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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#81 » by winforlose » Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:52 pm

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KGdaBom wrote:I think he is better than V8. You just have your mind locked in on rookies have to play G League. They don't.


Not all rookies. I wanted to start Kessler next to KAT to fix the high wall before the Rudy trade. I just don’t see Minott or especially Moore being ready to contribute in a meaningful way at the NBA level. Look at their mechanics, their box outs, passing, frames, ect… They are just not ready, and are proving it in summer league.

I thought summer league games meant nothing and they couldn't prove anything in a summer league game. Which is it. Josh is looking good. Moore is looking OK. They haven't proven to me that they can't help us in the NBA. If they've proven it to you then you run with it.


I apologize if I haven’t been clear enough. Summer league is a good chance to look at skills and form. Shot motion, defensive stances and angles, rebounding position and technique, ball handle, ect… The reason the box scores are less relevant is because some of the competition won’t even make the G league. You have a mix of Pro, Semi Pro, and amateur basketball players on the floor at any given time. At least the G is solid semi pro with the occasional Pro. Minott shows some nice things, ups, free throw stroke, consistent shooting motion, better handle than I expected, ect… But he also shows some troubling things, including rebounding position, foul tendencies, spacing issues, poor passing at times, rushing his shots, poor judgment on when to shoot, ect… I am not saying he is a bad player, I am saying he is too green for meaningful NBA minutes. On a team like Houston or OKC where you expect to lose, use him as much as possible. But if your goal is to be 1st in the west, we simply cannot afford to give him 20-25 minutes a night. Then the question is which is better, 10 minutes against NBA 2nd string guys when he is in over his head, or 35 minutes per night in the G. My vote is 35 minutes and let him learn before throwing him in the deep end.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#82 » by KGdaBom » Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:59 pm

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Not all rookies. I wanted to start Kessler next to KAT to fix the high wall before the Rudy trade. I just don’t see Minott or especially Moore being ready to contribute in a meaningful way at the NBA level. Look at their mechanics, their box outs, passing, frames, ect… They are just not ready, and are proving it in summer league.

I thought summer league games meant nothing and they couldn't prove anything in a summer league game. Which is it. Josh is looking good. Moore is looking OK. They haven't proven to me that they can't help us in the NBA. If they've proven it to you then you run with it.


I apologize if I haven’t been clear enough. Summer league is a good chance to look at skills and form. Shot motion, defensive stances and angles, rebounding position and technique, ball handle, ect… The reason the box scores are less relevant is because some of the competition won’t even make the G league. You have a mix of Pro, Semi Pro, and amateur basketball players on the floor at any given time. At least the G is solid semi pro with the occasional Pro. Minott shows some nice things, ups, free throw stroke, consistent shooting motion, better handle than I expected, ect… But he also shows some troubling things, including rebounding position, foul tendencies, spacing issues, poor passing at times, rushing his shots, poor judgment on when to shoot, ect… I am not saying he is a bad player, I am saying he is too green for meaningful NBA minutes. On a team like Houston or OKC where you expect to lose, use him as much as possible. But if your goal is to be 1st in the west, we simply cannot afford to give him 20-25 minutes a night. Then the question is which is better, 10 minutes against NBA 2nd string guys when he is in over his head, or 35 minutes per night in the G. My vote is 35 minutes and let him learn before throwing him in the deep end.

You look for all of that. I'm just going to look for if he's good or not. Who ever said anything about him getting 20-25 minutes a night. It sure wasn't me. I'm just saying it's possible he can stick with the Minnesota Timberwolves rather than being a lock for the Iowa version. No more and no less. Now your rebuttal will be if he's not getting many minutes up here it's better for him to be there. Got it.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#83 » by KGdaBom » Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:43 pm

Have we got the correct pronunciation of his name yet? I Googled this one pronouncing it minute.
https://www.howtopronounce.com/josh-minott
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#84 » by winforlose » Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:11 pm

KGdaBom wrote:Have we got the correct pronunciation of his name yet? I Googled this one pronouncing it minute.
https://www.howtopronounce.com/josh-minott


In interviews and announcing it seems to be pronounced my-knot
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#85 » by KGdaBom » Tue Jul 12, 2022 5:57 pm

winforlose wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:Have we got the correct pronunciation of his name yet? I Googled this one pronouncing it minute.
https://www.howtopronounce.com/josh-minott


In interviews and announcing it seems to be pronounced my-knot

I want hear him say it himself to remove all doubt.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#86 » by Klomp » Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:21 pm

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KGdaBom wrote:Have we got the correct pronunciation of his name yet? I Googled this one pronouncing it minute.
https://www.howtopronounce.com/josh-minott


In interviews and announcing it seems to be pronounced my-knot

I saw one interview from high school I think where it was pronounced like minute, but every other place I've seen or heard it as Minot.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#87 » by KGdaBom » Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:24 pm

Klomp wrote:
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KGdaBom wrote:Have we got the correct pronunciation of his name yet? I Googled this one pronouncing it minute.
https://www.howtopronounce.com/josh-minott


In interviews and announcing it seems to be pronounced my-knot

I saw one interview from high school I think where it was pronounced like minute, but every other place I've seen or heard it as Minot.

I listened to a YouTube of a guy who loved him pronouncing it minnow. Minot as in North Dakota I'm sure you mean. Most in Minnesota know that. A lot of people around the country probably don't.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#88 » by Klomp » Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:14 pm

Seems like the $1.6m (roughly) left in the MLE should get it done for Minott as the No. 45 pick. The No. 32 pick just signed starting at $2m.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#89 » by KGdaBom » Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:25 pm

Klomp wrote:Seems like the $1.6m (roughly) left in the MLE should get it done for Minott as the No. 45 pick. The No. 32 pick just signed starting at $2m.

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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#90 » by minimus » Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:21 am

Those two backdoor passes / reads were impressive, but then he threw the ball away in simple handoff situation. I hope that Josh has enough discipline, self awareness to avoid dumb mistakes like he did last night trying to dunk everything, running into the crowd. But I also remember that one of the first MCD NBA actions was TO in handoff situation.

Minott rebounding ability is impressive, he needs to gain 10-15 lbs though. Vando has al least developed upper body. If he bulks up to 220 lbs, he will be close to Aaron Gordon type of combo forward: athletic defensive minded PF who can do a bit everything.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#91 » by Klomp » Sat Jul 16, 2022 6:33 pm

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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#92 » by jscott » Sat Jul 16, 2022 6:36 pm

Great news. Excited to see how he develops. Seems to have a lot of tools.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#93 » by moss_is_1 » Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:40 pm

Nice, hopefully he spends 90% of the time in the gleague. It'll be nice to see how he develops, seems he has already taken a step from college.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#94 » by Neeva » Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:47 pm

It’s obvious he has a lot of potential. If he lives up to it, it’s like getting one of those first round picks from Utah back.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#95 » by Krapinsky » Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:57 pm

I’d have him study Brandon Clarke’s game.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#96 » by winforlose » Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:02 pm

https://www.canishoopus.com/2022/7/16/23235193/shams-timberwolves-josh-minott-agree-to-four-year-6-8-million-deal

In this article is his summer league stats. 2nd best offensive rebounder of summer league and 5th best in total rebounds. These were from the 4 games, not counting the “summer league playoffs,” Also noteworthy he shot 34.6 from 3. Check out the link for the rest of his summer league and college averages.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#97 » by KGdaBom » Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:31 pm

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So much for a two way or Gupta Special. Recognizing we got a first round talent in the second we were happy to lock him in.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#98 » by KGdaBom » Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:32 pm

moss_is_1 wrote:Nice, hopefully he spends 90% of the time in the gleague. It'll be nice to see how he develops, seems he has already taken a step from college.

Hopefully he's so good he forces his way onto the big team.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#99 » by moss_is_1 » Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:37 pm

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Read on Twitter

So much for a two way or Gupta Special. Recognizing we got a first round talent in the second we were happy to lock him in.

This is a Gupta special deal.

Rumored that 2 years aren't fully guaranteed as well.
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Re: The official Josh Minott thread 

Post#100 » by KGdaBom » Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:39 pm

moss_is_1 wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:
Klomp wrote:
Read on Twitter

So much for a two way or Gupta Special. Recognizing we got a first round talent in the second we were happy to lock him in.

This is a Gupta special deal.

Rumored that 2 years aren't fully guaranteed as well.

I thought a Gupta special was at the absolute minimum allowed by NBA rules which this is not. I saw nothing about any of the contract not being guaranteed, but I also saw nothing about any of it being guaranteed.

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