This is exactly what us old heads are looking for in the nba..if the 3 isn't dropping move your game in another direction. Launching 3s is lazy ball..not everyone needs to be a spot up shooter. 🔥 great vid!
Sometimes to win you gotta excel at something the rest of the league isn’t. Right now everyone is jacking 3’s at record numbers. Getting to the rack and shooting a high percentage may be the next thing.
I have been begging for Jaden to play in more of a dunker role, similar to Aaron Gordon or Jalen Johnson. I was worried they wouldn’t be able to pull it off with Rudy, but it’s been looking good so far
I’m so glad right now for the way he’s been playing lately. He’s kinda like more agressive and more helpful for the team either. Great video btw. Keep going buddy.
When you talk about them getting easy buckets, that's exactly what was happening against Denver, seemed like we were getting easy bucket after easy bucket
Feel like I've been the only Jaden defender when the fanbase doesn't appreciate everything he does defensively, so even going from 10 points per game to 14 seems to make a huge difference for the team
One of the biggest things I was looking forward to this year was a huge leap from Jaden, he got the contract, coming off a great year but he took a huge step back for that first 30 games to the point where I had lost my confidence that he was a good player but I am glad to see him back. I still wish Jaden and Naz would get in their feelings less when adversity happens
4:43 - this is something they've been doing a lot more lately, and rudy has been pretty good with his decision making. but for me, jaden's biggest change has been rebounding both defensively and offensively. he has pretty good hands and gets up above most non-centers.
The other thing is, as a viewer, active basketball is fun basketball. Guys standing in corners to make sub 35% of their shots is just boring. Guys cutting hard to the basket, cleaning up mistakes/misses by teammates, being that extra passing outlet, that's exciting to see.
My fav part of his improvement is how Quick his decision-making has become Sometimes when Ant or Randle drive & kick to create his space/ close-out opportunity, he would hesitate between decisions and eventually let the advantage slip Now that he is more confident with his drive, advantages created by Ant are better utilized
@@timhanna4700 he moves the needle for sure. Love mcd. Refs hate him. Not sure why. He’s a hooper. Wiggins on the other hand was so inefficient…and never rebounded or assisted. And overpaid. Ugh.
Getting a 6-10 athlete to the dunker spot is so important. Though the analytics would say to get the open 3 look getting a guaranteed 2 on a dunk can be demoralizing to the defense
They forgot to mention his increase activity in his rebounding. It's really nice to see Jaden compete for the rebounds, especially when the team is struggling in the that department. Nice to see him play into his strenghts rather than just sit in the corner and miss those 3s
Great video. I thought you might highlight Gobert's recent improvement given his performance against Denver but this was equally worthwhile to cover too. He's also picked up his rebounding over these past 2 months too. He has a crazy large gap in his home/road splits for 3 pointers too. I'm not sure if that's just small sample noise or what, but any way to improve his shooting on the road will make a big difference towards increasing his shooting efficiency overall.
He was doing some of these things in the first few games of the season n word was he was training a lot the summer. So I chalked up his bad stretch to the team's
I’ve always thought jaden mcdaniels was super overrated because of the fact that he was a mediocre 3 point shooter and poor rebounder, sure he plays great defense but Ive always said that I won’t like him until he learns to rebound the basketball after playing defense, well he finally is and if he continues to get 6 or 7 boards a game he will actually be worth the money why the wolves are paying him!
On defense they all have to be better at containment but Finch says they are an emotional team so hopefully finding an offensive role helps their defense. Long ago are the times where defensive players thrived and were motivated by good defense.
Jaden has the worst defender on the opposing team on him and if he gets the ball on the move, it's almost certain that he will get a clear driving lane to the rim. He has the ability to make the right play or score over the help defender with his 7 foot frame and freakishly long arms. He's also surprisingly good on the fast break with his handle. He is finally getting rewarded for his hard work on defense with some breathing room on offense and that will do wonders for his shot as well since it's all about rhythm and touches. I'm so happy for Jaden for the amount of bs he had to endure over the past couple of years basically being forced to stay in the corners and not do anything.
it also makes gobert useful, bc while gobert still is a threat at the rim with a mismatch, he usually has the opposing center on him with mcdaniels (who usually has a mismatch) rimrunning it changes rudy from needing to score a bucket / find a more difficult pass to making the super easy read to mcdaniels in essence, gobert plays as an "offensive hub" when mcdaniels plays in the paint
Scouting reports are going to start to show this and switch on how to guard Jaden... he's eventually going to have to be more careful as defenders might be ready to draw a charge. Whoever is out there with him, specifically Naz or Rudy, need to be hands ready for a quick dumpoff if Jaden makes the correct read.
How did you get into the timberwolves. I don't mean to be rude, but you don't sound like a Minnesotan. I'm very interested to hear how you became a fan.
Honestly MN needs to be a ground n pound type team, let everybody shoot 3s we’ll take 60 lay ups and score 120 points. We need to stop forcing the 3. And start attacking as a PACK
Sneaker models: 2:20 Hot Pink are Sabrina 2's. Bright Yellow's are KD 17. Both may either be player exclusives or Nike By You customs if you can't find them via google search.
Sneaker models: Hot pink is Sabrina 2 Bright yellow is KD 16 Both may be either player exclusive or Nike By You customs. You can Google to see if they pop up though.
It doesn't matter where you put him, you can't count on him. He might get a dozen games a year where he's playing good and then....we all know the rest of the story.
This channel is criminally underrated. Commented for the algo
I agree. This is one of my go-to channels after a game.
@maccrew612 Mine, too. It's like going to school. His breakdowns are great!
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Love it as well.
You’re officially invited to the next meeting.
you got some youtube contecnt incoming?
Kyle!!
Yes yes yes!
The crossover we needed
Finally
I absolutely love how jaden has been playing
He needs to play like this more often. If he’s playing like this we can’t be stopped
This is exactly what us old heads are looking for in the nba..if the 3 isn't dropping move your game in another direction. Launching 3s is lazy ball..not everyone needs to be a spot up shooter. 🔥 great vid!
Sometimes to win you gotta excel at something the rest of the league isn’t. Right now everyone is jacking 3’s at record numbers. Getting to the rack and shooting a high percentage may be the next thing.
Your killing it man. Always look forward to your videos, especially after a wolves dub
It feels like Jaden's mid range/inside scoring is helping his 3-point shooting confidence also. Love to see it. Great vid!
He's playing with a smile on his face. That's a good sign.😊
Jaden and Ant are still so young. Going to keep getting better, which is scary.
That Denver game was absolute flames 😤😤😤😤
I have been begging for Jaden to play in more of a dunker role, similar to Aaron Gordon or Jalen Johnson. I was worried they wouldn’t be able to pull it off with Rudy, but it’s been looking good so far
Jaden is playing more like Naz Reid. Decisive. Pass, drive, or shoot right away. He doesn’t need to hold it like Ant or Randle!
It's like having two Naz Reids 😅
We got Naz Reid, but we also have Jaden Mcdaniels @@saginawdan
I’m so glad right now for the way he’s been playing lately. He’s kinda like more agressive and more helpful for the team either. Great video btw. Keep going buddy.
When you talk about them getting easy buckets, that's exactly what was happening against Denver, seemed like we were getting easy bucket after easy bucket
Feel like I've been the only Jaden defender when the fanbase doesn't appreciate everything he does defensively, so even going from 10 points per game to 14 seems to make a huge difference for the team
One of the biggest things I was looking forward to this year was a huge leap from Jaden, he got the contract, coming off a great year but he took a huge step back for that first 30 games to the point where I had lost my confidence that he was a good player but I am glad to see him back. I still wish Jaden and Naz would get in their feelings less when adversity happens
Fantastic video. Love your content. Thanks so much for all the time and effort you put into creating these videos.
He’s playing more like a PF than SF lately and it seems to be suiting him a lot better
The core of Ant, Naz and Jaden are developing nicely. Add Rob (and TSJ) to that lot and damn we looking good now and for the future 🔥
Nice breakdown
His offense has been so refreshing to see. I believe that it's here to stay this time. Attacking off the dribble is the way for him.
4:43 - this is something they've been doing a lot more lately, and rudy has been pretty good with his decision making. but for me, jaden's biggest change has been rebounding both defensively and offensively. he has pretty good hands and gets up above most non-centers.
love Howls n Growls! clear analysis, timely uploads, and a unique POV on what's happening on the court 🔥
The other thing is, as a viewer, active basketball is fun basketball. Guys standing in corners to make sub 35% of their shots is just boring. Guys cutting hard to the basket, cleaning up mistakes/misses by teammates, being that extra passing outlet, that's exciting to see.
Yep, that's basketball at it's best.🏀
Yeah, bad shots and no effort are not fun to watch, doesn’t matter if it’s a 2 or 3
My fav part of his improvement is how Quick his decision-making has become
Sometimes when Ant or Randle drive & kick to create his space/ close-out opportunity, he would hesitate between decisions and eventually let the advantage slip
Now that he is more confident with his drive, advantages created by Ant are better utilized
This was a great breakdown, Jayden has been really good as of late...great video!!
jaden mcdaniels impact has been big!!! hope he continues to play like this 🐺🐺🐺
Mcdaniels has already been much more valuable than Wiggins ever was.
He's actually aggressive.
@@timhanna4700 he moves the needle for sure. Love mcd. Refs hate him. Not sure why. He’s a hooper.
Wiggins on the other hand was so inefficient…and never rebounded or assisted. And overpaid. Ugh.
Getting a 6-10 athlete to the dunker spot is so important. Though the analytics would say to get the open 3 look getting a guaranteed 2 on a dunk can be demoralizing to the defense
They forgot to mention his increase activity in his rebounding. It's really nice to see Jaden compete for the rebounds, especially when the team is struggling in the that department. Nice to see him play into his strenghts rather than just sit in the corner and miss those 3s
Good stuff as usual.
Love the content, man. I look forward to these videos.
He’s my favorite nba player great to c him playing well
Great video. I thought you might highlight Gobert's recent improvement given his performance against Denver but this was equally worthwhile to cover too. He's also picked up his rebounding over these past 2 months too.
He has a crazy large gap in his home/road splits for 3 pointers too. I'm not sure if that's just small sample noise or what, but any way to improve his shooting on the road will make a big difference towards increasing his shooting efficiency overall.
After Slow-mo got traded, Jaden has been my favorite player. So happy to see him doing well.
Thanks for posting, been loving your videos all season!
Great breakdown
Thank you for another great breakdown 🏀 !
McDaniels has to bring that Afro back man. Looks like Coffee Black in Semi Pro and it’s fantastic
I love afro power big Mac.
I feel like it has to be strategically useful for a defender to have an afro. Blocks more of the opponent's field of vision.
Comment for the sake of "engagement". Great video like always. Thank you, sir.
Last couple weeks, Jaden’s been hoopin
keep this up! thanks
he's been playing recently the way he always should have. dude has a 7' wingspan, like bro, get to the rim
Thanks for the great content!
He was doing some of these things in the first few games of the season n word was he was training a lot the summer. So I chalked up his bad stretch to the team's
I’ve always thought jaden mcdaniels was super overrated because of the fact that he was a mediocre 3 point shooter and poor rebounder, sure he plays great defense but Ive always said that I won’t like him until he learns to rebound the basketball after playing defense, well he finally is and if he continues to get 6 or 7 boards a game he will actually be worth the money why the wolves are paying him!
On defense they all have to be better at containment but Finch says they are an emotional team so hopefully finding an offensive role helps their defense.
Long ago are the times where defensive players thrived and were motivated by good defense.
go WOLVES!
Jaden has the worst defender on the opposing team on him and if he gets the ball on the move, it's almost certain that he will get a clear driving lane to the rim. He has the ability to make the right play or score over the help defender with his 7 foot frame and freakishly long arms. He's also surprisingly good on the fast break with his handle. He is finally getting rewarded for his hard work on defense with some breathing room on offense and that will do wonders for his shot as well since it's all about rhythm and touches. I'm so happy for Jaden for the amount of bs he had to endure over the past couple of years basically being forced to stay in the corners and not do anything.
Jaden is our version of Amen Thompson
Would love to see him get some more minutes at the four
Your video edit game is getting seatbelt status brother 🐺
He’s the inside offense that Rudy is not. Good insight.
it also makes gobert useful, bc while gobert still is a threat at the rim with a mismatch, he usually has the opposing center on him
with mcdaniels (who usually has a mismatch) rimrunning it changes rudy from needing to score a bucket / find a more difficult pass to making the super easy read to mcdaniels
in essence, gobert plays as an "offensive hub" when mcdaniels plays in the paint
7:14 happy Jaden sighting
Jaden is a mid to close range demon and it seems finch is letting do his own thing rather then just sitting in the corner chucking 3s.
Scouting reports are going to start to show this and switch on how to guard Jaden... he's eventually going to have to be more careful as defenders might be ready to draw a charge. Whoever is out there with him, specifically Naz or Rudy, need to be hands ready for a quick dumpoff if Jaden makes the correct read.
Wait! He's 6'10? Good to see him using his length and athleticism.
How did you get into the timberwolves. I don't mean to be rude, but you don't sound like a Minnesotan. I'm very interested to hear how you became a fan.
Typical stubborn finch taking this long to stop putting mcdaniels in the corner to shoot 3s when everyone knows mcdaniels ain’t a shooter.
Trick or Treat Jaden.
Honestly MN needs to be a ground n pound type team, let everybody shoot 3s we’ll take 60 lay ups and score 120 points. We need to stop forcing the 3. And start attacking as a PACK
What are those bright shoes Mcdaniels is wearing?
Sneaker models:
2:20 Hot Pink are Sabrina 2's.
Bright Yellow's are KD 17.
Both may either be player exclusives or Nike By You customs if you can't find them via google search.
Sneaker models:
Hot pink is Sabrina 2
Bright yellow is KD 16
Both may be either player exclusive or Nike By You customs. You can Google to see if they pop up though.
@ thanks fam
How long until opponents realize he isn’t shooting 3s and counter his drives?
dont exposed the secret hehe
Why did you choose to support the Wolves?
That's not even asked, go wolves nothing else matters
Either you're a wolves fan, or you're other people. And we get nervous 'round other people
Mcdaniels improved offensively but worse defensively compared to last year
Everyone on the wolves is worse compared to last season on defense, it’s like a chain reaction
he has to. we a mediocre team if he can’t contribute offensively. too many minutes.
It doesn't matter where you put him, you can't count on him. He might get a dozen games a year where he's playing good and then....we all know the rest of the story.
Man Jaden good wen he unlock his game don’t be a fan
I don't believe in him.
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