2024 Playoffs: Around the League Round 2 (Conf Semis) News Thread

[Mori Chu]

Wow, great Game 1 between the Wolves and Nuggets. Anthony Edwards had 43 points on 17-29 shooting. Naz Reid also really showed up with 16 points. It was intense and close until the end when the Wolves pulled away. This is going to be a good series.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401657182

[AmareIsGod]

Go Wolves!

[Kryptonic]

Go Wolves!

Wolves beating Denver tonight does take a tinge of the sting out of losing to them. Ant was just on fire and considering KAT was in foul trouble and taken out of the second half it's even more impressive. Naz Reid looked great tonight.

[ShelC]

I fear the better the Wolves play, the more it will feed the notion that this year's Suns team just needed more time and has the right pieces in place.

[Split T]

I’m ok with that…I don’t really see blowing it up as a realistic avenue right now. Ishbia wouldn’t do it either. Don’t do anything stupid. You’ve got 2 1sts and 2 tradable contracts, plus vet min signings. Need to get 2-3 better fits for our top 8.

[TOO]

Just really interested in what's gonna be available.

[Gladiator]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status ... gr%5Etweet



Meanwhile in Phoenix

[Split T]

I would love Hartenstein as our C next year…but he’ll make way too much

[Cap]

I would love Hartenstein as our C next year…but he’ll make way too much

Anything beyond minimum is “way too much” as far as we’re concerned.

[Drewsprocket]

TWolves are scary good. JFC and Gobert is out.

[TOO]

Jalen Brunson is the griftiest grifter since Harden.

[TOO]

TWolves are scary good. JFC and Gobert is out.

Them bitching the Suns wasn't a slight on the Suns so much as it was a we are here now to the rest of the league. So big and strong defensively, Ant making the leap, gonna be around a long time.

[Split T]

The wolves are killing the nuggets…refs are kinda letting them foul though

[Drewsprocket]

TWolves are scary good. JFC and Gobert is out.

Them bitching the Suns wasn't a slight on the Suns so much as it was a we are here now to the rest of the league. So big and strong defensively, Ant making the leap, gonna be around a long time.

Walker and Reid and McDaniels and Anderson are so nasty with their length to compliment their Big three (if you consider Gobert). If they run thru the Nuggets, they’re winning the whole thing. Suns are gonna have to move off Nurk and their 1st to bring in a lengthy 3 and D who can play stretch 4 or back up 5.

[The Bobster]

Minnesota sticking it to Denver again in game 2 - up by 26 at halftime. Murray with 2 points on 1 for 10 shooting, Jokic with 8/6/7 which Minnesota can certainly live with. Gobert with a DNP, but Towns has 20 and Edwards has 16.

[The Bobster]

TWolves are scary good. JFC and Gobert is out.

Them bitching the Suns wasn't a slight on the Suns so much as it was a we are here now to the rest of the league. So big and strong defensively, Ant making the leap, gonna be around a long time.

Walker and Reid and McDaniels and Anderson are so nasty with their length to compliment their Big three (if you consider Gobert). If they run thru the Nuggets, they’re winning the whole thing. Suns are gonna have to move off Nurk and their 1st to bring in a lengthy 3 and D who can play stretch 4 or back up 5.

You move Nurkic and their #1 for a 3 and a 4 and you end up with an even bigger hole at 5.

[Drewsprocket]

TWolves are scary good. JFC and Gobert is out.

Them bitching the Suns wasn't a slight on the Suns so much as it was a we are here now to the rest of the league. So big and strong defensively, Ant making the leap, gonna be around a long time.

Walker and Reid and McDaniels and Anderson are so nasty with their length to compliment their Big three (if you consider Gobert). If they run thru the Nuggets, they’re winning the whole thing. Suns are gonna have to move off Nurk and their 1st to bring in a lengthy 3 and D who can play stretch 4 or back up 5.

You move Nurkic and their #1 for a 3 and a 4 and you end up with an even bigger hole at 5.

Good point. We need a mobile big next to Nurk.

[Superbone]

Wolves in four! Wolves in four!

[The Bobster]

Wolves in four! Wolves in four!

Having time to prepare for one opponent in the playoffs gives the really good defensive teams time to figure out ways to clamp down defensively. I think Denver expected them to play well, but they have to be shocked by this.

[TOO]

It also seems very obvious that Jamal Murray is hurt, he's food for Ant.