually kyrie go out after 6 min of 1st and starts 2nd. But since kyrie started hot they switched it and kyrie played 1st. iirc

[@aceloco817]

Yeah, I was surprised that Kidd let Kyrie keep cooking. Plus Hardy is getting almost all of THJ minutes. I'm ok with that. 😆

[@curthennecke2108]

Loved the analysis Draymond thank you

[@folkgames1063]

Keep speaking to us and letting us know how the professional basketball mind and game works im a student kn class right now

[@yohancelondon2121]

That drop is nasty Dray they tripping great take ain nun wrong w rudy coming off bench chess.

[@issamelarmi]

LuKai is the new version of the mid-range mafia, comboed with insane playmaking and 3pt shooting

[@Mathew1453]

I don't get why you hatin on Rudy? He smokes you

[@dvdv8197]

You just gave the answer to your question lmao. How is that so hard to get? 😅😂

[@nickjones5495]

If rudy gets just 1 chip he'll probably he higher than Dreymond on the alltjme list

[@damlove]

Rudy sucks now please stop praying for your country bro

[@matthewwilliams4168]

​@@nickjones5495he definitely won't 😂

[@KingdomSoldier]

You obviously didn’t watch this whole video

[@masteraqua2408]

I am a fan of kyrie since his rookie year, But the thing to do with him is not to try locking him nor double him Just send 1 different guy per Q who would pester him non stop ball or without ball full court like rodman, if he score just accept if he miss be happy

[@suhailrefaye92]

This is interesting. Has any team done this in the past? Would love to watch some film on this.

[@drjupidujupidutv9510]

always nice to hear mind od champion man draymond.. suport from croatia

[@cfry394]

Rudy was +10 in this game. Gotta figure out how to limit layups when he is off the court.

[@isaiahwolf5904]

I watched that game and I don’t care what that plus minus was a rookie was bodying Rudy the entire game because he refused to take his eyes off Luka

[@isaiahwolf5904]

I love Rudy but if his whole thing is protecting the paint you can’t allow a smaller team to score almost all their points in the paint with ease.

[@Thisisrance]

Do the wolves change their defensive coverage when Rudy is off?

[@suhailrefaye92]

@@isaiahwolf5904what game did you watch lol? They got almost nothing at the paint in the first two halves when Rudy was on the floor. As soon as he went out they got like 10 straight buckets at the rim. In the second half, the only buckets they got at the rim was when Rudy had to step up to the level of the screen or switch out. Barring a few buckets on Rudy everything else they got at the rim was either when Rudy was out or when the other players didn't switch properly. Gobert is literally the main reason they were even close lol.

[@isaiahwolf5904]

@@suhailrefaye92 lively and their second big combined for like 20 points all in the paint mostly from alleys at a extremely efficient rate when combined with Luka.

[@MrTheHeadlines]

This series and the one against the clippers made me have more respect for okc and the way they was able to damn near neutralize Luka and kyrie

[@bruddahZone]

For how much shit draymond talks, I like his way of talking and he is a natural talking personality - way better than Shaq.

[@RealOne-cs2on]

All facts 💯

[@ShuShuDee]

Draymond speaking facts for the T-Wolves … Come on Dallas finish

[@davewinston4304]

Draymond you should coach when you retire

[@DerwinnCashinn]

Anyone else feel like this episode gave Mind the Game vibes? I’m rocking with it though. 👍🏾

[@k.guralnick1388]

Draymond is the NEW Tony Romo!😳😂😂

[@timblair184]

Draymond right. 1. Worst defensive player of the year award winner in history. Victor should have won it. 2. Defensive Player of the year award winner and you had to get him off joker. You’re supposed to want that match up. Joker was punishing him. 3. The best chance wolves got is to start Niles. More moble and can pull Lively & Gafford away from the rim. 4. Lastly, Shaq and Draymond right about Rudy. Dude week.

[@timblair184]

Wasn’t a big Sha OKC fan. But I think they would beat Minnesota also. Sha mid-range game SOLID. Ant is incredibly gifted but he streaky and up and down. Also ONE knee injury from being average.

[@ajrodzPR]

I just love all the jabs he throws at Rudy 😂

[@YoMomma80]

I love all these broke little nobodies commenting on Draymonds vid boosting his ratings 😂

[@Justin-Trammell]

Kyrie and Luka stepping up their defense is great to see.

[@spiritoflifeinchristminist9764]

The Twolves coaching staff are too slow to adjust n do ingame adjustments.. In game one you didnt have to be basketball mind to know Ky will go playground mode. In game two they *need to think of startin Ant, Walker, Jd, Naz n Kat* ... In game two Jkid will change it up a bit...n have who *ever brings the ball to immediately give to Luka at the hashmark then Luka will either create, throw it up, drive to the basket or of all else is locked play pick n pop with Ky* .... They need to *stay away fron the Rudy drop coverage* n have above guys who can play the perimeter n defend alley oops.

[@corhcast]

2022 Finals was won because of drop coverage

[@ces3lg]

And it was beautiful. Raptors also played drop on the Warriors in 19 though.

[@itsinthegab3901]

@@ces3lg bruh, Raptors played box and one against Steph

[@corhcast]

If Boston makes it to the finals against Dallas that drop coverage is going to get killed a better figure out a new game plan otherwise it’s over

[@suhailrefaye92]

Draymond talking about how Dallas was getting dunks off of lobs when the defender had to step up but failing to mention that when Gobert was on the floor the Mavs couldn't get anything at the rim is peak hating lol.

[@YoMomma80]

@@suhailrefaye92 wait what happened ? Why you @ me ?

[@suhailrefaye92]

@@YoMomma80 huh? When did I @ you?

[@aceloco817]

I can imagine Dallas bigs having great scoring games tomorrow from Minnesotas adjustments...

[@corneliussatcher6483]

I would start naz Reid to cover Luka because Luka is not fast and naz Reid is strong enough to not let Luka push him around and can be a 3 point threat on the offensive end and post up Luka as well

[@orenjiprods4174]

he loves choking out rudy lmaoo

[@AAPbosses]

Looking lean dray💯, come into next season strong 💪🏾

[@HoopReactor]

Missed the opportunity to pick up Kyrie for the move back to San Francisco...

[@slavc6634]

ok i don't know what the timberwolves can change to beat dallas, the timberwolves didn't play bad, he hit his average by three, fix the field goal if the dallas defense allows. Offensive rebound, they can improve, defensive rebound difficult, dallas has two best players with the ball, Luka is a rhythm player, he is the best in positions 1,2,3 in every attack he throws the defender out of rhythm and pulls more players on him, this is what he does room for more Dallas players under the basket, Kayrie is unstoppable with his plays. If he improves Dallas' 3-point shooting, I don't know what else the timberwolves can do to win game 2. Dallas had a disastrous 3-point shooting of only 26% in game 1, his average in the playoffs is 36%

[@krusty112]

I think it would be another level of interesting, if you just insert some visuals dray

[@bighandlesin]

This dude knows ball

[@duecehunchos673]

Draymond Guy in the Dunker Green

[@ckthegoat_1558]

I was saying the same thing, that they have to put mc Dan on kai and someone else that’s not ant on Luka.

[@LucasCBC]

Nice pod

[@danielray5511]

mavs big men underrated

[@torrezzgreen5860]

Draymond should be a Bigs coach.

[@RV1AND]

Makes sense. If nobody's stopping Kyrie or Luka anyway, then why waste Ant's energy running after them? Let him spend his energy on offense and get going that way.

[@realfahie8937]

Great video 🫡

[@joaquinlepe4670]

Fr

[@hjjlai]

Y'all take this post game interviews way too seriously. Ant just playing mind games. Watch him go for 40 in Game 2.

[@emaccin3918]

Didn’t age well

[@OGDenzo]

Aye I kno you go through your comments bro. I have the utmost respect for you and everything you’ve brought to the game but going on Shaqs podcast acting like Stephen A hasn’t defended you is embarrassing for real. You’re better than that. Man up and take responsibility. This coming from a fan of yours 💯

[@jaseallenson316]

He never said he didnt. He was talking about a specific time and one that was important to him).

[@everydayesteban]

Wow man did you really have to write all that? It’s not THAT serious, telling another man how to act is really weird btw as if you know better than him

[@OGDenzo]

@@jaseallenson316 He never once said SA defended him. What are u talking about

[@OGDenzo]

@@everydayesteban Your paragraph is just as big & you’re the definition of an enabler. When a person is acting like a victim when the evidence says otherwise then you’re suppose to call him out especially as a man

[@jaseallenson316]

@@OGDenzo he said thats his guy. What do you think that means? Again, he was speaking on one specific moment and that moment only. Its just insane, how yall get your panties in a bunch over the dumbest shit.. .involving people ya dont even know.

[@Thrashippie]

Wolves in 6

[@vyrlonbivens3697]

Mavs in 5 most likely 4

[@zoranmarkovic1123]

I doubt anything will work against the Mavericks, who just survived and beat a very young and physically strong team that had top defensive players. It should be noted that the Mavericks also have a top-notch defense and offense, and that's the bottom line.

[@Kohbruh]

Folks talking bout drey not liking gobert acting like they never disliked anyone.

[@jacobdousette8036]

Dray just hates the Wolves. They lost by one possession in a game where they shot 60% from the free throw line. The Wolves made boneheaded mistakes. Dray counted us out during the Nuggets series as well and he was wrong. Losing game 1 sucks but now there is adjustments to be made with the new info we got from game 1.

[@atlysdagod4249]

If y’all watched that game everytime rudy got the ball that shit was cringe as hell like wtf are you doing slow and uncoordinated

[@aceloco817]

Lively is great down there. Even when Edwards tried to drive, it was a block or turnover. Why Minnesota shot so many 3's...

[@dontaguebush9827]

Kat at center. They had 62 points in the paint with Rudy. With Kat and Slow-mo out there it's going to be lob and layup city. Cause then when they do a pick and roll with Luka who's going to be at the rim Conley cause McD got to stay on Kyrie, now that's a nightmare.

[@retrac6306]

Maybe people would care what you say if you at least made the playoffs and didn't get carried by Steph, Klay, and KD in every ring you did win. I'll add Andre since he was willing to guard LeBron.

[@Pii_neko]

Draymond talks like he didn’t Blow a 3-1 lead in the Finals 😂😂😂

[@ed4l63]

Still got 4 rings lol

[@Pii_neko]

@@ed4l63 and? still choked the fifth

[@ThatBoyDrypto]

You’re in his chat bud

[@ed4l63]

@@Pii_neko still got 4😂

[@Baltimoretay21207]

The way yall flip the narrative on ant in comments is crazy this thing going 7 both teams can play on the road relax this bout to be a classic !! 🔥

[@evanstensland611]

Gobert was a monster this game and maybe Minnesota’s best player. Held Dallas to an offensive rating of 100 (horrible) when he was on the court and when he was off it jumped to 165 (literally the greatest ever by 43 points). And the worst part is Minnesota’s offensive rating was also better when Gobert was in. This dude just wanna hate to hate.

[@martinreyes661]

Rudy to the bench. Wolves go small. That’s my take.

[@jaseallenson316]

Dallas would eat them alive with drives(kyrie& luka) and alley oops(gafford & lively, DJJ).

[@djkido316]

Dallas was 14-14 when Rudy was on the bench so good luck lol.

[@lewis3132]

lol. Imagine people actually listening to anythings from Dray about Gobert. He is just a fking hater lol.

[@isaiahwolf5904]

I know yall hate draymond but but Rudy can not allow a rookie and a bench player to be bodying him the entire game. They got the majority of their points in the paint and that’s supposed to be his domain

[@stevencrowder3990]

Minnesota is bigger but Dallas more physical! Big difference MAVS IN 6!

[@frenzytv3162]

Mavs are living with Kyle Anderson shooting so .. still similar thing like Rudy on the floor. Wolves are NOT willing to help off corners on the roller. Wolves at a crossroads. Those 3s will fall eventually so they better figure it out.

[@kevincharles1983]

Mavs in 6. When they start making shots... it's game over. Mavs about to win the chip

[@bobbybeez858]

Mavs eating greedy I like it Dray

[@samuellopez1221]

Rudy got 4 defensive player of the year cu

[@fabes2024]

“Rudy can’t stop Jokic the mvp”… “the Timberwolves don’t believe they can win anymore.. the series is over” the Timberwolves beat the nuggets😂 in a historic game 7…. “Ant man can’t stop Kyrie.. Rudy needs to come off the bench.. the defensive player of year” Draymond Green, you are a basketball genius.. but you keep doubting the Timberwolves… they will continue to prove you wrong. All your takes about the Timberwolves are not aging well in this post season.

[@sandokan876]

The mavs have 2 athletic serviceable bigs that stay planted in the paint that they can rotate. The only Center the Suns and the nuggets have was Nurkic and Jokic. Both are not athletic and have to come out the game at some point.

[@sebastijanp3]

Green, bring up the white board behind you and draw...it would be more interesting to follow and you are loaded anyway so you can afford it

[@joyfultoni]

I told yall luka will expose rudy in this series

[@Quanny_clips]

Jokic already did that bro lol

[@MDB465]

If the wolves go small it’s over… you thought we feasted in the paint game 1 it would only get worse. Pull Kat away from the rim, Naz can’t collapse because that’s a three ball from pj, luka and ky would pretty much be scrimmaging

[@CEE-DUBB-1]

YOU FINALLY SEE HOW STEPHEN A OPERATES,GOOD FOR YOU DRAYMOND FOR EXPOSING THAT FRAUD .HES TEAR YOU DOWN AND THEN SAY I LOVE THAT BROTHER 🤔😏🤦🏽‍♂️

[@christophersadeh3625]

Naz Reid should have played more in the 4th. Wolves needed his offensive threat and he can give fresh legs at Luka. (I know he was -12, don’t care).

[@kaprirush189]

Yes, he’s actually a scoring threat

[@applechili2848]

Draymond coaching in your future or strictly commentating?

[@SKiNgBiRd]

You hate on Gobert because he’s a better defender, and try to belittle Luka, you’re nothing different from Stephen A., biased, you don’t deserve a podcast platform to say anything about anyone

[@itsELL24]

Yes the hate is very personal if you look deeper. Draymond Green won DPOY & 1st team all-defense in 2016-2017 (Gobert was 2nd in voting and inching closer for Draymond's spot) The following year (2017-2018) Gobert wins DPOY as well as 1st team all-defense while Draymond is relegated to 2nd team all defense. Since the 1st time Gobert won DPOY, Draymond has one all-defense 1st team and 0 DPOY's while Gobert has 3 DPOY's and 5 all-defensive 1st teams. Draymond still needs therapy clearly.

[@torreanjohnson1050]

You mentioned “getting your ‘i’ dotted” in this episode (~00:10:45) and on Shaq’s podcast. What does that mean?

[@mattjack9671]

Double entendre for “eye dotted” basically mean shot in your face but also references that the letter “i” is dotted

[@vyrlonbivens3697]

If you trade Gobear for draykong the warriors would still be in the playoffs and the Wolves would be at home guaranteed

[@rafaelluna3564]

Stfu , he still has 4 rings , u kno nothing

[@lorenzyap8739]

4 rings > 4 x DPOY

[@YoMomma80]

Without dray we don’t have 4 rings. Keep crying kid

[@vyrlonbivens3697]

@@YoMomma80 not cryin spitting facts. Yall wouldnt have 3 rings without dray, yall definitely would have won the 22 chip without dray and would still be in 2024 playoffs if yall had gobert over dray dese are facts

[@thydevdom]

Wasn’t Rudy in the positive on the night? He Lowkey kept them in the game. lol.

[@corneliussatcher6483]

Post up Kylie and put Luka in pick and roll

[@MrTheHeadlines]

Ant showed weakness last night interview as well you can tell he not all the way there anymore this deep in the playoffs

[@Jetoen918]

MN was playing GS ball

[@Benedict_Savage]

If you follow the game, you'll see that Luka already specialized in destroying gobert on both regular season and playoffs for a long time (remember that 2022 1st round? 😂)

[@perryfaulk9344]

I'm Thinking the Mavs are simply the better team.. Twolves can't Guard Luka and Kyrie ... And the Dallas Centers are out playing Rudy .

[@ybskdot23]

Ant can hoop and guard but he’s not locking up the best guards in the world. If Kat gets going earlier I think the series is set for the Wolves. Ky and Lukas help is pretty bad especially after adjustments come and they keep gettin ran off that line

[@cordelegeorgia7985]

kat must play like Kyle in the paint more too offset those bigs

[@aceloco817]

He tried. Lol. Got turned back a couple times & went right back to shooting jumpers....

[@why_chris]

the ant slander is crazy