The Positivity Thread

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26 minutes of my life well spent! Thanks man!

[TimberKat]

Good thing it's top 100 plays and not top 100 players in Wolves history. We would land in Ricky Davis, Isaiah Rider, Latrell Sprewell, and Shabazz territory.

[shrink]

In our first two wins, we have already beaten last year’s NBA Champion, and Runner Up!

[cmoss84]

The MN Timberwolves defense is fun to watch. I never thought I'd say that.

[TimberKat]

The MN Timberwolves defense is fun to watch. I never thought I'd say that.

For the moment Wolves are best in points allow and the only team that is under 100 (at 99.6) and 4th in point differential (at 9.6). Did we stepped into an alternative timeline?

[Neeva]

No it’s just the Rudy Effect.

[Guest84]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/are-the-timberwolves-a-top-6-team-in-the-western-conference/vi-AA1jqaCj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=SCOOBE&cvid=dcaae5e6cfe74f18b80960098999f187&ei=8

Nice short take for once

[shrink]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/are-the-timberwolves-a-top-6-team-in-the-western-conference/vi-AA1jqaCj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=SCOOBE&cvid=dcaae5e6cfe74f18b80960098999f187&ei=8

Nice short take for once

Totally off topic, but I just don’t understand how the close captioning person can write “Carl-Anthony Towns” with a “C,” but then write “Kat” with a “K?” Are you a bot or not?

[KGdaBom]

Don't look now, but the Wolves are getting national respect. NBA.Com has us ranked 7th in the NBA.

#7
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Last Week:16↑
Record: 3-2

OffRtg: 110.8 (14) DefRtg: 101.2 (1) NetRtg: +9.5 (5) Pace: 98.5 (26)

The Wolves had two 19-point leads at halftime last week. The first (in Atlanta on Monday) turned into a rest-advantage loss in which they scored just 27 points on their final 44 possessions. The second was a wire-to-wire victory over the Nuggets, the champs’ only defeat of the season.

Three takeaways

The Wolves have held their opponent under a point per possession in four of their five games, having done so in just seven of 82 last season.
Jaden McDaniels made his season debut on Monday and the Wolves’ reunited starting lineup has scored 106 points on 83 offensive possessions (128 per 100), compared to just 55 on 59 (93 per 100) for the lineup with Nickeil Alexander-Walker in McDaniels’ place.
Anthony Edwards has an effective field goal percentage of 67.9% over the last three games, his most effective three-game stretch of shooting (minimum 50 total attempts) since Jan. of 2022.
The minutes with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert on the floor together were much better (especially offensively) in Week 2 (plus-25.5 per 100 possessions) than they were in Week 1 (minus-18.0).

The Wolves have the league’s No. 1 defense even though two of the five teams they’ve played — Atlanta and Denver — rank in the top six offensively. That No. 1 defense will take on the No. 1 offense when the Celtics visit the Target Center on Monday. That’s the start of a stretch where the Wolves are playing four of five against teams that enter Week 3 with winning records.

That's 7th overall and 4th in the west. Up from #16 the week before.

[Klomp]

Good thing it's top 100 plays and not top 100 players in Wolves history. We would land in Ricky Davis, Isaiah Rider, Latrell Sprewell, and Shabazz territory.

Flagrant Howls podcast dedicated a couple of podcasts to that over the offseason

[TimberKat]

Don't look now, but the Wolves are getting national respect. NBA.Com has us ranked 7th in the NBA.

#7
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Last Week:16↑
Record: 3-2

OffRtg: 110.8 (14) DefRtg: 101.2 (1) NetRtg: +9.5 (5) Pace: 98.5 (26)

The Wolves had two 19-point leads at halftime last week. The first (in Atlanta on Monday) turned into a rest-advantage loss in which they scored just 27 points on their final 44 possessions. The second was a wire-to-wire victory over the Nuggets, the champs’ only defeat of the season.

Three takeaways

The Wolves have held their opponent under a point per possession in four of their five games, having done so in just seven of 82 last season.
Jaden McDaniels made his season debut on Monday and the Wolves’ reunited starting lineup has scored 106 points on 83 offensive possessions (128 per 100), compared to just 55 on 59 (93 per 100) for the lineup with Nickeil Alexander-Walker in McDaniels’ place.
Anthony Edwards has an effective field goal percentage of 67.9% over the last three games, his most effective three-game stretch of shooting (minimum 50 total attempts) since Jan. of 2022.
The minutes with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert on the floor together were much better (especially offensively) in Week 2 (plus-25.5 per 100 possessions) than they were in Week 1 (minus-18.0).

The Wolves have the league’s No. 1 defense even though two of the five teams they’ve played — Atlanta and Denver — rank in the top six offensively. That No. 1 defense will take on the No. 1 offense when the Celtics visit the Target Center on Monday. That’s the start of a stretch where the Wolves are playing four of five against teams that enter Week 3 with winning records.

That's 7th overall and 4th in the west. Up from #16 the week before.

Yes, huge game tonight. If we win, we will get a lot of national respects and no more Gobert/Towns doesn't work stuff. If we lose, we will go back down to #16. We were #4 NetReg until DEN blow out CHI to over take Wolves by a few decimal points.

[Domejandro]

https://x.com/jonkrawczynski/status/1721761237669667150

Even without Derrick White, this is pretty impressive.

[shrink]

https://x.com/jonkrawczynski/status/1721761237669667150

Even without Derrick White, this is pretty impressive.

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[Guest84]

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[Klomp]

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I love adding a new podcast to my rotation, sweet!

[TimberKat]

CBS Sports - "Anthony Edwards is playing at MVP level, Wolves look like they're for real after handing Celtics first loss"

One win changes a lot of perception.

[Klomp]

CBS Sports - "Anthony Edwards is playing at MVP level, Wolves look like they're for real after handing Celtics first loss"

One win changes a lot of perception.

This week, Zach Harper (The Athletic) bumped us up in the rankings from 22nd to 6th

[shrink]

I put this elsewhere, but it probably belongs here too.

Defensive Rating
1. Rudy Gobert • MIN 95.8
2. Karl-Anthony Towns • MIN 98.3
3. Mitchell Robinson • NYK 99.3
4. Deandre Ayton • POR 99.4
5. Nickeil Alexander-Walker • MIN 100.1
6. Kyle Anderson • MIN 100.6
7. Naz Reid • MIN 101.6
8. Jalen Suggs • ORL 102.0
9. Donte DiVincenzo • NYK 102.9
10. Anthony Edwards • MIN 103.1

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Nice find. Legler is the real deal.

It’s hard for anyone to find the time to listen in one big gulp, I think the first 20 minutes is about Wolves and Jaden. Then five on Naz, and fifteen more on Ant.

[Klomp]

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