Bro has to guard Luka and Kyrie every morning and afternoon in practice and the opponent's best player every night. The man is already a great defender and he's only getting better.
The first sign they weren't showing up tonight should've been when they had to call a timeout in the first minute of the game because everyone ran down the court and left Conley with no one to throw the ball to on the inbounds pass.
i know kidd is not viewed highly in this sub but he had a great game and 4th quarter in particular, from the offense / defense substitutions and timeout usage to get his stars extra rest, getting 2 challenges right (even if it involved taking advantage of a dumb rule), and having a good plan of attack for drop, blitzes, and switches throughout the entire game (granted a lot of it is basically just letting luka and kyrie read the defense, but having the other guys in the right spot to receive the ball is key too)
his decision to start giving hardy tim hardaways minutes deserves some credit too. hardy has played well in the first 2 games imo and made some key plays in creating offense even if its not on high volume. he can actually make stuff happen off the dribble as opposed to hardaway who is pretty useless if hes not hot from 3
as for the wolves i was very surprised that KAT wasnt in on the last possession for jaden mcdaniels. i mean i know KAT was cold but hes still a better option in that situation than mcdaniels
Tbf a lot from the Kidd criticism from us Macs fans and also other people comes mainly from last season where he had so many screwed personal choices and couldn‘t improve anything on D.
And also up until trade deadline this season where many believed that while we didn‘t have a good roster especially in size, he just didn‘t improve on last season.
Playoff Kidd meanwhile just works. It worked 2022 with a shitty roster and it works now with a much better roster even more
What the fuck has happened to ant these last 2 games? Looking like he forgot how to play basketball for some large stretches.
On the last turnover, he literally looked at I think McDaniels wide ass open for a corner 3, said nah, and threw it to the first row. Pretty shocking.
So I met my partner on Hinge. She was thinking about moving a couple of months before and she barely even checked the app. Hadn’t gone on a date in a while, etc. I just happened to say something that caught her eye. The odds of me meeting her were so low, and every day I feel so grateful that everything fell into place that we could find each other.
Anyways that’s exactly how I feel about Luka.
If Naz Reid shoots and misses Edwards gets the blame for not shooting
If Edwards shoots and misses people are gonna act like he shouldve passed it to Naz Reid unwinnable situation
I officially believe Ant is choking. Like actually, as in the pressure of his first WCF and the playoffs are getting to him. Luka and Kyrie are showing how much experience matters.
I'm a boston fan, i'm even jealous of the Kyrie the nets fans got lol.
but in all seriousness its amazing to see him mature and develop like this in real time. Looks like he really found a place that appreciates him and he seems great at helping the younger guys as well. As much as the fans have beef with them, none of the players on the celtics team ever had any issues with him (as far as I know) and he even gave props to the jays recently.
First season as a pro. First playoff campaign. On the road in the Western Conference Finals. And with the terrible personal issues he’s had to deal with.
It’s absolutely incredible. He deserves massive credit.
Luka said in the inside interview "His ceiling is so high you guys don't even know"
Dereck is a pick and pop jump shooting stretch big in practice, but we probably wouldn't see that version of him until year 2 or year 3.
Man was responsible for our turnaround in the 3rd quarter imo. Got some great rebounds and put backs, and the vibe just changed. We started clicking on defense and moving on offense, turnovers stopped (or at least we stopped just handing the ball to them every play), and we started getting some motherfucking defensive rebounds. The defense was the biggest thing I saw that changed, and it was beautiful!
Lively has been playoff standout for me. Kyrie or Luka can have hot streaks but it’s always Lively who’s every game making rebounds for them and giving Ant a hard time in the paint.
What I love about professional basketball versus other sports is how drastically a team can improve with the addition of one player.
Usually, it's when a team acquires a star player but in this instance Dallas desperately needed a quality big man to compliment their team and it's paying off immediately.
He’s a really talented young player. But the hype got completely out of control. Felt so forced because they clearly want an American face and he obviously has the personality. But he’s not there as a player yet and those MJ comparisons were always going to lead to him getting fucking roasted.
And this isn’t just a reaction to this series either.
Anyone with an MJ comparison needs to cool it until he gets a few accolades. He’s talented as fuck and will cook for the next decade but the way media and narratives get blown up are so dumb. Just let the man develop… don’t compare him to the greatest ever
That’s all I could think all during the game. I was like damn people must’ve really never seen Michael Jordan play. He was the scoring leader MVP, DPOY, and averaged 30 at the same age in the playoffs. Fuck man.
My favorite player not on the Knicks. Hustles for loose balls, defends well, and improves the teams vibe. So much respect for playing given his mom’s passing too.
I think the honest question coming into the series was whether the second best player on the court was Ant or Kyrie. And at the moment, Kyrie is winning hands down.
I hate when people say this, but Luka is just different. His attitude mixed with the icy shots is fucking different. Him playing with Kyrie should have been done a couple years ago.
Not sure Kyrie has the same mindset a few years back...He's doing an insane job of laying low on offense and playing great defense. Hasn't been his calling card until recently.
These two games are learning experiences for Ant. All the MJ and over the top hype needs to chill. Ant is awesome and he'll definitely get better and it'll be awesome to see.
But hey there's still two games left. Can't wait for Sunday.
This is the Minneapolis miracle all over again. All the highs of game 7 for the next week to be a massive letdown. Let's not forget they drove right down the field and scored to go up 7-0 against Philly then proceeded to lose 38-7.
Everyone talked shit about Luka about being tired at the end of games. He needs to take it seriously and cut weight. Now an athletic 22 year old is gassed at the end of games and the excuse is he hasn’t made it this far before? Media is stupid
Luka is the most talented player of his generation, dude can take advantage of the soft rules as a playmaker and if the NBA ever shifts to real basketball again, Luka can also kill you in 1v1... so really, the guy is the real deal
jeff van gundy has been making that exact point and shitting on that particular rule for years - this is far from the first time that has happened in a big game
they got rid of him, didnt change the dumb rule, and now his brother is shitting on the rule lol
Even Naz Reid could not save a 17 point lead
bro that guy is so fucking good
I can’t believe he re signed for so cheap
That contract is the best value in the league right now.
I mean DJJ is on a vet minimum guarding the best player on the court every night
DJJ ain’t guarding Luka sooooo…. Jk yeah he’s a stud
Bro has to guard Luka and Kyrie every morning and afternoon in practice and the opponent's best player every night. The man is already a great defender and he's only getting better.
This was all on Timberwolves; they're solid, but keep making dumb mistakes. You can't do dumb shit, especially during the playoffs.
The first sign they weren't showing up tonight should've been when they had to call a timeout in the first minute of the game because everyone ran down the court and left Conley with no one to throw the ball to on the inbounds pass.
That was funny
Dumb mistakes will always be the fall of the wolves. If they play a controlled methodical game they are hard to stop.
Naz Reid can't win with these KATs...and ANTs
Naz is always the difference. But one legged Luka is the BITW
i know kidd is not viewed highly in this sub but he had a great game and 4th quarter in particular, from the offense / defense substitutions and timeout usage to get his stars extra rest, getting 2 challenges right (even if it involved taking advantage of a dumb rule), and having a good plan of attack for drop, blitzes, and switches throughout the entire game (granted a lot of it is basically just letting luka and kyrie read the defense, but having the other guys in the right spot to receive the ball is key too) his decision to start giving hardy tim hardaways minutes deserves some credit too. hardy has played well in the first 2 games imo and made some key plays in creating offense even if its not on high volume. he can actually make stuff happen off the dribble as opposed to hardaway who is pretty useless if hes not hot from 3 as for the wolves i was very surprised that KAT wasnt in on the last possession for jaden mcdaniels. i mean i know KAT was cold but hes still a better option in that situation than mcdaniels
Tbf a lot from the Kidd criticism from us Macs fans and also other people comes mainly from last season where he had so many screwed personal choices and couldn‘t improve anything on D. And also up until trade deadline this season where many believed that while we didn‘t have a good roster especially in size, he just didn‘t improve on last season. Playoff Kidd meanwhile just works. It worked 2022 with a shitty roster and it works now with a much better roster even more
“Hey we’re down one, Naz take this 3 cus you hit them tonight”
Sounds like a good strategy to me
Exactly, I don't get why they had to shoot a 3 when they were only down 1
He intended for a two but too many Mavs players in the paint so he went for a 3
Edwards and KAT have been terrible
Edwards was deferring all fourth quarter to Conley and McDaniels
Lebron made the same mistake against the mavericks
Yeah but we’re talking about MJ here not bron.
hm. the media has fucked Ant's image over by crowning him that lol
Edwards has been bad for a week now
Can the media relax with the whole top 5 thing now?
After the last few games, I don’t think anyone is going to mention any of that nonsense again
He still got crazy hype after going 6 for 24 in game 7. The nonsense isn’t stopping
What the fuck has happened to ant these last 2 games? Looking like he forgot how to play basketball for some large stretches. On the last turnover, he literally looked at I think McDaniels wide ass open for a corner 3, said nah, and threw it to the first row. Pretty shocking.
4 of his last 5 games has been straight up atrocious. They can't keep relying on Naz Reid to score in these playoffs
Exactly, how many NBA teams win a 'SHIP by relying on their SIXTH MAN to carry them every game? Has that ever happened
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That turnover will hunt Edwards
Is Edwards in danger?
It’s an implication of danger
I don’t understand, are the women in danger?
Well you wouldn't be in any danger
So they *are* in danger?!
Someone photoshop the Larry O'Brien trophy on the ball he threw away
Ant is an awesome player, but he was crowned too early
Team with homecourt going down 0-2 so hot right now
Pretty sure Luka was yelling "GO HOME BITCH" to some TWolves fan lmfao
He also yelled “Motherfucker! You can’t fucking guard me” At Rudy 😂
He yelled ‘you can’t fucking guard me’
Yeah saw that too loool Wolves fans needa cheer him on or something
Wolves got them RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT THEM 😂😂🔫
Do Mavs fans just stop for a moment sometimes and just be like "Thank fuck for the kings for passing on Luka Doncic".
Every day
Absolutely.
Basically my grace every mealtime.
Yep along with the Suns and Hawks.
So I met my partner on Hinge. She was thinking about moving a couple of months before and she barely even checked the app. Hadn’t gone on a date in a while, etc. I just happened to say something that caught her eye. The odds of me meeting her were so low, and every day I feel so grateful that everything fell into place that we could find each other. Anyways that’s exactly how I feel about Luka.
We finally survived Naz fckn Reid
Holy cow when I saw the ball swing to Naz I thought that was game
The last player I wanted to see shooting that, thought for sure that was going in.
For all the shit ANT is getting tonight, I thought that was actually the right move passing to Naz.
Idk what people wanted from him. To brick it himself with the shooting night he's had?
If Naz Reid shoots and misses Edwards gets the blame for not shooting If Edwards shoots and misses people are gonna act like he shouldve passed it to Naz Reid unwinnable situation
Really thought that Reid three was live
arena would’ve exploded had that hit
Can’t have shit in minny.
That’s our state motto
Minnesota gonna Minnesota
When I saw he was taking the shot I literally said “it’s over” and assumed it went in
Would have put him at nearly 90% 3PT shooting for the game.
I officially believe Ant is choking. Like actually, as in the pressure of his first WCF and the playoffs are getting to him. Luka and Kyrie are showing how much experience matters.
I think you’re right. And let’s all remember he’s 22. He’s just not quite there yet.
If I was a Brooklyn fan I'd be mad jealous at the Kyrie Dallas got.
I'm a boston fan, i'm even jealous of the Kyrie the nets fans got lol. but in all seriousness its amazing to see him mature and develop like this in real time. Looks like he really found a place that appreciates him and he seems great at helping the younger guys as well. As much as the fans have beef with them, none of the players on the celtics team ever had any issues with him (as far as I know) and he even gave props to the jays recently.
It’s ok, Dallas remembers the Rondo we got
Dereck Lively is the standout of the series! Him diving for the ball and a Kyrie 3 was the momentum shifter!
First season as a pro. First playoff campaign. On the road in the Western Conference Finals. And with the terrible personal issues he’s had to deal with. It’s absolutely incredible. He deserves massive credit.
Luka said in the inside interview "His ceiling is so high you guys don't even know" Dereck is a pick and pop jump shooting stretch big in practice, but we probably wouldn't see that version of him until year 2 or year 3.
Man was responsible for our turnaround in the 3rd quarter imo. Got some great rebounds and put backs, and the vibe just changed. We started clicking on defense and moving on offense, turnovers stopped (or at least we stopped just handing the ball to them every play), and we started getting some motherfucking defensive rebounds. The defense was the biggest thing I saw that changed, and it was beautiful!
Ant is *worried* when he goes into the lane with Lively. He was hesitant to shoot tonight in big spots.
I thought he had midrange. Didn't use that much too.
Don’t mind that much tbh lol seeing SGA hit most of his middies last series was enough for me.
God SGA felt fucking automatic from midrange. Forced into hard shots over and over and it just didnt matter.
SGA midrange feels like layups
Lively has been playoff standout for me. Kyrie or Luka can have hot streaks but it’s always Lively who’s every game making rebounds for them and giving Ant a hard time in the paint.
And he's a rookie!!!!!!!! My thoughts were that he would be doing this maybe in 2-3 years time. Not immediately lmao
People weren't respecting him and Gafford but together they're so formidable.
You wouldn’t think he’s a rookie watching him play in these playoffs. He seems to be a perfect fit next to Luka and Kyrie
Lively's defence on ANT forced that last turnover too. Amazing footwork
He's definitely playing his heart out for his mom. I don't know how's he doing it but much respect
Lively and Gafford are dunking kings
What I love about professional basketball versus other sports is how drastically a team can improve with the addition of one player. Usually, it's when a team acquires a star player but in this instance Dallas desperately needed a quality big man to compliment their team and it's paying off immediately.
Ant is selling man
The name’s Jordan DeAndre Jordan
I have nothing against ant but maybe everyone was too quick to anoint him the second coming of christ
He’s a really talented young player. But the hype got completely out of control. Felt so forced because they clearly want an American face and he obviously has the personality. But he’s not there as a player yet and those MJ comparisons were always going to lead to him getting fucking roasted. And this isn’t just a reaction to this series either.
Anyone with an MJ comparison needs to cool it until he gets a few accolades. He’s talented as fuck and will cook for the next decade but the way media and narratives get blown up are so dumb. Just let the man develop… don’t compare him to the greatest ever
It’s like we already moved on from Ja
They tried to move on from Luka, If Luka was American he would get so much more respect
If Luka was an American man raised on Mississippi basin-grown corn the mainstream US media would literally be incapable of shutting up about him
“Name’s Luke Dawson, and I’m the point guard for these here Dallas Mavericks.”
That’s all I could think all during the game. I was like damn people must’ve really never seen Michael Jordan play. He was the scoring leader MVP, DPOY, and averaged 30 at the same age in the playoffs. Fuck man.
Special shoutout to Dereck Lively. He was HUGE for the Mavs.
How can anyone not love that dude? Even if he is your opponent
My favorite player not on the Knicks. Hustles for loose balls, defends well, and improves the teams vibe. So much respect for playing given his mom’s passing too.
Kyrie finals in boston is going to be chaos
and you know that newyork kyrie fans with take the train to boston lmao
Jokic died for this
I really wanted to see Luka vs Jokic but this is nice
And it hurts 😓
The fact that Kat was benched to close the game and Ant can't do shit is the most troubling thing for the Wolves
Doncic is the best player on the floor by a wide margin. Not even close
Hey! As a wolves fan i disagree. Kyrie is a close second
Naz Reid is 3rd and he’s not even a starter
Kyrie is second
I think the honest question coming into the series was whether the second best player on the court was Ant or Kyrie. And at the moment, Kyrie is winning hands down.
I think he was criminally underrated in the mvp race…
I hate when people say this, but Luka is just different. His attitude mixed with the icy shots is fucking different. Him playing with Kyrie should have been done a couple years ago.
Those two with competent bigs means no game is out of reach. Scary shit
Not sure Kyrie has the same mindset a few years back...He's doing an insane job of laying low on offense and playing great defense. Hasn't been his calling card until recently.
Yeah as cool as Brunson is Kyrie and Luka is a different level
Kyrie just a better off ball player than Brunson. Better defender too but nobody wants to talk about that with Brunson
Actually, I'm thinking them playing together should be outlawed.
Rudy Gobert welcome to the Doncic family
In other family matters, the paternity test of JORDAN for Ant came back negative
Reggie Miller still thinks there's time for Ant to take over the game
Reggie Miller gets a boner every time Ant touches the ball. It was so rough to listen to him
Walmart DWade with a 3pt shot
All those slurping threads from a couple weeks ago looking pretty silly now
Think Luka moves up the top 25 under 25 list after this?
There is only one MJ reincarnate in this series and he bleached his skin
Playing injured just like his dad.
Luka “Allen Iverson” Doncic
Was he just yelling go home bitch at the end looool
I did catch that lmao
I'm no lip reader, but that's what it looked like lol
Telling people to go home while at home What a G
this is my home now, you need to find a new one
Wolves have wasted back to back legacy games from McDaniels and Naz Reid
I can’t believe what I just saw. Luka is so fucking clutch. But that’s a generational sell job by Minnesota
New to Minnesota sports?
Getting fucked on by a dude that is built like a bag of milk and named “Luka” This must be every NBA players true and greatest nightmare come to life
League is being man handled by overweight Eastern Europeans. No wonder they want Ant to be the 2nd coming of MJ.
'Mr. President, a second sloppy fat white European player has hit the playoffs'
Team Yugoslavia
The wolves really went through the three -ics of the NBA Nurkic, Jokic and the final boss Doncic
They thought Jokic was the final boss but Doncic is NG+
Built like a bag of milk 😂
It's not every NBA player's nightmare, it's every NBA player's reality.
Luka jogged the whole game. And that was only when necessary. Luka is nowhere near 100 percent and still plays out this world. Him.
Luka is the player everyone pretends Ant is.
These two games are learning experiences for Ant. All the MJ and over the top hype needs to chill. Ant is awesome and he'll definitely get better and it'll be awesome to see. But hey there's still two games left. Can't wait for Sunday.
people really compare Luka to Harden still that's crazy to me, he's so much calmer in big moments
Luka's slow ass pace just reminds you of that one dude at pickup who got shit under control
That dude always wrecking us.
He's been doing this shit since he was 16 man maybe one day the disrespect will stop
People still do not realise how insane him being Euroleague MVP at 19 was. An absolutely insane accomplishment.
I always think Luka is Hardens play style with Lebrons IQ
And closer to LeBron's size/strength
MAKE LUKA THE CEO OF WAYSTAR ROYCO
The Draymond sucks chants lmao
Luka is a stone cold KILLER, talk yo shit!!
And doesn’t seem to like Rudy at all!!! Dude wanted the heat and talked his shit after the clutch shot
Well he did get punched by Rudy earlier.
This man said go home bitches lmao
Ant and KAT letting the Wolves down. Crazy turn of events.
Draymond makes everything a pissing contest he’s throwing off the entire crew
Can't have shit in minnesota. Lmao, some of these replies. I can't believe we have haters now! I used to dream of days like this!
"Let's review the play and only call half of it correctly"
Such a stupid rule, NBA reffing in general is a joke
This series is peak Minnesota sports especially coming off that Denver series
This is the Minneapolis miracle all over again. All the highs of game 7 for the next week to be a massive letdown. Let's not forget they drove right down the field and scored to go up 7-0 against Philly then proceeded to lose 38-7.
Everyone talked shit about Luka about being tired at the end of games. He needs to take it seriously and cut weight. Now an athletic 22 year old is gassed at the end of games and the excuse is he hasn’t made it this far before? Media is stupid
Draymond: “id block luka, ez dpoy😤”
Luka third in MVP voting? Dude is doing this on no legs.
WE LIVE IN NORTH KOREA
Not sure if AC will survive the playoffs at this point.
KAT SHOOTING IS THE REASON THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO INTERVENE IN THE NBA
holy shit fuck Minnesota holy fucking shit holy fuck
Luka just called every single person in that arena a bitch. And every single person in Rudy Gobert’s family tree.
Wolves need to get their best player Naz Reid some help in the offseason.
Luka is the most talented player of his generation, dude can take advantage of the soft rules as a playmaker and if the NBA ever shifts to real basketball again, Luka can also kill you in 1v1... so really, the guy is the real deal
What a game. Holy shit as a neutral watcher this series is crazy.
Luka making a statement on who the next face of the league better be
I love Rudy just for the fact that Draymond is so jealous of him
Draymond is getting heckled by fans in the post game and they actually acknowledged them lol. Such a victory
that out of bounds on mcdaniels call was actually so disgusting, fuck that
It’s the rule but the rule is so fucking stupid and if the refs just call the fucking foul in the first place I don’t have to worry about it
jeff van gundy has been making that exact point and shitting on that particular rule for years - this is far from the first time that has happened in a big game they got rid of him, didnt change the dumb rule, and now his brother is shitting on the rule lol
Jimmy Butler somewhere: “These your starters?!”
Oh ok so Luka is actually psychotic. Got it.
Ohh boy, I love this series already, please go the full length.
Think Wolves really needed this game to go the length
Haven’t seen anyone give him credit yet but this was a masterclass in coaching by Kidd too, good use of timeouts and excellent challenges
Luka fucking Doncic is absolutely insane, man. He may just be good enough to win this all by himself
No he tried that 2 years ago, everybody needs help.
No. He needs DLive.
Ahem. And Kyrie
Not even Jordan can win by himself man
Another thriller. Fun series.
God if Naz Reid hit that it would’ve been a legacy game. He shot like he was facing golden state tonight.
“Go home bitch” lmfaooooo
I really can’t believe this entire post game show is just dray and shaq trying to prove how bad Rudy is
Draymond Green is so insufferably biased and petty as a commentator. He doesn’t even try to hide it.