**The Official Karl-Anthony Towns Thread**

shrink · Post #1081 » by **shrink** » Wed Jul 5, 2017 4:45 pm

First, remind me if he plays for USA or not.

Second, three years from now, who would be the best USA guys for 3-on-3? I assume LeBron will have finally started to slow down, so think three years from now.

(This is a little mental vacation from the seriousness of free agency)

cpfsf · Post #1082 » by **cpfsf** » Wed Jul 5, 2017 4:52 pm

I would imagine 3 on 3 would be where guards/wings thrive

mojo13 · Post #1083 » by **mojo13** » Wed Jul 5, 2017 4:58 pm

He is from the Domincan Republic and has played for their "real" basketball national team.

kmgarnett21 · Post #1084 » by **kmgarnett21** » Wed Jul 5, 2017 5:24 pm

I thought I read the 3 on 3 WOULDN'T involve professional players. Or at least NBA players.

Post #1085 » by **Calinks** » Wed Jul 5, 2017 6:29 pm

Bigs actually dominate in 3 on 3. Smalls cant guard them at all and its hard to get over the top of them. In the Big3 league Rashard Lewis was clowning everybody.

T-wOlvEs 420 · Post #1086 » by **T-wOlvEs 420** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:02 am

I hope not

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Takingbaconback · Post #1087 » by **Takingbaconback** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:23 am

Calinks wrote:Bigs actually dominate in 3 on 3. Smalls cant guard them at all and its hard to get over the top of them. In the Big3 league Rashard Lewis was clowning everybody.

On that note, the Big3 Champions in 2019 should go and compete, that chemistry tho

LordBaldric · Post #1088 » by **LordBaldric** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:47 am

Sounds like a really stupid event to me.

andyhop · Post #1089 » by **andyhop** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 4:08 am

I'd hope he is good enough by then to take the DR to the Olympics in real basketball

Post #1090 » by **Klomp** » Sun Aug 6, 2017 10:52 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #1091 » by **Klomp** » Sun Aug 6, 2017 10:53 pm

Watch on YouTube

KGdaBom · Post #1092 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon Aug 7, 2017 1:54 pm

Klomp wrote:

Read on Twitter

Good read. Towns said specifically we are not currently a dynasty. He has a vision for it though.

minimus · Post #1093 » by **minimus** » Mon Aug 7, 2017 2:33 pm

Does KAT look bigger only for me?

KGdaBom · Post #1094 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon Aug 7, 2017 2:34 pm

minimus wrote:Does KAT look bigger only for me?

He always looked big. As for muscles he has more fluid muscle tone than the body builder type.

fattymcgee · Post #1095 » by **fattymcgee** » Mon Aug 7, 2017 3:57 pm

mojo13 wrote:He is from the Domincan Republic and has played for their "real" basketball national team.

He does play for their national team but he was born and raised in the us. His mother is Domincan though.
Not sure why that qualifies him to play for their team though.

Post #1096 » by **Klomp** » Mon Aug 7, 2017 4:19 pm

fattymcgee wrote:
mojo13 wrote:He is from the Domincan Republic and has played for their "real" basketball national team.

He does play for their national team but he was born and raised in the us. His mother is Domincan though.
Not sure why that qualifies him to play for their team though.

Because for many countries, you just need to be a descendant of someone who was a citizen.

Post #1097 » by **Klomp** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:07 am

Watch on YouTube

KGdaBom · Post #1098 » by **KGdaBom** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:41 pm

I'm of the opinion that KAT can become the best player in the NBA. Here is an ESPN article speculating on the very same thing. KAT believes he will be and Thibs thinks he can be.

SAN DIEGO – Karl-Anthony Towns often answers questions in coachspeak or in the name of the team. But with all due respect to LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis and James Harden, the versatile Minnesota Timberwolves center is confident in saying that, in time, he can become the best player in the NBA.

“My confidence has always been so high. I felt coming into the league I could be that easily,” Towns said this week after practice at the University of California, San Diego. “I always knew it was just a matter of time.

“But before I was even drafted, I felt that I had that ability, faith and confidence in myself to do that regardless to what team I’m with. I’m very blessed to be with the Timberwolves, because with them I’ve expedited that process a lot.”

https://theundefeated.com/features/could-karl-anthony-towns-become-the-best-player-in-the-nba/

Story cut due to forum rules (link added). -Klomp

alabamawolf · Post #1099 » by **alabamawolf** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:12 pm

cpfsf wrote:I would imagine 3 on 3 would be where guards/wings thrive

A skilled big man trumps all in 3 on 3. Especially one that can shoot lights out from outside

Post #1100 » by **Klomp** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:27 pm

KGdaBom wrote:I'm of the opinion that KAT can become the best player in the NBA. Here is an ESPN article speculating on the very same thing. KAT believes he will be and Thibs thinks he can be.

SAN DIEGO – Karl-Anthony Towns often answers questions in coachspeak or in the name of the team. But with all due respect to LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis and James Harden, the versatile Minnesota Timberwolves center is confident in saying that, in time, he can become the best player in the NBA.

“My confidence has always been so high. I felt coming into the league I could be that easily,” Towns said this week after practice at the University of California, San Diego. “I always knew it was just a matter of time.

“But before I was even drafted, I felt that I had that ability, faith and confidence in myself to do that regardless to what team I’m with. I’m very blessed to be with the Timberwolves, because with them I’ve expedited that process a lot.”

https://theundefeated.com/features/could-karl-anthony-towns-become-the-best-player-in-the-nba/

Story cut due to forum rules (link added). -Klomp

That was a good read!