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Covering the Minnesota Timberwolves + Lynx • Writing w/ Zone Coverage MN • NBA Draft Head

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This camera cut from Anthony Edwards celebrating his 3PM to locking back in and getting the low man help side block on Scottie Pippen Jr. is fantastic stuff.

04.03.2026 09:43 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Good example of the simple ways the Timberwolves offense is designed to give Julius Randle middle of the floor touches.

All that matters is you get him the ball there, and ideally with some momentum.

04.03.2026 09:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Wolves 4Q ATO vs Memphis

Aggressive Bones Hyland ghost screen allows Ayo Dosunmu to get downhill.

The ghost did not really phase Jaylen Wells, but I just felt like the concept was worth noting. It was purely just a good drive from Dosunmu.

04.03.2026 09:36 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Cam Spencer gets an and-one because Bones Hyland and Ayo Dosunmu run into each other?

04.03.2026 09:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rudy Gobert goes behind the back in the Get action with Jaden McDaniels.

Jaden then puts Omax Prosper in the spin cycle.

04.03.2026 08:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bad screening from Omax Prosper

or good screen nav from Donte DiVincenzo

I think a bit of both

04.03.2026 08:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anthony Edwards pivot spin middy work 1H vs Memphis.

04.03.2026 08:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Two sick Ayo Dosunmu speedy finishes in the 2Q.

Both came after made baskets from Memphis, but he was able to zoom past defenders and turn it into a transitional opportunity himself alone.

04.03.2026 08:15 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Memphis spaces with 5-out, and Ayo Dosunmu does not have the best screen nav, but this was a pretty poor PnR defensive rep from Jaden McDaniels.

04.03.2026 08:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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That's Villanova Donte DiVincenzo right there

04.03.2026 08:05 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Though these Kyle Anderson touches were worth noting.

Two solid 3PA created off mid-post kickouts.

04.03.2026 08:01 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Easy mid-post bucket for Julius Randle on the empty side, but yes Bones Hyland, I too wanted him to kick it to Naz Reid on the Stagger Twirl Flare so that I can add it to my compilation I'm putting together, yes.

Good example of uses of the spacing of the set though.

04.03.2026 07:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cedric Coward drills the three, but a good defensive adjustment here with Naz Reid dropping and Ayo Dosunmu rotating amidst the Grizzlies double drag look.

The only quibble here could be Dosunmu's slight hesitation when closing out.

04.03.2026 07:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good showcase of some of the impact that Ayo Dosunmu can bring to the half-court offense.

Second side ball screen, driving floater. He is a straight-line driver, but I do like his intentionality and simplicity to his game.

Slight hesi here does enough to deter the nail help.

04.03.2026 07:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good late clock synergy between Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle.

Edwards feeds Randle after Rayan Rupert shows heavy gap help. Randle gets it back to Edwards, sets a screen to get enough space to get a shot up.

Things are easier when you have a jump shooting talent like 5.

04.03.2026 07:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The aforementioned DDV - Wells possession.

04.03.2026 07:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

On the Grizzlies' second possession of the game, we saw Donte DiVincenzo go under a Jaylen Wells PnR ball-handler possession.

Therefore, I am guessing that was in the scout.

Here later, Julius Randle goes under, but another micommuncation allows him Wells to can another three.

04.03.2026 07:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Anthony Edwards takes a break from trying defensively, abandoning Jaylen Wells, who drills the three.

The only explanation in his favor is that he anticipated Julius Randle to switch and that Ant was then the low man, but yeah, that's a stretch.

04.03.2026 07:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

it is 1 am CST but let's get this wolves - grizzlies film breakdown in why don't we

04.03.2026 07:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Some really really poor defensive effort from Nikola Jokic against the Timberwolves in a high-stakes game Sunday.

These clips were just the tip of the iceberg.

02.03.2026 06:15 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jaden McDaniels's mid-range touch is just fantastic. It parleys so well with his elite size.

This pair of deep floater makes in the 4Q Sunday vs Denver was incredible.

He would go on to finish 9/9 on 2P FGA.

02.03.2026 06:13 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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What a sick sequence of buckets from Naz Reid in the 4Q vs Denver

- Pound dribble 3PM.
- Transition in and out finish.
- Inside euro finish.

02.03.2026 05:57 — 👍 25    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

this is getting out of hand

02.03.2026 05:42 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Good drive from Julius Randle.

They look to set up the Zoom action for Anthony Edwards out of the left corner, but attack the flat-footed Nikola Jokic and draws the foul.

So far in my watch, it has been a pretty brutal showing defensively from Jokic.

02.03.2026 05:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good defensive rep against Nikola Jokic.

Naz Reid slides to help Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards pinches off of Bruce Brown to protect Naz's matchup, Christian Braun.

02.03.2026 05:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Donte DiVincenzo has been in his defensive disruption bag these last two games.

02.03.2026 05:28 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This was a rim attempt for Anthony Edwards

02.03.2026 05:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Donte DiVincenzo 3 v 1 transition stop.

Doing whatever it takes to disrupt the shot.

02.03.2026 05:15 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It is not true hub work, but the Wolves have found a happy balance with Rudy Gobert being a handoff connector of Get actions for others.

02.03.2026 05:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Kareem McDaniels

02.03.2026 05:07 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0