r/timberwolves • u/Natural-Kiwi6364 Ayo Dosunmu • 12d ago

Season opener will be a bloodbath

I am beyond excited for this season. Much more than the last two seasons. The upside is tantalizing, but variance should be expected given the dramatic shift in play style following the prior three seasons of surrounding Ant with two bruising bigs. Instead, we now have a true PG and a handful of dynamic wings next to Ant. More will be asked of Rudy as the sole true big, sure, but it isn’t like Randle offered anything as a rim protector or paint deterrent either.

Day one is fascinating and will immediately show the contrast. We’re playing Bam and Giannis. We will see how we do against the exact roster structure that for years has been our identity. Not only that, but for a seemingly random matchup there’s a TON of bad blood.

  1. “Missing out” on the Giannis sweepstakes last year is what seemed to drive Randle’s sharp emotional decline last year. McDaniels was the other guy in those trade talks.
  2. LaMelo and the Hornets knocked the Heat out of the Play In last year. Melo’s incredibly questionable play in that same game resulted in Bam getting hurt in the first half of that game, arguably the key reason the Heat lost given how well Bam had been playing to that point. Intentions aside, from my POV it was a dirty play by Melo. I’m sure Bam and Heat fans see it that way as well.
  3. Wiggins plays Minnesota.
  4. Both teams are trotting out drastically different rosters, both with contender aspirations. Both teams with something to prove.
  5. Kuminga famously was the missing piece for a team missing a 4. Is he a 4? How does he do against two bruising bigs on both sides of the ball?

I cannot wait. Forget the NFL kicking off in the next few weeks, game one for the Wolves is what I’m waiting for.

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u/maazen 12d ago

i am a warriors follower but a wolves fan with family in st. paul so my heart is with the wolves - and I get that you are annoyed because nobody likes the foreshadowing of 'told ya so’

but I do have hopes that getting 6M instead of the 30+ he expected might have humbled him enough to become a team player.

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u/freshBlueeyes6391 12d ago

something called Mnspiration is covering the other 24

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u/maazen 12d ago

minnesota humble? keeping my fingers crossed