2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. #6 Phoenix Suns (MIN SWEEPS 4-0)

[GSP]

Will be funny to see how the NBA markets:

Minnesota vs. Denver
Oklahoma City vs. Dallas

Okc and Dallas should be easy w/ Luka Vs Sga and Mvp narrative

And DPOY Gobert vs. MVP Jokic.

Only problem is how many times Jokic has already cooked him in playoffs lol

I think theyll market Ant more as superstar, next Mj type of stuff

[Chuck Everett]

Okc and Dallas should be easy w/ Luka Vs Sga and Mvp narrative

And DPOY Gobert vs. MVP Jokic.

Only problem is how many times Jokic has already cooked him in playoffs lol

I think theyll market Ant more as superstar, next Mj type of stuff

I'm pretty sure we're going to see DeAndre Jordan a lot in the next series because asking Jokic and Gordon to bang with Rudy, KAT and Naz with no help is asking a lot. Malone absolutely does not trust Zeke Nnaji now that the games matter.

That will create quite the challenge for Denver.

[ChipotleWest]

Okc and Dallas should be easy w/ Luka Vs Sga and Mvp narrative

And DPOY Gobert vs. MVP Jokic.

Only problem is how many times Jokic has already cooked him in playoffs lol

I think theyll market Ant more as superstar, next Mj type of stuff

Ant is missing the tall lanky look. He also should shave his head bald.

[mkot]

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[CobraCommander]

That’s the Washington Beal- all the points and none of the wins- let’s go Beal - money ball for real

"I am a big time clutch scorer. What do you mean the score has to be close? It doesn't count when you are down 20?"

My man Beal - Washington fans always knew he wasn’t as CJ and CJ wasn’t as good as wall and wall wasn’t as good as dame and dame wasn’t as good curry and for a small guard to really matter and drive for and deliver championships you need to be as good as curry.

People always seem to forget that Beal has been on the league the same number of years as AD. What has Beal done other than cash big ole checks?

Sorry suns but yall picked up KD and Beal - two guys that are side kicks - and you already had a guard that apparently is a side kick-

The big 3 in Miami had 3 leading men… yall got three costars - it doesn’t have the same effect

[CobraCommander]

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When asked how the they would guard the suns the timberwolves answered -

[baldur]

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[Showdown]

PHX is just unbalanced. Too much perimeter talent and no size or presence in the paint. Nurkic has been worse than Ayton for the team

Stop blaming role players for the loss of the superteam. Nurkić doesnt have anything to do with Ayton and it wasnt his fault that his former team where he sacrificed everything for them including his health traded him in bad situation where toxic Ayton fans took every chance to trash Nurkic and use him as a scapegoat.Even in that situation he gave more effort than any other player on the team.Vogel tried small ball multiple times during season and PO and it NEVER WORKED so blaming Nurkić is totaly misguided and dishonest.

[Statlanta]

I was telling SneakyP.

People will start the hate if you give this guy titles and he starts doing this.

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[Johnny Firpo]

I didn't see this coming at all. Nuggets-Wolves gonna be crazy.

[Handlez]

I really thought Suns would turn it on in the playoffs.

Wow.

[B-easy]

OKC should get a ton of credit for locking in that top seed. They get to avoid the Nuggets and Timberwolves until the conference finals and in fact, they make them battle each other. That's just a massive win.

Yeh, mav/clippers much easier opponents than Nuggets/wolves.

[Domejandro]

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Karl-Anthony Towns' insane recovery turnaround pretty much saved Minnesota's season. Dude is a work horse.

[ArksNetsSince99]

I'll still say KD better for now until Ant accomplishes more...

What??? KD is done as a top 20 player.

And the Nets won’t take any returns !!!

Return period expired

[TheGOATRises007]

Wolves are an insanely good team. Congrats to that fanbase. They deserve it.

Nuggets/Wolves will be an incredible series. They match up better with Denver than anyone else does.

[_NoMas]

Props to Gobert, he’s been great. Denver rematch should be a lot closer, Naz Reid and Macdaniels are two huge pieces who were missing in last year’s playoffs

[schnakenpopanz]

I thought the suns would be better, but this is not about the suns. In fact the wolves have been the ones who earned it and played better, better coached, better built. Media will talk about Durant, Booker and their failure rightfully so, but the praise for the Wolves shoudl nit be overshadowed.

[Exp0sed]

Wolves are an insanely good team. Congrats to that fanbase. They deserve it.

Nuggets/Wolves will be an incredible series. They match up better with Denver than anyone else does.

I said so before the playoffs, Wolves are the only team that can beat Denver in the West and I even think they're slight favorites. the Nuggets don't really have a big men rotation, DAJ is ancient and cooked, Nnaji is worthless (and doesn't have the size to battle actual 7 footers anyway) and AG as small ball Center can work in a pinch against some teams but not against the Wolves

it's not just Gobert\KAT and Naz, Mcdaniels is also 7 feet tall. the Nuggets have one legit Center in Jokic and that's it. every game that Jokic is in foul trouble is basically a loss and it'd be very hard for him to defend ANT inside + the bigs without fouling, so he'll be forced to concede baskets and hope to make up for it at the other end

that works against the rest of the league but Minny's defense is too good (best in the league) and it's hard to really put points on their head, even if u are the offensively oiled machine that is the Denver Nuggets

this is the real WCF, between the two best teams in the West and whoever wins the series will go to the finals

[Exp0sed]

And DPOY Gobert vs. MVP Jokic.

Only problem is how many times Jokic has already cooked him in playoffs lol

I think theyll market Ant more as superstar, next Mj type of stuff

I'm pretty sure we're going to see DeAndre Jordan a lot in the next series because asking Jokic and Gordon to bang with Rudy, KAT and Naz with no help is asking a lot. Malone absolutely does not trust Zeke Nnaji now that the games matter.

That will create quite the challenge for Denver.

define "alot"?

we're gonna see him more that's for sure but..he's almost 36, he looks totally gassed after just a couple of mins of play,I doubt he can handle more than 12-15 mins, if that

moreover, the Wolves are playing 3 of their 7 footers (Gobert,KAT,Mcdaniels) together
Nuggets can't play Jokic and DAJ together and seeing as Jokic will probably see 38-39 mpg in this series barring foul trouble - it doesn't leave many mins for DAJ nor would that be a viable option to begin with, if i'm honest

[PRESTIGE]

The Superteam/Big3 model no longer works in the modern league.