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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

I got laughed at when I said last year that Edwards was already my favorite Wolve of all-time. I haven't changed my mind. His athletic ability and aggressiveness are truly remarkable. He's young and no where near his peak, but he certainly gives me a reason to watch every Wolve game I can. Add to that the progress Reid and Gobert have shown and we should be competitive with anybody in the league. Still a player short of being the favorite in the league, but certainly a threat to most anybody.

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

I got laughed at when I said last year that Edwards was already my favorite Wolve of all-time. I haven't changed my mind. His athletic ability and aggressiveness are truly remarkable. He's young and no where near his peak, but he certainly gives me a reason to watch every Wolve game I can. Add to that the progress Reid and Gobert have shown and we should be competitive with anybody in the league. Still a player short of being the favorite in the league, but certainly a threat to most anybody.

The scary thing about Ant is, he’s 22. He likely hasn’t peaked yet. He’s a smart enough player that he could still add more facets to his game.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Like I said, his decision making is really bad at this point.

I wish he was a little more like Naz, in that Reid makes immediate decisions to shoot, drive or pass as soon as the ball hits his hands.

But Ant (an KAT) don’t seem to be able to read the floor until they get the ball, so neither guy is thinking a step ahead.

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ORIGINAL: wrh

I agree with the comments about KAT and ANT causing turnovers. A couple of very bad losses. Wish I could say exactly why we play strong 3rd qtrs and look like crap in the fourth. Probably linked to why our starters have so much trouble with slow starts in the first.

All last night my gut told me with the team only being 4-10 pts ahead with KATs shooting streak being so hot, that streak would die and we would lose.

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Adding to the distraction, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was having an enormous scoring night. When the Timberwolves went to halftime, they learned that Embiid had 59 points through three quarters in Philly against San Antonio. Players were buzzing as they came back to the court, asking assistant coaches for updates on where Embiid finished, so they could help Towns surpass it. Embiid finished with 70 points in a 133-123 victory over the Spurs.

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Anthony Edwards appeared to be as taken by the explosion as anyone. With Towns rolling, he refused to shoot, instead feeding Towns over and over again. Edwards only took one shot in the first half and didn’t score until a layup with 3:09 to play in the third quarter.

“He hit his first six, seven shots, and I think everybody, pretty much, was just trying to see him go get 100 points,” Edwards said. “I know I was.”

Edwards piled up the assists, tying a career-high with 11 for the game, but he was almost too unselfish. That made it difficult for him to get in a rhythm, so when he was needed in the fourth quarter, he wasn’t locked in. He finished the game with nine points on 3-of-11 shooting.

“I mean, he got hot,” Edwards said of Towns. “I think all of us … wanted to see him get 80 or whatever it was.”

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke
And yes, Towns got hacked on that last drive. But good lord it should have never come down to that. Hard to be angry about it. They didn’t deserve to win.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

No wonder Finch used the term "immature".

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Adding to the distraction, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was having an enormous scoring night. When the Timberwolves went to halftime, they learned that Embiid had 59 points through three quarters in Philly against San Antonio. Players were buzzing as they came back to the court, asking assistant coaches for updates on where Embiid finished, so they could help Towns surpass it. Embiid finished with 70 points in a 133-123 victory over the Spurs.

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Anthony Edwards appeared to be as taken by the explosion as anyone. With Towns rolling, he refused to shoot, instead feeding Towns over and over again. Edwards only took one shot in the first half and didn’t score until a layup with 3:09 to play in the third quarter.

“He hit his first six, seven shots, and I think everybody, pretty much, was just trying to see him go get 100 points,” Edwards said. “I know I was.”

Edwards piled up the assists, tying a career-high with 11 for the game, but he was almost too unselfish. That made it difficult for him to get in a rhythm, so when he was needed in the fourth quarter, he wasn’t locked in. He finished the game with nine points on 3-of-11 shooting.

“I mean, he got hot,” Edwards said of Towns. “I think all of us … wanted to see him get 80 or whatever it was.”

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ORIGINAL: JT2

I'm not surprised that Conley has been out of action recently. His last two years in Utah, he never played both legs of a back to back. We're running him like he's 26. And our lack of depth at PG is a problem.

I'm convinced we need to make a move before the 8th. I hope we're aggressive. Our old guys are getting older and our young guy needs a taste of postseason success.

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: JT2

I'm not surprised that Conley has been out of action recently. His last two years in Utah, he never played both legs of a back to back. We're running him like he's 26. And our lack of depth at PG is a problem.

I'm convinced we need to make a move before the 8th. I hope we're aggressive. Our old guys are getting older and our young guy needs a taste of postseason success.

Yes with a back to back and 3 games in 4 nights, I wasn't exactly shocked that Conley came down with a mysterious illness so they could rest him the first two vs bad teams. These days you can't call load management load management any more. You have to get creative.

Yes if any move is to be made it should be for PG depth.

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: JT2

I'm not surprised that Conley has been out of action recently. His last two years in Utah, he never played both legs of a back to back. We're running him like he's 26. And our lack of depth at PG is a problem.

I'm convinced we need to make a move before the 8th. I hope we're aggressive. Our old guys are getting older and our young guy needs a taste of postseason success.

Yes with a back to back and 3 games in 4 nights, I wasn't exactly shocked that Conley came down with a mysterious illness so they could rest him the first two vs bad teams. These days you can't call load management load management any more. You have to get creative.

Yes if any move is to be made it should be for PG depth.

Huge game tonight, at least for this point in the season. Not only are Wolves and OKC close at the top of the standings, but OKC leads series 2-1. If Wolves win, it’s a split and tie breaker would go to the next level, conference or division, or whatever it is.

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: JT2

I'm not surprised that Conley has been out of action recently. His last two years in Utah, he never played both legs of a back to back. We're running him like he's 26. And our lack of depth at PG is a problem.

I'm convinced we need to make a move before the 8th. I hope we're aggressive. Our old guys are getting older and our young guy needs a taste of postseason success.

Yes with a back to back and 3 games in 4 nights, I wasn't exactly shocked that Conley came down with a mysterious illness so they could rest him the first two vs bad teams. These days you can't call load management load management any more. You have to get creative.

Yes if any move is to be made it should be for PG depth.

Huge game tonight, at least for this point in the season. Not only are Wolves and OKC close at the top of the standings, but OKC leads series 2-1. If Wolves win, it’s a split and tie breaker would go to the next level, conference or division, or whatever it is.

Yes! Much needed win!!!