The Terrence (TJ) Shannon Thread

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Dilly will not be a bust. I refuse to allow that to happen. That is my word and as such is beyond contestation.

I see you.

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Prince KGdaBom?

Edwards personal historians discovered LOL.
I'm actually the Great, Great, Great, Great Nephew of England's Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel. English police officers are known as "bobbies" because the term is derived from Sir Robert Peel, who founded the Metropolitan Police in London in 1829. His first name, Robert, was often shortened to "Bob," and his officers became known as "Bobbies" as a nod to his leadership in establishing the force.

Is that close enough?

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Have you ever seen this extended version? If not, it is much better.

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Wow that is great. What a cast in this movie. Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, James Purefoy, Laura Fraser, and Shannyn Sossamon. It doesn't get much if any better than that.

“For he is like gold, and we are merely iron, and you would come here to watch him rust?” That kinda reminds you of fans booing the home team, no?

Yeah it does. For the record Gold does not rust. That is where a lot of it's value lies.

I am so Jealous of Paul Bettany. All that acting talent and married to Jennifer Connelly.

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Wow that is great. What a cast in this movie. Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, James Purefoy, Laura Fraser, and Shannyn Sossamon. It doesn't get much if any better than that.

“For he is like gold, and we are merely iron, and you would come here to watch him rust?” That kinda reminds you of fans booing the home team, no?

Yeah it does. For the record Gold does not rust. That is where a lot of it's value lies.

I am so Jealous of Paul Bettany. All that acting talent and married to Jennifer Connelly.

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Once in a generation beauty. And incredible actress too.

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“For he is like gold, and we are merely iron, and you would come here to watch him rust?” That kinda reminds you of fans booing the home team, no?

Yeah it does. For the record Gold does not rust. That is where a lot of it's value lies.

I am so Jealous of Paul Bettany. All that acting talent and married to Jennifer Connelly.

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Once in a generation beauty. And incredible actress too.

Video is blocked for me in the Dominican Republic. Is it Shannyn or Jennifer?

[WolfAddict]

You guys have me reminiscing about the late and great Heath Ledger...

Might be time for a Dark Knight binge...

[minimus]

Early in his collegiate career, Shannon Jr. was amongst the long list of those hyper-athletic prospects that scouts fantasize about the possibilities if the skill set can evolve with their gifted physical tools. Over his final two collegiate seasons at Illinois, he elevated his skillset to pair with his explosive athleticism and became one of the best players in the Big Ten and all of college basketball.
Shannon Jr. finished with a lottery grade for me because I’m buying his 3-and-D Plus role profile. He’s a defensive playmaker (1.9 stocks) with value as a point of attack defender that shot 42% on unguarded catch-and-shoot threes this season (64 attempts) and 36% last season (33 attempts). When you factor in his self-creation and tough shotmaking ability, TSJ has a higher floor and ceiling than what he’s being given credit for.

Somehow I forgot that TJ was playing well as PoA defender

[KGdaBom]

You guys have me reminiscing about the late and great Heath Ledger...

Might be time for a Dark Knight binge...

I like the Dark Knight, but I enjoy Knight's Tale and 10 things I hate about you even more. I don't care if that makes me uncool.

[WolfAddict]

You guys have me reminiscing about the late and great Heath Ledger...

Might be time for a Dark Knight binge...

I like the Dark Knight, but I enjoy Knight's Tale and 10 things I hate about you even more. I don't care if that makes me uncool.

Definitely nothing uncool about liking those classics brother

[winforlose]

You guys have me reminiscing about the late and great Heath Ledger...

Might be time for a Dark Knight binge...

I like the Dark Knight, but I enjoy Knight's Tale and 10 things I hate about you even more. I don't care if that makes me uncool.

I really liked the writing of A Knight’s Tale. The “love should end with hope,” line is one of my favorite lines of any movies of that decade. He was great in Batman, but I think he was at his peak in the Patriot. It wasn’t really his movie, but it easily could have been. Gibson and Issac’s both had a ton of presence and carried themselves well, but Ledger put himself on the map with that one.

[KGdaBom]

You guys have me reminiscing about the late and great Heath Ledger...

Might be time for a Dark Knight binge...

I like the Dark Knight, but I enjoy Knight's Tale and 10 things I hate about you even more. I don't care if that makes me uncool.

Definitely nothing uncool about liking those classics brother

Romantic comedies. Not manly. I also love The Princess Bride.

[WolfAddict]

I like the Dark Knight, but I enjoy Knight's Tale and 10 things I hate about you even more. I don't care if that makes me uncool.

Definitely nothing uncool about liking those classics brother

Romantic comedies. Not manly. I also love The Princess Bride.

Bro, one of my all time faves is Marley and Me... I cry every damn time

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MP: But it did feel like in Summer League, TJ Shannon was the guy you wanted to have play in a way that opened people’s eyes, and he did play that way.

Finch: Yeah. TJ is solidly in the rotation as we speak. I don’t think there is any debate about that. We need everything he does, from running the floor, getting downhill, playing with force. Defensively, as we talked about earlier, there is definitely (the likelihood of) growth there: It just needs exposure to reps and situations. We need him to rebound better, at both ends.

I do believe he’s got some playmaking ability. There were moments last year with the third team, we didn’t have a playmaker for the third team and he just wound up playing it. He could find all the players on the floor.

MP: We saw that in Summer League, too.

Finch: Yeah. And he keeps things pretty simple. I would say the same thing about him and about Jaylen: They have already mastered the first part of player development, which is they know who they are as players and they know who they need to be when they step on the floor for us. That doesn’t mean they can’t add things to their game, develop, get more freedom, that type of stuff.

But guys who don’t know who they are, or fight who they need to be for the team, those are the guys who struggle the most to gain consistent minutes because you can’t trust what you are going to get. And a lot of times that actually takes you away from what you actually do best.

You see this a lot with players who are trying to make the league, and maybe the one thing they don’t do well is shoot threes and they want to prove to the world they can shoot threes. So they shoot more threes and they look worse doing it. TJ and Jaylen, they don’t do that. (chuckles) That is a huge formula for success.

https://www.minnpost.com/sports/2025/09/qa-timberwolves-coach-chris-finch-on-teams-young-depth-know-your-role-keep-it-simple/

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If MIN want Reid/Randle to switch more it is crucial for our back court players to execute weakside rotation and provide some rim protection. I think TJ has a very good chance to shine here. He has strong body, good instincts and leaping ability.

[KGdaBom]

Yeah it does. For the record Gold does not rust. That is where a lot of it's value lies.

I am so Jealous of Paul Bettany. All that acting talent and married to Jennifer Connelly.

Watch on YouTube

Once in a generation beauty. And incredible actress too.

Video is blocked for me in the Dominican Republic. Is it Shannyn or Jennifer?

Video is no longer blocked. I figured it was Jennifer, just wanted to make sure. That is a very nice dream of mine to be locked in overnight in a Target store or anywhere with Jennifer. Thanks for that one.

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Low man!!!

[Klomp]

I as watching Finch's interview with Craig Kilborn the other day. I thought it was interesting the way Finch said TJ's experience and NBA body was why they targeted him in the draft. He really made it seem like before the big trade last year, it was actually TJ more than Rob who would have been in the rotation and contributing more. Honestly makes a lot of sense.

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More important key preseason stat for TJ Shannon:
-4.2 assists per game in 22.8 minutes per game
-11 for 19 (.579) on 3-pointers