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Jimmy Butler knew the problem with the Timberwolves before we all knew
Honestly fr
I remember so many wolves fans taking his towns side irl. They're the only major sports team with a HISTORICAL record under .500 they don't know what competition looks like ig.
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@@CPI99 Wasnt he voted as the most likely to build a franchise around in like 2017 😭😭
It’s amazing to think that teams have picked KAT and Ben Simmons over Jimmy Buckets…
When KAT got boxed out by a point guard there was no defense for him.
Was it Bruce Brown?
@@vlada its a whole compilation of him struggling to post up
@@vlada Every guard shut down Towns. Denver's guard was just simply standing there and Towns panic like a mf dude is soft and scared for life
@Rumble Bumble it pisses me off that he's like that dude. As someone who is 6'1 and usually covering the tallest people (great defender with hops) I out board people 6-7 inches taller than me so give me KATs height I'll be the modern day white dennis rodman
@@accountname9872 You not blocking me and we’re the same height lol.
Die-hard Wolves fan here. Been through the darkest of time with this cursed franchise. KAT picked up this franchise when it was a flamming bag of dog poo, and he was the reason I became super invested again. That said- it's time to move on from him. Everything said in this video is true, and I don't see a way to ever fix him. He has a serious weakness that no one ever talks about- lack of lower body strength. It's why he struggles to post up even Point Guards, and why he can't create his own shot. Weak in addition to being slow-footed. But oddly, blessed with a ton of skills. It could work.......if you were a 3rd option on a championship team and not getting paid the super max. So yeah- tough choice, but the faster the Wolves move on from him, the better. Also, thanks for bringing up his battle with COVID. It's sensitive stuff, so I hope fans understand it's been rough for him.
Picked it up how they still sucked...2017 you got butler made the playoffs ok cool .. didn't want him and sucked for the next few years until Anthony Edwards came.... kat is the perfect name because he damn sure ain't a dog
Totally agree with everything you said. With Edwards #1, they could've found a #2, and then KAT #3. That is how I think everyone expected the franchise to improve. Instead, they traded for Gobert who is not a #2 and takes KAT's position. So what is KAT supposed to do? Catch and shoot 3s? Off the dribble jump shot? Even those are limited because he's got an athletic forward guarding him now instead of a slow center.
It seems like either Gobert or KAT must be traded, but KAT is the only one of the two that you can get value for, so it's gotta be him.
He gets paid millions to hoop there’s ppl who have it worst
@@snipes1739 that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard money doesn’t bring happiness this dude lost his mom, multiple family members but you wanna act dumb and have that “shut up and dribble” like he isn’t human and doesn’t go through stuff people like you are what’s wrong with this world just because he gets a lot of money doesn’t make his feelings invalid and that he doesn’t go through stuff
Damn, I read your comment and immediately saw a clip of him posting someone up and you’re right. His legs look like Bambi. Wobbly and unbalanced.
After the play in win this year, Mike Connelly talked about how professionals will go home and work more on film and study, and that you can't just go home and play video games. The interview that night, Towns said after the game he was gonna play video games with Ant. And yeah I remember the comment about video games from Butler. This is still going on...
Don’t always have to work. Can take time to do your hobbies
@kadin williams I agree. Gotta have a life. However, it does in my opinion speak to level of dedication. Just think, everytime he turns on x box, there are many coaches and players turning on game film of him. They're hungry. That guy, that guy working out in the basement, that guy, shooting hoops to get his shot right at 2 am in the park. That coach who wants to prove he has what it takes to stop him. They're all working, they're all hustling. They're coming and they're not asking, they're taking. They won't be denied. Only thing a player can do is work to keep up.
Looking back, his undefeated Kentucky team losing to my Badgers in the Final Four was a sign of what was to come. He’s just a regular season type of guy
Towns and the Harrison twins’ response to the Badgers beating them was immaturity at its finest.
@@twoface9959 How did they respond?
@@marcusjones2382bad sportsmanship
Was thinking this. In those final few minutes, Towns didn't shoot the ball at all. The Harris twins kept trying to score and kept missing.
@@marcusjones2382 “Fuck them white boys”
You may not have meant to, but you basically said the same thing about every single one of KAT’s playoff series, and you were absolutely right. He shits the bed the first few games, and then turns it up after it’s too late and after Minnesota has lost momentum.
Bc then there’s no more pressure
He was absolutely dominant in final four though
after 6-7 seasons we’ve seen how far we can go with towns. we NEED more but we all know we’re not gonna get it. cut your losses and trade him
isnt this like year 8 lmao
EIGHT!!!!
Yall have enough KAT just a folder
Towns has played 8 seasons clown.
@@WheresWaldo05 oh no he got a dudes playing career wrong by ONE year. Shocker.
The Grizzlies exposed him in that series last year. Whenever they doubled and Towns had to give the ball up, he'd be mentally out of the play. Wouldn't try to space out and get open, doesn't re-establish himself in the post, doesn't look to crash the glass, just pouted like a kid who dropped his ice cream cone.
Literally smh
It's the worst. A 7 footer playing like SG
You try scoring on 2 Mfs. Y’all never hooped and wanna say crazy shit
Brandon Clarke destroyed him for real
@@zay7114Dude shut up. You don’t have to play basketball in order to know not to quit on a play even if you’re getting doubled or if things are not going your way.
The Wolves have MASTERED at finding/developing “Beta-level” stars. KAT, Dlo, Wiggins. All 3 of these guys can’t take their teams far by themselves, but as that 3rd/4th option, they fit in perfectly well.
Don't forget Kevin Love.
@@yawgmoth6568 love got injured. wouldn't call him a beta at all
@@matthewjamal fax. guy was actually built diff
I’m always gonna remember that rocket series in 2018 where he was afraid to shoot while Wiggins who was the scapegoat then and remained so till he got traded to GS was not afraid to shoot now a lot of them didn’t go in but he wasn’t afraid. KAT has always seemed like a guy who doesn’t want to be that number 1 he doesn’t want that pressure and doesn’t want to be that guy. Also Jimmy’s problem was never with Wiggins it was KAT and now we are starting to see that even more
If that's the case, he needs to pull a PG and just be upfront about
Towns doesn’t deserve to be 7 feet. I remember that series and the dude didn’t even try to post up and was trying to run away when he had a mismatch by going to the 3pt line.
I want to give some slack because some family members had passed because of the Vid but it was a problem beforehand so I don't know. I think there was another issue he had beforehand before the vid but I just don't remember.
Jimmy hated KAT, but would've stayed if he got paid. It was always about money with him, but the Wolves FO didn't offer him the max. Same shit in Philly too.
@@TyTimeIsAwesomecan you blame him though? They paid friggin Tobias Harris.
Jimmy said it best Wiggins and KAT were never concerned with winning and just satisfied with being the faces of an NBA franchise. If you know Butler's story and how he had to scratch and claw for every minute of playing time he got in college and the NBA and you understand why it was never going to work
Except Wiggins today is thriving with the Warriors and it's paying off so far
Yup. I don't think it's cause KAT and Wiggins didn't work hard, but they didn't want to work HARDER. I remember when we got KG back to help the young pups, and he scheduled a practice with them- except KG was the only one who showed up early...he barked at them for not wanting more. Should've seen the red flags then.
@@TeamStudNation1280 .................. did you hear the words "were" and "was" meaning past tense meaning when he actually played alongside them....... 😑
@@TeamStudNation1280 and he's doing it as the 3rd option instead of being the franchise player that he was supposed to be. Who do you think benefits most from the deal, Wiggins or GSW?
@emanuel martinez warriors?
who else is here after a hyper efficient 20/10 + elite defense & 53/53/89 shooting splits?😂 played his role perfectly & wolves swept the suns
Agreed. On paper the Timberwolves have plenty of talent, almost enough to rival teams like the Sixers or Nuggets. However, KAT has fallen off and it’s wild that he was supposed to be one of the best players in the league just a few years ago.
Shit he put up 25 and 10+ his 2nd year he fooled us
@@jbpcow2212he regularly puts up 23 and 10+ boards check his season stats
KAT is what happens when a 7ft'er focuses on 3pt shooting instead of post-moves, boxing out, blocking shots, jump-hooks, setting screens, put-back layups, finishing through contact, rim running, catching lobs, passing out of double-teams, etc etc. You know, all the things 7ft'ers "need" to be capable of. The only exception is Kevin Durant, but KD can already do alot of these things.
KD also just willing to shoot more, kat needs to squat more FS
@@SirCruxful KAT is a PF/C who thinks he’s a SG. KD is a true SG/SF who plays the PF because he’s tall. Different skill sets. KAT just never accepted that he’s a big. KAT wants to hang out on the perimeter like a guard but never figured out how to be a stretch big like Dirk, Bosh, Brook, Horford etc. Even as a stretch big you still have to rebound and punish smaller defenders who switch onto you. He never learned that. Dirk was a shooter but that post fade was made to kill mismatches.
He’s was blocking shit all series you just hatin nigga
Jokic?
@@09lowkeystop glazing he’s getting ripped every time if he was a sg
It’s hard for me to get down on a dude who lost so many family members in such a short time. I’ve gone through that too and it takes a huge toll on you. And I admit he’s been underperforming too but ngl I give him a pass. I just hope he can carry out his career make his money and retire peacefully.
Who cares honestly. People die everyday and do you gaf then? Or is it because he’s a basketball player you feel sympathy
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thing is, he was like that even before covid took his family.
I knew about him losing his mother but didn't know that he had lost six other family members. That is enough to break anyone. But he did have the soft reputation before covid .
He hasn’t even been bad since returning from injury he jus gets doubled a lot and whenever he doesn’t have 30 pts he’s not a “killer”
He’s a regular season star but in the playoffs he plays like a role player
What I don’t understand is why the Timberwolves never even attempted to trade KAT after they traded Gobert when it was clear the two couldn’t really play together on the court at the same time and win (aka contend).
Their gm and owner thinks KaT is a generational talent ala luka or ja. When you got a talent like that on your team you'd want to make sure he's satisfied with the organization and you tend to overlook such red flags. They only traded wiggins because he declined faster than any other player with such hype.
The Gobert trade never should’ve happened in the first place. I can see going for a star but Mitch would’ve been better, or they could’ve waited and gone for KD or Ky. Hell even if it’s not a wild move going for Jerami Grant probably would’ve been a better move considering fit/ what you would’ve given up.
@@johnpaulgonzalez9016 I don't believe Luka's a generational talent.
Clown franchise does clown things. Why are you surprised?
@@rapgodreloaded9259 Bruh what? You are smoking DOPE
He’s the prototypical new NBA star. A lot of young guys are like him. They’re too content.
same as simmons
@@joeymanny and Zion.
@@dannyhernandez265 and kuzma
Guys ate and smoked their way out the league in previous decades, just be quiet about this generation. Jordan even said dudes were doing coke the night before games and just happy being Bulls when he came in, so it’s always existed.
@@antcantcook960 Yeah but Rodman still gave you 20 rebounds and then went to nightclubs without showering, according to Shaq lmao
Passive is a great word to describe him
I wonder what a Wolves roster would have looked like had we kept Butler and still somehow drafted ANT. Those two would have been a real pain to play against. Butler definitely would have molded him defensively into a beast
Butler + Ant + Vando + Kessler would've been a defensive juggernaut
There's no chance of that happening. With Butler, Wolves would never be bad enough to ever contend for the #1 overall pick.
@@TyTimeIsAwesome Exactly
@@TyTimeIsAwesome it could’ve have happened if they use towns to get the number 1 pick
Never could have happened keeping Butler. Lmao. Stop doing 2k thoughts.
wonder if his career will play out like a bosh/love type. insanely talented dudes that balled out on bad teams early in their career and later took a backseat on good teams to win championships
I would argue that love is better than towns and bosh is definitely better than him. If they had the teams he had I think they would have went further
No wonder why Jimmy left him. It's time for KAT to start taking basketball more seriously.
Too late now he is who he is
@@airfrance4365 never too late. we have seen it with hakeem or steve nash. give it one more season. especially with ant. wolves gotta make alot of adjustments. but theres still time.
He's got a fat contract
@@mac2541 he don’t care bro😭he playing for da bag
@@izek8822 Who knows man, like what KG said “Anything is possible”
That photo of KAT trying to post up Boogie was all i needed to see
crazy how wiggins won a ring before KAT and Himmy
Flash back to 2016 and KAT was looked at as the best young player in the league , a poll before the 16-17 season had KAT winning a poll where GMs voted on what player they would start their franchises with , and he beat out Bron, KD, Steph and AD , he was supposed to be an alltime great , sad to see this much talent being wasted
I thought that was hilarious at that time and I wonder how many of those gms still have a job
@@Marcus_shawn Nah it made sense then. KAT had a massive jump to his second season and was the best offensive center that year, and he has all the tools to become an elite defender as well-and gms didn't know if he that "dawg" in him or not back then.
I remember thinking it was dumb at the time .
@@tarunganesg9700 it really didn't...he didn't make the wolves any better and he was putting up empty calorie stats... he'd give you 25 points but they'd lose by 30 because he waited until the game was over to score...he was always overhypted and overrated to me now the world sees it too
@@Marcus_shawn I'm just tryna say if he had that mentality he legit has a lot of talent in him and the physical features to do a lot better, he just hasn't done anything to improve his game.
glad they didnt end up trading him hes playing amazing this season
It’s nice to hear someone finally saying the same thing I’ve been saying for 6 years
KG was on the Wolves the year KAT got drafted. The hope was that he would be able to guide him in that rookie year. I think that KAT got a lot out of that, I just wish that included more of KGs mentality.
picture of him trying to push of Cousins is best sum up of his game
i know that its a good meme, but he scored on that play lol
That was a good video i enjoyed it thank you
Great video!
I’ve never seen somebody have their team taken so smoothly
If your team is ever up against this dude, you can sleep well at night knowing you have a punching bag as an opponent
Thank you💯
Double double aint a punching bag but go crazy
@@zay7114 ever heard of empty stats? That’s what towns provide. Doesnt contribute to winning at all. Loud and impactful ones are from edwards.
@@bscaller4354 ain’t shit empty about carrying us to the playoffs when ant(“his team”) wasn’t on shit the last regular szn games stfu and watch ball
he fits the moniker KAT as he doesn't have the DOG in him.
THANK YOU FOR FINALLY SAYING IT! This guy disappears when it matters most and that frankly isn’t a franchise player.
Lol Andy comin after KAT’s here. I felt so bad for when KAT lost his mom and other family members to Covid. That was so tough for him. But I also do wish he could play to his full potential. He still has a lot to offer in this league. May I also mention BEN SIMMONS???
As a wolves fan, it's good to see someone look past the empty stats and see the REAL type of production KAT brings to table. Crazy to see different between his play I. First and second year to know
Where would we be without him? not in playoffs.
nice try bulls fan
There have always been NBA players like this since I can remember.
Joe Barry Carroll definitely comes to mind.
Joe barely cares
andy always coming through, love your content
I seen Ant taking the team over his rookie year his game reminds me of young Kobe once he gets more consistently aggressive in the lane and lock all the way in and meet his full potential as a defender he’s gonna be one of the faces of the league
I'm a long time Wolves fan, too, which, historically is a painful activity. I also was initially optimistic about KAT, who, offensively at least, is exceptionally talented. I've often felt that for a big, he should rebound better, and I agree with your statement that he often disappears in high pressure moments. His defense has always been mediocre at best, and his attitude and demeanor is whiny and negative. I think that the officiating crews are pretty fed up with his nonstop whining. If he played harder, and brought it when it mattered, he'd get more favorable calls. Unfortunately, this spills over to the team as a whole, and even Ant, who plays twice as hard, often doesn't get calls. He talks a good game, and usually says all the right things to the press, but the walk often doesn't match the talk. At this point in his career, he's an established veteran, but he doesn't act like one. His teammates don't respect him as a leader, because his inconsistent play doesn't warrant that kind of respect. He gets max contract pay, but doesn't deliver max contract performance. If his effort matched his talent, he'd be right up there with Jokic and Embiid. As it is, he's not anywhere near their level. Maybe it is time to move on. Ant has clearly surpassed him as the Wolves best player.
Literally you give Kat jimmys work ethic he’s a top ten center all time
If Anthony Edwards is smart, he will demand a trade next year or eventually demand to leave-the Timberwolves simply don’t know how to handle stars.
As a Wolves fan I hope he forces kat to leave
Rookie contracts cant demand trade, regular contract will take after 5th year
@@lot0piethey’re brothers your not a wolves fan clown
My oh my...lmao
The timing
Finally someone else realizes something I've been seeing for years and has made a video about it to bring to light
Kat is basically Simmons. Insanely talented and gifted. But had zero drive
I mean at least kat actually wants to play😂😂
It's kind of funny that those two are close friends too.
Lmaoo so double doubles = zero drive these nba fans kill me
@@zay7114 Westbrook must be your god then if numbers is your thing.
@@HomoHobo kd fan*
I think just like wiggins, he'll benefit from a change of environment. He'll need coaches and teammates that will push him and be a member of a good culture.
KAT is not a batman. Hes a robin or even a batgirl. He can be a star player but hes a 2nd or 3rd star instead of the 1st.
A bosh type role
Actually a brook lopez type role
Spurs or Raptors
@@alexescutia4805 Bosh was cooking for Toronto tho. The rest of the team wasn't good tho.
@@TheChosenMoose01 wasn’t winning anything as the main option though was more my point a role with stretching the floor and focusing on rebounds and rim protection on a team with a better player or two and he might win some playoff series
Thé story by Jeff Teague explain it all, plus being fun as hell 😁
Andy i like your videos. Yours, Stefan's, Profesor's and BTM'S. All others are nothing comapre to yours.
To be honest, as a very very die hard Timberwolves fan. I love this team, born and raised in MN. I’ve been very very mean towards KAT. The truth is, I actually really respect KAT for all the things he’s endured while he’s here. I mean we were 16-66 the year before we drafted him and I was really banking on LaVine and Wiggins, KAT got me so excited. Even when we traded LaVine I just figured KAT was that guy. After all the injury history and all the COVID shit, I really would like to see just one more opportunity for KAT to be able to prove he can bring us to a 50 win season and a deep playoff run on the Wolves. If we are like a 6-8 seed or god forbid worse then I’d suggest trading him at the deadline and ripping the bandaid off while you can. I love KAT but that’s the honest truth. Btw, I think the Wolves will win 50 games and surprise a lot of people this year.
Thank you. There is too muich negativity towards KAT. Its insane-
He's basically a 7ft tall Seth Curry.
No he's not.
An academy coach who has spawned quite a few pros once told me that talent alone isn't enough, you need three things to maximize it. He then pointed to his temple, to his heart and his balls.
Kat has offensive talent.
While a lot of the points are true, we must defend Towns to some extent. He missed 52 games this regular season due to injury, while learning how to play the 4 with Rudy Gobert, while ALSO learning how to be a 2nd option behind Edwards. Life has also been extremely rough on him after position so much of his family from COVID. As a Minnesota fan, I don't think we get a great return for him at the moment. That + his offensive ceiling being stellar tells me that he deserves more games to integrate into our new system given everything.
He got way too much chances already. The future is Edwards, not Kat.
@@joet4811 why can't it be both of them? KAT is already willingly learning how to be a second option. He is handling the situation like a pro without causing us any off-court drama. Unless we swap him for Mikal Bridges (which I would like but don't see happening from Brooklyn's end), I don't see how we can get a better 2nd option for Edwards.
@@kylepatrick2231 if it's not working for this long, it's time to trade him when his value is still good.
8 years playing the same low level intensity and get bullied by guards in the post is just enough gaguge, he wont turn to a KG or at least a chris bosh. He is just a role player
@@joeymanny He needs to be on a team where he can be that team's Kevin Love imo
This video could have swapped in DeAndre Ayton. Same problems.
Ayton is a way less talented player though. KAT should be great, which is why everyone is so frustrated that he's just good. Ayton's skill set is much more limited, and he's in a situation where his skills are (mostly) utilized well...
Ayto is fine, he is just a 4th option in suns so no higher expectation on him
THANK YOU!! He’s such a SOFT ASS KITTY KAT!! Been did this in ‘17-‘18! Still love my wolves! ❤❤
Agree with everything except, "a healthy Towns could have led to a 50+ win season." Yhe West is far to competitive this year. Only the Nuggets and Grizz had 50 wins, and that was just barely.
But I agree, he's kinda at his ceiling. Too much settling for 3s.
I'm so happy to have Ant; like the #1 glimmer of hope
Still waiting for the pre-LeBron Cavs and new CBA videos. Oh can you make a video about the Grizzlies and what's next for them after they got trounced by my Lakers?
A video about how Dillon Brooks HAS to go is coming lol
‘Your’ Lakers. Cringe.
@@DressCode2005 That's exactly what I meant. Not sure if any NBA teams are wanting to sign him coming off an abysmal series.
@@tim.noonan Yes. Sure I'm a fan of all 30 NBA teams but I will always bleed purple and gold meaning I've been a diehard Laker fan since Kobe is still there.
@@tim.noonan nothing cringe about it. If you're not a basketball fan, why are you here?
Towns is following the same trajectory as KG did save for losing 7 family members in one year. He'll get hard soon enough and when he does, look out.
It's unfornate everything he's experienced in Minnesota... The loss of Coach Flip, his relatives, going through covid, plus the constant injuries.
He just needs a breath of fresh air. A new environment 🙏
I see KAT fitting a similar model as Ben Simmons
Damning video Karl towns
if the wolves didn't push Jimmy away they would be a top contender right now
KATs been our second most exciting player since KG, behind Ant. Generational talent, just a basket case mentally in the playoffs. So frustrating
Kevin Love was a monster In Minnesota
@@gabrielruiz9871 yeah definitely! i just think KATs ceiling should have been higher than K Love. now idk if it is
@@JKernxstop comparing love sorry ass to a true all star you niggas say anything
Wiggins maybe not lived up to his draft position but at least now he become a productive 3 and d player and even the second best player on championship team on last year final. I dont know how KAT gonna progress after this, maybe he also need a change of scenery?
The Wolves honestly need to find a sleeper in the lack of picks era of the future to help this team get to the next level.
There was no reason why he should've struggled in this year's playoffs, he was guarded by Aaron Gordon most of the time and he got outplayed smh. He's soft and only wanted to shoot three's, if you watched him play, there was a significant amount of times where he was guarded by a smaller defender and decided to settle for long jumpers instead of back then down to the post. It's really frustrating to watch him play because he's got the talent but doesn't have that killer instinct, it's time to trade him and build around Anthony Edwards.
Same with AD he’s soft it just not has bad has Kat
@@curiosityredpill7030 Ad is bigger than kat so he better at interior finishing and cathing lobs, his defense is uncomparable,and lowkey a dawg on the boards.Only reason why Ad is called soft cause his petty every game injuries also lack of posting up
@@curiosityredpill7030AD is only soft with injuries,KAT like a lot of 3 point shooting bigs they hate getting beaten up in the paint
Can you make make a video on alperen sengun, am interested on your opinion on him 💪🏻✌🏻
He already did
He already did that
Can't wait for the Mitchell video
Its not a Minnesota Timberwolves issue, it’s a *Minnesota* issue. None of sports teams have that winning mentality or pedigree. They all have playoff potential but not that X factor to be title contenders
Kat will do better at another team. Like how Wiggins became better with vets around, Kat needs to be in a different team with vets leading.
he is a vet over 8 years now in the league. Wiggins accept his role as role player in GSW, Kat will be just a role player
@@joeymannyI mean wiggins is not better than steph so he had no choice too fit in but it arguable that’s he probably they’re second best player rn
@@yahiaali4059 same can be said to Kat if he jumps to legit teams he will be just a role player. Go to gsw he will be just a role player to steph, jump to Miami he will be just Butler beach
He needs a hard nosed coach. KAT doesn't care that much about basketball, it's just a job for him
As a Twolves fan.
Just going to leave it there. Been a fan for 21 yrs. First two years were the peak. Says all you need to know
Bros jump shot is beautiful
Jimmy saw it all coming from a country mile and got painted as a villain for it
And he still ain’t got shit
When your own teammate is outplaying you, you know you have a problem.
What about when ant was in a slump at the end of the season and kat was carrying? Everybody forgets about that tho
@@zay7114 dawg ant was carrying the whole season and got right back to it in the playoffs
a few games means jack shit
“Go get ‘em….just go get ‘em”
The #1 issue with KAT not being aggressive on the offense is that he offers very little on the other end. He also hasn't really improved all that much over the years and tape shows it. So when playoffs come around and teams look to take away his first couple hotspots and he just collapses and does nothing it's usually a "well, that was easy" moment. He's basically coach Bud on the court.
Edwards is taking steps towards becoming a star player, yes. Problem for me is that he himself is dealing with immaturity issues(it may or may not be the front office being incompetent or KAT's lack of work ethic spreading, no one will know). Last year he showed up 30 pounds overweight. There are problems and I wouldn't give him the keys to the franchise just yet but we saw he can play like a superstar throughout a series when his body is right and mind is focused on basketball. Can he keep his focus throughout the entire season?
I don't know what they do going forward. Gobert is a band-aid for them defensively that they desperately needed but as a result KAT is playing out of position and goes from being one of the better centers in the league to fringe top 20 big. That's not good enough from your 2nd best player. Do you trade him? Try bringing him off the bench? Maybe he puts in the work this summer, trims down and works on his jump shot but... yeah, about his work ethic...
I’m honestly really interested to see the results of those Jazz picks over the next couple years
i seriously don't why the Timberwolves never even attempted to trade KAT after they traded Gobert when it was clear the two couldn’t really play together on the court at the same time and actually win, it even made them more worse than actually good
Cause they cant legally trade him till this summer due to him signing a suler max extension clown.
Why would you trade a big who can score on all 3 levels and rebound at a high level
@@zay7114because he can’t do it in the playoffs most these guys fool you guys watch the games
Butler took his girl to the bar and FaceTime him 😂
he’s so passive i found the vid 3 months after it came out 😂
No doubt that KAT will leave the T-Wolves anytime soon and go to a competitive team like Heat, Knicks or Grizzlies.
Lol oing with the Heat, Jimmy will be lauhing. Kat will be lost if he ended to a contender
2 scoring bigs on a team doesn’t work that good
To be fair to Karl Anthony Towns, he is the "franchise player" of arguably the NBA's smallest market and the Wolves have never truly had real championship aspirations. So, him being dubbed as "passive" and "soft" are almost excusable when the Wolves are never expected to make a real push and you're financially compensated. It's almost like why Damian Lillard will never leave Portland: it's much more comfortable to sit at your own pace, avoid mass scrutiny and make top dollar. Not every player wants to win a championship.
I've always notice towns not be there in clutch moments, he would just let his teammates do all the work
I really expected them to go further, Edward's showed why he's 1 of my favorite new players tho. Wish he was on a better team 😂
Gobert is too goofy and makes dumb mistakes while KAT just doesn’t seem like he cares if the team wins or loses. He seems to be too concerned with taking selfies with his girlfriend, COD, and going on vacations with his girlfriend. He probably couldn’t wait to get the season over so he could take his girlfriend on vacation. Minnesota should have been traded him or they should be on the phones right now. The only way to semi fix this Gobert trade is to send KAT out. And they need to get that whole front office out everyone who goes and works for that organization automatically goes into dummy mode. They need Kevin Garnett there in some capacity maybe his energy would rub off on the organization.
Too bad our ownership hates KG kinda sad
It is not Karl Anthony-Town's team no more it is Anthony Edwards team now I'd trade Karl for either another star player or for draft picks or both
Good thing your not a gm
He'd be great as a 2nd option to edwards. They choose either gorbert or towns tho. Towns even said he's more comfortable playing the 5 spot as the only big man
Two or three years ago german sport television insisted on the celtics should trade for him. They wanted them to give away Tatum and (!) Brown to pair Kat with Kemba Walker.
When I asked if they completely lost their minds they asked back, if I’d really believe Tatum let alone Brown could become half as good as Kat one day.
Now Kat sits at home watching Tatums and Browns deep play off runs as the star players on their team year after year after year. It‘s still the most hillarious take I ever heard.
KAT is the guy who invents an award and hands it to himself to win something. Butler is the guy who sits out an allstar game because he only cares about real games. I think that says it all.
Butler still ain’t got shit that says it all
And kat would scrape him 1v1
Edwards is leaving the first chance he gets
Imagine if KAT had half the dawg that Anthony Edwards has in him
Jeff Teague just came out on the podcast for more of the butler story.
He came in, said he refused to play with starters, played with the g league, beat the starters, took off his warmup clothes and showed he cut out the t wolves logo from shirt and pants, then beat the bench with the g league, then left right after and did an interview with ESPN about how he beat all the starters.
Jimmy was Wildin but that team needs to stop babying the players or they'll never be more than a first round exit.
Fighting for Play-In Versus Lakers (3-31-23); never seen a Team look more like; no one wanted the ball!
This is true. Coming from a MN Wolves fan.
Jimmy Butler knew what we just guessed KAT is as a player. Go heat! Go Kings! I want to see that final!
As a timberwolves fan, I don't want others to see this video because we're ready to let KAT go, despite him being very loyal. P.S. your statement on him is very accurate
I think KAT is a trainer or a team away from his leap, but I don't know when, or if, that will happen. If he builds his lower body and core, he will be less susceptible to injury and spend less energy on offense and on defense. Confidence can be built through the easy buckets that leads to. Right now going inside is taxing, he can't bang with bigs, and if he tires or gets hurt, his legs aren't behind his perimeter shots.
calling Kessler "a notable rookie" is like calling Jordon "a notable Bull". dude should've been ROTY by a mile, and will be a future DPOY and maybe even MVP candidate.
In the trade with Gobert you forgot the most important trade piece, the Vandalorian. (Jarred Vanderbilt) He is an important piece of the excellent Lakers defense now.
A roller coaster just like his voice lol