The Minnesota Timberwolves saw their offense sputter and ultimately collapse in a putrid shooting performance that turned into a Game One blowout loss to the top-seeded Denver Nuggets. Ben Beecken (@bbeecken) breaks down the biggest issues, including Karl-Anthony Towns’ disappointing performance, disappearing role players, and shooting woes. Also, what the Wolves did well defensively, including making both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray work for what they got.
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17 Comments
Number 1 again.
the problem with the wolves offense is the fact they don’t play to their strengths. instead of playing inside to open the outside they try to do the opposite. Denver has no rim protection and yet minny settle for contested jumpers.
Wolves should do a film session but instead of watching the last game they should watch the 2004 KG wolves vs Denver. Time to fire up Ant and Kat 🐺
MIN got their asses beat. You can gaslight all you want
Just think the wolves will only be worse next year in terms of no bench depth. The new GM sank this team by not knowing how bad Rudy’s weakness are. Prince and Anderson can’t be your first and second best bench players
you seen all that upset and you start imagine it will happen again 😂🤣😂
Denver is real and legit first place! Don't forgot that they basically clinch first place 15+ game before season end!So they could take leg of gas and take it easy to the end! You all act like that was not happen!They could easily have 60 win…they choose that is not important and they need to rest player's,jokic especially!He is still injured hand and leg,but it would be much worst if he was playing every last 15 game!
I think denver could have won by 50 if the refs were fair with calls
Jokic scored only 13 points and had 6 assists because he fouled out? 🤣 Have you actually watched the game? He went to the bench at around 4 min left in the 3rd quarter when Denver was +20 and there was no need whatsoever for him to come back. He only fouled out because he committed 2 quick fouls deep in garbage time. Your "assessment" is factual but completely untrue 🤫
I liked Minnesota fans and their false optimism before this game. All with that ridiculous "fake 1st seed" and "never in history easier 1st seed" ….. well, i hope you enjoy blowouts by fake 1st seed hahahaha
Last year's roster would have resulted in a higher seed or put up a better fight than this roster. This franchise is simply cursed with the worst owners and GMs in the league. Connelly = David Kahn 2.0
They stopped Jokic – not. He did bare minimum he had to, he showed masterclass in the 1st half and the 2nd he did not even have to play. Jokic scores 30 when he feels like it and today he had no need to and the best part is – you don't need to stop Jokic! Can't have B.Brown playing like MJ out there, KCP shooting open threes every other possession etc that's the problem, also MPJ having double digit rebounds etc Forget Jokic, that's the player you don't stop and Gobert and KAT can't stop him anyways, he averaged like 30 on Gobert last time they played in the POs. What are we talking about here, Jokic had double double in what, like 1st quarter? He is not the problem, KAT and ANT throwing bricks, breaking backboards is.
They chanted 'We want Denver' Welp you got them..
Delusional. Nice friendly but delusional if you can’t see the Nuggets. Get ready, a lot more reality coming. By the way, who’s your best player? It ain’t the centers. Terrible. Not max players. MVP, MPJ, 27 all would be first option on wolves.
Jaden McDaniel let the team down
It's really simple. Connelly traded away many of their offensive players. So if Edwards and Towns don't have good or great games they don't have a chance to score enough to beat good teams.
Wolves just aren't a good team. They don't belong in the playoffs
This is much more than a blowout loss. It is a reflection of the team as a franchise over it's entire history. It is a farm club for other NBA teams, They take high draft picks, train them, then those players move on to real NBA teams and win rings. Best to shoot this lame horse and put it out of it's misery. Put the entire team on a bus and drive west. Yes .. You guessed it … Birth of a new team .. The Seattle Timberwolves.