GDT: The Promise of Hope

[thedoper]

What a great season we almost had game day threads until June. Just ran out of gas. Good seasoning for Naz, Ant, and Jaden. Those 3 and Conley can be the keepers of this team IMO. The rest of the team can be wheeled and dealed. Do you best Connelly.

[Q-is-here]

5 points from the bench.


Leonard Miller better hit the ground running next year offensively.

I think we would have lost anyway due to the greatness of Doncic and Irving, but the bench had multiple chances to help keep it closer by knocking down some open 3s. NAW and Reid especially just have to hit those wide open uncontested 3's. Disappointing performance from two guys that were considered two of the best bench players in the NBA.

[thedoper]

Dallas better love us for paving the way for them to the finals. Great run.

[Coolbreeze44]

We were the better team in the regular season, but certainly not in the postseason. That was as thorough of an ass kicking as you can get. The stunning thing is losing all 3 home games.

[Q-is-here]

Two things that have been exposed with this team.

1. We are unable to play fast break basketball on both ends.

2. We need to sacrifice a bit of defense for offense.

Agree on #2 especially. Doncic and Irving have seen everything thrown at them in their career defensively. Doncic is arguably the 2nd best player in the world after Jokic and Irving is an elite shot maker. You just have to be able to out-offense a duo like that and we are just too damn clunky on that end.

[AbeVigodaLive]

Well, that escalated quickly.

Dallas was simply the better team. Didn't think they were prior to this series... now we know.




[Note: Embarrassing showing by the Timberwolves. Hopefully, it's not another 20 years before we see them in the Conference Finals again. And hopefully, I get to see a MN sports title at some point...]

[Coolbreeze44]

Well, that escalated quickly.

Dallas was simply the better team. Didn't think they were prior to this series... now we know.




[Note: Embarrassing showing by the Timberwolves. Hopefully, it's not another 20 years before we see them in the Conference Finals again. And hopefully, I get to see a MN sports title at some point...]

I'd like to say the Wolves will win one before Ant makes it to 30. But the NBA has a lot of things that push franchises in flyover country down. It's only a matter of time before more stars migrate to LA or Miami, or OKC takes another 2 steps forward with all their assets. This was a special year, but it's one that's going to be hard to replicate.

I think you will see a title at some point. I have hopes for the Vikings which sounds insane, but they have by far the best ownership in town and a good coach.

[rapsuperstar31]

I wonder if the Wolves would have signed Marus Morris liked we had been rumored to in the buyout market if he would have helped us in this series. A few hard fouls on Luka by Morris might have gotten into Lukas head in the series.

[Wolvesfan21]

Well, that escalated quickly.

Dallas was simply the better team. Didn't think they were prior to this series... now we know.




[Note: Embarrassing showing by the Timberwolves. Hopefully, it's not another 20 years before we see them in the Conference Finals again. And hopefully, I get to see a MN sports title at some point...]

I'd like to say the Wolves will win one before Ant makes it to 30. But the NBA has a lot of things that push franchises in flyover country down. It's only a matter of time before more stars migrate to LA or Miami, or OKC takes another 2 steps forward with all their assets. This was a special year, but it's one that's going to be hard to replicate.

I think you will see a title at some point. I have hopes for the Vikings which sounds insane, but they have by far the best ownership in town and a good coach.

The Wilfs are clowns. They kept the idiot Spielman around forever who could never find an elite QB which is nearly mandatory to win a SB. Step 1, get elite QB. If not you need an elite defense and everywhere else to support the non elite QB.

This is actually the first time since Favre we have a chance to build something competitive. Right track now, took 20 years. Sad.

[Wolvesaholic]

Feel like I'm my seven seasons as a half season ticket holder, this was probably the most painful n game I've watched in person. However, I don't want to get too down about it. I don't know if it was fatigue or the stress of the stage, but the team that showed up in this series was not the team that showed up in the regular season and the prior series. They will grow from it, just like they grew from the previous season. Ant will only get better. Serious injuries aside, I'll looking forward to next season.