Showed this to Magic Johnson, here’s what he said:
The Timberwolves will win a lot of games if they keep playing defense like this.
OneOfTheDads
When we trading for Mitchell Robinson?
DrWolves
This is fucking wild I’m ngl lol
smkmn13
Ok, not to be a downer, but this is just a mathematical consequence of having the best team defense at the moment. For example, nobody really thinks Tatum is a better defender (now, past, ever) than Giannis, but Tatum is here at 15 while Giannis is at 143 because Boston’s defense has been much better than Milwaukee’s.
Good for the Wolves to have a good defense, but this isn’t a good reflection of the individual defensive skills of these guys vs. the rest of the league.
Neemzeh
I have no idea how these ratings are calculated, can someone smarter than me explain it to me? Why does a lower rating mean better?
RememberCynical
Is this real life?
keanancarlson
Stuff like this can be misleading, sure. That being said, we traded for the best defensive player in the league for this reason. Defense is a team effort, and having your defense anchored around Gobert? It’s a recipe for success. Ant and mcdaniels are more than capable of defending the perimeter, this is the best the wolves have ever looked imo
sbmichel
FireFrogs48
6 players in the top 10 is crazy
svanaoi996bsjak
Mike Conley has to return to a more normal mean though. He’s not a great individual defender and his rating has to be benefitting from the team defense.
LHFHRHBH
I say Goddamn
AcanthocephalaTop961
When Jaden is last on that list…..☠️
wolvesplug
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ndmaynard
All-Wolves team for All-Defensive Team
ndmaynard
Even though his shooting has been below the norm, KAT has improved a lot on defense. Just needs to stop offensive fouls and he will have such a bigger impact.
SlowCrates
Oh my God. This team is insane. Where did this come from? I absolutely love it. If they keep this up they can beat any team in this league in a 7 game series.
16 Comments
Showed this to Magic Johnson, here’s what he said:
The Timberwolves will win a lot of games if they keep playing defense like this.
When we trading for Mitchell Robinson?
This is fucking wild I’m ngl lol
Ok, not to be a downer, but this is just a mathematical consequence of having the best team defense at the moment. For example, nobody really thinks Tatum is a better defender (now, past, ever) than Giannis, but Tatum is here at 15 while Giannis is at 143 because Boston’s defense has been much better than Milwaukee’s.
Good for the Wolves to have a good defense, but this isn’t a good reflection of the individual defensive skills of these guys vs. the rest of the league.
I have no idea how these ratings are calculated, can someone smarter than me explain it to me? Why does a lower rating mean better?
Is this real life?
Stuff like this can be misleading, sure. That being said, we traded for the best defensive player in the league for this reason. Defense is a team effort, and having your defense anchored around Gobert? It’s a recipe for success. Ant and mcdaniels are more than capable of defending the perimeter, this is the best the wolves have ever looked imo
6 players in the top 10 is crazy
Mike Conley has to return to a more normal mean though. He’s not a great individual defender and his rating has to be benefitting from the team defense.
I say Goddamn
When Jaden is last on that list…..☠️
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Wolves team for All-Defensive Team
Even though his shooting has been below the norm, KAT has improved a lot on defense. Just needs to stop offensive fouls and he will have such a bigger impact.
Oh my God. This team is insane. Where did this come from? I absolutely love it. If they keep this up they can beat any team in this league in a 7 game series.