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Quentin wrote:A lot of crow will be eaten in this thread. Last night showed how good this kid is going to be....despite having to overcome the Timberwolves organization. I was wowed.
~Regarding Denver Nuggets, May 2025hardenASG13 wrote:They are better than the teammates of SGA, Giannis, Luka, Brunson, Curry etc. so far.
Quentin wrote:A lot of crow will be eaten in this thread. Last night showed how good this kid is going to be....despite having to overcome the Timberwolves organization. I was wowed.
Ambrose wrote:Quentin wrote:A lot of crow will be eaten in this thread. Last night showed how good this kid is going to be....despite having to overcome the Timberwolves organization. I was wowed.
Highly unlikely. A three game hot streak from deep isn't indicative of his actual ability.
bisme37 wrote:I love how there are 8 pages here full of people acting like they watch Timberwolves games.
in this thread, can't wait to quote them all at some point in the future when Ant becomes a star.
AbeVigodaLive wrote:Quentin wrote:A lot of crow will be eaten in this thread. Last night showed how good this kid is going to be....despite having to overcome the Timberwolves organization. I was wowed.
Easily his best game of the season because he did more than score in volume.
Efficiency.
Rebounding was decent.
Passing was decent.
Forced fewer shots.
It's an anomaly so far. Time will tell if it becomes the norm.
FNQ wrote:AbeVigodaLive wrote:Quentin wrote:A lot of crow will be eaten in this thread. Last night showed how good this kid is going to be....despite having to overcome the Timberwolves organization. I was wowed.
Easily his best game of the season because he did more than score in volume.
Efficiency.
Rebounding was decent.
Passing was decent.
Forced fewer shots.
It's an anomaly so far. Time will tell if it becomes the norm.
Yup, this was the guy the Wolves hope they drafted. He tried more than scoring and it looked good. Being truthful, first time I was impressed with him all season as a player in the lens of being a top draft pick
FinnTheHuman wrote:FNQ wrote:AbeVigodaLive wrote:
Easily his best game of the season because he did more than score in volume.
Efficiency.
Rebounding was decent.
Passing was decent.
Forced fewer shots.
It's an anomaly so far. Time will tell if it becomes the norm.
Yup, this was the guy the Wolves hope they drafted. He tried more than scoring and it looked good. Being truthful, first time I was impressed with him all season as a player in the lens of being a top draft pick
He's always been looking this way, except he hit more shots than before and refrained from 4 to 5 low percentage shots he usually takes from isolation out of desperation. This is nothing surprising, he's always been at least decent in pretty much every aspect of the game.
AbeVigodaLive wrote:FinnTheHuman wrote:FNQ wrote:
Yup, this was the guy the Wolves hope they drafted. He tried more than scoring and it looked good. Being truthful, first time I was impressed with him all season as a player in the lens of being a top draft pick
He's always been looking this way, except he hit more shots than before and refrained from 4 to 5 low percentage shots he usually takes from isolation out of desperation. This is nothing surprising, he's always been at least decent in pretty much every aspect of the game.
Not entirely sure what you're trying here... but that's objectively false.
bisme37 wrote:I love how there are 8 pages here full of people acting like they watch Timberwolves games.
FinnTheHuman wrote:AbeVigodaLive wrote:FinnTheHuman wrote:
He's always been looking this way, except he hit more shots than before and refrained from 4 to 5 low percentage shots he usually takes from isolation out of desperation. This is nothing surprising, he's always been at least decent in pretty much every aspect of the game.
Not entirely sure what you're trying here... but that's objectively false.
What's objectively true is that he was missing shots and making rookie mistakes on defense, and everything else he was doing was always fine, except for playing off ball which is a systemic problem and a 19 year old rookie playing on a team for a month with so many different lineups can't be blamed for that.
Defense has to do with the short training camp, youth, inexperience etc, while shooting had to do with inexperience, poor Wolves offense and poor luck, it was simply a cold streak. You could see the shooting form's always been there, drive game's always been there, you could see the man on man defense, rebounding, passing have all been there. He's also been good at getting open for the 3-ball off ball.
If your shot isn't falling at all and you don't play great defense, you are gonna have a very negative impact on your team, but that doesn't mean your potential is low, you can look like a great prospect while greatly contributing to losses at the same time, which is exactly what Ant's been doing. And now that his shot's falling, he's suddenly a plus player for 3 games as a 19 year old.
Your overall negativity about Wolves' position as a franchise in the NBA, while justified, is clouding your perception of Ant's talents, that's what I'm seeing in your posts.
AbeVigodaLive wrote:FinnTheHuman wrote:FNQ wrote:
Yup, this was the guy the Wolves hope they drafted. He tried more than scoring and it looked good. Being truthful, first time I was impressed with him all season as a player in the lens of being a top draft pick
He's always been looking this way, except he hit more shots than before and refrained from 4 to 5 low percentage shots he usually takes from isolation out of desperation. This is nothing surprising, he's always been at least decent in pretty much every aspect of the game.
Not entirely sure what you're trying here... but that's objectively false.
FNQ wrote:AbeVigodaLive wrote:FinnTheHuman wrote:
He's always been looking this way, except he hit more shots than before and refrained from 4 to 5 low percentage shots he usually takes from isolation out of desperation. This is nothing surprising, he's always been at least decent in pretty much every aspect of the game.
Not entirely sure what you're trying here... but that's objectively false.
Yeah.. I've watched quite a few Wolves games this year (in chunks, not watching the whole thing) and I definitely dont feel like he's decent in every aspect of the game. Maybe relative to him being a raw prospect? The playmaking and rebounding especially. Shooting/scoring I'm not that worried about, but everything else, felt like he needed a lot of work. But like I said, watching him against CLE, that looked very different to me, and definite reasons for optimism going forward. I didnt see last 2 so I can't really speak to those 2, if it was an incremental climb the past 3 games or if it just came outta nowhere
FinnTheHuman wrote:
His passing is what's been the brightest aspect of his game during his slump, the fact that you're saying that his playmaking especially worried you is what reveals that you haven't been watching, which is expected of a non-Wolves fan, but then it is also expected to listen to the Wolves fans on this matter instead of sharing uninformed opinions.
Big J wrote:The biggest problem with him is that he is a low IQ guy. That maxes him out at like a rich mans Waiters.
SAKURABA216 wrote:Timberwolves have to be one of the unluckiest teams in any sport. It always seems like they end up with one of the few high lottery picks that is an actual bum and can't play. It's not like its their duty to develop these guys and put them in the best position possible to succeed or anything like that lol.
Seriously, Curry must be one of the luckiest players ever as he dodged 2 bullets on draft night and could have easily been drafted by the T'Wolves instead of Rubio and Flynn. At some point it has to be the organization's fault for not being able to develop some of the top draft picks they've been blessed with getting over the years. These guys couldn't all be bums, could they? I badly wanted Ant-man on the Warriors and I still think he could be an exceptional player, but even if the T'Wolves drafted Wiseman instead its not like he would have anyone there to mentor him and teach him early to avoid developing bad habits that could ruin his game and set his career back.
Ckay wrote:SAKURABA216 wrote:Timberwolves have to be one of the unluckiest teams in any sport. It always seems like they end up with one of the few high lottery picks that is an actual bum and can't play. It's not like its their duty to develop these guys and put them in the best position possible to succeed or anything like that lol.
Seriously, Curry must be one of the luckiest players ever as he dodged 2 bullets on draft night and could have easily been drafted by the T'Wolves instead of Rubio and Flynn. At some point it has to be the organization's fault for not being able to develop some of the top draft picks they've been blessed with getting over the years. These guys couldn't all be bums, could they? I badly wanted Ant-man on the Warriors and I still think he could be an exceptional player, but even if the T'Wolves drafted Wiseman instead its not like he would have anyone there to mentor him and teach him early to avoid developing bad habits that could ruin his game and set his career back.
Curry wanted to go to the Knicks.
FinnTheHuman wrote:FNQ wrote:AbeVigodaLive wrote:
Not entirely sure what you're trying here... but that's objectively false.
Yeah.. I've watched quite a few Wolves games this year (in chunks, not watching the whole thing) and I definitely dont feel like he's decent in every aspect of the game. Maybe relative to him being a raw prospect? The playmaking and rebounding especially. Shooting/scoring I'm not that worried about, but everything else, felt like he needed a lot of work. But like I said, watching him against CLE, that looked very different to me, and definite reasons for optimism going forward. I didnt see last 2 so I can't really speak to those 2, if it was an incremental climb the past 3 games or if it just came outta nowhere
His passing is what's been the brightest aspect of his game during his slump, the fact that you're saying that his playmaking especially worried you is what reveals that you haven't been watching, which is expected of a non-Wolves fan, but then it is also expected to listen to the Wolves fans on this matter instead of sharing uninformed opinions.
Literally every game thread and every post-match analysis on the Wolves board during Ant's cold shooting streak pointed out his passing as the silver lining in the whole mess, so you don't have to believe me, just go and check those threads. Reading the defense and reacting appropriately has been his most consistent skill so far, and it's probably the best proof that his bbiq is pretty high, and bbiq is the best indicator of the ability to improve.
