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Ben Beecken retweeted
A different, positive spin s that the Wolves have a successful case study with an in-season arthroscopic knee surgery to a star player...
Karl-Anthony Towns had one done on March 12, 2024, and was *incredible* on their playoff run that year. Rehab kept him in phenomenal shape and he hit the ground running in a major way coming back from that.
Clearly, Ant thought he could play through the knee issue. Given that it became a problem so quickly, this is obviously a move to try and have him ready for January and beyond this season.
Not sure what to make of him playing through it (and playing incredibly well) on the B2B.
No surprise here. Was pretty clear in real time that those were blown calls.
As said on @lockedontwolves, the glass half-full take is that the Wolves easily could have won despite 17 TOs, terrible FT shooting and transition defense, and Ant's open miss from 3...and the below.
L2M Report from last night says there 2 missed calls by the officials, both went against Minnesota...
1) Ant WAS fouled by James Harden with :06.2 left with score tied 113-113.
"Harden initiates contact with Edwards' arm, which affects his shot attempt."
Ant should've been awarded 2 free throws.
2) LaMelo DID NOT foul Donovan Mitchell with :14.3 left in OT & CLE up by 1.
"Mitchell dribbles the ball off Ball's foot, which causes Mitchell to lose control of the ball. The ensuing contact that occurs after the ball is deflected is deemed incidental."
Wolves should've had possession with :14.3 left in OT.
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Ben Beecken retweeted
The Wolves are bringing back Enrique Freeman on a 2-way contract, per source. They had one open 2-way, looked at several options. Freeman is well-liked and has familiarity with the system. He will begin in Iowa.
Had fun talking Wolves with Danny!
Game tonight should be very interesting, with or without Ant...
New Locked On Cavs is here! Chatting with @bbeecken about tonight's game between the #Cavs and Wolves!
Come hang!
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Pod: linktr.ee/LOCavs
Awesome to see the Wolves win in a very different way against the Magic than they did in Miami.
Things that were similar between the two wins:
-Defense very good (but not great)
-Offense played fast and crashed the glass
- Non-Ant/Ball players hit their 3s
- Ayo + TJ were great
Ben Beecken retweeted
Had a ton of fun breaking down the Wolves 131-106 win over the Heat last night w/ my man @Luke_Spinman!
Talked Ant's big night, LaMelo's official debut, the starters' dominance, JK/Ayo filling gaps nicely, more!
We go live immediately after EVERY Wolves game.
Links below ⤵️
Finally getting caught up on some national preseason preview pods, and the hand-wringing over the Wolves' defense is pretty unbelievable.
Rudy Gobert has only been part of a defense outside the top 10 *one time* since he became a starter in 2015-16. That's once in 11 seasons.
Ben Beecken retweeted
🚨 LIVE NOW
Gonna be a ton of fun breaking down the new-look Wolves after their 131-106 rout of the Giannis-led Heat
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Going live with @Luke_Spinman for the Locked on Wolves Postcast after Wolves/Heat goes final:
- Ant, LaMelo shine in dawn of a new era
- Rudy/JK do all the dirty work
- New-look offense
- Gang rebounding
- and more!
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The most encouraging thing about the offense so far is how unselfish they've been, outside of Ant's dominant 3Q stretch. They've also played fast.
Perimeter defense has been spotty (being kind) but the activity in the passing lanes/deflections has been great.
Have been saying for a while on the pod that the Wolves seemed likely to waive Freeman.
They'll monitor if anyone interesting comes available during roster cuts to add on a two-way. Thought Reeves was impressive when he had chances early in preseason and would add some shooting.
NEWS: @Timberwolves Waive Enrique Freeman, KJ Martin, Norchad Omier, Antonio Reeves and Drew Timme
Full Release:
nba.com/timberwolves/news/ti…
Talked about this about a week ago on LO Wolves. Wouldn't be surprising if DiVincenzo is the next guy to sign an extension.
This is crazy. Legitimately an All-Star group.
Love that the @lockedontwolves Squad Show's own @Parkerfox24 is part of the crew!
There's the other shoe.
Williams needs to shoot it like he did in college to end up with chance at a rotation spot and Konchar is a fine end-of-bench depth piece.
Obviously, this was done out of necessity. Wouldn't expect either of them to be in the opening night rotation.
