Individual Stats Tracker 2025-26 Season

[rapsuperstar31]

This is spot on Q
Ant is stuck in between two arch types right now.

He's not a high enough level playmaker right now- despite taking steps this year and last- to run a top tier offense. He not in the same class as even Brunsen, much less SGA or Luka on this front.

And his defense has taken a significant step backwards this year so he isn't taking steps towards being an elite two way player.

His scoring efficiency is carrying him right now and I'm afraid that him and the coaching staff want to shoehorn him into the former role, while I believe the best for him is actually the latter.

Either way, I'm really in frustrated with his defense right now. I'm pretty sure he got taken off the dribble by Dennis Schroeder or some guy like that which is terrible and he sags off his man way too much and too often leaving them open for threes and close outs.

He can definitely give more on defense, especially in the regular season. He will still makes the highlight reel block shots and steals that can really turn a game around at the right time. And he will still lock in one on one when he's needs to. Against San Antonio when he came back in in the 4th, he said he wanted the rookie Harper and he locked him down. Some things like awareness and bbiq probably isn't going to come in time, but staying in front of his player is a must. We used to funnel players into Rudy a few years ago which was a good strategy, but you can't just get blown by in the process.

Those "lock down" plays are sparingly few to this point in the season.
Ant currently had a defensive rating of 117 which is terrible for a player of his caliber and the primary reason for his underwhelming net rating.

Last year his rating was 112 which is quite good.
He is so important to the offense that I'm not really that bothered by him needing to catch a breath on the other end, but there have been far too many casual defensive possessions OFF BALL leading to easy easy points. These possessions aren't a product of concerning energy, he's just not paying attention to his man and playing too far off. It's a fixable problem, but he has been straight up bad on defense by his own standard

Well at least he isn't in the top 10 in the NBA of blowbys.

Defender Drives % Blowby PTS per Direct Blowby
Royce O'Neale 111 47.75 1.04
Luka Doncic 133 41.35 1.23
James Harden 135 40.00 0.98
Egor Demin 103 38.83 0.92
Jalen Johnson 104 37.50 1.43
Noah Clowney 131 37.40 1.46
Alperen Sengun 107 35.51 1.32
Scottie Barnes 108 35.19 1.27
Josh Hart 106 34.91 1.58
Cade Cunningham124 34.68 0.78

[rapsuperstar31]

Over his last 6 games, the @Timberwolves
' Anthony Edwards has:

scored 150+ points
made 50+ field goals
made 25+ free throws

...just in the 2nd half & OT.

The last NBA player to put up those numbers after halftime over a 6-game span was Kobe Bryant from March 16-27, 2007.

[Q-is-here]

Over his last 6 games, the @Timberwolves
' Anthony Edwards has:

scored 150+ points
made 50+ field goals
made 25+ free throws

...just in the 2nd half & OT.

The last NBA player to put up those numbers after halftime over a 6-game span was Kobe Bryant from March 16-27, 2007.

He's definitely leveled up as a pure scorer. I also saw somewhere that he is #1 or #2 in most of the clutch shooting/scoring categories, vanquishing a lot of his critics on that front (I always felt the generic "he's not clutch" criticism was a bit unfair since he has made game-winning clutch plays on the defensive side of the ball).

We just have to hope that the more he sees doubles/blitzes/gap help the better he gets at making the right read and passing the bleeping ball.

[AussieWolf3]

Over his last 6 games, the @Timberwolves
' Anthony Edwards has:

scored 150+ points
made 50+ field goals
made 25+ free throws

...just in the 2nd half & OT.

The last NBA player to put up those numbers after halftime over a 6-game span was Kobe Bryant from March 16-27, 2007.

He's definitely leveled up as a pure scorer. I also saw somewhere that he is #1 or #2 in most of the clutch shooting/scoring categories, vanquishing a lot of his critics on that front (I always felt the generic "he's not clutch" criticism was a bit unfair since he has made game-winning clutch plays on the defensive side of the ball).

We just have to hope that the more he sees doubles/blitzes/gap help the better he gets at making the right read and passing the bleeping ball.

I gotta say, while it isn't perfect, he handles these coverages petty damn well at this point in his career, especially given the rate at which he sees them. Just look at last night's game or against Phoenix.

This is very much a strength in his game now, even if he is still a little over eager in trying to split doubles

[Q-is-here]

Some stat-related notes on Dillingham's defense:

- Averaging 2.5 steals and 3.2 defensive rebounds per 36 minutes. The steals rate is tops on the team and the defensive rebounding rate is better than Conley and Clark.

- Has a 110.1 defensive rating (opposing team scores 110.1 points per 100 possessions while Rob is on the floor), which is 3rd best among regular rotation players after Clark and Rudy.

- Now in the 56th percentile as a defender according to Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus.

My eye test doesn't quite validate Rob as an above average defender, but it does validate that he is working hard on that end and trying to be a real pest. This along with keeping his turnovers down is the real key to more minutes. There is no way he can keep shooting this poorly!

[kekgeek]

Some stat-related notes on Dillingham's defense:

- Averaging 2.5 steals and 3.2 defensive rebounds per 36 minutes. The steals rate is tops on the team and the defensive rebounding rate is better than Conley and Clark.

- Has a 110.1 defensive rating (opposing team scores 110.1 points per 100 possessions while Rob is on the floor), which is 3rd best among regular rotation players after Clark and Rudy.

- Now in the 56th percentile as a defender according to Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus.

My eye test doesn't quite validate Rob as an above average defender, but it does validate that he is working hard on that end and trying to be a real pest. This along with keeping his turnovers down is the real key to more minutes. There is no way he can keep shooting this poorly!

Some context about Rob defense via cleaning the glass.

Rob has played a total of 378 possessions this season. He has a defensive rating of 109.6 (87th percentile), our numbers are different Q because cleaning the glass eliminates garbage time.

Of those 378 possession 241 of those have been with Rudy Gobert (63.8%) and they have a defensive rating of 98.0 (99th percentile). Of the 137 possession without Rudy Gobert (36.2%) Rob has a defensive rating 129.8 (1st percentile).

So it matters how you look at things, the wolves are able to be a good defensive team with Rob on the floor in the regular season when Rob is with Rudy for rim protection and all of the small things Rudy does. When Rob does not have the luxury of Rudy behind him the wolves are the worst defensive team in the NBA.

The wolves have been a terrible defensive team in general without Rudy this year. 124.3 (7th percentile) when Rudy and Dilly are off the floor. The Wolves are 5.5 points per 100 possessions worse defensively when Rob is out there without there compared to any other player in his place without Rudy. Albeit the defense is garbage without Rudy in general.

So I don't know what we can take away from Rob defensive numbers. My working hypothesis is we can survive defensively with Rob when he is with Rudy. (Sort of like with Dlo back in the day). Wolves as constructed can not survive defensively with Rob when Rudy is off the floor and that does not mean that is Robs fault. I really wish they had a league average center backup so we could pull more on can the Wolves survive on that end when Rob is on the floor and without one of the best defense centers in the NBA.

At the moment we can not any conclusions to that.

The issue is the Wolves are so bad on offense when Dilly is on the floor. In general the wolves are in the 8th percentile overall on offense with Dilly on the floor. The 4th percentile with Dilly and Rudy offensively and the 19th percentile when its Dilly and no Rudy. We are a god awful offensive team when Dilly is on the floor. There is currently 170 guards (by NBA.com) that have played 150 minutes and attempted 20 3s this season. Rob is 146 in 3pt % and 161 in FG%.

I the Wolves are a bad team with Rob on the floor. They can survive when Rudy is with him because Rudy is an all time great defender. I still have no issues with Rob getting minutes because the wolves need him to hopefully Development but the wolves are a significantly worse team when he is on the floor.

[Q-is-here]

Some stat-related notes on Dillingham's defense:

- Averaging 2.5 steals and 3.2 defensive rebounds per 36 minutes. The steals rate is tops on the team and the defensive rebounding rate is better than Conley and Clark.

- Has a 110.1 defensive rating (opposing team scores 110.1 points per 100 possessions while Rob is on the floor), which is 3rd best among regular rotation players after Clark and Rudy.

- Now in the 56th percentile as a defender according to Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus.

My eye test doesn't quite validate Rob as an above average defender, but it does validate that he is working hard on that end and trying to be a real pest. This along with keeping his turnovers down is the real key to more minutes. There is no way he can keep shooting this poorly!

Some context about Rob defense via cleaning the glass.

Rob has played a total of 378 possessions this season. He has a defensive rating of 109.6 (87th percentile), our numbers are different Q because cleaning the glass eliminates garbage time.

Of those 378 possession 241 of those have been with Rudy Gobert (63.8%) and they have a defensive rating of 98.0 (99th percentile). Of the 137 possession without Rudy Gobert (36.2%) Rob has a defensive rating 129.8 (1st percentile).

So it matters how you look at things, the wolves are able to be a good defensive team with Rob on the floor in the regular season when Rob is with Rudy for rim protection and all of the small things Rudy does. When Rob does not have the luxury of Rudy behind him the wolves are the worst defensive team in the NBA.

The wolves have been a terrible defensive team in general without Rudy this year. 124.3 (7th percentile) when Rudy and Dilly are off the floor. The Wolves are 5.5 points per 100 possessions worse defensively when Rob is out there without there compared to any other player in his place without Rudy. Albeit the defense is garbage without Rudy in general.

So I don't know what we can take away from Rob defensive numbers. My working hypothesis is we can survive defensively with Rob when he is with Rudy. (Sort of like with Dlo back in the day). Wolves as constructed can not survive defensively with Rob when Rudy is off the floor and that does not mean that is Robs fault. I really wish they had a league average center backup so we could pull more on can the Wolves survive on that end when Rob is on the floor and without one of the best defense centers in the NBA.

At the moment we can not any conclusions to that.

The issue is the Wolves are so bad on offense when Dilly is on the floor. In general the wolves are in the 8th percentile overall on offense with Dilly on the floor. The 4th percentile with Dilly and Rudy offensively and the 19th percentile when its Dilly and no Rudy. We are a god awful offensive team when Dilly is on the floor. There is currently 170 guards (by NBA.com) that have played 150 minutes and attempted 20 3s this season. Rob is 146 in 3pt % and 161 in FG%.

I the Wolves are a bad team with Rob on the floor. They can survive when Rudy is with him because Rudy is an all time great defender. I still have no issues with Rob getting minutes because the wolves need him to hopefully Development but the wolves are a significantly worse team when he is on the floor.

Great stuff Kek!

I guess my broader point is that Dillingham's defense is not a trainwreck, and to your point, is very surviveable when Rudy is playing behind him. It's a tiny sliver of hope in an otherwise horrific sophomore campaign, especially on offense.

Reed Sheppard had a similar role to Dillingham last season with Houston, playing lots of small stints and only averaging about 12 MPG last season. He shot the ball 35% from the field and just had a really tough time finding a rythym. This season has been a dramatic turnaround for him and he is now a significant part of their rotation.

None of this means Dillingham is out of serious bust territory yet, but I'm just trying to find something - anything! - we can point to that may indicate that there is a competent basketball player in that skinny body!

[60WinTim]

Reed was helped a ton by VanVleet’s injury…

[Q-is-here]

Reed was helped a ton by VanVleet’s injury…

Well, he still had to produce once the the opportunity arose because of the injury. We don't know if Dillingham would produce with more minutes, but yeah, let's hang onto any thread of hope and opTIMism out there! Speaking of which....

Veteran and former Q favorite Tyus Jones, aka Mr. Game Manager, is seemingly also in "short stint hell" right now. He may actually be less productive than Dillingham!

[rapsuperstar31]

The Wolves have the longest active streak of consecutive regular season games with 100+ points scored (82) — the longest streak in our database is 136. Denver is the next highest in the league at the moment with 39 consecutive 100 point games. The Wolves currently have the 5th longest consecutive regular season games with 100+ points in NBA history.