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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2023 6:22 pm
from Phil Ford...Zone Coverage
"Speaking on the Run Your Race podcast, the former Nuggets guard Bruce Brown who signed with the Indiana Pacers this off season dropped a quote that’s music to Wolves fans’ ears. He tried to stay politically correct by saying the Phoenix Suns were technically their toughest series on their way to the NBA Championship. However, he dropped the facade and declared the Timberwolves their toughest opponent in the playoffs.
It’s an interesting thought exercise from the mouth of one of the guys who absolutely shredded the Timberwolves for five games in the first round. The Wolves were also down two of their seven best players in the Nuggets series. Naz Reid had broken his wrist attempting to dunk on some fools while Jaden McDaniels broke his hand punching a wall during the final game of the regular season. They also lost Kyle Anderson for Game 5. Therefore, to say the 8th-seeded Wolves played them the hardest while missing several key players says a lot about the young squad. It also begs this question heading into the 2023-24 season: Are the Minnesota Timberwolves quietly contenders?"
Hell yea!
"Speaking on the Run Your Race podcast, the former Nuggets guard Bruce Brown who signed with the Indiana Pacers this off season dropped a quote that’s music to Wolves fans’ ears. He tried to stay politically correct by saying the Phoenix Suns were technically their toughest series on their way to the NBA Championship. However, he dropped the facade and declared the Timberwolves their toughest opponent in the playoffs.
It’s an interesting thought exercise from the mouth of one of the guys who absolutely shredded the Timberwolves for five games in the first round. The Wolves were also down two of their seven best players in the Nuggets series. Naz Reid had broken his wrist attempting to dunk on some fools while Jaden McDaniels broke his hand punching a wall during the final game of the regular season. They also lost Kyle Anderson for Game 5. Therefore, to say the 8th-seeded Wolves played them the hardest while missing several key players says a lot about the young squad. It also begs this question heading into the 2023-24 season: Are the Minnesota Timberwolves quietly contenders?"
Hell yea!