Tim Garrison

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[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

I’d like to see more of LaMelo’s stagger to line up with Beringer. I think Joan could benefit greatly from playing with LaMelo.

[Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA]

It was pretty much a full-stagger of Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball in the 1st half.

Edwards and Ball shared the floor for the first 7 minutes of the half and lthe ast 2 minutes of the half. Other than that, one rested while the other played (other than a little 15-second overlap).

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

The Timberwolves, despite all the offseason concern over rebounding, dominated the glass last night against the Bam and Giannis frontcourt.

They out rebounded the Heat 52-34.

That includes a 17-4 offensive rebound differential leading to a 2nd chance points disparity of 20-6 in Minnesota’s favor.

Exactly what you wanted to see out of this squad.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

At this point it’s time to start keeping a few receipts with Teague.

Let’s check back on this in April.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Jeff Teague says he’s taking Portland’s backcourt over Minnesota’s

“Ja Morant is better than LaMelo Ball. And Anthony Edwards and Dame is a toss up.”

(Via @club520podcast / h/t @NBA__Courtside )

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

This is something I’m very interested to see more of on nights where the shot isn’t falling and the Wolves have to pivot on the fly.

There’s something here with Jaden, and it’s a sneaky great way to make him a prominent part of the offense. He’s also flashed the ability to toss lobs to Rudy, which would make this nearly un-guardable.

The Wolves have so many weapons and ways to force a defense to pick their poison.

[Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball]

Wolves used this basic action with Jaden slipping a lot in preseason. You can try and just go under and dare the long 3, but if LaMelo rejects, you're in trouble. They don't want him getting downhill even though he's a bad finisher because of what he can create off it.

So you put two at level and then Jaden's slipping into SO MUCH SPACE. Teams will get a scout on this in time but it's pretty tough given how good Jaden has gotten.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

The Timberwolves are a full on culture team now.

[SLAM @SLAMonline]

The pack just got supercharged, and the most electric backcourt in the game has the top of the league in its sights. The show is just getting started as Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball star on SLAM 265.

🐺 https://t.co/6WFde6JUyY

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

I genuinely look forward to how this fills out by the time we get to the playoffs. It’s always had a really fun way of perfectly summing up the season.

[Shahbaz Khan @ShahbazMKhan]

THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES ARE 1-0.

(🎥 via @RyanMSwanson)

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

@DontBeAMagaTurd Right, but before I declare this team a contender I do want to see what it looks like when adversity hits.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Last night was awesome for the Timberwolves. That said, I’m curious to see what this team does for offense when the shot isn’t falling from deep.

Minnesota has the shooting talent to lean into the deep ball, but it’s when they can pivot to other things on top of the shooting threat that’s going to really excite me.

The bones are there. I think Jaden is very interesting as a short roll option because he can handle, pass, and is lethal from the midrange if you give him a sliver of space.

I also think the PnR game could be another option to either get a good look for LaMelo or Rudy or find someone on the perimeter to attack a shifted defense.

Really intrigued to see what happens when they face some adversity.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Yeah, Donte lead the team in net rating last year for a reason. He’d crack every rotation in the league because his skillset is so valuable.

TJ can physically play down as a wing, and Donte’s shooting will crack open driving lanes for both Ayo and TJ. Ayo already is out in a spot that’s not his strongest suit as a lead playmaker off the bench. Donte would help shoulder that load and give Ayo more off ball looks.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

This Wolves team is going to get Donte DiVincenzo back at some point too.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

There’s a very real chance Minnesota cracks the top 5 team shooting seasons in NBA history these next couple of years. They could even be a threat to prime Golden State’s highest mark of 41.6%.

[Carson Breber @Carsobi]

Helluva debut for this new Wolves offense. LaMelo + Ant are going to flirt with peak Splash Bros in 3P volume. Wolves dominated on glass + forced TOVs, too.

Heat looked bad. Very little offense outside of Giannis. Poor shooting. Non-Giannis minutes were so bad. Very uninspiring.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Kuminga did the one thing I was looking for:

Absorb the physical 4 matchup.

If the Wolves are going to translate to the postseason, they need this from Kuminga. He had a few rough stretches, but it’s mistakes that can be cleaned up with more reps in this system and lineups.

Just great to see him win every now and then defensively against a monster like Giannis. That’s not easy to do.

[SONG @S_O_N_G_]

Chris Finch: "Jonathan was phenomenal. In my mind, there was a lot of really good performances, but his sticks out."

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Jaden McDaniels stomps out the Heat as Ant hits another three.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Clark is going for payback for the unnecessary effort from the Heat.

Jaden tells the heat to chill and then looks at Clark like a proud father.

Rudy stands up with a grin.

Kuminga walks into the frame with a "Dayum."

LaMelo pops up like a whack-a-mole...

Yeah, the vibes are high. Timberwolves spoil Giannis' debut with a 25-point blowout at the Kaseya Center.

[Timberwolves Clips @WolvesClips]

Miami Heat attempt to double team Jaylen Clark with the shotclock off, Jaylen attempts an audacious dunk

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Anthony Edwards could average 15 3PA per game this season.

The scary part is he’s going to make 40% of them.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

@allthingsmn Genuinely think they’re a threat to Golden State’s 41.6% 3pt shooting mark. It’s not the overall record, but functionally is the modern record as anything higher is on extremely low volume.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Good thing the Miami Heat are a one of a kind frontcourt.

I’m sure not overreacting to this one.

[All Things MN @allthingsmn]

We knew coming into the season that this kind of front court would be exceedingly tough on the Wolves. Rudy isn’t built to handle these guys on his own.

[Tim Garrison @TimGarrisonMN]

Haha yeah, I was talking about this on a few pods this week. I thought the heat had such a ridiculous matchup advantage, but at the same time I buy this Timberwolves backcourt making the pace difficult to keep up with no matter how many advantages you have.

I’m really intrigued to see if Kuminga can handle the Paolo matchup next game. That’s an early test that’s going to be a crucial aspect of this team translating to the playoffs.