Jon Krawczynski

Yeah, you know, yeah, you do look at it, you know, in game two in the fourth quarter, he didn't play Julius Randall barely at all. And Randall's been such a great player for them. Rudy Gobert sat down as well. And so one thing we saw in the regular season, one interesting kind of subplot here is that, you know, they split the regular season two to two.

There was a three-game stretch where they played a very compact three games in February where Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, and Dante DiVincenzo were all out. And you'd think, like, going into this series, like, oh, well, they got Randle and Gobert back. Like, you know, this is great for them. But I wonder just if in this specific matchup,

There was a three-game stretch where they played a very compact three games in February where Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, and Dante DiVincenzo were all out. And you'd think, like, going into this series, like, oh, well, they got Randle and Gobert back. Like, you know, this is great for them. But I wonder just if in this specific matchup,

There was a three-game stretch where they played a very compact three games in February where Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, and Dante DiVincenzo were all out. And you'd think, like, going into this series, like, oh, well, they got Randle and Gobert back. Like, you know, this is great for them. But I wonder just if in this specific matchup,

If it's not better to go even smaller, even sleeker with your with your lineups. Right. Nas Reed at the five. Jaden McDaniels at the four. And, you know, some combination of DiVincenzo and Nikhil Alexander Walker and Mike Conley in the on the wings in the backcourt, because that was what got them their two wins against Oklahoma City was getting up and down.

If it's not better to go even smaller, even sleeker with your with your lineups. Right. Nas Reed at the five. Jaden McDaniels at the four. And, you know, some combination of DiVincenzo and Nikhil Alexander Walker and Mike Conley in the on the wings in the backcourt, because that was what got them their two wins against Oklahoma City was getting up and down.

If it's not better to go even smaller, even sleeker with your with your lineups. Right. Nas Reed at the five. Jaden McDaniels at the four. And, you know, some combination of DiVincenzo and Nikhil Alexander Walker and Mike Conley in the on the wings in the backcourt, because that was what got them their two wins against Oklahoma City was getting up and down.

Like running with them, staying with them at that pace. Right. Yeah, exactly. And then blitzing Shea in the in the half court, getting the ball out of his hands, making other players beat him. Jalen Williams has played really well in the series so far, but testing that a little bit more might be an option for Chris Finch.

Like running with them, staying with them at that pace. Right. Yeah, exactly. And then blitzing Shea in the in the half court, getting the ball out of his hands, making other players beat him. Jalen Williams has played really well in the series so far, but testing that a little bit more might be an option for Chris Finch.

Like running with them, staying with them at that pace. Right. Yeah, exactly. And then blitzing Shea in the in the half court, getting the ball out of his hands, making other players beat him. Jalen Williams has played really well in the series so far, but testing that a little bit more might be an option for Chris Finch.

You know, I do think like I don't blame him for these first two games really trying to stay with what got them here. and lean into being big, seeing if that'll work. But it so far has not. And so now it's becomes like a kitchen sink thing, I think, where you got to be willing and open to anything.

You know, I do think like I don't blame him for these first two games really trying to stay with what got them here. and lean into being big, seeing if that'll work. But it so far has not. And so now it's becomes like a kitchen sink thing, I think, where you got to be willing and open to anything.

You know, I do think like I don't blame him for these first two games really trying to stay with what got them here. and lean into being big, seeing if that'll work. But it so far has not. And so now it's becomes like a kitchen sink thing, I think, where you got to be willing and open to anything.

And so maybe they do with this day off and then getting ready for game four or game three on Saturday. Maybe they do look back a little bit more at those games that they won and see that, you know what? You just got to run with a man.

And so maybe they do with this day off and then getting ready for game four or game three on Saturday. Maybe they do look back a little bit more at those games that they won and see that, you know what? You just got to run with a man.

And so maybe they do with this day off and then getting ready for game four or game three on Saturday. Maybe they do look back a little bit more at those games that they won and see that, you know what? You just got to run with a man.

You just got to turn this thing into a windshield wiper game and see if you can get a rhythm offensively by getting out in transition and finding finding shooters in the flow. And so that's something I'm watching for a little bit going into the weekend here.

You just got to turn this thing into a windshield wiper game and see if you can get a rhythm offensively by getting out in transition and finding finding shooters in the flow. And so that's something I'm watching for a little bit going into the weekend here.

You just got to turn this thing into a windshield wiper game and see if you can get a rhythm offensively by getting out in transition and finding finding shooters in the flow. And so that's something I'm watching for a little bit going into the weekend here.

Yeah, Dave, I mean, they come into this series with home court advantage. They played really well against the Lakers and just handled them. And then you have the fans getting all geeked up because they're facing the two biggest villains in Timberwolves lore, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green. And I do think that they...