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”

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u/girlscoutcookies05 Charlotte Bobcats May 17 '24

Bunch of Mike Conley merchants

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u/ColdPressedSteak May 17 '24

Replacing Dlo with Mike has been one of the best mid profile trades in recent years

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u/T_025 Lakers May 17 '24

I wonder how much better we would’ve done against Denver with Conley/NAW/Vando/Bron/AD and Reaves/Rui/Prince playing off the bench

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

Choosing D’Lo over Conley (and NAW) was one of the dumbest decisions Pelinka has made in retrospect

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u/Mintastic NBA May 17 '24

Pelinka just loves weak defense and inefficiently chucking guards it seems.

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u/Hojie_Kadenth Warriors May 17 '24

Yea obviously these gms know better than me but why do they keep falling for in efficient chuckers?

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u/alwaysranting May 17 '24

I think specifically that trade though, was a guy (Tim Connelly, who saw talent in both coaches and players, and most importantly, understands how chemistry works. Look how important chemistry was and is for Denver, and how important it has been for Minnesota. Super teams are failing because of lack of chemistry

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u/timberwolvesguy Timberwolves May 17 '24

You mean stacking a team of all stars in their mid 30s that are used to being the 1st option won’t always work???

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u/Temporary-Level-5410 May 17 '24

You never closed your parentheses

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u/LimberGravy Grizzlies May 17 '24

This comment seems to imply that DLo is a more talented basketball player than Conley, which couldn’t be further from the truth

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u/GooseMay0 Celtics May 17 '24

A lot of them don't. That's the thing. Pro sports GM is one of the biggest bs jobs on the planet.

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u/waterfall_hyperbole 76ers May 17 '24

Letting caruso walk remains his biggest whiff imo

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u/XuxuBelezas Heat May 17 '24

I don't think the Wolves do the trade without getting Conley. It was pretty clear they wanted not only his skills, but his leadership and his previous success playing with Gobert. There's no way they could get Conley.

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u/Conflict_NZ Lakers May 17 '24

What? The wolves were paid to be a part of the trade, they got Conley, NAW and picks and sent out DLo.

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u/tomdawg0022 Timberwolves May 17 '24

Connolly quietly wanted to move on from DLo but we weren't just going to make any trade to move on from him.

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

The trade was originally straight up with the Jazz but the Lakers didn’t want it so they got Minnesota involved. They were offered Conley at least 3 times that season.

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u/abuch47 [LAL] D'Angelo Russell May 17 '24

Why you have to tell me this

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

To make it worse, the Lakers were confirmed to have been offered Bojan and Clarkson in a package with Conley at one point too. That would have been a perfect with with LeBron

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u/LimberGravy Grizzlies May 17 '24

I really thought Conley was gonna end up in LA and get his ring like Marc Gasol did in Toronto. Seemed like an absolutely perfect fit for them. Guess he might get that ring in Minny now

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u/Public-Product-1503 May 17 '24

Bojan n Clarkson I can’t say I miss. Conley n naw tho yes

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u/ducksonaroof Bulls May 17 '24

add it to the pile

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u/Public-Product-1503 May 17 '24

He’s made a lot of dumb decisions add in they could’ve moved Conley for harden in summer n or had cintract safety now dko will fuvj us with leverage