Andrew Schlecht

How hard is it for this team to be effective offensively for four quarters when it comes to Randle not being that guy on a night-to-night basis?

How hard is it for this team to be effective offensively for four quarters when it comes to Randle not being that guy on a night-to-night basis?

How hard is it for this team to be effective offensively for four quarters when it comes to Randle not being that guy on a night-to-night basis?

Yeah. I thought Ant had a really good start to this game. Um, getting downhill, being aggressive. I mean, in game one, he only took one shot in the paint. He had four shots in the fourth, fourth quarter, uh, in the first quarter in the paint. So like the aggression was there for him to get downhill, uh, and try to assert himself, but the jumper wasn't falling on the other side.

Yeah. I thought Ant had a really good start to this game. Um, getting downhill, being aggressive. I mean, in game one, he only took one shot in the paint. He had four shots in the fourth, fourth quarter, uh, in the first quarter in the paint. So like the aggression was there for him to get downhill, uh, and try to assert himself, but the jumper wasn't falling on the other side.

Yeah. I thought Ant had a really good start to this game. Um, getting downhill, being aggressive. I mean, in game one, he only took one shot in the paint. He had four shots in the fourth, fourth quarter, uh, in the first quarter in the paint. So like the aggression was there for him to get downhill, uh, and try to assert himself, but the jumper wasn't falling on the other side.

One of nine from three, um, For him, it's balancing how much they're utilizing him off ball, trying to get him going as a guy who can attack closeouts and be a guy who can make plays without the ball in his hands and knocking down those catch and shoot looks. But also like being the guy on ball for them. What do they need from him moving forward in this series?

One of nine from three, um, For him, it's balancing how much they're utilizing him off ball, trying to get him going as a guy who can attack closeouts and be a guy who can make plays without the ball in his hands and knocking down those catch and shoot looks. But also like being the guy on ball for them. What do they need from him moving forward in this series?

One of nine from three, um, For him, it's balancing how much they're utilizing him off ball, trying to get him going as a guy who can attack closeouts and be a guy who can make plays without the ball in his hands and knocking down those catch and shoot looks. But also like being the guy on ball for them. What do they need from him moving forward in this series?

Yeah, I was listening to the postgame and Nikhil Alexander Walker was talking about the wear and tear of the game and how it's not about just trying to land the knockout punch, but withstanding four quarters. And you look at what OKC can do defensively. One, it's the turnovers. Minnesota has 31 turnovers through the first two games. And then the other thing is the three-point shooting.

Yeah, I was listening to the postgame and Nikhil Alexander Walker was talking about the wear and tear of the game and how it's not about just trying to land the knockout punch, but withstanding four quarters. And you look at what OKC can do defensively. One, it's the turnovers. Minnesota has 31 turnovers through the first two games. And then the other thing is the three-point shooting.

Yeah, I was listening to the postgame and Nikhil Alexander Walker was talking about the wear and tear of the game and how it's not about just trying to land the knockout punch, but withstanding four quarters. And you look at what OKC can do defensively. One, it's the turnovers. Minnesota has 31 turnovers through the first two games. And then the other thing is the three-point shooting.

And you mentioned some of the struggles on the end. They're 28.8% from three in the first two games. Not good. Not good for a team that's like 37% usually from three. But they've been able to win without the three-point shot in these playoffs. We saw it against the Lakers. We saw it against the Warriors. Is it the turnovers or is it the shots that have to fall for this team?

And you mentioned some of the struggles on the end. They're 28.8% from three in the first two games. Not good. Not good for a team that's like 37% usually from three. But they've been able to win without the three-point shot in these playoffs. We saw it against the Lakers. We saw it against the Warriors. Is it the turnovers or is it the shots that have to fall for this team?

And you mentioned some of the struggles on the end. They're 28.8% from three in the first two games. Not good. Not good for a team that's like 37% usually from three. But they've been able to win without the three-point shot in these playoffs. We saw it against the Lakers. We saw it against the Warriors. Is it the turnovers or is it the shots that have to fall for this team?

I will credit Chris Finch here because he is pushing the right buttons, or at least he's trying to push multiple buttons here in the sense that they've gone small. They've tried to go away from Rudy Gobert. They've tried to go with the Randall and Nas Reed lineups for a little bit. They lean into the whole aspect of like five out offense a lot throughout this series.

I will credit Chris Finch here because he is pushing the right buttons, or at least he's trying to push multiple buttons here in the sense that they've gone small. They've tried to go away from Rudy Gobert. They've tried to go with the Randall and Nas Reed lineups for a little bit. They lean into the whole aspect of like five out offense a lot throughout this series.

I will credit Chris Finch here because he is pushing the right buttons, or at least he's trying to push multiple buttons here in the sense that they've gone small. They've tried to go away from Rudy Gobert. They've tried to go with the Randall and Nas Reed lineups for a little bit. They lean into the whole aspect of like five out offense a lot throughout this series.

And he's been trying to push different buttons here. I'm wondering also another aspect to that is the zone. They went to zone today. I didn't think it was that effective. I thought OKC did a pretty good job of handling it. What are the other buttons that Chris Finch and the coaching staff have to push moving forward in the series?

And he's been trying to push different buttons here. I'm wondering also another aspect to that is the zone. They went to zone today. I didn't think it was that effective. I thought OKC did a pretty good job of handling it. What are the other buttons that Chris Finch and the coaching staff have to push moving forward in the series?