Official Anthony Edwards Thread

life_saver · Post #1501 » by **life_saver** » Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:21 pm

Thought this was a good summary of Ant's current game and his pros & cons. Hope he can improve his midrange game to league average and pass bit more often on his drives when the defense collapses on him

Watch on YouTube

Post #1502 » by **Klomp** » Tue Aug 2, 2022 1:34 am

Watch on YouTube

Post #1503 » by **Calinks** » Tue Aug 2, 2022 2:18 pm

The more I hear about how others view him and the more he plays the more special he seems. The guys has so many stories and myths surrounding him and he's only 20. That's crazy. Like from the time he was probably 8-20 he has created just jaw-dropping feats in athletics. This is like Anakin Skywalker or something, just a prodigy-like talent. I saw this reddit convo.

If Ant was around in the 60s there’d be urban legends of him strolling up to a bowling alley and getting a perfect game with his eyes closed and they’d be true

Ant Man is a living legend on the Westside and SW ATL, he already got urban legends galore. Was hearing about that kid being a beast in football over 10 years ago. My cousin who had talked about him for a min took me out to see him play in an 11 and under game and he was literally dragging kids left and right. His games was like must see TV round the way. **** would be a whole event. Sideline and bleachers packed, BBQ, folks showing of their cars, dude even had the dope boys out betting large sums of money on how many yards he would have before halftime. And I feel like I didn’t even hear his name in relation to basketball until he was at Holy Spirit which is crazy when you think about it. Ant is a God in the city and that says a lot because SW especially has put out a lot of dudes who went pro. He just has always had that it factor

He really has a chance to be an MVP contender. He's a long way from there now but he could definitely be the best 2-guard in the league if he continues to grow there is an opening.

life_saver · Post #1504 » by **life_saver** » Tue Aug 2, 2022 9:20 pm

Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

Post #1505 » by **Klomp** » Tue Aug 2, 2022 10:30 pm

Read on Twitter

KGdaBom · Post #1506 » by **KGdaBom** » Tue Aug 2, 2022 11:15 pm

life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

Here's my quote regarding the pick.

I wanted Wiseman, but Edwards to me like you was an acceptable selection at #1 overall. No Ball no going over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Looks obvious I was wrong about Wiseman, but I was perfectly fine with Ant.

Post #1507 » by **Klomp** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 12:14 am

KGdaBom wrote:
life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

Here's my quote regarding the pick.

I wanted Wiseman, but Edwards to me like you was an acceptable selection at #1 overall. No Ball no going over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Looks obvious I was wrong about Wiseman, but I was perfectly fine with Ant.

(You also said a few pages in you would trade him for DeAndre Hunter and Onyeka Okongwu, but who's keeping score...)

minimus · Post #1508 » by **minimus** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 5:25 am

Klomp wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:
life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

Here's my quote regarding the pick.

I wanted Wiseman, but Edwards to me like you was an acceptable selection at #1 overall. No Ball no going over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Looks obvious I was wrong about Wiseman, but I was perfectly fine with Ant.

(You also said a few pages in you would trade him for DeAndre Hunter and Onyeka Okongwu, but who's keeping score...)

This hurts

winforlose · Post #1509 » by **winforlose** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 6:15 am

life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

I wanted Twin Towers. Obviously with Wiseman being hurt as often as he has we don’t know his true potential, but I am comfortable admitting I was wrong. I still worry about Ant’s knee, and I am eager to see his next step, but I am glad he doesn’t seem to be the next Wiggins.

Post #1510 » by **Calinks** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 1:59 pm

life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

I had big doubts until he took off in the second half. He looked lost for a lot of the early season and just seemed like he had a long way to go to be good consistently. Handle looked very loose, shot looked fairly busted, settled way too much for bad jumpers, etc. Then in like a 2-3 week span he totally erased those doubts.

Midway through the season I thought we probably botched the pick, by the end of the season I don't think I would have traded him for anyone else in that draft.

Today I think he could be the biggest impact pick we have ever taken when it's all said and done.

KG is obviously the GOAT player I have seen in a wolves uniform.

Towns is the most impressive rookie from start to finish of a season I have seen in a wolves uniform.

Ant is the most impressive in-season leap I have ever seen from a player in a wolves uniform.

KGdaBom · Post #1511 » by **KGdaBom** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 3:17 pm

minimus wrote:
Klomp wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:Here's my quote regarding the pick.

I wanted Wiseman, but Edwards to me like you was an acceptable selection at #1 overall. No Ball no going over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Looks obvious I was wrong about Wiseman, but I was perfectly fine with Ant.

(You also said a few pages in you would trade him for DeAndre Hunter and Onyeka Okongwu, but who's keeping score...)

This hurts

I thought we had a bigger need defending the rim and rebounding and about that I was right. Okongwu is looking pretty good or isn't he. I assume he's doing well because of Atlanta's willingness to trade Collins or Capela or both.

Nick K · Post #1512 » by **Nick K** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 4:06 pm

Calinks wrote:
life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

I had big doubts until he took off in the second half. He looked lost for a lot of the early season and just seemed like he had a long way to go to be good consistently. Handle looked very loose, shot looked fairly busted, settled way too much for bad jumpers, etc. Then in like a 2-3 week span he totally erased those doubts.

Midway through the season I thought we probably botched the pick, by the end of the season I don't think I would have traded him for anyone else in that draft.

Today I think he could be the biggest impact pick we have ever taken when it's all said and done.

KG is obviously the GOAT player I have seen in a wolves uniform.

Towns is the most impressive rookie from start to finish of a season I have seen in a wolves uniform.

Ant is the most impressive in-season leap I have ever seen from a player in a wolves uniform.

Interesting take. I argued strong for Ant from well before the draft. I saw 10 minutes of college video and some HS stuff and he just blew me away. Similar to Ant's talent I played against Paul Molitor in HS and he was so much better than everyone else it was awe inspiring. Of course we had no idea who he was at the time as a freshman in HS.

Ant was like that for me. Speaking of overall talent I'd put Ant at the top ever on the Wolves. leBron, Lillard and Wade were like that for me as awesome talents at first look. JR Rider was a monster talent too but his head was broken.

I like KG as the greatest but not in talent. KG's effort was off the charts along with his refusal to lose. His defense was other-worldly. He could really shoot from 18 feet but not so much from 3.

K Love's 30 pts 20 reb games were amazing along with his court long outlet passes. We've seen nothing like it since.

If Kat were a better defender I might pick him #1 overall. A 7 ft big with guard skills who can rebound and shoot the 3. Post up too. Talk about raw talent. If Kat only had KG's mental makeup....

It seems like years before we get to training camp. I'm so pumped.

FinnTheHuman · Post #1513 » by **FinnTheHuman** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 8:37 pm

It was obvious in the first couple of months of his 1st season that he was gonna be great and I'm sorry to say but most of y'all were basketball analphabets failing to see that, so I was super annoyed with that and had to argue so much with people around here and GB. Guys were looking at us losing, and looking at Ant having poor numbers, so they called him a failed pick, but it was obvious even then that he was insanely gifted and that he was gonna be at least an allstar, and just playing on one of the worst units that the Wolves put on the floor in the franchise history, plus going through a 1st couple of months without training camp (covid) and being barely 19.

KAT was injured, and we were running Ant with guys like McLaughlin, Culver, Layman, Nowell, McDaniels, Ed Davis... Some of these guys improved, some are pretty much done, these are 2020 versions of Nowell, Jaden, McLaughlin, and they were awful back then.

And Ant looked like he was gonna be great, he was just missing a lot of shots, and people identified him as some low iq chucker which was ridiculous to think even back then, but yea, didn't stop all that vitriol...

winforlose · Post #1514 » by **winforlose** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 8:45 pm

FinnTheHuman wrote:It was obvious in the first couple of months of his 1st season that he was gonna be great. Majority of the posters were looking at us losing, and looking at Ant having poor numbers, so they called him a failed pick, but it was obvious even then that he was insanely gifted, and just playing on one of the worst units that the Wolves put on the floor in the franchise history.

KAT was injured, and we were running Ant with guys like McLaughlin, Culver, Layman, Nowell, McDaniels, Ed Davis... Some of these guys improved, some are pretty much done, these are 2020 versions of Nowell, Jaden, McLaughlin, and they were awful back then.

And Ant looked like he was gonna be great, he was just missing a lot of shots, and people identified him as some low iq chucker which was ridiculous to think even back then, but yea, didn't stop all that vitriol...

It was more complicated than that. On the one hand there was no summer league and a shortened college season so there was less information about each of the top 3 players. Add to that Wiseman was the twin towers pick and Ball looked like the more NBA ready player.

Ant has done a lot to silence the critics, but he still has a lot to prove. For all his swagger he added a knee injury (jumpers knee,) that could be an issue moving forward. He also ball stopped a lot, especially in the fourth quarter of the playoff games. There are more flaws as well, but they don’t matter for my point. Ant might be the next Harden or KD, he might be the next Lebron or Wade, he has a lot of potential and a lot of avenues. But he must stay healthy, continue to improve his game, and contribute to winning instead of making himself look good. None of these things are a given, and we should hold off on talking like they are. Ant might become an MVP, but he might not, and it is far from a forgone conclusion.

Neeva · Post #1515 » by **Neeva** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 8:50 pm

life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

Not me

Yikes at some of those takes..:/

life_saver · Post #1516 » by **life_saver** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 9:22 pm

Neeva wrote:
life_saver wrote:Just looked back at the first page at this thread and wow even decent number of Wolves fans were so low on Ant

Not me
Yikes at some of those takes..:/

I skimmed through this thread until end of Ant's rookie season and what surprised me a bit was how some people were still not convinced even in 2nd half of rookie season...they were nitpicking every small thing. Its like lot of people were convinced he was Wiggins 2.0 even before he started playing

80HD · Post #1517 » by **80HD** » Wed Aug 3, 2022 10:44 pm

Klomp wrote:

Read on Twitter

…and you know what? I fully believe him.

I love the confidence and I’m drinking this Kool-Aid.

Post #1518 » by **Klomp** » Thu Aug 4, 2022 2:44 am

winforlose wrote:Ant has done a lot to silence the critics, but he still has a lot to prove. For all his swagger he added a knee injury (jumpers knee,) that could be an issue moving forward. He also ball stopped a lot, especially in the fourth quarter of the playoff games. There are more flaws as well, but they don’t matter for my point. Ant might be the next Harden or KD, he might be the next Lebron or Wade, he has a lot of potential and a lot of avenues. But he must stay healthy, continue to improve his game, and contribute to winning instead of making himself look good. None of these things are a given, and we should hold off on talking like they are. Ant might become an MVP, but he might not, and it is far from a forgone conclusion.

These comments and nitpickings are infuriating. You don't think any of those players have ever ball-stopped in the 4th quarter of playoff games? Did it stop them from being great? No, it's part of the NBA game, whether you like it or not...it's like certain people who whine about 3-pointers ruining the game.

winforlose · Post #1519 » by **winforlose** » Thu Aug 4, 2022 2:59 am

Klomp wrote:
winforlose wrote:Ant has done a lot to silence the critics, but he still has a lot to prove. For all his swagger he added a knee injury (jumpers knee,) that could be an issue moving forward. He also ball stopped a lot, especially in the fourth quarter of the playoff games. There are more flaws as well, but they don’t matter for my point. Ant might be the next Harden or KD, he might be the next Lebron or Wade, he has a lot of potential and a lot of avenues. But he must stay healthy, continue to improve his game, and contribute to winning instead of making himself look good. None of these things are a given, and we should hold off on talking like they are. Ant might become an MVP, but he might not, and it is far from a forgone conclusion.

These comments and nitpickings are infuriating. You don't think any of those players have ever ball-stopped in the 4th quarter of playoff games? Did it stop them from being great? No, it's part of the NBA game, whether you like it or not...it's like certain people who whine about 3-pointers ruining the game.

When we get double digit leads with ball movement, and lose them with hero ball it is more than nitpicking. Forgive me if I don’t crown Ant the next coming of Lebron James after only 2 years. Ant has a lot to prove in year 3 and a lot to prove in year 4. A big part of that is finding ways to keep his knee healthy while taking that next big step. Let’s settle down and watch him instead of making bigger and bigger predictions that have less and less to do with who he is now.

Zonarosa · Post #1520 » by **Zonarosa** » Thu Aug 4, 2022 3:46 am

Klomp wrote:
winforlose wrote:Ant has done a lot to silence the critics, but he still has a lot to prove. For all his swagger he added a knee injury (jumpers knee,) that could be an issue moving forward. He also ball stopped a lot, especially in the fourth quarter of the playoff games. There are more flaws as well, but they don’t matter for my point. Ant might be the next Harden or KD, he might be the next Lebron or Wade, he has a lot of potential and a lot of avenues. But he must stay healthy, continue to improve his game, and contribute to winning instead of making himself look good. None of these things are a given, and we should hold off on talking like they are. Ant might become an MVP, but he might not, and it is far from a forgone conclusion.

These comments and nitpickings are infuriating. You don't think any of those players have ever ball-stopped in the 4th quarter of playoff games? Did it stop them from being great? No, it's part of the NBA game, whether you like it or not...it's like certain people who whine about 3-pointers ruining the game.

i legit laughed at the idea that he doesn't think edwards contributes to winning. just a bizarre statement.