Wolves vs. Suns: The Most Impressive Thing About Anthony Edwards | JJ Redick & Tim Legler
In this clip, JJ Redick and ESPN’s Tim Legler discuss how Anthony Edwards’ leadership is the most impressive thing that has stood out about him as a young star in the Minnesota Timberwolves first round NBA playoff series against the Phoenix Suns.
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It's just so funny how Legler and these other "talking head clowns" are able to turn on a dime and act like they weren't saying, before the series started, that the Suns were the absolute WORST match-up (based on the regular season) for the Wolves….smh
Now he's all bought in and "growing to love the Wolves more and more every game"…well, gee, Legs….Welcome to the party, pal.
Ant has that Jordan swag somehow, It's gonna be scary when he reaches his prime
I'm just dying for that Wolves Nuggets rematch. AWWWWWWWOOOOOOO
The way Ant was passing and playmaking was almost mind-blowing considering how he normally goes for his shots
Legs take on Ant. “I see it in his eyes that he wants it” as a Wolves fans that’s a backhand meaning he doesn’t watch the games and don’t care for it.
"Suns and Phoenix series"? Folks can't even say our team's name. That's how badly we're dismissed in the minds of talking heads
This is how you know no one from the national media has watched more than 1 wolves game before the playoffs
KD = Clyde Drexler
He's Neo from the Matrix and he knows Kung Fu now.
Give me Legs, JJ, & Timpf everyday all day
"They're growing on me every single night " LEGLER Tim.
Pause man 🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Probably didn’t give them enough credit throughout the regular season as a legitimate threat” you and every one else Tim
JJ is awesome man. I’m always on the hunt for any and all the Wolves content I can get. I’ve been annoyed lately.
That’s because. We live in a world where they’d rather tear someone down (Suns) than build someone up (Wolves). All the headlines the last couple days are about the Suns or KD and how they are failing. Not how the Wolves are having a statement year from start to finish and a team to be worried about. Half the people claiming the wolves are the real deal, ain’t even really watching the games. Stephen A is out here trying to hold Grayson Allen accountable. 😭 Rob Parker and Chris Broussard think Jaden McDaniels is a no name role player. Just pitiful how casual these so called “experts” are. Y’all should know who NAW is but most don’t. The Wolves winning it all would NOT be a surprise to us Wolves fans that have been watching all year. They flipped a switch in that Nugs series last year and have only gotten scarier with Naz and Jaden healthy for the playoffs. We are the deepest team in the league. Nobody else has a guy like NAW or NAZ coming off their bench.
The Celtics better pray we don’t come out the west cause we would be 2-0 against them if not for a snowstorm that cause travel issues on a B2B and were still up 20 at TD Graden while short handed. Ant Jaden and NAW will make life hell for Tatum and Brown if they get the chance.
He's coachable.
His growth this year in adjusting to double and triple teams is commendable. He seldom dribbles into danger anymore (HEAR THAT KAT?)
He has numerous games of 15+ combined rebounds/assists/steals/blocks. That's where he needs to be ( GOT THAT KAT?).
They win when he hits 15+ combined even if his shots aren't falling
He gets it.
GOT THAT KAT?
Ants leadership has always been there. His teammates always said so, he was always their biggest hype man, and they credit him for the confidence they have
Embib is a DIRTY player, he will kick your balls and will take out your legs as you jump and injure you
JJ and Legs is the best.
Hey JJ and Tim. Was Embibs "play" on Mitch dirty?
Wolves are the only team who can honestly have a shot at Denver.
leredick where you at with the lakers being down 3-0
This defense is incredible to watch
I don’t know why people are so shocked about Jaden McDaniels. Dude has BEEN a dawg. Rudy is an elite defender for sure but Jaden is the glue that keeps their defense consistent. Glad the casuals are catching up. Cheers Wolves fans!
Sponsored by BMW I see you JJ! 💰🏎️
Looks like your guy is going down to the Nuggets. Being down 3-0 is pretty close to an impossible situation. There is a glimmer of hope. I could figure out how to do it, but no more freebies, as far as the whole deal. I will give some tips though.
The Lakers had the formula in game 2. One might say Denver took it all away in game 3. Well, no. Denver couldn't take away pace or belief. But the Lakers ripped up the plan and started over for game 3. See, x's and o's are important, but if you don't have gangsterism, you don't have anything. The two three biggest gangsters in basketball right now are Joker, Coach Malone and Coach Hurley. There are others that are close and getting closer, but those 3 are at the top. The Lakers play in a highly critical environment, where in any adversity, blame is the ONLY deal. NOBODY plays their best in a blame environment. LeBron is the head of THAT snake. LeBron could be one of the biggest goons, but he isn't close, but could be overnight. What did he do in game 4 last year? But being a goon isn't about scoring the most points. It's about who is the toughest. Right now, the 5 toughest guys in the series are Denver's starting 5. Put that in your pipe.
When Laker fans boo DLo, that is a losing mentality all day long.
What would I do? I would stop trying to do what everyone else does. I walk it up. Stop trying to do small ball and worry about spacing. Back in the Showtime days, often times ALL 10 guys ran offense inside the 3 point line. The obsession with spacing is just one person's idea. I would play Hayes at the 5 and have AD just be a bad man. Nobody can guard him, so Denver sends the whole team. LeBron can quarterback everything. Nobody can guard AD. NOBODY can guard Rui. LeBron could have 15 layups a game if he decided to. Does he want to be finesse like Steph or gangster like Zion? He can do either. It's a choice. He looks to score rather than to be a big problem. He has to be a big problem in the last 10 minutes. Doing the flyboy runway dunks and all that in the first quarter is not the move.
Joker literally just gets this demeanor like he's pissed and starts to destroy. That is what you call having gears. Like a big storm cloud moving in on a sunny day. LeBron occasionally likes to bully, but prefers to dance and be pretty. He got too much into longevity and Floyd Mayweather type mentality. He can continue doing the same and get swept, or he can turn to his "manchild" side and bring the pain. There is no pain when there are no shoulder shrugs and AND 1'S. Right now, my favorite spectacle in sports is Bron getting the AND 1 and hitting the crowd with shoulder shrugs and flexes. He gets it. But you want that in the 4th quarter, not the second. You don't pout when someone misses. You don't analyze every play in real time to see who messed up. You just get after it. Hayes always gets after it. That is why I would play him and AD together. I would look at AD as a wing. Hayes gets excited sometimes, but that is why you would have AD lurking. This is just basic stuff. I could spend a day of research and Denver might not win another game. I don't THINK I CAN, that is what I do. But no more freebies. Been doing it a long time. JJ, you don't remember your last game at the Dean Dome? I bet you never asked yourself how Sean May went from soft his whole career to the Juggernaut that last game when he went what, 24 with 22 boards? A gangster, huh? You had the better team by the way. I've been doing it a long time and have computers full of secrets. Oh, one last thing, Bron could be one of the top 3 shooters in the league, if he knew the secret. I tried to tell him via Coach Brown when he was back at Cleveland. It's real. And yes my boys in Evanston tried to knock of Danny's crew. Down 2 starters, the boys didn't start to believe until late in the 2nd half, when they went on a 23-9 run. I have new respect for Coach Hurley and he may have my favorite basketball philosophy of all time after doing my research. But next year the boys from Evanston won't he so nice. Hey, that means the boys from Evanston are your boys too. Next year it gets real…
Lakers gonna ball or give post-game explanations why 12 losses in a row before they hit the islands? And don't get it twisted, I roll with the Dubs…for now. They just needed some rest.
Wolves just gaining strength as the game progresses and throttling opponents like a giant anaconda has been a thing all season long. Great defense is fantastic to watch, but takes so much teamwide commitment to bring it every night.
Ant is the leader at age 22 he is vocal and lead by example
the wolves just want it more. eric gordon doesn't even heave it at the buzzer and mike conley goes horizontal to save a loose ball.
Awooo
Suns no leader
No pg
Too much iso
Not enough depth
Don’t guard for shi
the worse team would be denver… dumass
Y’all got to stop glazing 😂 he only had like 15 points last game
He is the one
Whoever wins the MN and Denver series will win the championship
Disappointing to this point for my Suns. However series not over yet! Suns at home now. And one more thing the Wolves are not making the finals against anybody lol 😮
i thought it was obvious when the young guy has more balls in 2 post season exits than KAT.
he was ready to have the game, the season on the line in his hands
We feel like we haven't gotten enough recognition this year, yes, but we understand: why would anyone take a franchise with our trash history seriously until it's really obvious?- Wolves Fan, St. Paul MN
Over hyped. Just because he is athletic and had a decent game 1 followed up by 15 points in game 2. Another one of the athletic US guys who will be injured and done after 4-5 years as his game depends on his athleticism. Luka and Jokic will rule for a long time. If these boys like it or not
Great segment! As a wolves fan, I love to hear this. Seems like everything I've heard from national media is Sun's focused. "Suns are down 0-2" whole segment is about how the suns team isn't constructed correctly, or KD just isn't trying hard enough, Suns don't have a deep enough bench, etc. Maybe one comment about how the Wolves are playing well and the rest is just focused on what the suns are doing and what they need to do. Thanks for taking the time to talk about the Wolves in some more depth, and sorry about complaining.
Tim Legler has been very bitter when it comes to the Suns for a long time lol maybe it's personal or something happened to him when he played for them.
Suns get swept have to break this team up and fire Vogel
They don’t watch a lot of twolves games and it’s fine but the “shock” isn’t shocking for any MN fans.
What a turnaround from the Suns being the worst matchup for the Wolves.
Make-up: „How much bronzer do you want?“
Tim Legler: „yes“
We've been like this all season
This is what happened to the Nets when they had KD, Kyrie and Harden, if you have 3 star players that play iso and are purely offensive players, there's no way to win, you need somebody to play like an actual pg to create the situations were these scorers can shine, so far they only seem to take turns to just dribble and shoot the ball
How is this any bit surprising Minnesota is a juggernaut with the best defense the best single player the best defensive player and the best six man are the best 7 point shooter have you guys not been watching the Timberwolves this season😂
Legler got hella makeup on