This Denver Nuggets/Minnesota Timberwolves collection has been bonkers.
To start with, you could have T-Wolves head coach Chris Finch sitting on the second row whereas assistant Micah Nori mans the clipboard. Finch suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his proper knee after a collision along with his personal participant.
Then you could have Minnesota waltzing into The Mile Excessive Metropolis and stealing two video games out from underneath the reigning NBA Champions. Following that, Denver made a formidable three-game sweep to place the Wolves’ backs towards the wall on their residence courtroom.
How did Anthony Edwards and his merry band of canine’s reply? By tromping the Nuggets to the tune of a 45-point win.
And now they face sudden dying in a Recreation 7 that guarantees to be tense and energetic.
For one, Anthony Edwards superstardom is in its infancy. He has not proven the maturity to steer a staff as of but. He definitely has the expertise to take over, however advancing to the best degree requires greater than a singular participant. Have a look at LeBron James’ title runs to see that the way you lead your staff makes a distinction.
Edwards maturity has additionally been talked about — though considerably not directly — by his elder teammates. In his walk-and-talk interview with Stephen A. Smith, he initially pivoted from Smith’s “clearly the star attraction” however later acknowledged “I’m the higher participant, 100% when requested about comparability to Shai Gilgeous- Alexander and Luka Doncic.
He additionally embraced Stephen A.’s referral as the following “Kobe or MJ” by saying, “I gotta fulfill what he stated.” In that second, Edwards uncovered that what pundits say do outline him and gave a commentor’s approval regard. The greats set their very own requirements on the courtroom and go away the speaking heads to the tv.
When Mike Conley’s 2024 Sportsman Award was acknowledged on Contained in the NBA, he talked about that Edwards “believes extra in himself…I feel he thinks the perfect participant ever to the sport, stroll on earth.” The tongue-in-cheek was benign, however did allude to how a elder statesman views the younger, budding famous person.
Conley additionally in contrast Edwards to his youngsters saying “there’s completely no distinction between my 7, 5, and three, and Anthony Edwards, they’re all the identical. They act the identical I’ve to show them the identical issues…” Once more, some seemingly innocent jabbing, however telling of the maturity of Edwards.
Will Edwards be capable of take within the second and expose that diamond within the tough, and honor one of many staff’s biggest gamers by main the Timberwolves to their first Western Convention Finals in 20 years?
Or will the Denver Nuggets embrace their residence courtroom benefit, make use of their championship DNA, and take the spot within the Western Convention Finals?
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