Alley Oop 7 (Part 2): Mike Conley and the Timberwolves, Luka and Lebron, and the Wizards stink with Trysta Krick
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What is the current state of the Wizards and Knicks in the NBA?
The Knicks for so long were one of the teams like the Wizards that we made fun of. They were the team.
Was they ever Wizards bad?
How is the Lakers vs Timberwolves Western Conference series shaping up?
Moving on to the West Coast, you dig. We got the Lakers. We got the Timberwolves. They got another game tonight. Probably by the time this come out, we'll be done knowing the result. But that series, how do you see that series going?
It's crazy because you just don't really know what you're going to get from either team on a given night, right? So the Timberwolves in Game 1, they just looked bigger. They looked more athletic. Nas Reed in Game 1 was that X-factor. You had Julius Randle doing things. And so I thought to myself, okay, like it was sort of a – Like a very balanced effort, right? Jaden McDaniels had 25.
What impact does Mike Conley's performance have on the Timberwolves' chances?
Ant didn't even need to do that much. Nikhil Alexander-Walker was doing his thing. But I guess the question is, what version of Mike Conley and the Timberwolves are we going to get? Because Mike Conley was getting eviscerated in Game 2. Almost borderline unplayable. So... Lakers have basically said we're barely playing Jackson Hayes anymore. We're going to play LeBron or Rui at the four or the five. So I think that's probably the smartest way to go about it. But it really comes down to is Luka going to continue to put up almost 40 a night? Can we get 20 to 25 from LeBron? And then can we get anything from anybody else?
Can Luka Doncic and LeBron James carry the Lakers in the playoffs?
And if that is the case, I think the Lakers could win this series as it goes on, just simply because it's that Braun mentality, that X factor that he has. Luka loves crushing Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves. We've seen that a bajillion times. I think that Luka will always play well in this series. I think he's like a guy, if you're betting, that you should just continue to bet his points prop every single game. But are we going to get anything out of Rudy Gobert? Two points in game one?
I mean, we should. Come on. He'd be so worried about guarding brothers. He looked like the Drake meme when he guarded KD in that one video. He'd be out there trying. His feet would just get the tapping. I'd be like, somebody help Rudy out, man. Somebody, the perimeter, please, somebody.
Somebody.
To that point. Dante DiVincenzo, Najri, all the fellas had damn near four fouls in two minutes the last game. So you really couldn't judge that game off of, like, damn, what could have happened if people stayed out of the trouble? Like, I would have to see Dante DiVincenzo get – Maybe even slid into that starting line-up over Mike Conley in certain games.
What defensive strategies are affecting Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves?
Not every game, because we've got to keep the respect on the OG. But I think that they get out to such big leads or get out to such momentum in the first quarters when the Lakers do win. Like, Luka be starting off the game with 20 points in the first quarter. He's like, uh-uh. Somebody, look, use your files on him, please. Like, uh-uh. This can't happen. So I don't know. I think that series is still up in the air.
Definitely.
Especially how they locking Ant down. They double teaming him. He can't really breathe out there. So it's going to take, like you said, Julius Randle or somebody.
To your point, Ant Edwards said after game two, he was like, whatever defense that they were doing was very confusing to me. I didn't understand. He was like, it was part zone. Every time I got the ball, they went into zone. And it's like, Ant Edwards is a very smart basketball player. He knows how to read defenses. There is something that J.J. was drawing up that was making him befuddled. And the question is, between that game and tonight, Have they figured that out in film? Have they figured out what the Lakers are trying to do to stop Anthony Edwards? And is there a way for him to break that code or break that defense down and be able to be more effective so that everybody eats? Because Julius Randle did put up 27 in Game 2, but this whole team as a whole cannot score 85 points.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the current state of the Wizards and Knicks in the NBA?
0:06–0:22
2
How is the Lakers vs Timberwolves Western Conference series shaping up?
0:22–1:02
3
What impact does Mike Conley's performance have on the Timberwolves' chances?
1:02–1:48
4
Can Luka Doncic and LeBron James carry the Lakers in the playoffs?
1:48–2:55
5
What defensive strategies are affecting Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves?
2:55–5:11
6
Are the Milwaukee Bucks a better team than their recent performance suggests?
5:11–6:14
7
How are trades and roster decisions affecting the Bucks' playoff potential?
6:14–8:40
8
What is the status of the Rockets and Jalen Green's playoff performance?
8:40–15:47
Speakers
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