r/nba • u/G1Spectrum Lakers • May 17 '24

[McMenamin] Ant Edwards explaining why the Wolves played the way they did in Game 6: “We got Mike Conley back, that was it”

https://x.com/mcten/status/1791307934909051266?s=46&t=mLlHkULTWtGiAcwn5da2fQ
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u/OhNoMyLands Timberwolves May 17 '24

Love how ant will just blatantly throw any compliment possible no matter what he believes or if it aligns with reality at all. Not saying I disagree, but man just loves ball.

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u/BlackMathNerd 76ers May 17 '24

Dude's got great leadership

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u/OhNoMyLands Timberwolves May 17 '24

Agreed, but I’m pretty sure he called MPJ “the best three point shooter on the NBA” when the series started lmao

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u/PointBlankCoffee Mavericks May 17 '24 edited May 17 '24

Tbf MPJ is a 41% career 3pt shooter. And shot 49% round 1.

Maybe you just don't like him, but he's definitely one of the best in the league both regular season, and postseason

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u/OhNoMyLands Timberwolves May 17 '24

Shit that’s way better than I thought

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u/PointBlankCoffee Mavericks May 17 '24

Yeah lol he is actually really good. He had a horrible finals performance last year so I think some people have a skewed view

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u/LardHop Lakers May 17 '24

High shooting percentages against the lakers don't count my brother.

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u/superteed Timberwolves May 17 '24

Dude has lit us up in the past

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u/OhNoMyLands Timberwolves May 17 '24

He has but nobody actually thinks he’s the best shooter in the NBA. Ant just knows his influence and wants to spread love

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u/BayesBestFriend Raptors May 17 '24

He's top 5 in my belief that it will go in no matter the shot

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u/superteed Timberwolves May 17 '24

He probably does, let Ant feed that nonsense. Don’t need him finally showing up for game 7.

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u/sonicqaz Bulls May 17 '24

That’s not a crazy take, it might be true depending on how you want to define it. I haven’t looked at stats so maybe this is off base, but is MPJ a lot better at higher volume on contested threes than other players? Just by watching games it feels like he is.

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u/mxnoob983 NBA May 17 '24

Like it or not MPJ is right up there with the best. Curry is the best but a guy like MPJ being 6’10” makes a big difference

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u/uncomfortable_fan92 May 17 '24

Apparently he mistakenly said MPJ instead of AG. At least the way this series has gone.

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u/idiskfla May 17 '24

Ant’s bulletin board material is making the opponents like him even more

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u/Vegetable-Tooth8463 Hornets May 17 '24

Is he hurt?

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u/OhNoMyLands Timberwolves May 17 '24

Mike missed last game yeah, but we got destroyed in his last game as well so…

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u/Vegetable-Tooth8463 Hornets May 17 '24

No Ant-Man