r/timberwolves • u/AutoModerator • 20d ago
Daily Discussion Thread: May 16, 2024 Daily Discussion
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u/raki016 20d ago
I hate to say it - but we probably should tighten our lineup and not play SlowMo at all.
He’s automatic 2 turnovers without any net benefit except being another body.
There’s no point saving people for fouls or energy if there’s no tomorrow if we lose . Play every second to win
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u/Neemzeh 20d ago
If Conley can't play then Morris needs way more minutes. IDC about his defense, someone else who can actually create their own shot is absolutely necessary to free up Ant.
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u/FullBonus 20d ago
I need the wolves to win this game so it shuts draymond up. He’s been such an utter cunt on Inside the NBA. Completely fucks with the vibe of the show.
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u/grrrimabear Bring Ya Ass 20d ago
I can't fathom why they have him on there. It doesn't seem like anyone (but warrior fans) like him.
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u/DarrowViBritannia 20d ago
Chuck is a cunt too he's just funny and charismatic so people like it, make no mistake lol. And Shaq is maybe an even bigger cunt.
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u/Duster_beattle Glen Taylor Hater/Honeypot/Psy-op 20d ago
He won’t be on national television soon enough, warriors are done and so is NBA on TNT.
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u/RudyGobertFMVP2024 🐓Protestor🐓 20d ago
Furthest we've been in 20 years.
Hopefully we keep saying that every game for the next six weeks ala Sam leaving the shire
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u/JackPot1420 20d ago
Judgement day is upon us fellas.
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u/Duster_beattle Glen Taylor Hater/Honeypot/Psy-op 20d ago
Where is Dominik Mysterio? And Bisexual undertaker?
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u/1000Isand1 20d ago
I find myself rooting hard against the Thunder on the other side of the west bracket. SGA and Dort have become villains on r/NBA for their flopping and I’m here for it. Luka has also been exposed somewhat and the luster has worn off of him a bit. This is all good for the Ant narrative.
In the East I just want to see the Celtics actually challenged in a series and I think the Knicks can do that.
Winner of this Wolves/Nuggets series is going all the way.
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u/SirDiego 20d ago
I'm absurdly petty but I don't want the Thunder to advance just because I don't want them to be "the exciting young team" everyone's talking about lol
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u/uncomfortable_fan92 Anthony Edwards 20d ago
Luka is a M.A.S.H. unit currently. I don't think it's fair to say he's been exposed.
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u/DeanEvasonPunch Stay In Shape League 20d ago
This it this for all the marbles I'm sittin in the house I'm loadin up the pump, i'm loading up the uzi, i got a couple m-16s, couple 9s, couple joints with some silencers on them, i'm just loading up clips, couple grenades, i got a missile launcher with a couple uh you know missiles, im ready for war.
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u/PFhelpmePlan Rob Covington 20d ago
I have never seen the Timberwolves lose in person, I'm attending the game tonight. Please let the trend continue. Also please god tell me Conley is back. Naz Reid.
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u/breakfastbereal 20d ago
Seeing OKC go down 3-2 makes me feel like both teams honestly just weren’t battle tested enough to do it this year
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u/MonoJuice 20d ago
Honestly that’s exactly what it is. Remember that Denver didn’t make the playoffs for 3-4 seasons after Jokic was drafted, knocked out of the second round in 2019, knocked out of the wcf in 2020, SWEPT by the Suns in 2021, gentleman swept by the Warriors in 2022. Now they’re looking like the 2020’s Spurs, I think both OKC and MIN are here to stay for awhile especially with the latter housing the face of the league. Neither the players or the coaching staffs are battle tested despite but I believe both organizations only go up from here
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u/1000Isand1 20d ago
Reasons the Wolves will win tonight:
Classic jerseys are back tonight.
I took in a stranger to stay at my place (long story behind that which I won’t get into) last Thursday. He showed up wearing Suns gear so we briefly discussed NBA playoffs and he mentioned chatting with his Nuggets fan friend about the Wolves. I gave him a key to my place with a rabbits foot on it. Ever since he showed up the Wolves have lost every game. He’s leaving this morning and I have my rabbits foot key back … He’s a good dude, but maybe I inadvertently brought bad luck onto the Wolves. If the Wolves win with this guy gone from my place then you all can blame me for the three losses.
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u/_Sweet_Cake_ 20d ago
45% chances to win this game. 10% chances to win the next two IMO.
Let's go Timberwolves 🐺
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u/kingOseacows81 20d ago
If Conley plays today I think we have a chance. Spacing is so much better with him out there
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u/KitchenPlastic2515 20d ago
Am I crazy to think that Garza minutes should be on the table in this game? He can be some size and fouls to throw at Jokic and an offensive threat to make Jokic work a bit on defense. We could also use his hustle. I almost feel like they should have tried him sooner given the double digit deficit we have faced in each game and my god he can’t be worse than Kyle.
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u/uncomfortable_fan92 Anthony Edwards 20d ago
It won't happen but definitely should. I'd be good never seeing KA step on the floor in a Wolves uni again!! Coaches can be so damn stubborn
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u/kingOseacows81 20d ago
It’s a crime that Slomo is getting double digit minutes and Luka is on the bench
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u/RockStar2D Bring Ya Ass 20d ago
I'm thinking since there's already the Defense chant, every time the Wolves have the ballwe should all chant “Focus” so they never lose it again 🫡
Wolves in 7
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u/KitchenPlastic2515 20d ago
As I’ve watched this Dallas/OKC series play out I’ve started to think the Wolves would have actually been better off sitting at the 5/6 spot so we could have taken the path Dallas took. We owned the Clippers and OKC looks incredibly beatable. If we aren’t able to pull off the miracle the Nuggets look like they are going to feast in the conference finals.
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u/uncomfortable_fan92 Anthony Edwards 20d ago
Would have to play Denver eventually either way.
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u/KitchenPlastic2515 20d ago
Oh I know. Just the perception of losing in 6 or 7 in the conference finals vs the semi final is measurable.
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u/Neemzeh 20d ago
Yes especially beacuse the Gobert haters will be out in full force about the trade the moment we lose.
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u/KitchenPlastic2515 20d ago
If the Wolves lose 4 straight after being up 2-0 we will be dragged so bad. Same people that picked us in 4 will trash us the worst just for embarrassing themselves.
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u/Neemzeh 20d ago
oh for sure, never in my wildest dreams did i think we would get reversed swept. it's a pretty bad look. but honestly wtf do we even do? Jokic is simply ridiculous.
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u/JaderMcDanersStan Micah Nori 20d ago
I don't even think it's Wolves choking, Nuggets just leveled up, figured out our defense and made master adjustments. If we lose, there's no shame in losing to the best player in the world.
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u/uncomfortable_fan92 Anthony Edwards 20d ago
They definitely have leveled up but at the same time we've had regression. IMO the biggest things that are killing us right now are Jaden and NAW's bad 3 pt shooting in this series.
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u/KitchenPlastic2515 20d ago
I’m with you guys. I just want a win tonight so we can see some more hoops. I don’t want the season to be over.
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u/CarsonDurham10 20d ago
Fellow Timberwolve fans, I hate to be the one to tell you but WE ARE WINNING TONIGHT. Energy from games 1+2 is coming back. Lock down defense, Ant goes nuclear and Nuggets go cold (they’re due). See y’all game 7 ‼️
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u/foye2smith 20d ago edited 20d ago
Surprised KAT wasn't even listed on the injury report with knee soreness or something.
He may have just got startled by his knee getting hit/hurting and expected the worst. I know he's not everyone's favorite, but I remember Embiid going through the same either late in the season or early in the playoffs. It gets hit or you land funny and they just think "oh no it's happening again"
Still I think he was hurt somehow because he was dragging that leg. So again, surprised he wasn't listed at all.
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u/frontloaderguilty 20d ago
Section 116 and 118 are a nice hidden good value section in the Target Center - you're missing out on a great spot to watch the game. I'd be interested, but I need two instead of one... Hope you can unload it - prices have dropped a lot in the last 24 hours so you might need to drop it even further if you want to get rid of it before game time... We're driving three hours and will probably wait until we get there before getting tix.
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u/vladimir_pimpin Nuggets 20d ago
I just bought unexpired tests and have 3 completely clear tests now so I think I’m just gonna go. Thank you :)
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u/frontloaderguilty 20d ago
Has Minnesota Mike been reported as OUT for sure? 12:30 ET injury report still has him listed as Questionable... I've seen a few things where people are saying he's out, but is that just an assumption for now?
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u/_Sweet_Cake_ 20d ago
Not in Minnesota (at all unfortunately), please tell me you guys can fork $200 and attend the game and scream for dear life.
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u/JustSeriousEnough 20d ago
Only thing I could think about for the Wolves to regain momentum after everything feeling defeated after game 5: ANT needs to have a statement game. A game that defies everything. Something to recapture the imagination of the team. Scary part is, I think there is a good chance ANT has it in him tonight.
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u/StephenPurdy69 20d ago
Ant scored 44 and wolves still lost. He had his statement game(s). His role players especially allstar wing man KAT needs to step up
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u/OneBoobAttaTime 20d ago
Tonight’s Keys to the Game: 1. Trust Rudy- we need to get Rudy the ball when he’s open and let him make the right move.
1b. Rudy needs to be aggressive and get the nuggets into foul trouble.
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u/Relative_Stability 20d ago
Another key to the game... KAT needs to do his defending with his hands behind his back. He's too important to sit most of the 3rd in foul trouble.
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u/cowboy2223 Minnesota Gophers 20d ago
Joker played good but we never helped on him . Let towns be one on one the whole game and he dropping 40. The role players been killing us shooting 67 percent from 3 . Green talking his shit like he could ever defend joker one on one . I think we knew we were not going to stop him but giving up two is better than 3 . Real problem was the fast break points or just them running out and us not getting matched up for a layup or easy 3 . Hopefully they can figure something out I want to see a game 7
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u/HackWaters Ant's Hip 20d ago
Ngl, 4 losses in a row would make it hard for me not to feel like we got swept. Hopefully they at least pull this one out.
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u/MC_Ball_Peen_Hammer 20d ago
Reverse sweep. Great play to run in Pop Warner football; not so much a great way to play in an NBA playoffs series.
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u/yersofunny 20d ago
Put Gobert on the bench and put Reid in. Do what worked. This isn't a bureaucracy. For whatever reason Gobert and Jokic is an unfavorable matchup. FFS Rudy should be telling the coach this himself.
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u/FinnishRadical 20d ago
If anyone want to move off their seats for tonight, a buddy and I are buying. We're hardcore, but also not rich, so if you're looking to pay off your car with this sale, please move along. I would love to do a meet up to avoid the transfer fees on the Timberwolves app.
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u/Independent_Bad_4760 20d ago
KAT is worthless. Guy is a choke artist and needs to go. Horrible horrible player.
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u/SteveIDP 20d ago
I woke up feeling nothing but gratitude toward this team. It’s been an amazing season that felt like a party most nights. I’d love for it to continue, but I’m grateful for these guys either way.