Wolves ‘Don’t Have S–T on Offense,’: Anthony Edwards After Loss
Following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 133-107 loss to the New York Knicks on Thursday, star Anthony Edwards gave another frank evaluation of the squad. In the locker room following the game, Edwards informed reporters that the Wolves “don’t have s–t on offense” or a recognizable offensive identity. He stated: “We know I’m gonna shoot a bunch […] The post Wolves ‘Don’t Have S–T on Offense,’: Anthony Edwards After Loss appeared first on BlackSportsOnline.
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Following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 133-107 loss to the New York Knicks on Thursday, star Anthony Edwards gave another frank evaluation of the squad.
In the locker room following the game, Edwards informed reporters that the Wolves “don’t have s–t on offense” or a recognizable offensive identity.
He stated: “We know I’m gonna shoot a bunch of shots, we know [Julius Randle] gonna shoot a bunch of shots, and that’s all we know,”
The two-time All-Star claimed that on-court performance, not Chris Finch’s coaching, was the problem. On Thursday, the offensive wasn’t the only issue. Minnesota made 17 of its 42 three-point attempts and shot 46.1 percent from the floor. Josh Minott, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Donte DiVincenzo scored 38 points between them after coming off the bench.
Does Anthony Edwards have a point in bashing the team?
However, in the grand scheme of things, nothing is making sense. According to NBA.com, the Timberwolves rank 21st in terms of offensive rating (110.8). Although Edwards’ scoring average of 25.9 points is comparable to his productivity from 2023–24, he is making more three-pointers than ever (10.1 per game) and should appear to have a greater offensive load now that Karl-Anthony Towns is gone, so that might not be a good thing.
He said: “Every team we play did a great job of sitting in the gaps,” “When I get to the rim, putting four people at the rim. I’m sorry, people, there’s nothing I can do with going to the hole right now.”
That was an obvious drawback of exchanging Towns for Randle. Randle is far more at ease shooting from the three-point range, but Towns has a history of being a fantastic big man shooter.
There would undoubtedly be space problems in a frontcourt with Rudy Gobert and Randle, and Edwards appears to be bearing the brunt of it.
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