Timber-WOES π¬ What’s wrong with the Minnesota Timberwolves? | NBA Today
On NBA Today, Brian Windhorst, Chiney Ogwumike and Kendrick Perkins join Malika Andrews to discuss how the Minnesota Timberwolves’ defensive struggles are negatively impacting their identity.
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Butler left, Wolves. Now Heat Defense wit a Benched Butler… darns, much tougher n quicker.
hot take: wolves are not even a top 5 team in the west with this roster
Their problem is they traded a generational offensive talent for a Beyblade.
Tell me one person who is afraid to drive to the hoop because of Rudy I'll wait…. you never heard Gobert Stopping even his own match-ups and on offense he can't catch a ball coming from Europe with no fundamentals or post moves can't hit free throws doesn't communicate on defensive can't switch on guards he is a great help and weak side defender that is tall that is it. A 7footer that doesn't even dunk 70 percent of the times he is underneath the rim
That was a bad pass by Randle though, why would you pass the ball to his knees?? The game was done already but I know Julius is a better passer than that
Gobert is a comedy show!
Gobert will have to leave this team for the players and some fans to remember how low the Timberwolves are defensively without him. Since Gobert has been here, they have gained confidence, they think they are good but… The reality is completely different. Kat and Rudy worked well, Kat passed him the ball a lot, he had less problem trusting Gobert than Randle.
Saw it the second they made that headscratching trade. They just weren't gonna be that good with the new roster. Why in the hell would they make that trade is something I truly will never understand! There reasoning was so Ant has the ball in his hands more. Well 1 star is not gonna cary you to a championship or even far into playoffs. he's not prime Lebron. Then to add Randle a big that can't shoot much next to Gobert who is totally flat out useless on offense. Kat showed last season and in the playoffs that he was one of the best players when he's at his best. Not saying he's top 5 or anything but a big that can not only dominate at the rim and play solid defense but also be able to shoot the 3 from way behind the arc and known to be a great shooter for his size. You trade that??! Especially when he can average 25ppg next to Ant. Truly baffling
There shouldn't even be a point in any game where Rudy Gobert "wants" the ball.. his bag isn't that deep.
The irony is both the wolves and the knicks regret that trade!
what happen to divenzio. he left his alter ego and skills in ny. 35%fg 32 % 3 yeesh.
Gobert is a scrub.
Julius Randle look like Delroy Lindo.
that Kat trade looking really stupid huh? you trade a floor spacer for an average shooter alongside a terrible shooter at C and an average shooter at the 3. Youre clogging the court for ANT
They'll be fine
Raptors get no credit for playing well
The Timberwolves main problem
2 Starters that can't really score
Randle put a spin on that pass to Gobert at 2:17 to make sure he fumbled it π. Gobert had a foot out of bounds anyways, all kinds of shenanigans there
He was wide open. Just pass him the rock
Rudy is the problem
Raptors may have one of the worst records in the league, but if you've been watching their games, they go toe to toe with the top teams in the league.
They are a young team that is building chemistry game after game… they will be dangerous next year… thats my hot take
need a different shooting pf not a slasher
Julius and Gobert just doesnβt fit together as frontcourt π€·πΎββοΈ
It's Canada. Who cares….. but gawdDANG 20 straight losses 20 freakin yearsπ«£
This team is in the bottom 10 in rebounds. Rudy Gobert is only giving them 10. Randle only giving them 6. Somebody on this team needs to crash the boards.
Trade Randle. Trade Rudy
When you had a team who beats the champs in west semis. You decide to blow it up to get a guy who has history or being found out in the playoffs. Should have gone for someone like sengun or markinanen instead.
That Raptors court tho π₯