Agree, ANT looks like the next great wing/guard to lead the league. Kind of a mix of Wade/Jordan/Lebron. Not the greatest 3pt shooter, but just an amazing athlete for his size and a crazy competitor. Maybe the most competitive player since Kobe.This Den / Minn game has been incredible so far. This is the round where the playoffs get fun.
Agree, ANT looks like the next great wing/guard to lead the league. Kind of a mix of Wade/Jordan/Lebron. Not the greatest 3pt shooter, but just an amazing athlete for his size and a crazy competitor. Maybe the most competitive player since Kobe.
Probably this offseason, a simple trade of Kawhi for ANT and Paul George for SGA makes total sense.It’s crazy with all of this young talent on small market teams right now between Minn, OKC, and NO. Wonder how long it’ll be before the NBA wants to get these guys to move to the big markets.
This Den / Minn game has been incredible so far. This is the round where the playoffs get fun.
Ant is locked up with MN for 5 more years. Obviously guys can force their way out, but as long as they keep a good roster around him he will be fine.It’s crazy with all of this young talent on small market teams right now between Minn, OKC, and NO. Wonder how long it’ll be before the NBA wants to get these guys to move to the big markets.
Ant is locked up with MN for 5 more years. Obviously guys can force their way out, but as long as they keep a good roster around him he will be fine.
He’s become a hell of a defender too. I have to say I thought the Gobert trade was dumb, but they are SO much better on D with him.
Outside of Niang, the Magic would have been a more interesting matchup for me.Cavs advance but pretty rough series for our favorite Cav. Tall order for them next with Celtics and why I thought Tyrese was in such a better spot with the 6 seed, that Indy/NYN series is closer to a coin toss imho. Hopefully Cavs can at least win a couple games.
We better wake up! We’re not playing the Lakers anymoreI wrote that game off when Minny jumped put to a 18-4 lead.
We better wake up! We’re not playing the Lakers anymore
D Rose is different but up there in a similar way as those guys as a guy that took SO much pressure off the rest of the offense and created havoc on D.He's definitely the best player we've seen in the MJ/Kobe/Wade player type since those three, I wouldn't throw pre-injury Rose in there because not quite the same type of player. I'd probably already put him as similar or better effectiveness as prime Wade, just needing experience that he's getting now.
He does it all like you said, I agree with Reggie Miller during the boradcast that if you really stress "2 way player" he may be the best player in the NBA because Jokic and Luka aren't fantastic on defense outside of rebounding. That's what made those three guys I listed and LBJ so valuable is they could lock down anybody when needed. He certainly has a very good case for best American born player.
I think Kerr was really dumb for playing Brunson and Edwards together in the world championship instead of Tyrese and Edwards. Edwards was pretty clearly the most unstoppable player in the whole tournament and he paired him with guy who can be a ball hog. Tyrese and Edwards barely played together at all the way he platooned them.