Ant-agonizing the MVP! | Official Timberwolves (#6) vs. Thunder (#1) West Finals Thread

[Blessings]

 

[Street Knowledge]

Chet gonna be a 20 PPG scorer in his prime while also being a top 3 defender in the league. His defense in this series has been insane.

 

[Soldier]

MJ
Bron
Steph
....all won their first championship @ age 27

Tim Duncan (1999) and kawhi Leonard (2014) both won their first championship at age 23.

 

[Blessings]

Tim Duncan (1999) and kawhi Leonard (2014) both won their first championship at age 23.

I guess Kobe was 21 (2000)

 

[Ozymandeas]

Jalen Williams played really well in this game. Maybe he could be a #2

Felt like he made every three. Everytime he got a wide open shot, I was like damn.

 

[Soldier]

I guess Kobe was 21 (2000)

Dwyane Wade was 24 in 2006 when he won his first chip with the heat

 

[aceboon]

 

[FAH1223]

 

[010101]

decision making is absent

struggles with problem solving

if the answer is not apparent will force some shyte

*

 

[010101]

& is simply getting the ball out of your hands "making the right play"¿.........*

 

[Deafheaven]

& is simply getting the ball out of your hands "making the right play"¿.........*

Its a damned if u do damned if you dont situation

Antman goes psycho bean mode going 12-38 thru the triple teams they probs get blown out by 25. The role players were cooking it was the right play more often than not.

Wolves mostly lost cuz randle gave them absolutely nothing

 

[Primetime]

2015 Warriors:

• 67-wins, #2 offense, #1 defense
• 26-year old Curry MVP (24/8/4)
• 24-year old Klay (20/3/3)
• 24-year old Dray (12/8/4)

2025 Thunder

• 68-wins, #3 offense, #1 defense
• 26-year old SGA MVP (33/6/5)
• 23-year old JDubb (22/5/5)
• 22-year old Chet (15/8/2)

Can’t overlook IND but it’s a bit crazy the similarities. Hell, Jokic was essentially their “2015 LeBron” struggle series.

 

[Blessings]

Its a damned if u do damned if you dont situation

Antman goes psycho bean mode going 12-38 thru the triple teams they probs get blown out by 25. The role players were cooking it was the right play more often than not.

Wolves mostly lost cuz randle gave them absolutely nothing

Facts…Paralysis by Analysis and Box Score Analysis
The criticism only makes sense if the role players were missing shots.

 

[Carl Tethers]

SGA mid range game is a thing of beauty. MVP

You should focus on getting a mid-range salary. Or any salary

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

The positive thing for OKC is, they had all their bad moments in this one game, unlike last series where they found themselves down 1-2 because they had bad moments at critical stages over the first three games. They've managed to condense the worse version of themselves to just this one game.

If they can recalibrate themselves for Game 4, they should head back to OKC up 3-1.

Wolves a much better and deeper team than Denver though. Denver gettin those grind out close clutch wins was the only way a team like Denver could've won games against a defense like OKC. They ain't have the depth or was as strong a team overall as Minnesota to be capable to put a beatin like this on OKC. Thing wit Wolves they capable of winnin those clutch even comeback down to wire games like Denver but they have the depth and talent to win dominantly and Denver didn't.

That’s cool if you think that, but if you believe Minny is indeed this “much better” team than Denver is, you should also be of the opinion they not only beat OKC, but do it in six games (at the very least win 3 out of the next 4 games).

You willing to follow through with that statement?