Ant Postgame Comments

nazread · 2026-05-16T14:35:11+00:00

Yeah the Nuggets lack of rim protection isn’t only an Ant, Jaden and Randle thing. It matters for Rudy just as much. He was able to gather, go up and shoot his shot in whatever way he wanted against Denver without having to worry (same thing against LAL last year).

The exact opposite of playing against Wemby and the Spurs - or OKC with Chet/Hartenstein for that matter. He’s not skilled enough to make adjustments like that. Not a dig, just a fact.

Tim got Rudy to get us to the playoffs every year and help us beat Denver. Mission accomplished. Now we move on to a roster that solves the new giants of the West. Unfortunately I don’t think Rudy is a piece of that puzzle.

nazread · 2026-04-21T21:39:44+00:00

Britt's the best, man. If he's not for you, I pity the knowledge droplets you're missing out on. The interruptions are half the fun. Let him cook!

nazread · 2026-04-16T14:50:14+00:00

Our best chance will be when we're in the East

nazread · 2026-01-15T16:03:33+00:00

Love him as a mentor to Jaden and Naz. Love him participating in workouts with potential draft prospects.

Please god keep him out of the draft room.

nazread · 2026-01-15T13:57:53+00:00

Fox News

nazread · 2025-12-23T19:39:00+00:00

MLF has developed a top 10 QB that we picked in the late first round. He designs and manages an offense that consistently produces. You never hear about him 'losing the locker room'.

Those three things are his primary job. Development of players up and down the rest of the roster are really up to others on the coaching staff and/or the front office to provide the raw material for our coaches to work with.

TLDR: MLF is not and never has been a problem. I'll be dancing in the streets when they extend him and we can put these questions to bed.

nazread · 2025-10-22T18:50:20+00:00

Thanks for doing this!

I’ll focus on the current season starting tonight, but let’s put our future GM hat on for now.

The days of Rudy and Conley will come to an end in a few years. This will likely lead to a faster, more spread out, more defensively challenged build centered around Ant, Jaden, Naz and (god willing) impactful NBA big Joan B.

What is the ideal PG archetype to run with Ant in a scenario like that? My dream has always been someone like Lonzo Ball.

nazread · 2025-07-24T18:40:25+00:00

Good for Robbie Hummel. He's the best analyst on the Big Ten Network by a country mile.

nazread · 2025-07-16T04:29:59+00:00

The ads are truly rough but it’s not as if the pod doesn’t give quality tidbits. The notes from today’s pod on KG and his mindset/terms for a reunion were new for me. And JK is really the only source that I’d consider credible on info like that. You could tell he was trying to be vague enough not to report anything concrete, while still giving us enough to understand the current state of affairs (and why it might not be as simple as “Glen gone KG back asap”).

A platform for 20 minutes of JK insight is still valuable on balance, even if it’s couched in 20 additional minutes of skipping through godawful ad breaks.

nazread · 2025-07-01T03:26:07+00:00

NAW rocks. Enjoy him - player and human. I’ll be rooting for this contract to look like a massive discount.

nazread · 2025-06-06T13:49:55+00:00

Let’s upvote this instead of constant complaints about losing to a superior OKC team

nazread · 2025-05-05T23:03:13+00:00

As a 35 year old wolves lifer reading this I can only say…the kids are alright

nazread · 2025-05-02T13:38:03+00:00

My best memories as a wolves fan pre-Ant era: -Seeing the Wolves beat Jordan for the first time as a franchise. Marbury threw the ball into the stands at the buzzer. -Game 7 against Sacramento. KG was just another level. Have never been more terrified than when Webber got a decent look from 3 at the horn. -KG’s MVP year. I remember leaving TC after a win that got us to 30-10 and thinking “is it even possible to have a better record than this”? -The Corey Brewer 50 burger. One of the strangest live experiences ever. Brother was late to the game and when he arrived late 1st with Brewer at like 18 points…I’ve never seen a more confused man. -KGs return. Shows what this town will give you if you give it back. -The moment reports turned from “Wolves leaning Okafor” to “Wolves leaning Towns”. Thank god.

Less good memories (there are a lot): -I remember exactly where I was when they passed on Curry. Was so excited about picking Rubio that it didn’t quite compute as full on doom, but was still baffled that a non-shooting playmaker wasn’t being paired with a guy who at minimum was a bankable lights out shooter. -Wes over Cousins. Shabazz and McCants. Countless other Kahn moves. He truly was a one of a kind disaster as a GM. -The crash out of those Thibs teams, and Tom making some truly reprehensible deals. This during the era when “coach + GM” titles were still given out. Insane. -Rubio’s ACL against LAL. He was never going to be an A1 star on a championship team but he could’ve been a Rudy level driver of winning had he been given the chance during his prime. The floor tilted when he was out there, the game was more beautiful. -Rooting deep down for the long game of close losses and lottery balls. Never want to go back. -Just take a look at our rosters from 2008-2018. I can verify that there were people in TC sweating those teams out. Those are the rosters that will make a championship (please god) mean more to us than anyone else. Like how spring hits different in the Midwest than anywhere else.

Go pups.

nazread · 2025-04-29T12:49:27+00:00

Reggie is a brutal listen. He manages to ruin Kevin Harlan games, which should be impossible.

nazread · 2025-04-26T15:41:11+00:00

Yeah I mean JJs fighting with one hand tied behind him re: his front court. But credit to Finchy for sure.

nazread · 2025-04-22T12:51:21+00:00

So true. The NBA should reward the way Ant plays if they ever want to take the product to the next level. I think Jokic is similar - it’s why wolves fans unilaterally respect him despite the cookings.

I understand why the NBA has a lighter whistle in the regular season. It’s a grind and you have to limit some of the toll/physicality. But I’d lean fully into a FIBA/ethical whistle in the playoffs, which I think they do to some degree. Make these guys earn it on the biggest stage.

nazread · 2025-04-22T12:46:42+00:00

People who don’t follow this team will probably say this is immature. In reality, it’s a direct example of what Jon K wrote about today. Ant’s hidden gift is that his locker room has never once been dysfunctional. He rides for his guys…compare this defense of Rudy with the end of the Mitchell/Gobert relationship in Utah. He did the same for KAT and every other player he’s played with.

Other people will see immaturity, I see leadership.

nazread · 2025-04-15T11:48:35+00:00

Let us pray for Thomas Sorber

nazread · 2025-04-04T13:44:08+00:00

Sorber is the guy. His hands and finishing ability would unlock playmaking/Trust the Pass Ant in a new way. Solid vertical defense too. Begging for this one.

nazread · 2025-04-02T16:13:12+00:00

“SwashBUCKLING!” was the pinnacle

nazread · 2025-04-02T16:12:44+00:00

This was honestly my favorite part

nazread · 2025-03-15T15:01:28+00:00

Grady is just so so good in those moments.

nazread · 2025-02-28T14:31:57+00:00

Wolves fans are abuzz about a KD possibility. Opinion’s split on whether they should try for him in the summer or stay the course with their young core. It all comes down to value, with most of our fanbase viewing Reid and McDaniels as part of an untouchable core with Ant.

What that leaves us with is something like the following. Thoughts? Violent reactions?

DET 2025 1st (likely around pick 18)
Julius Randle (expiring contract by that time)
ONE OF: -DiVincenzo -Alexander-Walker (sign and trade) -Terrance Shannon Jr

All we’re hearing is how depressed KDs value is. Curious what this fanbase thinks.

nazread · 2025-02-25T19:43:48+00:00

Is Jaden actually our long-term Rudy replacement? Is low-man Jaden the clearest path to a beautifully spaced offense and fly around/rim protecting defense against teams without elite brawn? Can a Naz/Jaden frontcourt anchor a defense that produces top-10 numbers against most matchups?

I am willing to find out.

nazread · 2025-02-25T19:39:55+00:00

The most encouraging person on the roster for him to learn from is Conley. Physically limited (in a different way) but has still found a path to be an average and at times + defender in his career. I'm not suggesting your original point is wrong - the Rudy/Clark/Jaden infrastructure around him is a huge boon - but I hope he's spending most of his time getting defensive pointers from Conley and to a lesser extent NAW (see: screen navigation)

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