Julius Randle shimmy lol

Naz Reid at halftime vs Denver 17 PTS | 6/8 FG | 4/5 3P | + 11 in 17 mins

Rob Dillingham using his speed defensively, continues to show some cool flashes. Ripping Jokic here.

Confident C&S 3PM for Rob Dillingham. Love to see him pull this one.

Your daily dose of Jaden McDaniels pettiness.

Really impressive passing read from Anthony Edwards here to end the 1Q. Wow.

Your Minnesota Timberwolves now move to 2-0 in NBA Cup play. They also hold a +54 point differential.

The Timberwolves have flipped their identity through 11 GP, shifting from a defensive-minded squad to now the NBA’s third-best offensive rating. I detailed the All-NBA level play from Randle and Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels’ continued rise below.

The Jaden McDaniels to Rudy Gobert connection continues to flash. Underrated over the past couple of seasons. What impressed me most on this one was McDaniels' quick read, and him making an accurate pass from an awkward spot. Still, a very fluid motion with the gather.

This was a nice counter connection between Rob Dillingham and Rudy Gobert. Double pindowns for McDaniels and Edwards. Nurkic dips out to slow down Edwards, so Gobert slips to the rim. Dillingham finds him.

Neither shot fell, but I thought the space creation from Jaden McDaniels on these two shot attempts was intriguing.

Domantas Sabonis shot 3/14 from the field last night when Rudy Gobert was on the court. Per NBA tracking data, Sabonis was 3/11 when directly guarded by Gobert.

According to Cleaning the Glass, the Wolves are now 3rd in the NBA in ORTG at a mark of 122.6, garbage time filtered.

Jaden McDaniels vs Sacramento 21 PTS on 8/10 FG | 2/3 3P | 3/3 FT in 26 mins McDaniels is now averaging 18.6 PPG on 55.9% from the field and 54.1% from three in the first 10 games of the season.

good morning

Chris Finch on Joan Beringer "He's a quick learner. He goes after everything, he's aggressive. I've used the word fearless with him before. He's still extremely raw, but he has feel, which is like an interesting combination for young player. With Bigs, you don't often see that."

Garbage time Beringer is good stuff

Two triple-doubles in three games for Julius Randle

Near triple-double for Julius Randle at the halftime break. 15 PTS | 5/9 FG | 9 REB | 10 AST Sarge is on a tear to begin the season.

Wolves vs Utah 1H stats Anthony Edwards + Julius Randle 44 PTS | 15/25 FG | 7/12 3P Utah Jazz entire team 45 PTS | 15/44 FG | 5/20 3P

Anthony Edwards 1H vs Utah 29 PTS | 10/16 FG | 6/10 3P in 17 mins

Good contest from Rudy Gobert in space against Jalen Brunson. But another example of the Knicks bringing in Gobert to the screening action with him on Josh Hart this time. Good idea to shade Gobert off Hart, but the Knicks countered well.

Quite the closeout from Naz Reid on Josh Hart

Another Knicks Spain look. Rudy Gobert plays at the level this time, holds his own, but when Mikal Bridges releases, so does Anthony Edwards. Allowing Mitchell Robinson to get the easy dunk.

Karl-Anthony Towns OREB and finish. Julius Randle lets him crash with no resistance.

The backside help can cause Julius Randle real problems with his mid-post touches. Great recognition to get rid of it here, but also to blindly fire to the corner.

Very poor defense on this Knicks Spain ATO. Jaden McDaniels gets completely sealed off by the Mitchell Robinson ball screen. Rudy Gobert is paying too much attention to the Clarkson flare as he gets rubbed. He returns to Robinson. Mike Conley likely has to step up here.

This was just a brutal effort. Donte DiVincenzo with some ill-advised full-court pressure. Deuce McBride beats him, then there is no resistance outside of Rob Dillingham coming off his corner matchup to try to stop the ball. Naz Reid, Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle stand and watch.

Albeit, a perfect bounce to OG Anunoby. Although more ball watching from Naz Reid leads to another OREB, and another, before he finally cleans it up.

Great set design by the Knicks. Using Karl-Anthony Towns elbow extended with a pair of outlets. Although the quarter-second hesitation between Donte DiVincenzo and Rob Dillingham makes this Mikal Bridges cut wide-open. Rob's speed can't catch up, and he lacks length. Julius Randle watches.

The Wolves decided to put Rudy Gobert on OG Anunoby and Naz Reid on Karl-Anthony Towns in this lineup. The Knicks shortly countered by using flat spacing across the baseline, and an OG Anunoby ball screen for Deuce McBride. Leads to a catch, gather, and shoot, straight-on 3PM.

Easy OG Anunoby tip in corner crash. Naz Reid left ball watching.

Rudy Gobert ON/OFF data update w/ 8 GP The ORTG with him on the court has balanced out to 118.1. NET at +8.7. However, the DRTG with him off the court continues to be horrendous. 144.2 with a NET of -24.2.

According to Cleaning the Glass, the Timberwolves now rank 27th in OREB% allowed. Opponents are rebounding 33.6% of their own misses. That mark only trails Atlanta, Boston, and Brooklyn.

Some Wolves vs Knicks numbers • Knicks held a 48.9% OREB% per Cleaning the Glass. • 9 OREB for the Wolves’ roster. 9 OREB for Mitchell Robinson in 16 minutes. • 151.2 DRTG with Rudy Gobert off the court per PivotFade. • Knicks shoot 30/38 at the rim.

Donte DiVincenzo + Julius Randle 1H in their return to NY 30 PTS | 10/17 FG | 7/12 3P

Jaylen Clark vs Jalen Brunson has been a cool battle so far. Clark is such a calculated mover with a ton of smooth short steps in his stance, Brunson is also ridiculously calculated. Good resistance from JC early.

Fantastic first stint from Julius Randle in his return to MSG. 11 PTS | 4/7 FG | 2/3 3P | 2 AST in 10 mins

Great pace and rhythm to the offense early. Good distribution of touches.

let’s rock

The thing that brings me the most trust in the uptick of Jaden McDaniels' FGA and usage when others miss time is that all of the increased shot attempts go into his 2PA's. Obviously, taking him out of the corner with more on-ball reps = less 3PA bc of his reliance on C&S —

Jaylen Clark's offense is so weird because he is by far the best corner crasher and cutter, although he is somehow a worse rim finisher than Gobert.

Shot hesitancy and another jump pass TO for Rob Dillingham.

Chris Finch has loved this ATO this season. It has been around for quite a while. Early PnR slip to Naz Reid is always the target. While someone simultaneously flows into the corner on an exit screen.

I really like Peacock's work here to still show us the interview with the coach, and the start of the possession comfortably. The PIP can be rough, especially when an ad is jammed in there, or sometimes they focus too much on the interview and miss something. This is good.

What a sick chasedown from Jaden McDaniels. He is averaging 1.7 blocks per game through 6 GP.

This is the off-ball movement you really like to see. Late clock, Jaden McDaniels dives on the 45 cut, Donte DiVincenzo lifts from the corner and drills the three.

Good early offense from the Wolves here. Early flat screen from Mike Conley to get Julius Randle free, Randle finds him off the drive and kick for three.

alright let's do some catching up from last nights action in brooklyn

This game is much deeper than one possession, but given you are playing a Rudy at the level, your deep help is Mike Conley who is 6’1”, Julius Randle who has notoriously low block rates, and Donte DiVincenzo who panicked pressed the circle button in helpside.