Wolves need to actually win before we call this a rivalry. They have shown their completely outmatched everytime they have faced this new iteration of the Mavs
Wolves had plenty of opportunities to win that game, the mavericks as a whole are a year or two ahead of the wolves in maturity and experience. As long as ANT stays in minny and Luka stays in Dallas, this WILL HE A HUGE RIVALRY
@@nicwyatt5064 The Wolves had plenty of opportunities against the Mavs in the playoffs and they failed every time. This was just a continuation of the playoffs. Luka and Kyrie are the 2 best players on the court every time we play.
@@pelicanhill3251 correct the wolves definitely had opportunities in the WCF, but again… Kyrie has won a championship, he’s been around the block, Luka has a number of years under his belt now, plus adding Klay helps. They are def the better team rn, but let me remind you ANT is 22 years old, down the road he will be the best player on the court in the matchup. It’s eventually gonna turn into Luka vs ANT, Luka is better cause he has years of experience ant doesn’t have, and on top of that Luka played pro ball as teenager in Europe.
@@nicwyatt5064 I agree that Edwards will get better, but not sure he will reach Luka's level. To be fair, he's already miles better than Luka on defense, but offensively he just doesn't dominate in the same way. And Luka is only 2 years older.
@@pelicanhill3251 yeah LUKA is a monster offensively, I’m not sure if ANT can get to that level either, but also you never know. And yeah LUKA is still younger, but like I said he started played pro basketball in Europe at 14 I believe, so that’s a number additional years of experience over ANT. Yes it’s not the nba, but it’s also not high school ball and even college ball
Coming from a former collegiate basketball player and former Juco Assistant coach, rebounding is 100% effort based and moving into the proper position when the shot is in flight. The team watches the ball and expects Rudy to grab everything
I completely agree. Best example is a young Kevin Love. Just 6'8 tall, not really athletic, but he was a monster on the boards on both sides of the field.
Mavs fan here, def should’ve played Rob. Let him play with the big boys otherwise what was the point? Wait 3-5 years? No, look what Dlive is now. Rob is the key to the chip for Minny. One star isn’t enough, two isn’t even enough.
The Wolves have some issues with non-three point plays, rebounding and the turnovers are just maturity. Rudy was Herman Munster last night and Jaden McDaniels has to be a stronger rebounder.
Mavs true rivalry is San Antonio. They met several times in the playoffs during Dirk and Duncan’s era. And both teams won important series. Now days, we have Suns, after the Booker Luka special series where Luka single handedly broke the suns. I feel like Minny is a low key rivalry, as a mavs fan I feel like it’s always going to be a playoff atmosphere and so far I’ve been right. Luckily the NBA agrees which is why most of these games are on national tv. It just adds to the atmosphere.
Turnovers were a constant issue for this team last year as well, idk if it’s getting fixed soon. Very annoying to watch that’s for sure. They have double the turnovers of the opponents in 3 of the 4 games now.
It seems that both the Stars and the Mavericks give the Wild and the Wolves fits. Coming from a Dallas fan, It’s better for the rivalries when all 4 teams are good. As fun as it’s been destroying the wild this past year, the games haven’t been very good. Now that the wild are playing good hockey I’m looking forward to our matchups this season.
As a Mavs fan, I think we are just a bad matchup for you guys. So not sure if this is a real rivalry, YET. That being said: I think your team is fine and will win the KAT trade long term. Randle has such a bad reputation that he is one of the most underrated players in the league right now. On top of that DiVincenzo is a great 3/D role player. In combination they are worth more then KAT for me. Specially if your team is able to keep Randle for a fair contract (30-35 mio). Never seen a 25/10/4 guy (his stats the last 2 years in NY) get such a bad reputation... That being said, I do not understand why your team plays such a small rotation so early in the season. Makes no sense for me. Where is Dillingham? Where are Miller/Minott? They might not play in the PO, sure. But man, at least test them early in the reg season to see if something is there to work with. You cannot really do that in traing sessions. Your team right now is the WC version of the Thibs Knicks, who are also already down to a 8 man rotation. If you burn out your main rotation so early in the season, you will have problems in the 2nd half and Playoffs. Hence why I also dont like Luka playing heavy minutes right now. I get that he needs the reps, cause he missed the entire preseason, but over 37 so early? I would love to get those minutes down to 33 if possible. I would gladly take a view losses more, as long as Luka is in prime shape for the Playoffs. Give Dinwiddie or Hardy 3-4 more minutes and let them develop chemistry with our rotation.
“Lost a big lead”? Minnesota played great in the 1st quarter, but Dallas stayed close (within 10 points), and Dallas led at halftime and had the lead almost the entire 2nd half. The Wolves are a tough team (and Naz & Edwards are great to watch), but for the moment Dallas has their number. It’s just a matchup thing. I think when Dillingham becomes a starter that will turn the corner for the Wolves.
the lakers game is the only one that still pisses me off. first, they’re the lakers. two, a lakers team that has been bad for a while. third, they felt comfortable enough to put in bronny. lastly, everyone got out hustled except for nickeil, who has been hooping in all games btw.
Vikings fan from Dallas here, I love the Mavs and it’s intriguing to see the TWolves content being on the “winning” side while still suffering with my fellow Vikings family. Weird roller coaster
Wolves had to make the trade. You can suck it up all the live long day and try to play elite defense but the two team with hall of fame level offensive players you need to get past to win a chip is Mavs and Celtics. If they can be the 8th defense and 8th offense, something similar or in the vein of, they have a far better chance to win it all.
I'm glad ya'll had fun at the game and everything. But in order for it to be a rivalry BOTH teams have to beat each other. And the day ya'll traded like 18 picks to Utah for Rudy Nobert the Wolves became a child of Luka's. AND ya'll extended him too? Good luck with that. What good is a defensive star when he can't play defense on a team you are gonna have to go through?
I landed on my hip in high school during a game. It took 2 weeks to fully go away. And for the first couple days i def could not do barely anything. Basketball wise. Bone bruises are brutal.
Only Minnesota fans with their low expectations would see good signs in a home loss against a team that was on the second half of a back-to-back. I get that some of the turnovers were from trying to integrate new players, but 20? And we still have the problem that we don't have anyone to take over in the clutch. That's the key difference between the two teams, they have 2 closers and we have none. This is not a rivalry, the Mavs are clearly in a class above.
@@Creaky_it’s literally the 4th game of the season with two new players. 😭 but I love when Twolves are underestimated or overlooked. We play our best basketball when we were called frauds in the pre playoffs last season.
@@Creaky_ I'm not saying the Wolves are garbage, just that they are a notch below the Mavericks. Anyone who follows basketball would say the same thing. No one nationally is picking us to go far.
What the Puppies are telling me is that we wasted 2 #1 draft picks since big Joe Ingkes is getting minutes in the 2nd quarter. There is no way Joe is better than Dilingham and Shannon. Come on MAN
Funny thing is Luka still hasn’t been playing that well during these last 6 matchups and we still got yall number wait until he gets back to his normal self and the team continues to gel
Luka is never actually hurt. Kind of like Ant, but more so. He’s a flopping pansy who always looks for the drama. Then he comes back and kicks our ass. Don’t act like he was hurt. Please. He took a knee to the calf and it hurt a bit. He was fine.
Wouldn’t say we can’t beat them but they definitely have our number 20 turnovers definitely doesn’t help Still soft in the post Gobert getting bullied by Gafford & Lively
It’s a rivalry when one side says it is. Imagine Luka playing preseason and not being rusty. Hes been pretty mediocre in his first 4 games. We know what Luka looks like and that wasn’t it.
The Wolves have a reason to rival and hate the Nuggets. His name is called Jamal Murray. Remember their first two playoff games and how they acted. Throwing stuff on the court even?
The shot Luka made with a minute ago was not covered he was wide open when he shot it. There was two seconds left in the shot clock and he just let him step back gave him about 5 ft of space to launch a shot from his hip like pistol Pete maravich. It was terrible defense.
Wolves fans, your pessimism is showing. Of course we’re rivals. Who else would you put up against our team and KNOW it’s going to be a nail biter? Last night was a blow, sure. It was also the 4th game of the season. Let’s pump the brakes on the doom and give them a chance to gel. Write this down Mackey: we will beat the mavs in the playoffs this year.
Mike Conley is cooked. He brings nothing to the court. Dillingham and divancinzo need more minutes. Gobert has to play defense and stop with the drop coverage.
So Mackey and Judd think so highly of Rudy Gobert, who doesn't give anything on offense, and the defense, too, is questionable. What's going on with Tim Connelly and Rudy Gobert? Who in their right mind will take Rudy over Gafford or Lively, and they both make a fraction of what Rudy gets? Our offense will never get into the top 10 with Rudy Gobert. Go look at the box score tonight and tell me who the defensive player of the year is. Against irrelevant teams like Toronto, I saw Timberwolves media talking about Rudy's dominance smh! How Tim Connelly gibe Gobert another 3 years at over 35 million dollars?
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The Timberwolves got smacked in the mouth again. The score looked closer than it was. Emberrassed at home by a team playing a back to back. Collect all the moral victories you want.
The Wolves have lost 5 of the last 6 games played against the Mavs. The Mavs are the Wolves Kryptonite.
Wolves need to actually win before we call this a rivalry. They have shown their completely outmatched everytime they have faced this new iteration of the Mavs
Not a rivalry when Luka is always the best player on the court, continuously killing us
They kick our ass every time, so definitely not a rivalry. Luka clearly has us on his shit list though
Wolves havent had a good game yet this season. Maybe the Sacremento game, but yeah, they haven't played well yet and have a lot to improve.
Yeah, I was wondering if Minny fans had learned their lesson. Nope. They're still gonna poke the Luka. So I hope ya'll enjoy being a child of Luka.
It’s only a rivalry if both teams have a chance to win
Wolves had plenty of opportunities to win that game, the mavericks as a whole are a year or two ahead of the wolves in maturity and experience. As long as ANT stays in minny and Luka stays in Dallas, this WILL HE A HUGE RIVALRY
@@nicwyatt5064 The Wolves had plenty of opportunities against the Mavs in the playoffs and they failed every time. This was just a continuation of the playoffs. Luka and Kyrie are the 2 best players on the court every time we play.
@@pelicanhill3251 correct the wolves definitely had opportunities in the WCF, but again… Kyrie has won a championship, he’s been around the block, Luka has a number of years under his belt now, plus adding Klay helps. They are def the better team rn, but let me remind you ANT is 22 years old, down the road he will be the best player on the court in the matchup. It’s eventually gonna turn into Luka vs ANT, Luka is better cause he has years of experience ant doesn’t have, and on top of that Luka played pro ball as teenager in Europe.
@@nicwyatt5064 I agree that Edwards will get better, but not sure he will reach Luka's level. To be fair, he's already miles better than Luka on defense, but offensively he just doesn't dominate in the same way. And Luka is only 2 years older.
@@pelicanhill3251 yeah LUKA is a monster offensively, I’m not sure if ANT can get to that level either, but also you never know. And yeah LUKA is still younger, but like I said he started played pro basketball in Europe at 14 I believe, so that’s a number additional years of experience over ANT. Yes it’s not the nba, but it’s also not high school ball and even college ball
Rivalries don't happen unless both teams win...
Coming from a former collegiate basketball player and former Juco Assistant coach, rebounding is 100% effort based and moving into the proper position when the shot is in flight. The team watches the ball and expects Rudy to grab everything
Yep, size and athletic ability matter. But it's mostly about effort.
I completely agree. Best example is a young Kevin Love.
Just 6'8 tall, not really athletic, but he was a monster on the boards on both sides of the field.
More like a mismatch. We have no one to guard their big men.
They need to play their other guys like Rob Dillingham and Josh Minott !!!!
Mavs fan here, def should’ve played Rob. Let him play with the big boys otherwise what was the point? Wait 3-5 years? No, look what Dlive is now. Rob is the key to the chip for Minny. One star isn’t enough, two isn’t even enough.
I just want to know why Ingles even makes it on the floor
Rivalries tend to include wins by both teams
It's not really a rivalry if we keep getting spanked....
This defeat was Kat's fault !!!!
Yeah their best lineup at the moment seems to be NAW, Donte, Ant, Randle & Naz.
The Wolves have some issues with non-three point plays, rebounding and the turnovers are just maturity. Rudy was Herman Munster last night and Jaden McDaniels has to be a stronger rebounder.
Mavs true rivalry is San Antonio. They met several times in the playoffs during Dirk and Duncan’s era. And both teams won important series.
Now days, we have Suns, after the Booker Luka special series where Luka single handedly broke the suns.
I feel like Minny is a low key rivalry, as a mavs fan I feel like it’s always going to be a playoff atmosphere and so far I’ve been right. Luckily the NBA agrees which is why most of these games are on national tv. It just adds to the atmosphere.
Euh…is it a good idea to play the season with 8 and a half players?
NOPE its not. And I really dont understand why the Wolves play such a small rotation early on.
Turnovers were a constant issue for this team last year as well, idk if it’s getting fixed soon. Very annoying to watch that’s for sure. They have double the turnovers of the opponents in 3 of the 4 games now.
Mavericks got the wolves number they just play way to smart for them
It seems that both the Stars and the Mavericks give the Wild and the Wolves fits. Coming from a Dallas fan, It’s better for the rivalries when all 4 teams are good. As fun as it’s been destroying the wild this past year, the games haven’t been very good. Now that the wild are playing good hockey I’m looking forward to our matchups this season.
This is my opinion in order for this team to win a championship Rob, Shannon and some other young player will have to develop
We had a lot of good looks too. Open 3s and bunnies around the rim that we missed. We will clean that shit up. 💯
We own the wolves! 😂😂😂😂
As a Mavs fan, I think we are just a bad matchup for you guys. So not sure if this is a real rivalry, YET.
That being said: I think your team is fine and will win the KAT trade long term. Randle has such a bad reputation that he is one of the most underrated players in the league right now. On top of that DiVincenzo is a great 3/D role player. In combination they are worth more then KAT for me. Specially if your team is able to keep Randle for a fair contract (30-35 mio). Never seen a 25/10/4 guy (his stats the last 2 years in NY) get such a bad reputation...
That being said, I do not understand why your team plays such a small rotation so early in the season. Makes no sense for me. Where is Dillingham? Where are Miller/Minott? They might not play in the PO, sure. But man, at least test them early in the reg season to see if something is there to work with. You cannot really do that in traing sessions. Your team right now is the WC version of the Thibs Knicks, who are also already down to a 8 man rotation. If you burn out your main rotation so early in the season, you will have problems in the 2nd half and Playoffs.
Hence why I also dont like Luka playing heavy minutes right now. I get that he needs the reps, cause he missed the entire preseason, but over 37 so early? I would love to get those minutes down to 33 if possible. I would gladly take a view losses more, as long as Luka is in prime shape for the Playoffs. Give Dinwiddie or Hardy 3-4 more minutes and let them develop chemistry with our rotation.
“Lost a big lead”? Minnesota played great in the 1st quarter, but Dallas stayed close (within 10 points), and Dallas led at halftime and had the lead almost the entire 2nd half. The Wolves are a tough team (and Naz & Edwards are great to watch), but for the moment Dallas has their number. It’s just a matchup thing. I think when Dillingham becomes a starter that will turn the corner for the Wolves.
the lakers game is the only one that still pisses me off. first, they’re the lakers. two, a lakers team that has been bad for a while. third, they felt comfortable enough to put in bronny. lastly, everyone got out hustled except for nickeil, who has been hooping in all games btw.
Vikings fan from Dallas here, I love the Mavs and it’s intriguing to see the TWolves content being on the “winning” side while still suffering with my fellow Vikings family. Weird roller coaster
Wolves had to make the trade. You can suck it up all the live long day and try to play elite defense but the two team with hall of fame level offensive players you need to get past to win a chip is Mavs and Celtics. If they can be the 8th defense and 8th offense, something similar or in the vein of, they have a far better chance to win it all.
Genuinely starting to hate the Mavs
Well earned sir
I'm glad ya'll had fun at the game and everything. But in order for it to be a rivalry BOTH teams have to beat each other. And the day ya'll traded like 18 picks to Utah for Rudy Nobert the Wolves became a child of Luka's. AND ya'll extended him too? Good luck with that.
What good is a defensive star when he can't play defense on a team you are gonna have to go through?
I landed on my hip in high school during a game. It took 2 weeks to fully go away. And for the first couple days i def could not do barely anything. Basketball wise. Bone bruises are brutal.
Great story-please tell it again.
@TehDFC I am 6'6" located in MN, wanna fly out to me and go at it?
@@WheresWaldo05 Tell the other story-much better.
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@@WheresWaldo05 i'm not gay either-thanks for the offer though.
Only Minnesota fans with their low expectations would see good signs in a home loss against a team that was on the second half of a back-to-back. I get that some of the turnovers were from trying to integrate new players, but 20? And we still have the problem that we don't have anyone to take over in the clutch. That's the key difference between the two teams, they have 2 closers and we have none. This is not a rivalry, the Mavs are clearly in a class above.
No way you are dooming this hard already😂. Doesn't seem like sports are for you.
@@Creaky_ There were no positives to take from this game. That's not being a doomer. It's called being realistic.
@@Creaky_it’s literally the 4th game of the season with two new players. 😭 but I love when Twolves are underestimated or overlooked. We play our best basketball when we were called frauds in the pre playoffs last season.
@@Creaky_ I'm not saying the Wolves are garbage, just that they are a notch below the Mavericks. Anyone who follows basketball would say the same thing. No one nationally is picking us to go far.
Only a true Minnesota fan would be a whiny negative hater who thinks we suck and are cursed.
Y’all gotta win some more for it to be one
What the Puppies are telling me is that we wasted 2 #1 draft picks since big Joe Ingkes is getting minutes in the 2nd quarter. There is no way Joe is better than Dilingham and Shannon. Come on MAN
I want to see more from Jaden offensively
Funny thing is Luka still hasn’t been playing that well during these last 6 matchups and we still got yall number wait until he gets back to his normal self and the team continues to gel
Luka is never actually hurt. Kind of like Ant, but more so.
He’s a flopping pansy who always looks for the drama. Then he comes back and kicks our ass. Don’t act like he was hurt. Please. He took a knee to the calf and it hurt a bit. He was fine.
Defense? Gobert is frustrating.
I love seeing Timberwolves lose to the Mavericks. Prime TV 🥳👀
People acting like there can only be one rivalry in a sport thats crazy😂
Randle looked indifferent on the defensive end
Wouldn’t say we can’t beat them but they definitely have our number
20 turnovers definitely doesn’t help
Still soft in the post Gobert getting bullied by Gafford & Lively
Sadly, Ant Man is Luka's newest son.
It’s a rivalry when one side says it is.
Imagine Luka playing preseason and not being rusty. Hes been pretty mediocre in his first 4 games. We know what Luka looks like and that wasn’t it.
They aren't rivals. They aint got that hate.
The Wolves have a reason to rival and hate the Nuggets. His name is called Jamal Murray. Remember their first two playoff games and how they acted. Throwing stuff on the court even?
The shot Luka made with a minute ago was not covered he was wide open when he shot it. There was two seconds left in the shot clock and he just let him step back gave him about 5 ft of space to launch a shot from his hip like pistol Pete maravich. It was terrible defense.
Nickiel is good but he can't defend big bodies like Luka.
Yup… they are scared to defend him because of the push off offense fouls he creates. They need to take notes from Jaylen Brown.
Fastbreak/transition and In the Paint DEFENSE must improve!
Wolves fans, your pessimism is showing.
Of course we’re rivals. Who else would you put up against our team and KNOW it’s going to be a nail biter?
Last night was a blow, sure. It was also the 4th game of the season. Let’s pump the brakes on the doom and give them a chance to gel.
Write this down Mackey: we will beat the mavs in the playoffs this year.
Is it embarrassing to consider this a rivalry?
This isn’t a rivalry man…
Luka owns the TWolves.
Mavericks are the Wolves Daddy
Conley and Ingles minutes should go to Rob.
our offense won't work in the playoffs
Good thing we still have *77 games to go* before then 🙄🙄
Is Dallas a play in team without Kyrie?
Check what they accomplished in season before Kyrie arrived.
They did have Brunson in 2022 @@victorvic4659
As it stands, the Thunder can beat this Wolves team in 5 games in a 7-game series.
Mike Conley is cooked. He brings nothing to the court. Dillingham and divancinzo need more minutes. Gobert has to play defense and stop with the drop coverage.
Luka loves to talk smack.
So Mackey and Judd think so highly of Rudy Gobert, who doesn't give anything on offense, and the defense, too, is questionable. What's going on with Tim Connelly and Rudy Gobert? Who in their right mind will take Rudy over Gafford or Lively, and they both make a fraction of what Rudy gets? Our offense will never get into the top 10 with Rudy Gobert. Go look at the box score tonight and tell me who the defensive player of the year is. Against irrelevant teams like Toronto, I saw Timberwolves media talking about Rudy's dominance smh! How Tim Connelly gibe Gobert another 3 years at over 35 million dollars?
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Got to love Positive Peter and his sincere positivity. Such a knowledgeable guy. Cheers Paul 🍻
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Cheers 🍻 mate!!
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“Clash with the Stash”
Rumor has it Minn “PD” put out a BOLO for his man card ….
UglyDex ladies and gents!!!
The Timberwolves got smacked in the mouth again. The score looked closer than it was. Emberrassed at home by a team playing a back to back. Collect all the moral victories you want.
Someone is crying in his milk this morning 😂
Nah they’ve bean beating us but the games are entertaining which is good for nba
They played like garbage