Is it too early for the TWolves might actually be good one day soon thread?

That's it guys. TPuppies can be good. They just need to sell LaVine. I know it's against young Lakers, but Wiggins can be good on defense also.

 

Lol I was wrong. I thought he was overrated and overhyped.

 

They really do need some hard nosed defense first type veteran presences in the locker room for leadership. They could really really benefit from an ariza and bev combo but idk if they would be willing to part with one of there main 4 key core players to do so

 

From the three Wolves games I have watched now I have realised that almost anyone can take a waltz down the lane and attack their rim.

 

Thibs will fix it, and he'll coach up Dieng and KAT a bit. Right now he's doing his best to fight his instinct to expend unlimited energy on suffocating defense and ignore the offense. As the playoffs become more at risk, he will revert back.

 

Lol. Ignoring the offense is the only way guys like Thibbs, JVG can coach

 

Which is why I love them both, but didn't want any of them. MDA - though not my first choice - gives you the exact inverse, except it's better for trade value and team revenue.

 

Okkkaaayyy..I don't understand this aggression out of nowhere? What's wrong with being optimistic and did I ever claim to always be right in my predictions?

Young teams take time. I am more interested in their main 3 guys progress in individual D because in the offensive side they are doing fine.
However a team where none of the main wings can defend a lick and also the pf and C are not doing too well in pnr D...not going to win many games.
For 3rd year players in Wiggins and Lavine you expect progress in D from right now. That's the most common curve for wing players. If by the end of the season their understanding and execution of fighting over screens and team d concepts doen't get better to at least near average that's a big red flag on what kind of players they will end up as. (one way or two way). KAT has better baseline and less experience.

I think we can all agree they are a team in the rise.

 

From what I've seen of them in patches this year, KAT hasn't impressed me the way that the hype made me think he would.

I have been impressed with Wiggins more than KAT.

Is that just a product of me watching the wrong patches of games?

 

Once they're able to dump Rubio they'll be quite a bit better.

 

Loss to the Pelicans. And that's ok. What is though perplexing is how can Wiggins in 30 minutes have a 2-19 FG shooting night and YET not even grab a single rebound or have a single assist. His only other contribution besides scoring (13 pnts on 19 FGA) was a single steal and two turnovers?

It's okay and expected from a young player to be incosistent, however what is not expected is that someone who has a terrible night not to think or find of any other way in 30 minutes to contribute to his team. That is definitely alarming.