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AbeVigodaLive wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 11:28 am Again...

It's hard to think about the two greatest Timberwolves players of all time... without thinking about just how PERFECT they'd be on the same team.

Edwards is exactly the type of cutthroat player to complement Garnett's all-around game.

thedoper wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 10:24 am Who's on board now? Any newbies? Antman turned Ju from a universally disliked player to a joyful, productive basketball player. KG would have punched Ju in practice. His only fault is that he really likes sex, which some might argue is not a fault at all.

FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:14 pm

thedoper wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 10:24 am Who's on board now? Any newbies? Antman turned Ju from a universally disliked player to a joyful, productive basketball player. KG would have punched Ju in practice. His only fault is that he really likes sex, which some might argue is not a fault at all.

Great point about the impact Ant has had on Julius. Still, he has a long ways to go to supplant KG as the greatest TWolf. KG is arguably one of the 20 greatest NBA players of all time, and sometimes ranks even higher. Ant would barely crack the top 100. And KG consistently brought dominance at both ends of the court. Ant's ceiling is sky high, and we'll be lucky if he ever approaches KG as greatest Timberwolf. He's already in the top 3 I think, and that's pretty amazing.

DNatagal wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 11:29 am

AbeVigodaLive wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 11:28 am Again...

It's hard to think about the two greatest Timberwolves players of all time... without thinking about just how PERFECT they'd be on the same team.

Edwards is exactly the type of cutthroat player to complement Garnett's all-around game.

KG never had a Kobe. Ant would have been perfect in that role.

FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:14 pm

thedoper wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 10:24 am Who's on board now? Any newbies? Antman turned Ju from a universally disliked player to a joyful, productive basketball player. KG would have punched Ju in practice. His only fault is that he really likes sex, which some might argue is not a fault at all.

Great point about the impact Ant has had on Julius. Still, he has a long ways to go to supplant KG as the greatest TWolf. KG is arguably one of the 20 greatest NBA players of all time, and sometimes ranks even higher. Ant would barely crack the top 100. And KG consistently brought dominance at both ends of the court. Ant's ceiling is sky high, and we'll be lucky if he ever approaches KG as greatest Timberwolf. He's already in the top 3 I think, and that's pretty amazing.

60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:17 pm

FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:14 pm

thedoper wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 10:24 am Who's on board now? Any newbies? Antman turned Ju from a universally disliked player to a joyful, productive basketball player. KG would have punched Ju in practice. His only fault is that he really likes sex, which some might argue is not a fault at all.

Great point about the impact Ant has had on Julius. Still, he has a long ways to go to supplant KG as the greatest TWolf. KG is arguably one of the 20 greatest NBA players of all time, and sometimes ranks even higher. Ant would barely crack the top 100. And KG consistently brought dominance at both ends of the court. Ant's ceiling is sky high, and we'll be lucky if he ever approaches KG as greatest Timberwolf. He's already in the top 3 I think, and that's pretty amazing.

I'm struggling to come up with a Timberwolf who would knock ANT out of the top 2?

FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:39 pm

60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:17 pm

FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:14 pm

Great point about the impact Ant has had on Julius. Still, he has a long ways to go to supplant KG as the greatest TWolf. KG is arguably one of the 20 greatest NBA players of all time, and sometimes ranks even higher. Ant would barely crack the top 100. And KG consistently brought dominance at both ends of the court. Ant's ceiling is sky high, and we'll be lucky if he ever approaches KG as greatest Timberwolf. He's already in the top 3 I think, and that's pretty amazing.

I'm struggling to come up with a Timberwolf who would knock ANT out of the top 2?

If you dig deep into the advanced stats, it's difficult to conclude Ant has contributed more than Kevin Love did in his 6 years here. 26 PPG in 2 of those seasons and 15.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists one year! And despite many of us ripping him sometimes for his defense, he was a far better on/off performer in his years here than Ant has been. Ant's trajectory is terrific and he will definitely pass Love to become #2, but the analytics favor Love right now though.

60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:46 pm

FNG wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:39 pm

60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 1:17 pm

I'm struggling to come up with a Timberwolf who would knock ANT out of the top 2?

If you dig deep into the advanced stats, it's difficult to conclude Ant has contributed more than Kevin Love did in his 6 years here. 26 PPG in 2 of those seasons and 15.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists one year! And despite many of us ripping him sometimes for his defense, he was a far better on/off performer in his years here than Ant has been. Ant's trajectory is terrific and he will definitely pass Love to become #2, but the analytics favor Love right now though.

Dang! How could I have forgotten about Love!

Probably something to do with the zero playoff appearances...

AbeVigodaLive wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 11:28 am Again...

It's hard to think about the two greatest Timberwolves players of all time... without thinking about just how PERFECT they'd be on the same team.

Edwards is exactly the type of cutthroat player to complement Garnett's all-around game.