Western Conference | Play-In - (7) Minnesota Timberwolves vs (8) Los Angeles Clippers

canada_dry · Post #341 » by **canada_dry** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:35 am

Kats been even worse than the last time he was in the playoffs lol

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Bruin · Post #342 » by **Bruin** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:35 am

Ball don’t lie

BeatDaCavs420 · Post #343 » by **BeatDaCavs420** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:35 am

Get Towns out of there

AussieCeltic · Post #344 » by **AussieCeltic** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

PrinceAli wrote:KAT would probably struggle physically against Adams if they win this

Nah he can stretch him out to the 3 point line which is a win for KAT.

JJJ would give him some troubles though.

jg77 · Post #345 » by **jg77** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

Minny gotta stop falling in love with the three ball

GuyverX · Post #346 » by **GuyverX** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

KAT really wasn't going to give that ball up no matter what. lol

Post #347 » by **og15** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

GSP wrote:
og15 wrote:
GSP wrote:
This was years after Dirk was already a playoff monster. Kat was dog **** against Houston and is continuing being that.

The blueprint for that type of player wasn't there when he was a playoff monster, opposing teams were still guarding him with their own big man many times.

The series vs Miami in 05-06 was what set the blueprint, smaller player (Miami used Haslem), get into Dirk, be real physical, send second defender after he puts the ball on the floor as needed. Dirk shot 39/25 vs Miami in the finals, and then 38/21 vs Golden State. Dirk then worked on countering that type of defense in later seasons.

This is completely wrong. Spurs had already used Sjax and Bowen alot on him prior. Rockets used Tmac alot on him too.

Smaller player, get into him, be real physical, send second defender after he puts the ball on the floor. It wasn't just use a smaller defender on him. Dirk shot 35/28 vs Houston in 04-05 too. So...happens to even the best of them, and KAT is not overall anywhere as skilled as Dirk, so, yea, 5 playoff games and this current play-in game is all his experience in these types of games, so what's the surprise that he hasn't had enough reps to figure it out yet? Dirk had played 76 playoffs games including playing in the finals before the 2007 Warriors series and they were still able to get him out of his game in a whole series, right after Miami just did the same the previous season in the finals.

I don't know, maybe give the guy more than 5 games to figure it out.

Blame Rasho · Post #348 » by **Blame Rasho** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

Towns plays way too soft for his talent.

PhilBlackson · Post #349 » by **PhilBlackson** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

Why am I not surprised KAT is playing soft?!

Dude seems like he has no dog in him.

AussieCeltic · Post #350 » by **AussieCeltic** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

Wolves fans chanting MVP for KAT...I'm assuming it's ironically

Post #351 » by **lilfishi22** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

At this point, you might as well park KAT out on the perimeter as a shooter and let Ant work

CobraCommander · Post #352 » by **CobraCommander** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

Wow ball don’t lie-

Edwards so athletic that he can make that block on the double pump?!

Vampirate · Post #353 » by **Vampirate** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:36 am

Oh my god, Towns scored a point.

levon · Post #354 » by **levon** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:37 am

this is better for the Wolves lol

MrGoat · Post #355 » by **MrGoat** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:37 am

At least Towns can hit free throws, now he's on the board, going to be fouling out quickly at this rate though

Bruin · Post #356 » by **Bruin** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:37 am

PhilBlackson wrote:Why am I not surprised KAT is playing soft?!

Dude seems like he has no dog in him.

No wonder Butler hated playing there

Lunartic · Post #357 » by **Lunartic** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:38 am

Edwards has the superstar sort of glow to him, he's not there yet.

Towns is cracking under the pressure

PierceFan4ever · Post #358 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:38 am

Why is towns playing like this is his first game of his career. Very poor performance and bad body language this first half

Catchall · Post #359 » by **Catchall** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:38 am

Towns coming out with fouls isn't a bad thing, necessarily.

RunOKC · Post #360 » by **RunOKC** » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:38 am

These refs are reffing hard tonight

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