**The Official Karl-Anthony Towns Thread**

PharmD · Post #1301 » by **PharmD** » Wed Sep 5, 2018 7:33 am

BadWolf wrote:
PharmD wrote:
BadWolf wrote:Where si you see that?
What's the possibility he'll sign a 2 + 1 (player option) deal. Gives him a freedom to force his way out of he doesn't like it here.

Wolves would be absolute morons to offer that. You offer the 5 year max and that's it.

Sure the team should offer 5 year deal. . But he could say no and want a 2+1.

and the wolves would be morons to extend such an offer

BadWolf · Post #1302 » by **BadWolf** » Wed Sep 5, 2018 9:51 am

PharmD wrote:
BadWolf wrote:
PharmD wrote:Wolves would be absolute morons to offer that. You offer the 5 year max and that's it.

Sure the team should offer 5 year deal. . But he could say no and want a 2+1.

and the wolves would be morons to extend such an offer

What options do they really have if he sets his mind?

PharmD · Post #1303 » by **PharmD** » Wed Sep 5, 2018 10:00 am

BadWolf wrote:
PharmD wrote:
BadWolf wrote:
Sure the team should offer 5 year deal. . But he could say no and want a 2+1.

and the wolves would be morons to extend such an offer

What options do they really have if he sets his mind?

This is an extremely easy spot to play correctly. You offer him a 5-year max. If he refuses to take it, risks injury for a season, and then signs a 2+1 max as a RFA, you match. EZ game.

FargoWolf · Post #1304 » by **FargoWolf** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 12:46 am

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Murphs56 · Post #1305 » by **Murphs56** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:03 am

I'm good now. Whatever else happens, happens.

_AIJ_ · Post #1306 » by **_AIJ_** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:04 am

Lets go!

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Loyal[]Wolf · Post #1307 » by **Loyal[]Wolf** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:07 am

Someone can probably make a new thread for his extension.

Howard Cosell · Post #1308 » by **Howard Cosell** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:12 am

KAT just made a beautiful statement.

Post #1309 » by **Calinks** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:18 am

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Post #1310 » by **Klomp** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:38 pm

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Post #1311 » by **Klomp** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 3:45 pm

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KGdaBom · Post #1312 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:57 pm

Offensively KAT is trending towards being a top ten player of all time. Defensively he is making Steven Adams the best player of all time.

minimus · Post #1313 » by **minimus** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:26 pm

KGdaBom wrote:Offensively KAT is trending towards being a top ten player of all time. Defensively he is making Steven Adams the best player of all time.

1) You probably forget that Steven Adams plays with one of the most difficult PnR creator in Westbrook. Westbrook initiates PnR and our wings get screened easily which often lead KAT to be out of position. Same with Gasol, DeAndre Jordan. Sure KAT is far from a good defender, but our perimeter defense is really awful.

2) KAT is only 22 yrs old almost every bigman need time to start play more physically

KGdaBom · Post #1314 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:43 pm

minimus wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:Offensively KAT is trending towards being a top ten player of all time. Defensively he is making Steven Adams the best player of all time.

1) You probably forget that Steven Adams plays with one of the most difficult PnR creator in Westbrook. Westbrook initiates PnR and our wings get screened easily which often lead KAT to be out of position. Same with Gasol, DeAndre Jordan. Sure KAT is far from a good defender, but our perimeter defense is really awful.

2) KAT is only 22 yrs old almost every bigman need time to start play more physically

Hopefully KAT lives up too his immense potential.

life_saver · Post #1315 » by **life_saver** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:38 pm

Jimmy really ruined KAT's reputation among casual fans (even some hardcaore nba fanatics too)..Jimmy has really made most of the people believe that KAT doesn't give a f*ck about team...it's sad to see this...replies to any tweet related to KAT are pathetic these days...I feel bad for the guy, KAT has always behaved professionally(even during the entire Jimmy fiasco, he handled it really well and maturely), never even missed a game throughout his career. He has always improved his game in some way over the 3 years so far here. Now, he has become one of the most trolled players in league, largely thanks to Jimmy

. Hope he rebounds strongly this season.

minimus · Post #1316 » by **minimus** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:35 pm

upriser7 wrote:Jimmy really ruined KAT's reputation among casual fans (even some hardcaore nba fanatics too)..Jimmy has really made most of the people believe that KAT doesn't give a f*ck about team...it's sad to see this...replies to any tweet related to KAT are pathetic these days...I feel bad for the guy, KAT has always behaved professionally(even during the entire Jimmy fiasco, he handled it really well and maturely), never even missed a game throughout his career. He has always improved his game in some way over the 3 years so far here. Now, he has become one of the most trolled players in league, largely thanks to Jimmy . Hope he rebounds strongly this season.

Yeah, even some fans here blame KAT for this situation. But all I can see is that he handled Butler situation professionally and give all effort defensively. The defensive awareness is not here yet, but he is clearly improving. I hope that he will remain same humble guy and start to respond his haters with more leadership and defensive plays.

theGreatRC · Post #1317 » by **theGreatRC** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:30 pm

Jim Pete said something i've tried to say on these forums about KAT's defense.

He said that it's unfair to place all the blame on KAT for our defense because he's TRYING. He's helping out his teammate's man, but no one is switching onto KAT's man when he does and it looks bad on KAT

He said KAT does deserve some blame, but if he comes out to help let's say Wiggs or Teague's man, they need to switch onto KAT's man and put a body on him.

I've seen too many times where KAT helps out on a PG that blew by Rose or Teague, the guard misses the layup, but KAT's man gets a putback or at least an uncontested board.

Everyone deserves blame & i'm glad KAT has looked super active trying to be a better defender and not just being all talk.

Jedzz · Post #1318 » by **Jedzz** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:10 am

theGreatRC wrote:Jim Pete said something i've tried to say on these forums about KAT's defense.

He said that it's unfair to place all the blame on KAT for our defense because he's TRYING. He's helping out his teammate's man, but no one is switching onto KAT's man when he does and it looks bad on KAT

He said KAT does deserve some blame, but if he comes out to help let's say Wiggs or Teague's man, they need to switch onto KAT's man and put a body on him.

I've seen too many times where KAT helps out on a PG that blew by Rose or Teague, the guard misses the layup, but KAT's man gets a putback or at least an uncontested board.

Everyone deserves blame & i'm glad KAT has looked super active trying to be a better defender and not just being all talk.

Towns could improve his defense if he stopped trying to help anyone else. It's rarely helping. Stay with your guy, let the better anticipating players do the helping and switching if Thibs even lets them swtich. Don't expect others to be able to track his late reactions and then switch to his guy with the same single big step that he makes.

So that would stop him from being out of position with the excuse that he was "trying to help others". Now let's try to solve why he's taking his big frame and moving out of the way when someone is slashing in.

Spoiler:

To his credit, very recently (last game or two) he's been showing us blocks near the rim that were nonexistant for a long time. Maybe now with his new contract and scary Jimmy gone he feels more safe doing so. The more the merrier.

life_saver · Post #1319 » by **life_saver** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:46 pm

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Jedzz · Post #1320 » by **Jedzz** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:32 pm

upriser7 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Boy that guy sure loves his twitter. Does 15 minutes go by without a new one from him? How are you supposed to be a lawyer and post random high stat marks for any and all players at that pace all day? Go ahead and try to scroll through his tweets to reach 24 hours ago. I gave up trying. But what I really want to know is how did you see the Towns mention with all that other junk flowing all day? Good eyes upriser.