TSJ on his mindset of going at Wemby - “I ain’t gonna stop going downhill… He gonna have to block it every time, man. I know he ain’t gonna block it every single time. I’m gonna dunk on him”
Right attitude
Ant agrees, I love the nod of approval lmao
Finch also 100% agrees. The team being so well gelled is a huge part of why it’s so effective
Sounds exactly like something ant would say too
… I think he might actually block it every time though
Lmao right but still its worse if you just stop driving all together.
yeah but it leaves wemby gassed and more prone to putting up offensive stinkers like he did tonight.
Joker somewhere smiling through tears. Feeling vindicated. See it’s not so easy to score on them after all… 🥲
I agree, I understand what they’re trying to do. It’s a fascinating strategy! Plus the possession doesn’t end when the shot is blocked as long as they’re looking for the rebound. I feel like the best way to catch Wemby out of position might be when he’s recovering after a blocked shot, funnily enough.
that’s kinda your only option though, you have to wear him out. if you always settle for the shot, then you lose the game anyways
He may in fact block it everytime but if it wears him out to where he’s a ghost in the 4th quarter, it could end up worth it I guess.
Kid is also stupid fast. He might have one of the best first steps in the game and I am not even exaggerating lol
Our entire gameplan every series is to make oopposing stars totally gassed by the 4th and then roll out a single decisive adjustment.
TJ gotta do his job wearing him out
That’s kind of smart, they’ll just have to let Wemby farm all time records I guess. But over a 7 game series, that shit gotta be exhausting, and then taking 17 shots on the other end, as a guy that didn’t really play a lot of minutes, now forced to play more and do more in limited time
Yeah that was smart. Wemby ended up gassed trying to block all their shots.
W attitude. Rooting for this kid, he has done nothing but step up during his minutes.
Wolves team has so many DAWGS
might even say they’re a roster full of…. Wolves……
Ant smiling like a proud dad at that answer lmaooo
Shannon’s older than him lol, but I get your point
Ant’s knees are older tho
What knees
Shannon is older than Ant lol
oh wow i did not know that 😂
Tbf Ant still older in NBA years
Dawg years
Yes but with Ant’s documented promiscuity and habits, I wouldn’t put it past him to have a child younger than him
From Don’t Be A Menace lol
Nah if he was his dad he wouldn’t be sitting next to him.
Tatum will never be as cool as Ant and I know that eats him up inside
Wolves got a bunch of badasses and grandpa Conley in their backcourt
you know grandpops be smacking them kids off cam
My GOAT, Grandpa Conley
Poor Lakers are stuck with Luka who is too scared to come back vs OKC 🤭
Unironically might be the best strategy against Wemby. Physical freak, he’s going to get his no matter what. Play off the assumption that he’s going to drop crazy block numbers and try to force him to be either at the rim for the contest or pull him out to the perimeter like traditional bigs.
Pulling Wemby out to the perimeter is what put y’all ahead in the 4th though. Finch knew that’s a better strategy than to just continue attacking him at the rim.
Putting bigs that are dominant at the rim on the perimeter is standard practice for most schemes. I’m saying having guys like TJ and Naz Reid continuously push at the rim and stress Wemby for the contest. You can’t give in knowing that that psychologically helps the defender shade more outside or in help.
The same delusional attitude that catches an embarassing Christian Braun block is the attitude that gets you an and-1 to dagger them a couple days later.
Make Wemby try to block them all. Let’s see how his conditioning looks.
He’s gonna train with the ancient masters Hakeem, Dikembe, and Kareem in the offseason
W mindset fr.
This team fucks.
Terrance Shannon Jr.. I owe you an apology. I wasn’t familiar with your game
Shannon was definitely a game changer. In the 3rd he just drove it in the paint, on the break, and the spurs just looked shell shocked at how fast and quick he is.
Wait till the Spurs get introduced to Ayo Dosunmu
The ILLINI boys
I don’t know shit about Chicago but I still make illa noise (Illinois)
I love that confidence
I don’t follow college basketball and he’s barely played during his two years in the NBA so I had no idea who this guy was. What a crazy backstory. Had his career derailed.
Yeah, think it’s a big reason the Wolves were able to get him as low as they did…and he’s been nothing but a great locker room presence and works incredibly hard
Got suspended for a couple games and still set the Illinois single season scoring record. Should’ve been a 1st Team AA but had that stolen from him by a bogus allegation.
First time I heard of this guy. He really shined in game 1. Great speed and athleticism. They did it maybe one or two times but they need to get Wemy on the switch at the three point line and have someone set a back screen so either Shannon Jr or Antman can go downhill to the ring. That is a pretty good way to neutralize Wemy from getting into the paint.
P sure he dropped 25 on the lakers last year lol
It’s crazy this guy wasn’t getting more pt all season
God I love this kid
So smart of Finch of hiding TSJ and waiting until the playoffs to unleash him so other teams can’t game plan for him
As a thunder fan I’m happy to love this wolves team during this series and will instantly heel turn to seething hate if they win
Yes please. Getting blocked is better than having the other wolves take their 100% corner 3s.
With this mentality, Wemby will avg 10+ blocks per game. Very smart.
God I wish Wemby had remotely the same dawg in him as any member of the Wolves. They should do exchange programs and swap with Golbert next season just to learn
Spurs are gonna quit by game 6 or 7. They can’t keep up with how hard wolves play