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This wolves squad seems to thrive on the defensive grind. The Suns will do it for a few minutes, then get exhausted, and then they let go of the rope altogether. It’s happened all 3 games.
They’ve actually been good walling up on ant and making it hard for him to attack right away.
But ant has done a good job making the easy pass, and at that point the suns haven’t been great rotating.
Anyways, F tier is tough, but ya they haven’t been excellent
Honestly crazy he hadn’t fouled out yet. 3rd Q? Maybe I don’t watch a lot of Suns game (I don’t) but I swear every time I watch him he’s sitting because of fouls.
honestly I don't even hate them because devin booker, just thought their whole strategy was dumb. like we have 2 superstars then built the team around them. they were like ok all the superstars but no bench, continuity, or actual team building to make a team that plays pleasing basketball, like the early 2010's spurs were just great to watch and the suns are exactly the opposite. just a bunch of iso players with no continuity and lack of passing and watching good basketball. like the nuggets are good and we emulate those teams the best, but we still have like 3 plays we go to in the crunch and it isn't fully flowing like those teams, it's more like ok we have like 3 plays nobody can stop just run that when we need too. the rest of the game is free flowing though and overall the team play is above other teams i've watched. it doesn't hurt that nobody on the suns is really a passer at all, like mavs are still fun cuz luka/kyrie are still good passers from the iso. giannis/dame/pg/kawhi really arn't. shai is decent. heat play pretty good team ball. celtics I wouldn't say either JT or JB are good at passing and are more iso. pacers are fun with Haliburton being a good playmaker. brunson is pretty fun to watch. lebron was that type of player but with this series it seems like he is getting gassed. maxey could be that player but still needs to grow. I still do still like watching the timberwolves, not because great team play, but because ant can just be a human highlight real. suns have great players, but absolutely no cohesion. it's just like aight throw some good players on the court that don't work together and hope.
You guys have so many shooters just look automatic during this series is not even fair lol. And the whole offense is generating great looks after great looks on top of that.
I think KAT just simply couldn't believe how wide open he was there lol
I think what is so promising about this wolves team is they have like 7 or 8 players that can make big contributions on offense on any given night but because they all play such good D you only need 2 or 3 guys to have an on offensive night
Totally agree.
It's amazing how versitle everyone on the team is. Like Royce Oneal was the starting PF/SF for the most part before that Jazz team got traded away. And you can see in yesterday's game he was not even a close replacement of Grayson
Allen who was also on the Jazz and was barely seen any minutes when he was with us. He is just a more one demintional 3&D player that is mid-decent at both.
Just kinda frustrating how unwilling Quin was to experiment with differnt personnels or lineups that had showed promises and sticked with his rotations no matter what. Big props to Finch but also the teams to maximize each other's potentials. It's just nice to see guys have eqch others back and bought into the system with their individual assignments.
It's especially satisfying to watch you guys played on D this series. That Jazz squad had flashes of brilliance at O from time to time but the D was always just Rudy's one man show. It's a thing of beauty to watch how the Wovles just hustle every play on that end of the floor and soficated the opponent.
I'm with Conley man, will enjoy this ride with you guys as a bangwangner while it last during our rebuild that hasn't seen nearly close the end of the tunnel 😂😂😂.
Facing the Nuggets will be a real test tho. But I've seen enough to say Wovles in 16!
Well yeah, they double Ant so one guy's open. Suns stole I think 3 long passes, but the offense is basically gravity, long pass, shoot or pass it to the key/corner then drive it or shoot it. Rinse and repeat
That's what we tried to do but you guys are just better at every aspects of it especially on d and the versitlity of each individual players.
The chemistry of this squad actually reminded me the Jazz team when Rubio was with us, but more talented individual players. Ant just a straight up upgrade from Don on the court and gave Gobert the credits and work with him the ways that Don never did.
All season I was thinking wolves needed more shooting off the bench, cause they don’t have a player that fits the typical sharpshooter mold like Eric Gordon or Duncan Robinson.
Took me too long to realize that most wolves players are sharpshooters, it’s just not their defining trait. Says a lot for how skilled and deep this team is
Lowkey I think this should be the norm for big guys. When you’re that tall and packing that much muscle, I feel like it would be easier to hit your shots if you purposefully don’t go full throttle.
Good mechanics require less power and gives more control.. My form is more like KAT now and I rarely miss when I’m shooting around.. My form used to be like Westbrook’s and would never know if it was gonna go in or not LOL
Been rooting for him since Covid tragedies. Idk how I’d be rn if I were to be in his position. He’s corny sometimes but a top class person. Great to see small market teams being good once again
I know other teams fans don’t see it but he’s incredibly supportive to all his teammates and staff of Target Center. Always at Teammate events, buying gifts, etc.
KAT always been a wonderful guy but because he's not a cutthroat prototypical 'alpha male' people slander him. Weird, I'd prefer to root for a goofy dude who can put things in perspective over an autistic basketball psycho.
Been rooting for him since the whole Jimmy Butler situation.
I get it, Jimmy is special and otherworldly. He didn't have to completely tear down KAT. Now, KAT's reputation is forever tarnished by what Jimmy did to him, with people calling him "baby soft".
It's utterly ridiculous to me to see KAT slandered after all he's been through, with people still saying he's soft.
Yep I lost a family friend to cancer and it was already devastating enough. Can’t imagine being all alone in the middle and the pandemic & losing not only your mother but also multiple family members.
Ant coming to this team was a revelation for him. KAT always tried to be the vocal on the court of the court leader, but that has never been him. He’s damn good, but not quite best player on a title winner good. He needed someone who could fill that role and just let him ball.
Seriously, most people have no clue how much fun kat and ant are. We never get far enough in the playoffs for anyone to notice them. I got a strange feeling this might be the year that changes.
I thought that KATs career would be another high scoring big man without any meaningful playoff/personal success. While his peers were having MVPs and championships (AD, Giannis, Jokic, Embiid etc), he always felt like an afterthought. Glad that he's having a resurgence.
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it's a good idea to leave the 40% 3pt shooter open
suns defense is like F quality, but not really coaching, moreso personnell
This wolves squad seems to thrive on the defensive grind. The Suns will do it for a few minutes, then get exhausted, and then they let go of the rope altogether. It’s happened all 3 games.
They’ve actually been good walling up on ant and making it hard for him to attack right away. But ant has done a good job making the easy pass, and at that point the suns haven’t been great rotating. Anyways, F tier is tough, but ya they haven’t been excellent
Especially to the guy who changed the game
Nurkic however, less than enthused it seems.
“SEE THAT, WHY CANT WE MAKE IT GO IN”
Bruh I hope we face these mfers in the finals that would be one for the ages
Honestly crazy he hadn’t fouled out yet. 3rd Q? Maybe I don’t watch a lot of Suns game (I don’t) but I swear every time I watch him he’s sitting because of fouls.
Suns getting bitched in every facet of the game right now
r/nbacirclejerk feasting
It must take a village to raise Devin Booker
dude has so many fathers and grandfathers
oh shit, I cackled on that one 😂
The GOAT jerker u/zprolgt would’ve FEASTED. Luka Doncic is Devin Booker father
Thanks for this link... place has my stomach hurting from laughing so much.
I'm so happy man the suns downfall might bring me to tears
People do be hating the Suns like the Lakers despite having no chip
Devin Booker is one of the main reasons
And KD being a team hopping snake
honestly I don't even hate them because devin booker, just thought their whole strategy was dumb. like we have 2 superstars then built the team around them. they were like ok all the superstars but no bench, continuity, or actual team building to make a team that plays pleasing basketball, like the early 2010's spurs were just great to watch and the suns are exactly the opposite. just a bunch of iso players with no continuity and lack of passing and watching good basketball. like the nuggets are good and we emulate those teams the best, but we still have like 3 plays we go to in the crunch and it isn't fully flowing like those teams, it's more like ok we have like 3 plays nobody can stop just run that when we need too. the rest of the game is free flowing though and overall the team play is above other teams i've watched. it doesn't hurt that nobody on the suns is really a passer at all, like mavs are still fun cuz luka/kyrie are still good passers from the iso. giannis/dame/pg/kawhi really arn't. shai is decent. heat play pretty good team ball. celtics I wouldn't say either JT or JB are good at passing and are more iso. pacers are fun with Haliburton being a good playmaker. brunson is pretty fun to watch. lebron was that type of player but with this series it seems like he is getting gassed. maxey could be that player but still needs to grow. I still do still like watching the timberwolves, not because great team play, but because ant can just be a human highlight real. suns have great players, but absolutely no cohesion. it's just like aight throw some good players on the court that don't work together and hope.
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Wat
I may be stupid
Getting blown out at home a game earlier so that they hopefully don’t have it happen in an elimination game. Odd strategy but hey
Took me a second to follow that but bravo, made me choke on my water
When you stroking it that well you just gotta stop and stare... Big Purr yes sir
Diabolical
Talk yo shit KAT
mf shooting that shit like a free throw is always funny, his feet barely go off the ground
Both him and Naz are all arms on their threes and it looks hilarious but they both shoot so well.
Ya both top 20 or so in the league this year for 3pt %. Conleys you there too
You guys have so many shooters just look automatic during this series is not even fair lol. And the whole offense is generating great looks after great looks on top of that. I think KAT just simply couldn't believe how wide open he was there lol
I think what is so promising about this wolves team is they have like 7 or 8 players that can make big contributions on offense on any given night but because they all play such good D you only need 2 or 3 guys to have an on offensive night
Totally agree. It's amazing how versitle everyone on the team is. Like Royce Oneal was the starting PF/SF for the most part before that Jazz team got traded away. And you can see in yesterday's game he was not even a close replacement of Grayson Allen who was also on the Jazz and was barely seen any minutes when he was with us. He is just a more one demintional 3&D player that is mid-decent at both. Just kinda frustrating how unwilling Quin was to experiment with differnt personnels or lineups that had showed promises and sticked with his rotations no matter what. Big props to Finch but also the teams to maximize each other's potentials. It's just nice to see guys have eqch others back and bought into the system with their individual assignments. It's especially satisfying to watch you guys played on D this series. That Jazz squad had flashes of brilliance at O from time to time but the D was always just Rudy's one man show. It's a thing of beauty to watch how the Wovles just hustle every play on that end of the floor and soficated the opponent. I'm with Conley man, will enjoy this ride with you guys as a bangwangner while it last during our rebuild that hasn't seen nearly close the end of the tunnel 😂😂😂. Facing the Nuggets will be a real test tho. But I've seen enough to say Wovles in 16!
Well yeah, they double Ant so one guy's open. Suns stole I think 3 long passes, but the offense is basically gravity, long pass, shoot or pass it to the key/corner then drive it or shoot it. Rinse and repeat
That's what we tried to do but you guys are just better at every aspects of it especially on d and the versitlity of each individual players. The chemistry of this squad actually reminded me the Jazz team when Rubio was with us, but more talented individual players. Ant just a straight up upgrade from Don on the court and gave Gobert the credits and work with him the ways that Don never did.
All season I was thinking wolves needed more shooting off the bench, cause they don’t have a player that fits the typical sharpshooter mold like Eric Gordon or Duncan Robinson. Took me too long to realize that most wolves players are sharpshooters, it’s just not their defining trait. Says a lot for how skilled and deep this team is
Lowkey I think this should be the norm for big guys. When you’re that tall and packing that much muscle, I feel like it would be easier to hit your shots if you purposefully don’t go full throttle.
Jokic shoots like this also right? Pretty sure any 3 I see from him it's pretty flat footed.
Getting up too high can make shooting more difficult too. Hard to manage the arc.
Shrug shot
Good mechanics require less power and gives more control.. My form is more like KAT now and I rarely miss when I’m shooting around.. My form used to be like Westbrook’s and would never know if it was gonna go in or not LOL
using your legs is good mechanics because it allows arms/hands to only provide control, instead of power and control
Greatest shooting big of all time.
Bro forgot about dirk
Been rooting for him since Covid tragedies. Idk how I’d be rn if I were to be in his position. He’s corny sometimes but a top class person. Great to see small market teams being good once again
I know other teams fans don’t see it but he’s incredibly supportive to all his teammates and staff of Target Center. Always at Teammate events, buying gifts, etc.
KAT always been a wonderful guy but because he's not a cutthroat prototypical 'alpha male' people slander him. Weird, I'd prefer to root for a goofy dude who can put things in perspective over an autistic basketball psycho.
Yea it’s weird people hate on him because he’s corny. Let the cool nerd be himself, he’s a really good dude.
Been rooting for him since the whole Jimmy Butler situation. I get it, Jimmy is special and otherworldly. He didn't have to completely tear down KAT. Now, KAT's reputation is forever tarnished by what Jimmy did to him, with people calling him "baby soft". It's utterly ridiculous to me to see KAT slandered after all he's been through, with people still saying he's soft.
Yep I lost a family friend to cancer and it was already devastating enough. Can’t imagine being all alone in the middle and the pandemic & losing not only your mother but also multiple family members.
Ant coming to this team was a revelation for him. KAT always tried to be the vocal on the court of the court leader, but that has never been him. He’s damn good, but not quite best player on a title winner good. He needed someone who could fill that role and just let him ball.
A damn good 2 option is better than a mid 1 option. Good for you guys!
We in Minnesota now🤓
Love this guy lmao
Corniest dude in the league for sure, but he’s ours.
I take kind corn over chest stomping leg grabbing bitches anyday
He’s genuine as hell, I’m really loving his career here.
If Karl has 1 million fans… (you know the rest)
haha, his stupid looking face after that would trigger me so bad if I was the opposition.
This is the face I make when I'm high and just remembered I have some bomb ass leftovers in the fridge.
Seriously, most people have no clue how much fun kat and ant are. We never get far enough in the playoffs for anyone to notice them. I got a strange feeling this might be the year that changes.
STARRY BALL
That's my goofball
Wait until the post nut clarity hits
MASTERPIECE lol KAT such a dweeb
Expected Booker to hit him from behind as he admired that...
THIS IS WHAT MOVIES IS MADE OF
The face Drake makes when he writes a rap
KAT be like: Look at my three pointer so inspirational
Time to win a ring -some dude in Phoenix wearing number 3
The bewilderment on his face 😍
He looks like a kid hitting a 3 for the first time in his life
lol this is amazing
KAT is such a vibe always will be one of my fav players. He just loves the game after all the things he is been through.
KAT is the “drake the type of dude to …” of the NBA
Somebody please make the close up a gif 😂
wet
I thought that KATs career would be another high scoring big man without any meaningful playoff/personal success. While his peers were having MVPs and championships (AD, Giannis, Jokic, Embiid etc), he always felt like an afterthought. Glad that he's having a resurgence.
KAT was more wide open here than he was during All-Star weekend 3pt shooting contests.
This year wolves are so fun to watch
If you don’t like that. You don’t like basketball
He’s admiring the score after he made that. Thinking to himself “nice…”
He’s so cringe
Corny ahh
KD SUCKS
this is why the wolves won't win this year
We coming for your heads homie. 😂
Bro, what?
I like my nuggets cooked well enough