Official Anthony Edwards Thread

[jpatrick]

Ant started off the game very hot and I was surprised to see in the end he only shot 5-15. 3-8 from 3 was nice though. He showed ability that could lead to stardom also. Just have to put it all together.

His shot is going to be very streaky. Just like it was at UGA. I would be surprised if he shot better than low 30s from three this year. Making that more consistent is going to be the key to him becoming an efficient scorer down the road.

[KGdaBom]

Ant started off the game very hot and I was surprised to see in the end he only shot 5-15. 3-8 from 3 was nice though. He showed ability that could lead to stardom also. Just have to put it all together.

His shot is going to be very streaky. Just like it was at UGA. I would be surprised if he shot better than low 30s from three this year. Making that more consistent is going to be the key to him becoming an efficient scorer down the road.

I'm good with 33% from 3 which is 50% from 2. Anything better is gravy. I see stardom. I really do. Real early. He could completely bust, but I'm believing.

[Norseman79]

Ant started off the game very hot and I was surprised to see in the end he only shot 5-15. 3-8 from 3 was nice though. He showed ability that could lead to stardom also. Just have to put it all together.

His shot is going to be very streaky. Just like it was at UGA. I would be surprised if he shot better than low 30s from three this year. Making that more consistent is going to be the key to him becoming an efficient scorer down the road.

I'm good with 33% from 3 which is 50% from 2. Anything better is gravy. I see stardom. I really do. Real early. He could completely bust, but I'm believing.

Assuming he continues the mindset he showed in game 3 even when playing with Kat and Dlo

[KGdaBom]

His shot is going to be very streaky. Just like it was at UGA. I would be surprised if he shot better than low 30s from three this year. Making that more consistent is going to be the key to him becoming an efficient scorer down the road.

I'm good with 33% from 3 which is 50% from 2. Anything better is gravy. I see stardom. I really do. Real early. He could completely bust, but I'm believing.

Assuming he continues the mindset he showed in game 3 even when playing with Kat and Dlo

he shows signs of greatness, but so did JR Rider. His physical gifts and game are both very similar to JR. JR had a better post up attack the basket though. Time will tell.

[urinesane]

The progression I like (and that is vital for him to succeed) is in the first two games things were out of sorts, so he tried to play hero ball. Nothing happening and he has the ball on the outside? Take a contested 3, which is bad habits left over from college.

You could see a few moments in the third game where in the first two he would have just taken a contested jumper, but instead moved the ball. The key to him being successful, is for him to buy into the ball movement and not take just settle for a low percentage shot. I enjoyed that his shot was on point to begin the game, but as he lost it a bit, he started driving to the basket. Made some nice decisions and didn't seem out of control (or bull in a china shop).

Still a long ways to go, but he's 19, so I'm happy with the progress he's shown in the preseason already. Just needs to stay disciplined and not try to do too much (which will be a natural reaction when things aren't going well).

[Klomp]

Fans need to remember that he's not Andrew Wiggins. He's not JR Rider. He's not Zach LaVine. He's not Shabazz Muhammad. He's not Anthony Bennett. It's so easy to predetermine careers as fans, but I feel it can do them a disservice.

[Jedzz]

Fans need to remember that he's not Andrew Wiggins. He's not JR Rider. He's not Zach LaVine. He's not Shabazz Muhammad. He's not Anthony Bennett. It's so easy to predetermine careers as fans, but I feel it can do them a disservice.

Like predetermining a short PG or Gleague player as worthless? I agree.

Imagine how far the Heat would have made it last season in the playoffs without Duncan Robinson. He could be bagging groceries on the side of a Gleague deal if Minnesota would have been the team that brought the undrafted kid in.

[Klomp]

Fans need to remember that he's not Andrew Wiggins. He's not JR Rider. He's not Zach LaVine. He's not Shabazz Muhammad. He's not Anthony Bennett. It's so easy to predetermine careers as fans, but I feel it can do them a disservice.

Like predetermining a short PG or Gleague player as worthless? I agree.

I've never called JMac worthless

[Jedzz]

Fans need to remember that he's not Andrew Wiggins. He's not JR Rider. He's not Zach LaVine. He's not Shabazz Muhammad. He's not Anthony Bennett. It's so easy to predetermine careers as fans, but I feel it can do them a disservice.

Like predetermining a short PG or Gleague player as worthless? I agree.

I've never called JMac worthless

I never said you did.

[MN7725]

It was impressive how Luka couldn't really move Edwards when he put his shoulder into him the few times they were matched up, Luka can usually get good separation by doing that

[KGdaBom]

Fans need to remember that he's not Andrew Wiggins. He's not JR Rider. He's not Zach LaVine. He's not Shabazz Muhammad. He's not Anthony Bennett. It's so easy to predetermine careers as fans, but I feel it can do them a disservice.

Of course he's not those guys. However, so many people try to compare him to Wiggins. I just wanted to point out that he is much more similar skill wise to Rider. If he's Rider with a better head he's going to be something.

[KGdaBom]

It was impressive how Luka couldn't really move Edwards when he put his shoulder into him the few times they were matched up, Luka can usually get good separation by doing that

He shouldn't be allowed to do that. It really pisses me off to see him do that and get away with it. Why doesn't Kat get that treatment. Why was Edwards called for a totally bogus charging call in the second preseason game.

[Norseman79]

I'm good with 33% from 3 which is 50% from 2. Anything better is gravy. I see stardom. I really do. Real early. He could completely bust, but I'm believing.

Assuming he continues the mindset he showed in game 3 even when playing with Kat and Dlo

he shows signs of greatness, but so did JR Rider. His physical gifts and game are both very similar to JR. JR had a better post up attack the basket though. Time will tell.

Rider also had a good handle, I think Edwards will get there. Edwards seems a better defender. Rider could have gone down as the 2nd best Twolf of all time, waste of talent. He, Marbury and KG could have dominated after Jordan left. Rider definitely seemed to use his athleticism in game more than we have seen Edwards so far, hoping that will come out more.

[Jedzz]

It was impressive how Luka couldn't really move Edwards when he put his shoulder into him the few times they were matched up, Luka can usually get good separation by doing that

He shouldn't be allowed to do that. It really pisses me off to see him do that and get away with it. Why doesn't Kat get that treatment. Why was Edwards called for a totally bogus charging call in the second preseason game.

The ref wasn't impressed that Edwards once again chose not to go Up. Need to earn the refs respect first.

[KGdaBom]

Assuming he continues the mindset he showed in game 3 even when playing with Kat and Dlo

he shows signs of greatness, but so did JR Rider. His physical gifts and game are both very similar to JR. JR had a better post up attack the basket though. Time will tell.

Rider also had a good handle, I think Edwards will get there. Edwards seems a better defender. Rider could have gone down as the 2nd best Twolf of all time, waste of talent. He, Marbury and KG could have dominated after Jordan left. Rider definitely seemed to use his athleticism in game more than we have seen Edwards so far, hoping that will come out more.

Rider was a beast around the basket. He could totally post up almost any defender who was guarding him.

[Dewey]

he shows signs of greatness, but so did JR Rider. His physical gifts and game are both very similar to JR. JR had a better post up attack the basket though. Time will tell.

Rider also had a good handle, I think Edwards will get there. Edwards seems a better defender. Rider could have gone down as the 2nd best Twolf of all time, waste of talent. He, Marbury and KG could have dominated after Jordan left. Rider definitely seemed to use his athleticism in game more than we have seen Edwards so far, hoping that will come out more.

Rider was a beast around the basket. He could totally post up almost any defender who was guarding him.

I wish any one of our wings could post up like that ... rare these days aka 3-point priority

[Klomp]

Perhaps we’ve undersold Edwards as a creator; even with little talent around him in college Edwards put up an assist rate of 17.9 percent. Continuing the comparison with Wiggins, the former Jayhawk had an assist rate of only 9.2 percent in his only year of collegiate ball.

https://dunkingwithwolves.com/2020/12/21/minnesota-timberwolves-optimism-anthony-edwards-playmaker/

[Krapinsky]

I'm more optimistic with Edwards now than we drafted him. He has all the potential in the world.

[theGreatRC]

The fact that no "expert" picked Ant to win ROY, people expecting him to bust and overall just no hype about him, makes me invested more than ever in him to become great..i'm rooting for Ant Man big time..

I haven't wanted any other player to be this great since we drafted Ricky, hopefully he can shock the world (in a good way)

[King Malta]

I'm more optimistic with Edwards now than we drafted him. He has all the potential in the world.

Same here.

I expected a laid back "what will be, will be" kind of character based on the Wiggins comparisons, but he seems to be a really keyed in kid who's hungry and willing to learn.

His defensive potential in the 3 pre-season games is considerably better than anything we saw at the same age from either Andrew or Zach, too.