2024 NBA Playoffs | Wolves-Suns Series Preview & Predictions! 🔮
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- The No Dunks crew preview and predict the Western Conference first-round NBA playoff series between the No. 3 seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and the No. 6 seeded Phoenix Suns. What's one or two things to watch for? Potential X-factors? And who you got? Leave your picks in the comments.
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As a wolves fan, reading these comments now is very cathartic.
Suns fan that stumbled on the vid. Of all the playoff preview commentary vids ive listened to, this has been my favorite. You can tell when youre listening to real hoopheads. My favorite was the guy with the long beard. I subscribed
Just got here gonna hear it now
Ya these dudes are the best. Their podcast is no dunks and it's my go-to basketball pod!
Shoutout to you.
The guy in the beard picked the Wolves though😂😅 Minnesota might win 1 game maybe
You would’ve loved their Starter days
Naz Reid has also been just ludicrously good down the stretch here. Expect big things from Naz in the playoffs.
When Naz Reid is on the floor, the Suns basically switch until they can get Booker/Beal on him 1on1.
Naz is a beast he is that guy that steps up when Kat and ant are slacking
Finchy is gonna fix this. He’s not gonna let the team play as they were in the playoffs.
Yeah ok it won’t matter suns in 5-6
@@jalynjones9136yea ok wolves in fo' 🤣
Wolves bench will destroy the suns
Suns are not a bad 4th Quarter team. They were at the start of the year but those problem have been fixed for a while now. The numbers are skewed by garbage time
As a Timberwolves fan(From MN), I could not be more disappointed at how the season ended. However upon further review, the MN first match up was on a back to back road trip with The Suns after a win the night before against the Nuggets. We had a few key injuries the other games and I think Ant was out for one of them.
That being said, this was the worst case scenario for the Wolves, but I think they can do enough to close the Suns out. Wolves in 6!
That’s right baby 2 words👁🌲👁
100k subscribers congrats 🎉
Post December, Suns are one of the best 4th quarter teams (number #4)
The one guy says "Oh you think we're worried about Gobert or McDaniels...no" 🤣
When wolves arent turning the ball over 20 times in a half, scoring has been pretty much even. Wolves have outscored PHX in 6 out of 12 quarters this season, but also blown out in 3 of them. Itll be a way closer series than everyone thinks.
I’m not expecting this to just be a breeze. Can’t count the Wolves out let alone any team in the playoffs. It ain’t won until it’s all done but I definitely believe my Suns are gonna bring the heat. ☀️ 🔥
@yes.2144 should go atleast 6!
Listen to you guys on the Athletic, first time seeing y'all on TH-cam - THE BEARD!!!
The Beard.
Going for the Suns all the way. I wish I could add a million more likes to the video for the Norm Macdonald shirt! RIP to the legend.
one name i haven’t heard from this vid is NAW. people say naz reid is underrated but if you really watch wolves game you would know that title belongs to NAW. he always shows up when wolves never have an answer i believe if he gets involved in the offense then the wolves should overcome the suns 😊
Twolves were preparing for Denver and forgot that there other Teams too
TBF i feel like denver plays a similar style to MN thats why they matchup better with them
They dont care, bring anyone. Is what i hope they think
Finchy masterclass incoming…
Wolves' defense and depth are far superior. They are a better team. Got to get their head on straight.
What depth?? Lmao Royce,Bol, Eric Gordon >>>>> Reid, Walker
@@colinedelman6392 You sure about that??
I think the 3 losses will have a mental toll in this series, but imo, if the timberwolves play their best I can’t see them lose.
Definitely not a 10+ year fan here so I'm just stumbling across this video from nowhere. Anyway, Steve Nash's analysis is really spot on here.
Its KD. You know who he is. Real ones know
a pussy who can't win without a super team?
Ant just showed KD who the new Sheriff in town is.
Real ones know?
X-Factor NAW
I tried to tell you
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Remember who is KD in playoffs... KD is KD remember that. 😉
KD the bandwagon Hopper lol
the guy that was shutdown by tatum so he ran to the west
the guy who's got whooped by tatum so he ran to the west, then got whooped by the joker
@@genaldgalicia5834you don’t watch basketball dude got double teamed and didn’t book and KD win 2 games vs Denver last year with no depth it’s obvious your a hater 😂😂 Suns in 5 don’t @ me
Remember who dbook is in the playoffs
Bro I was wondering where these guys went. Used to watch them on NBATV all the time
Welcome back.
Lets go Wolves!!
Wolves will not go quietly into this good night.
Bad matchup? Looking pretty good from up here in the cheap seats
The Wolves need to play small ball and smart ball with a rotation of small quick hitting players who have the skills and talent to hold the lead and keep them hot against the Suns
Suns in 5 or 6
How's that goin for ya?
I think the wolves should go smaller, bc that’s what the Suns are doing. KAT on Grayson Allen is a mis match. I think we should start Alexander-Walker because either way KAT is still recovering and still isn’t performing like he was so he should be given time, and we can also go smaller and have guys like Jaden McDaniels or Alexander Walker on Grayson Allen. I think it would work out. Conley on Beal, ANT on Booker, McDaniels on KD sometimes, Walker on Allen, and Gobert on Nurkic
Wolves going to a smaller starting lineup might happen as the series goes on, but you don't see a lot of teams preadjust.
@@NoDunksInc True. I just don’t wanna get first rounded again ;(. We actually have a good team
Gobert is going to be on an island.
Nah Suns are on their way to an island now 😂
Shooting variance will change
Naz Reid.
Not now Matt.
Yall goofy nerds sound like you never watched a wolves game
Wait, Wolves are a bad 4th quarter team? They have the 2nd highest net rating in the 4th quarter though 🤔
I thought the playoffs are different and you can't trust the regular season. Which one is it? Regular season doesn't matter or it absolutely matters?? Because the most consistent team all year was the wolves. And that consistency is going to matter in a 7 game series
Yes consistency matters but matchups and schemes matter more. KD Booker and Beal playing 40 minutes coming off screens and getting Ronnie range jumpers and being able to drive kick to shooters like Allen Gordon O’Neil it’s going to be tough for wolves to stop for 7 games.
remember when drose swept the cavs in the regular seaso n?
Anthony edwards put up only 7 shots in their last matchup. How do they expect to win this way? He needs to shoot more
Playoff Ant is different though 😂
This is so unlucky for the wolves. They can basically beat any other team but them
Realistically as a suns supporter, this series will go to 6 with us on top. Possibly 7
Close .....lmfao
The sun is hot! The suns are not 🥶
No question the Wolves will bring their A game, but I still don’t feel it’ll be enough. PHX is just too lethal offensively while also improving their defense in the last 20 games, essentially peaking as a team literally going into playoffs. Suns in 6.
The wolves A game can beat pretty much anybody. And they proved it countless times
@@SkolV1k1ngsnot Phoenix
Suns in 6
Minnesota in 7
suns have no chance
Suns aren't going to keep shooting this good. And the Wolves aren't going to keep turning it over that much. Wolves will win in 6.
Yeah ok suns in 5 what’s bet?
@@jalynjones9136 Sure?
@@jalynjones9136lol
Not until the Wolves beat the Suns can you say it won't be a sweep.
Oh it's going to be a sweep alright .....lmfao . It's over
@@TimAllen-fs2rg: Yep, it was a total eclipse of the Suns. I hope the Wolves beat the Nuggets in the second round.
Only way the wolves win is if they take towns out the lineup it’s as simple as that sadly they will not do that and it’ll be over for them call me crazy but I’d be surprised if the wolves even win ONE game in this series ..
Close…
Suns in 4
How's that goin for ya?? 😅
Yeah they going on vacation in 4 . I hear ya
This definitely didn't age well😂😂
PHX has to much firepower i have to say the suns
Hilarious
The suns and clippers cant afford to lose in the first round
Wolves have 2 all stars, the DPOY and the 6th man of the year and you guys talk about them like they’re the Wizards
Have you never seen Rudy Gobert in the playoffs in Utah ?😬 yikes
Also The Suns Have 3 All stars (2 all nba guys), a former 6th man of the year, the better coach and more playoff XP. Having your best big man be a center, and your best defensive player be a center and your 6th man be a center it’s just a tad redundant and doesn’t work in today’s NBA. MN had a good season too they’re a good team. This just isn’t their year.
@@gage8391 yeah I saw Rudy in the playoffs be let down by Donovan Mitchell and co basically quitting on defence. Only people that don’t understand Ball blame Rudy for the Jazz defeats. Suns don’t have 3 all stars, they have 2. If you want to claim former all stars the Wolves have 4
The Wolves didn’t win 56 games by some random fluke, they are the best defensive team in the NBA, one of the 3 best defences in the last 20 years actually so good luck
@@MrAdmvp I will be messaging you after the series. Most people don’t know shit about basketball. You included. Foh casual Minnesota fan. Gobert won’t be able to stay on the floor In this series. You’re a doofus
If the Wolves start faster, limit 20+ turnovers a game, stop complaining about non calls and rebound it won't be close. Granted alot to fix, but love how media has turned on the Wolves typical.
Kinda crazy that the idea behind pairing Gobert with Towns was supposed to benefit the T'Wolves but it has bit them when it matters most.
Really?
Trash take
Wolves in 6
this did not age well.
Suns in 5. Bad matchup for the Wolves.
Minnesota in 7 you have to beat the tenants in front of you it's not about matchups it's about the better team and I think this is a very closely contested series because both teams have their strengths Minnesota does have some advantages of size and length and their defense is better but Phoenix is the better offensive team but you have to be able to do offense and defense to win the series Phoenix is sketchy on defense they can play defense just as a team they're not a great defensive team but they have stretches where they can be good defensively but Minnesota's a lockdown defensive team but their problem is they can go cold longer than needed so they need to pick up their offense that's why I said ultimately Minnesota in 7 most because they do have that home court and that means both teams will win on each other's courts but that could favorite Minnesota if this if Phoenix had the home court I would have picked Phoenix but I think Minnesota in a tough series but they'll squeak it out in seven games
@@Nicky-hr1qzsuns in 4
Bad matchup you say?? 😅
Other way around buddy.
There right suns is a really bad matchup for the wolves. Man I hope the wolves win in 6
Suns in 4 easy
You can tell that not a lot of people really watched those games and the issues around the 3 games this season.
Game 1 in Phoenix, wolves were coming off a b2b , low energy wolves just had nothing in the tank
Game 2 in Phoenix, No kat, wolves start off slow and never recovered. Played defense well but could not find a rhythm. They still held suns to under 100 points.
Game 3 in MN, Kat is back in the lineup, still rusty as the video mentioned. Wolves start off slow yet again and are missing shots they normally make, good looks but no luck. Suns are red hot, Ant still dealing with a week long cold(sickness). Wolves throw in the towel in the 4th
Wolves have played phenomenal all year. They have taken down teams like the nuggets , celtics, mavs , clippers, okc and etc. They held the top spot in the west for the majority of the season til Kat went down. They're number 1 in defense and 3pt percentage. If wolves get their heads straight and get back to what they did to start the season, suns are in for a long series. Lets not forget Ant has averaged almost 30 points a game in the playoffs and he averaged 31 points last year vs the nuggets. So he's going to get his
You guys must not know about the Timberwolves bench. You also must not realize that the Suns have no depth.
If the refs give KAT a fair whistle like they do others, the wolves win this series. He gets so many bs offensive fouls called that the ref just refuses to call on others.
He flares out the elbow and goes in on set people.
@azhule4041 so do other players as well. The point is, it's not called on them, but they choose to call it on KAT.
@MrBlackstallion009 maybe try to be more subtle with it? Granted yeah other players do it, like sabonis and pg13. However if he does it and gets called for it rather than argue with the ref which he has done alot, he should get back and focus on other areas, ie getting a stop on his end. He should also learn that being a bigger player is gonna draw more attention when you knock someone down
The Timberwolves struggled against the Suns. Minny has home court advantage in the first round for the first time in 20 years since 2004, but the health of Karl-Anthony Towns is a concern for the Wolves. And they lost all three regular season games to Phoenix, including on the final day of the regular season. Overall, too much Devin Booker, too much Bradley Beal, and especially too much Kevin Durant. Suns in 7.
Lmaoo
you guys have great basketball minds. i have suns in 5, maybe 6 if ant or cat have a crazy game
Lakers 6
Suns 7
OKC 6
Clippers 7
Celtics 4
Bucks 7
Cavs in 6
Philly in 7
denver 4
twolves 6
okc 6
mavs 5
celtics 6
knicks 6
pacers 4
magic 7
Timberwolves..
If u go back and watch film, the wolves have shot 24% from 3 and most of those misses have been wide open looks. That aint gonna continue, wolves in 7
wolves in 5
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Let’s see how well this comment ages I’ll be returning and replying every game wit the suns winning pussy
wolves in 6
Man predicted the future fr
@Jevonechy epm is the best advanced stat ever. I predicted miami vs nuggets happening from it.
People really think the Wolves have a chance they got smoked in the regular season and it’ll happen in the playoffs Suns in 5 don’t @ me
😂😂😂😂😂 this comment isn't age well
how u feeling?
This comment aged like milk
How's that goin for ya bud?? 😅😅
Are you drunk yet?
All these wolves fan trying to speak wolves in 5 into existence you think suns are going to let that happen 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂
You think the Wolves will let the suns beat them in 5 then? Because technically the wolves are a better team. They faced the same teams as the Suns and had a better record. If the suns were this lethal they would be a top 2 seed.
KD , BOOK , BEAL wolves can’t stop em im sorry 😭
Man you can delete now 😂
The Suns are not small… They have 3 seven footers
Suns, no doubt. They got the wolves number.
lol Wolves in 5
How about now?
Wrong! You guys have no idea what you are talking about. So sure the Suns were going to win. Turned out you were idiots. 🤪
Suns in 5
Wolves in 7
@Nicky-hr1qz stop it nick.
Wolves in 6
Suns in 4
Suns in 5