The Minnesota Timberwolves have been historically good on defense, fueled by their league-best rim protection… but Zion Williamson had other ideas.
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Better offensive player Zion or Giannis and why?
i love these game analysis videos, they help me improve on the court sm
Great vid HV, wanted to ask in ur opinion who peaked higher 04 kg or 22 Giannis and why?
Love the video, why u think they didt leave him alone at the 3 point line like lebron did?
I don’t think Zion is unstoppable. He can only go left. And good defense teams like lakers have exposed him. But still love your videos
He remembered he’s the bigger guy in the league
Couldn’t watch the game yesterday but I read that the Pelicans had like 40 free throws in the second half compared to like 11 for Minnesota.
I’m just saying Zion didn’t do this with Lebron and AD as the defensive anchor. Let’s pump the brakes on Gobert’s fourth award. We need AD to get his first because it’s about his time now!
Bro remembered how to play after that in-season semi final
Idk how they lost after the lakers figured out how to stop em 🤦♂️
Imagine if he actually cared 🥲
Historic defense meets unstoppable refs
“Instead of an all time rim protector, it’s Karl Anthony towns”😂
Ticky Tak fouls called on Zion all game yesterday. Gobert was in foul trouble so he couldn't be as aggressive. It's funny how Zion could be aggressive and play bully ball but when the defender gets aggressive on him they will call a foul. Dude is just strong as hell and can only go left or just spin left. Once he loses his athleticism, gonna be another Blake Griffen 2.0
Guess I’ve been spoiled by the Heat last year. Coz everytime I see a big double I expect a partial zone and a pre rotation. GSW, Lakers and Nuggets are all also elite at that. If the Wolves want to be elite in the playoffs they probably need to work on that.
They shot 40 FTs
Ant is a huge part of our defense and offense is a big reason why we lost last night
Why are you such a troll? It’s making me icked by you.
Hey what’s your new twitter? I want to credit you in a clip but you’re suspended
Babe I’m sorry I don’t feel like touching you tonight, you’re starting to resemble Zion Williamson and HoopVenue dropped
This game is just to remind everyone that incredibly talented player like zion (furthermore when he wants to prove a point because SAS said on live TV that he "eat the table") can have great night against all time defensive player like gobert it doesn't make gobert a scrub who doesn't deserve a DPOY
Nobody can stop Zion if he actually cares and plays aggressively. He just needs to play the same way every game. Him and Ingram together have enough star power to make New Orleans a serious contender
Eh i feel this game is a lil fluky cuz ant was out and the refs made it all about them. I will say the pels always give us problems tho
3:19 why didnt zion kick it out for the open 3 here?
the refs sure were unstoppable, lol
truly a special player. How many years is he going to last in the league?
Thank you for the reminder of Zion's greatness amongst Stephen A Smith's continued smear campaign
These vids make me realize how hard it is to play in the nba 😅
It's hard to win when the other team gets 29 more free throws on ticky tack fouls as well as missing our star player
Flying tank
I feel thorn about Zion. On one hand i admire his finishing ability. On the other hand i hate how soft the rules are, on a lot of drives zion clearly initiates the contact and somehow gets free throws. The drive at mcdaniels is the best example, zion just headbutts him out of the way. Again, fantastic finish but it saddens me this is a defensive foul
Zion is an excellent player and an all time finisher. The annoying thing is that he'd be so much better if he actually took care of his body. All these clips in these vids are of an out of shape Zion. If he's this good now , imagine if he had more speed , cardio etc. I hope he figures it out man
If this video lacks the context that the officials in this game decided that any contact on a driving defender was a foul then you're missing a huge chunk of context. 40 free throws. By the end of the night the defenders were just traffic cones because Zion and Ingram were initiating contact and getting a reliable whistle
Zion was literally clueless against 39 year old LeBron and then next game, he obliterates historic defense. Basketball is weird sport man!! lol
Looked like it was Lebron who played mind games to shut down Zion. Just don't see why he didn't just take the mid range shot when it was continually given to him if he can be decent at making free throws
Sad that the conversation about Zion is pessimistic, but I think it's completely justified given his injury history at such a young age and the other red flags (weight, lack of effort). Onus is on him to prove everyone wrong and live up to his potential. Hoping that he does because when he's firing on all cylinders he's awesome to watch in a way that very few basketball players in history are.
Zion is the football player that ended up getting a basketball scholarship
really loving these analyses. you also sound a bit like hiccup with is really cool
Zion ragdolled everyone lol
I wouldn’t be surprised if by the end of the season they are an elite team. The showed promise beginning of last year
The Lakers had the best defense I've seen against the Pacers at the Finals of the In Season Tournament or the "NBA Cup"
Their defense was so good
No force on earth can stop the blob!
And Pels only lost to minnesota by 1 last time they played without Zion but with Ant
Crazy that LeBron made Zion look like somebody's dad at a Sunday pickup at the Y
can you do a video on Julius Randle and how he has been playing great since his first 6 games of bad basketball and how he turned his season around?
Ant didn’t play… let’s move on 🤷🏻