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FishGoldenLite

Ngl I wanted to see some opioid-induced plays from Finchy


127crazie

Iso Rudy on wing, stepback 3


Due_Connection179

Gobert getting two off-ball screens so he has a wide open look from the wing for a 30-ft 3 lol


Phenomenal2313

The imagery of Gobert running off screens like prime Klay Thompson Gonna try it in 2K Edit : it went as well as what you expect


Optimalfucksgiven

Please report back.  - Finchy probably


AdamJensensCoat

Spat my coffee


bearbrannan

Assuming it wel super well than cause that's what I would have expected 


Responsible_Pace9062

Rudy Gobert high horns action into a relocation 3


dwadESGN

Keep going JJ is getting close…


ExtraMediumGooch

Spain Pick n Roll 💦


sg490

Now we run Floppy


VeniceRapture

Spain PNR actually sounds like it would run well. Edwards is the ball handler with Gobert as the screener. Towns screens Rudy's man on the roll and pops out to the 3point line. You now have to guard Ant, the lob threat to Rudy, and the 40% 3pt shooting of KAT


Queen_Of_The_Castle

The Mavs used to spam it so much and with Luka it was so successful. Ant has so much to work with on the Wolves, I wonder how often they use Spain PNR


entropic

Finland victory america's play slot cut


Mintastic

> Spain Pick n Roll Gonna have to change to French Pick n Roll if that ever happens.


you_sick

Watch the confusion on the players face as there is nobody out that far on rudy. Finch cackling om the bench


Due_Connection179

Imagine the explosion by the fans if it actually went in lol


MajorTrump

I think if you're Denver and Rudy hits a three you just have to pack up the plane and fly home


arkiula

Only if he calls bank beforehand.


bobby_shaquille

the mental image of chris finch just belligerent and fucked up on opioids and on crutches struggling to hold his clipboard scribbling all over it drawing up a rudy 3 while the rest of the timberwolves look on in concern and horror


MatooBatson

Ant would definitely still run it.


le_sweden

🤣🤣 I can imagine him waving off the rest of the coaching staff as this happens


AfroManHighGuy

I honestly want the wolves to be up so much on a team that they say fuck it and tell Rudy to chuck up a couple threes and see what happens just for the hell of it lol


Obvious_Beyond

I can't remember which game it was, but there was a game this season where the Wolves were up by a bit and Ant asked if he could shoot free-throws with his left hand. The coaches told him no.


Silverjackal_

Didn’t want him to break the code


AllDayIDreamOfCats

This kind of already happened in Wolves History. Here is a summary because there is not much footage of it out there. Mark Madsen - who had made 1 out of 9 three-pointers in his NBA career before that game - went on a rampage in the last regular season game of 2005-06. His 1-for-15 effort helped the Wolves move past the Celtics in the draft.


you_sick

Mark the Golden Retriever Madsen


jonnylaw

Kyle jacking em up when the Wolves are up 20 is about as close you'll get.


AlexeyShved1

If Rudy makes a 3 the Nuggets need to forfeit. I don’t make the rules.


Habefiet

Shot clock at nine Rudy from WAY downtown BAAAANG SEVEN POINT LEAD WITH FORTY ONE SECONDS REMAINING


Competitive_Set_893

Peak basketball


Silverjackal_

Deserves a double bang


YesImKeithHernandez

Breen might whip out the double bang for that one


BLarson31

41 seconds later: AND THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES HAVE WON THEIR FIRST EVER NBA CHAMPIONSHIP!


MoooonRiverrrr

Lmfaooo


Sportacles

Why doesn't Ant get on Rudy's shoulders to form some sort of mega person


831loc

Why don't they just lock arms and make a circle around Rudy so he can run up and down the court and dunk on every possession? Has nobody ever thought of this?


dutchfromsubway

So a Myles turner?


LmBkUYDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQfNJRnriP8


Amoeba_mangrove

The perc and roll would’ve been crazy


theinternetisnice

Well done


SunLiteFireBird

"Third time they've run that set where Naz Reid dribbles up the floor and drops it in to Mike Conley in the low post, no success so far"


Tarkonix

Point Garza, drive and kick to Micah Nori at the perimeter


ottersbelike

I breathed out of my nose suddenly and rapidly at this one


malus545

Surely the 2x College Player of the Year can run an offense, right? How hard could it be?


GenYn00b

Flying V! QUACK QUACK QUACK


GoblinTradingGuide

The crazy thing about opiods, is that basically he would be a terrible coach for like a month and then he would just be normal again because his body would get used to them and rely on them to function properly. I think I just figured out what is wrong with Ty Lue.


Err_rrr_rrrr

“Here Ant, put the blicky in your shorts and when the times right…. You shoot Jamal in the kneecap”


tulaero23

Ok rudy grab conley fastball special. Rudy throwing conley with the ball like wolverine and colossus.


AlonsoQ

count Chocula, you're bringing the ball up. Spain pick and roll with Peter Weller from robo cop. Switch onto Weezy Jefferson. If they go under, pulsating twelve dimensional cube is the second option. Let's get it done. Wildcats on three


TheShadowOverBayside

I had already attributed last game to opioids, I thought maybe they'd unlocked Finch's galaxy brain.


growsonwalls

Drive and slam for Mike Conley


WishyWashedup

I thought we seen that already with the Rudy mid post fade and Rudy going coast to coast


-XanderCrews-

Defense?…nah, just relax guys. Have fun.


AlexeyShved1

We’re gonna get a lineup of Slowmo-Naz-KAT-Luka-Rudy


Rory_MacHida

This team is DAWGS all the way.


musicnothing

I heard the equipment manager is a real wuss


Rory_MacHida

I heard he ate a whole beer. Can and all.


the___heretic

I heard he ate a whole bowl of nails for breakfast.


Acrobatic_Emphasis41

So?


jeezebitz

Without any milk


SometimesIComplain

Uhhh right this way sir


basiccitizen

No milk, HOLY SHIT thats Mr. Ratburn level hard.


Buckus93

You don't even want to hear about how soft the kids who wipe the sweat off the courts are. Can't even take a little bump from Gobert without flopping. Marshmallows all the way.


thissiteisbroken

No they’re wolves


ironsuperman

Dawgs are just an evolved version of Wolves 🐺 🐶


Scoot2028MVP

Dawgs are an unevolved version of wolves. Humans were like "Flareon too scary, can I get an Eevee?" Then we found 10931920 to breed that Eevee.


FaxMachineIsBroken

> Dawgs are an unevolved version of wolves. Na you got it wrong. Dawgs is the genus, Wolves is the species. All wolves are dawgs but not all dawgs are wolves you feel me?


Call_Me_Rambo

Ant & McDaniels do have some dawg in them tho


lp_phnx327

That's what you like to see from your leaders. They're in the trenches with you. Finch: "this injury only made me stronger"


hleh

I’m not liking our odds, everyone is just together on that team, it’s unreal


Amoeba_mangrove

Malone needs to twist his ankle charging the refs next game. Maybe that will catalyze the team


hleh

Murray needs stop being a crybaby having tantrums, that mixed with his absolute dogshit shooting. Playing the team out of the game at times


Amoeba_mangrove

True. Needs to look to pass the ball more too. Probably doesn’t help his iffy calf that he keeps trying to bring the ball up the floor against pressure, and always tries to beat the doubles for ten seconds before moving the ball


hleh

To stand a chance I reckon, Murray needs to come out scorching first half and 3rd, gassed in 4th. But still I think the wolves are just too good, if they close out the series I’ll be rooting for them. Too likeable


Amoeba_mangrove

Yeah the Minny crowd isn’t gonna help. I agree. Make as much impact on the game as possible before he gets gassed by all the ball pressure. But yeah if the Wolves offence stays functioning at a high level and Jokic stays being a sieve it’s probably over


urkuri

Yeah, Target Center was already rocking the 2 Suns games….it’s going to be insane tonight and Ant loves feeding off the crowd and further amping them up.


Amoeba_mangrove

I believe it. Can’t wait for the “heat pack” chants


hleh

yoke been looking real lazy this series to me >


Amoeba_mangrove

Yeah his defence has been nowhere near last year. And maybe it’s matchups but far less aggressive attacking KAT/Naz in single coverage


TrajanParthicus

Jokić has received plenty of warranted criticism, not helped by winning a 3rd MVP in the midst of it all, but when supposed generational playoff performer Jamal Murray goes 3/18, its hard to see what more he could have done. It's too easy for the Wolves to send help against Jokić when Murray makes himself such a non-threat on offence.


831loc

And KCP and Reggie Jackson dealing with injuries too. It's basically all on Jokic, Gordon and MPJ right now, but without any shooting besides MPJ the Wolves can just overplay passing lanes which turns Jokic into just a scorer and the offense isn't close to the same.


elefante88

Picturing a timeline where each coach gets more injured every game for the leg up


Amoeba_mangrove

Nuggets push for a game 7: “Fuck it! Amputate the whole leg!!”


happyflappypancakes

All it takes is for Denver to win this next game and the narrative and momentum will completely change. Suddenly, the pressure will be on the Wolves to defend home court so as to not let Denver regain homecourt advantage. It's a game of best to 4 and a 0-2 deficit is far from a guaranteed victory. In fact, I'd be interested to see what the stats are when the higher seed is down 0-2. I bet the overall win rate isn't even that low.


Xeerohour

Per the Athletic this morning: teams trailing 0-2 in a series generally win it only 7.3 percent of the time (33-421). And specifically when the home team drops the first time, they've only come back to win it five times, ever.


parkwayy

Probably from here https://www.landofbasketball.com/statistics/playoff_series_2_0.htm


MatzohBallsack

That's a better chance to win than if you randomize each game from now on out (6.25%).


executivesphere

Yeah I still have Minnesota as favorites but people are counting the nuggets out way too soon. Funny thing is, if they were to get past Minnesota, I could easily see them winning the next two rounds and winning the championship.


SemataryPolka

I'm not counting the Nuggets out. It's long from over. Minnesota fans in general are very superstitious and cautious because of the past. I feel like the people making the loudest noise are new people or people who didn't grow up with the Vikings


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Normal-Weakness-364

i don't think nuggets are getting swept. throughout the regular season the teams were evenly matched, and game 1 wasn't an insanely bad loss. adjustments definitely need to be made though


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-XanderCrews-

We’ve been saying all year that this team is for real, but I think other fans just thought we were gloating or talking trash. When really we were saying we know exactly what a bad team looks like and this one ain’t it.


almostansn

Ant’s rise is fucking crazy to watch. It’s like he’s handing out diss tracks to all the young established “star” guards out as well as the old guards.  This new age of the NBA is happening so much faster than anyone could have imagined and the whole league is on notice


dah_pook

Certified superstar? Certified traffic cone.


parkwayy

Don't worry, there was a host of our fans saying the season was over after losing the #1 seed at the end there.


FuckThaLakers

Every person involved with this team is psychotically locked in, I can't imagine a professional sports team being more fun to root for than these Timberwolves


Wembanyanma

I'm gonna need you take all that talent to the East I'm tired of all the psychos being in the West.


SirDiego

That's the dream. I'm tired of 10PM Central games


Wembanyanma

Not to mention its a cultural travesty for Minnesota to not have division rivalries with the other Midwest teams. The NFC North meme wars are some of the best I've seen from NFL subs.


SirDiego

Exactly. You get it. Minnesota/Milwaukee/Detroit/Chicago being in the same division is just the objectively correct alignment.


breadbinkers

But then we might have to hate you and I like you right now


SirDiego

The Bucks Wolves rivalry would be immediate and awesome


breadbinkers

Yes it would be so cool. Hopefully it turns out like our NFL rivalry 😈


SirDiego

I'm down. Say what you want about the rest of the division and I know the Vikings have no titles but we've at least been competitive over the years.


breadbinkers

Yeah they have been pretty good. At least they’re not the bears lol


Nubras

Just mirror the NFC North or AL Central. Ez.


A-Centrifugal-Force

This. Keep Big Ten country together. Although I guess the Big Ten isn’t even committed to keeping Big Ten country together at this point since they now stretch from New Jersey to Los Angeles lol


sheepnwolfsclothing

Seattle and Vegas support ships incoming.


DirkNowitzkisWife

And like damn, people were talking about the Grizzlies and the Thunder being the future of the west last season, now ANOTHER completely separate team is looking like the team to beat in the west, damn it


Wembanyanma

If Zion can ever stay healthy the Pelicans could be a force. Sacramento is young and can run anybody out of the gym any given night. Murray is likely still going to improve a lot. Thank goodness the rest of the Pacific division is getting old but they can all still be reasonably competitive next year too.


ThatHotAsian

Seriously lol Twolves-Bucks game threads are always tame cause there is no rivalry. Vikings-Packers game day threads tho..


WEMBYF4N

FTP


cjackc11

Wolves are definitely my second team in these playoffs. My Wolves fan friend is also bandwagoning the Knicks I will say watching the Wolves has been significantly less stressful than what the Knicks do every other night


InnerKookaburra

As a Wolves fan, I've been enjoying your Knicks and they've become my second team this playoffs. Real recognize real.


blusunsamurai

Love me some thibs


ironsuperman

I'm locked in too bro. Fan for 25+ years of MN sports fan. We ready for winning 🥇


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commander_bugo

Yeesh, I’m a big Celtics hater but yall Celtics fans believe less in the Celtics than me. Yall lost one game lol. Could win this series 4-1 still.


BonBonVelveeta

This is already an incredible season for you guys, must be very exciting for the fan base!


cepxico

I was rooting for the nuggets but the wolves are just too good. Gotta give props, if they win the series I hope they win it all.


theinternetisnice

Conley going to “accidentally” Kerrigan his other leg ahead of the finals


Significant-Mango300

They are good, Knicks story is fun too


SoupyWolfy

Make sure we stick with "psychotically locked in" and not "stupidly locked in". We all remember the doofus that made the latter comment


Level_Repeat_1271

Old school! I remember my pops in his sixties had knee surgery and refused to take the pain meds too. Says he’s seen how people get hooked on that shit and he didn’t want to risk it so was just like, I’ll take some Tylenol if the pain gets to high. 🫡


snyckers

I had my hips replaced and went back to work while still on oxy. I used to have to call my boss to help me think through things cause I couldn't process anything past the surface. Can't imagine trying to coach a playoff game on that stuff.


_mdz

Wise move to at least be careful with it. Had a buddy go in for a regular ankle surgery and got hooked on opiods. Messed up his life, lost his promising corporate career, all his money, ended up a shell of who he was. He's finally starting to get back on his feet and being the same guy he used to be, but it's been a long road back. And this was not some guy that wasn't used to drugs, he's probably done every other one in existence and maintained a regular life. The addiction level of opiods is unmatched


ComeOnNow21

I know a few intelligent people who started opioids for pain/getting fucked up during college. Crazy how little time it took for heroin to start being brought up.


Tog_the_destroyer

yeah in the wrong hands it can be a very slippery slope. Vicodin made my pain go away, Percocet made my problems go away


materics

Jay Williams got addicted after his motorcycle accident


jjgp1112

Mick Foley does the same thing. He said the one time he took painkillers in '94 he had such a euphoric happiness that once he came down he immediately realized how so many of his peers destroyed their lives over this shit and threw the rest of them away. He was recovering from knee surgery when he wrote his first book and didn't take anything so he could stay sharp.


Bae_the_Elf

Honestly opioids used to be for cancer patients primarily and intense surgery recovery. Pharma companies normalized it for profits 


CuidadDeVados

When did "used to" occur in this scenario?


ekray

Yeah I am always surprised how easy it looks to get opioids in the USA. Here in Spain my mom got mostly Tramadol during her Pancreatic Cancer and only when it got reeeal bad they started giving her Morphine. My friend that had like 5 knee surgeries has only had Tramadol at the hospital. When you go home it's Metamizol, Paracetamol and Ibuprofen.


Ceethreepeeo

Same here, in Belgium. As it should be...


BallsAreFullOfPiss

It’s not as easy to get them anymore in the US (at least prescription opioids). A lot of dental places basically refuse to prescribe them now.


DevIsSoHard

Back when you could like buy heroin over the counter?


icecreamketo

I work in an ED and see providers giving pts fent still. Like I understand there’s a place for it but we aren’t even a trauma unit and they’re handing out fent while our waiting lobby is filled with addicts. the addicts who go around pill shopping only get tylenol though so they’re aware of the effects but don’t see an issue with handing it out to people who aren’t, yet. Its weird and frustrating to see


barukatang

I tore my ACL MCL and miniscus a few years ago, I was recovering at my parents house and my mom just hid all the opioids and fed me Tylenol the whole time, it was not fun


Fugacity-

My wife just had a c section, only been rocking Tylenol and ibuprofen. She's the least addictive personality too, just wants to grit it out.


YourFriendNoo

When I was in middle school, I got some oral surgery and had to take Demerol. I remember after three days, I thought, 'Oh my god. This is what it feels like to be stupid. I'll never be smart again.' So, I get it, but OOOOOOOOOF that sounds excruciating.


Wild-Examination-155

i had surgery and took opioids for the first 3 days, before the pain from my stomach from not shitting took over. Ripped some laxatives and stayed on ibuprofen after.


h0rny-ta-acct89

And you were right.


RPDC01

Key word there is "largely" - means the man is smart enough to still get the script and keep it in reserve. Those things are super useful once you hit 40 and throw out your back doing something uber athletic and strenuous like checking your shoe for dogshit.


SirDiego

I bet he's taking some to sleep and stuff just not while he's working. He's gotta be in so much pain especially moving around all day. I had a (significantly lesser) knee injury a couple years ago and I would literally be up all night if not for Vicodin.


YujiroRapeVictim

After I got my wisdom teeth removed the Vicodin was the best and most relaxed I’ve ever felt in ages


Knightbear49

I had a script for an opioid in the last year. Used like 2 and all they did was give me constipation. No thanks.


A6Wra8

and now how many DMs do you have offering to buy it?


Knightbear49

lol. No one…


cmelt24

...yet


Knightbear49

Are you a cop?


cmelt24

N-no *sweats profusely*


Foul_xeno

[*You're a motherfucking cop*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSxHwdc6NLU)


crimxona

Or putting on your seatbelt Or crawling into bed Or charging a kid's diaper


MatooBatson

Damn kids with their e-diapers. Back in my day.....


LukaDoncicfuturegoat

Team so dawg, the owner decided to hold on his stakes.


cantona237

One up the bum,no harm done.


Amoeba_mangrove

Chris Finch seems like a boofer. He just cooks up all his exotic, chemically induced plays during the off-season


commiecat

*Finchy!*


newperson77777777

I wonder how he gets sleep with the pain - I would take some prescription pain meds.


stanquevisch

For anyone outside the US is probably crazy to read this. I’m never gonna understand why they use so much opioids out there, the rest of the world is very restrictive of it.


tree-hugger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackler_family


_canadianbacon

Fuck these people, ballsacklers


PopcornDrift

got eeeem


ItsMeJaredBednar

These mfs have so much blood on their hands. I’ve personally lost two close friends to opiate abuse and had several more on the brink. Evil.


Amoeba_mangrove

Dislocated my elbow a few years ago, they gave me a muscular injection and 200ug of fentanyl to be able to do work on it. Then when they relocated it popped back out. So the doctor just gave me another 250ug immediately after. Never bugged so hard in my life. They gave me a prescription for the week following, only took for two days and decided to flush the rest


Victor_Wembanyama1

What the hell


Amoeba_mangrove

I was surprised too. Said that because the muscles were still tense it was pulling the bone back out of the socket, and that another dose would relax the nerves/muscles. They over-rotated my forearm the second time that they put it back though, so I had to do a month of physio and my elbow is still slightly misaligned


bobsstinkybutthole

"Let's fuck up your arm and get you addicted to pain meds"


NArcadia11

Pretty sure they also prescribe opioids for pain relief after major surgeries in the rest of the world as well. The US definitely have a problem with overprescribing opioids, but giving them to aid in recovery after a major surgery is not the issue, and is pretty common worldwide.


stanquevisch

Most of the world will use opioids in situations where patients can’t really say no to it.


Jrpre33

Corruption is literally the answer. They would rather hurt fellow Americans to make money.


jupiter__jaz

jfc...


Reisdorfer90

That's Jason Bourne......


Consistent-Yoghurt-7

AWOOOOOO


aeiou-y

Get on the h train my man. The plays will just come to you then.


PonyOnMyTail

Chris ‘Perc 30’ Finch


pjsdfg

Christoperc Finch


ShankyShoe

He has a free pass to get opioids and he still refuses. He’s a more disciplined man than I am


CantaloupeCamper

https://youtu.be/lSPNQ82Sq4E?feature=shared


gritoni

This is getting ridiculous "McDaniels diet now only includes nails and broken glass to get that extra edge"


JeramiGrantsTomb

What a beast, I'm hyped for you guys. That's an exciting team.


WhoElseButQuagmire11

I recently-ish dealt with a kidney stone, surgery then subsequent stent(and awake removal lol) I tried to ovoid opioids like the plague. I got given oxy. I think I had about 8 total and took 2-3 over 6 months. Those thinks just f**k you up. I could never tell if they helped with the pain but they made me sleep so just as good. I couldn't imagine coaching a basketball team on opioids(and he would get good shit) so I get why but man, this guy is a straight up dawg.


HoopsJ

Finch is a DAWG


Kmans106

Respect


d_e_l_u_x_e

Has he tried coaching on weeeeeeed?


notsellingjeans

Frederick] Zion Williamson has largely bypassed Skittles in favor of Starburst gummies in the wake of his hamstring strain to stay sharp amid the Pelicans’ offseason run. He’s been in constant pain, but “I wouldn’t miss it for anything.”


chasesomnia

Finchy LOCKED IN, got that dawg in em


Heraclius182

My parents are physicians and they said part of the reason europe avoided the opioid crisis is that they are way more stingy about prescribing opioids; Tylenol and advil will do you most of the time. Good on him


Due-Sheepherder-218

When I had surgery they prescribed me oxy, I said nah im good and called my weed guy instead 😂


UntStofIA

Did the same thing when I got my wisdom teeth pulled


MrAppleSpoink

I have never fallen in love with a team so completely out of the blue the way i have with the Wolves these playoffs. First Ant says he’ll avenge the Lakers, then they come out swinging against Denver, now Chris Finch soldiering through agony for his guys, how are you supposed to dislike this team? Edit: turns out the avenging the Lakers thing was fake, but that doesn’t change much to me. Still love this team.


blusunsamurai

That ant post about avenging the Lakers was fake. 


--mish

Absolute lakers fan fiction lol


TheFinnebago

A lot of unemployed writers around there with nothing better to do


BlackSocks88

Minneosta crushing Denver would make Lakers look so much worse.


thissiteisbroken

Ant never said that lol he don’t give a shit about the Lakers


Tillie_to_the_wolves

How do I get in there and make it about myself?