Anthony Edwards at 22: Was He REALLY On That Level? 

ANT is on STACKHOUSE LEVEL...

TMAC stats are way better.. YOU are comparing 6,5 APG in this ERA that everything is called an assist including passes to guys that score 20 seconds later and were most passes are to 3point shooters to real assists .. REBOUNDS now are rarely contested.. 30 PPG in a ERA with games ending with 90points is way better than 25 in a ERA that has games ending with 120 points. Also you keep saying ANT LEAD WOLVES when half of the games he wasnt even WOLVES best player... TMAC was always the BEST PLAYER...

this video has a lot of mistakes.. JORDAN wasnt playing in the play-offs in 1984 KOBE not better at 22 than LUKA JORDAN KAREEM and many others i can give a 10 PLAYERS list that were way better. AND TMAC numbers were way better... ANT didnt lead the WOLVES..go and check game by game who was the best player.. PLAYER with more points doesnt mean best player.

@@onlyfacts3178 First of all Kareem isn't a shooting guard 2nd luka before now hasn't carried his team to even a finals appearance till now meanwhile kobe average about 30 with better ]ts% in the postseason while luka struggled to beat the warriors, Lastly Are u saying Karl Anthony towns lead the wolves to the conference finals Seriously? Meanwhile Ant dropped 44 in game one and averaged 33 and 60% efficiency averages against the suns leading them the swipe nuggets could barely hold him when defense tried to push him Still averaged 28 with around 50% efficiency great for a guard the only time he struggled was against the Mavs He was clear and no doubt the best player with the wolves as He might have had might have a few times where he had been carried bout in total but No one had better offensive rating than ant man in that post season, He was also ranked number fourth defensively on that team no doubt he was the best player on that team that help them go to the conference finals.

@@onlyfacts3178 If u could actually give me 10 players that were actually a SHOOTING GUARD that were way better than kobe I won't assume ur glazing tip(right cause u can't)

Thats actually new school. That shit got you clocked and benched before the 80s.

No its not, what MJ and Kobe did was trash talk on the court relentlessly then back it up, off the court they were professional. Anthony Edwards trash talks anytime and any place while failing horribly at the "back it up" part, hes just an overrated player who got his ego pumped up by the media.

NBA media is a short term bipolar hype train. It's sensationalistic. SAS and all the 🤡 at ESPN are prime examples

@@KJPerkins441 What did he back up? Destroyed a Suns team only clowns thought would get anywhere. Had several bad games against the Nuggets including the most important game of his career at the time: a game 7 Absolutely crapped himself for 4/5 games against the Mavs. Wtf did he backup aside from his ass into the doghouse?

@@KJPerkins441 Anyone who thought the Suns would do anything are basketball illiterate, its that simple. He didnt "lead" shit, he got his bum 6/24 ass dragged across the finish line by his team being stacked with talent while Jokić dropped 30+. Ant hasnt done anything, hes stuffed the stat sheet against the Phoenix bums, had a few good games to start the Denver series then absolutely imploded in game 7 and got carried by his stacked team and then got dogwalked in the WCF while he was absolutely powerless and straight up threw games then acted like a petulant child after game 5. Give 22 year old Luka the current Wolves roster and they're going to the finals while steamrolling everyone, give 22yr old Jordan and hes steamrolling the Celtics too. Ant is closer to Jamal Murray than he ever was, or will be, to any all time great like MJ.

Duh. That's why anything after the conference semi's were just house money for the wolves. They weren't supposed to be there.

Those first 2 rounds were really special. The way he owned an All-Time great like KD was something to witness.... but MAN he got humbled in the Conference Finals. Poor shooting nights, Kyrie taking him 1 on 1, getting put on an oxygen mask, etc. Lots for him to learn from this postseason.

I don’t think people are desperate. It’s just that his style of play, is so prototypical of every great SG since Jordan - that’s it’s hard to deny. I personally think he plays like a hybrid of D Wade (inside) and T-Mac (outside). He reminds of T-Man from 2000-2001/2002, NOT 02-03! Before people go crazy.

@@youngblood4127 Fsr when he was dishing out passes like nobodys business it reminded me of Russell Westbrook

I just finally like seeing a player in the modern nba that defines what we want from that position ever since mj

⁠@@youngblood4127 That’s exactly why people overhyped him though, got caught up with style and ignored where his actual current skill level is. Style doesn’t make players great

I can't believe he put Edwards over Thompson, either.

Ja Morant and Ant are also very impressive athletes.

@@zombie92110 most definitely. Those guys get as high or higher

​@@zombie92110that are nothing without athleticism

@@Alwaysavictim4367 I would be very curious to see David Thompson without his athleticism considering the fact that he wasn't a good FT shooter nor 3 points shooter.

I appreciate it! I know everyone is gonna be quick to put Ant in the rearview mirror and focus on Celtics and Mavs, but I thought this would be the most appropriate time to look at Ant, seeing now that we have a complete season for the comparison.

I don’t think it’s so wrong to say he’s a young MJ or Kobe. He has similar talent. He’s extremely athletic with great skills and fundamentals. That is what MJ/Kobe were. He is arguably a better shooter than both already. He’s a bit more immature than those guys were at the age but after some tough loses he will shape up.

@@Mektek19 Ant at 22 is nothing compared to 22 year old MJ. Stop it

@@dilwitchspahlin4761 Why do you say that. MJ at 22 was a rookie lol. He wasn’t refined at that point just raw talent and athleticism. Ant is refined from his 4 years in the league. From a skill perspective he has a lot already, the footwork, handle and jump shot. He just needs to work on his consistency, and knowledge of the game.

@@Mektek19 that's actually the argument that backs up Ant is nothing compared to MJ. Ant has been "refined" by previous experience in the league, while MJ was just a rookie and STILL outperformed Ant.

@@samuelperezgarcia From a raw statistical perspective yes but he is more refined than a rookie Jordan. He’s more skilled and further developed. I think they are comparable. He’s clearly not comparable to what Jordan became but a rookie version yes.

I agree. People are slaves of the moment, both positively and negatively... Its either "He's Michael Jordan 2.0" or "He's a bum cuz he played like crap in the West Finals". In reality, he's REALLY good, and just 22, and most guys aren't winning championships or an MVP player at 22. I think he'll be great, but he's still waaaay short of the All-Time greats.

Exactly. He is too much of an unknown at this stage. Just watch him play in the future. People are overhyping him and putting too much pressure on him for no reason. This is his first great year; let's see how he does going forward. Right now, I am thinking about him less as I am more interested in Luka and how he does it, and Luka is highly underrated. Regarding basketball history, Luka has the 2nd highest ppg in playoffs after MJ. However, he has better RPG and APG than MJ while weaker defensively. His run in this year's playoffs shows that he is not just someone who puts excellent numbers in the playoffs but also makes the team better. He is someone to watch out for, and he reminds me of Jerry West, numbers-wise because he was also superb during the postseason. If the Mavericks win, I would be more interested in seeing what Luka does in the future.

​@@jonnyarnetthe busted his tailbone on that fall after he got fouled hard in Denver and that is exactly when his scoring fell off.

​@@serbarriston7177it was obvious that his aggression stopped after that hard fall.

The only team you could actually say jacks up 3s are these Celtics

Lmao

​@@jonnyarnettsome sibling rivalry perhaps 🧐

@@danieltravis5082luka curry we didnt forget when daddy steph sent his slovenian son to cancun a few years ago

​@@songotenfan100curry, the one who did not made this year's playoffs?

@@thinkinginsideout4053 lets be consistent with the jokes even when luka didnt make the playoffs he was bookers father so luka curry it is

100%

For a lot of games, Luka is looking more like MJ/kobe though

@thinkinginsideout4053 I couldn't agree more man 💯

In Jordan's case the Olympics was a part of Jordan's rookie season in '84. But I get where you are coming from. Skywalker had done more with less up until that point in their careers.

@@izzydadopest 84 Olympics were during offseason, so it was also part of MJ's 1983-1984 NCAA season :)

Yeah, the push for "the next MJ" or "MJs rival" has been a thing for a long time. I do think there is American bias too. The "best player" title is a 2-horse race between Luka and Jokic... Maybe Giannis gets back in that convo next season.

he had 4 MEDIOCRE games in this play-offs... MEDIA had amnesia for those games...he is more like STACKHOUSE and FINLEY than KOBE or JORDAN... HE was WOLVES 3rd best player this season...

@@jonnyarnett Giannis has already prove that he is overrated....without JRUE and KHRIS last season BUCKS were 0 wins 4 losses with GIANNIS alone. PROVING he cant carry a team. JRUE and KHRIS were 11 wins 2 losses without GIANNIS... Next season he is going to have DAME again as BUCKS main scorer and player on clutch time... GIANNIS just going to play for his stats like he has done for the last few seasons...getting those FAKE assists at half court...

@@onlyfacts3178okay now I know you’re just a hater lol. You can’t debate about anything with hate ant is the only reason they made it that far to the playoffs, and he’s already passed Kobe all time for most 30 point games at 22. 🤡

Exactly! Makes me think that Kobe averaging 28 ppg in 2001 would be like averaging 33 ppg now.

The 2024 Timberwolves this PLAYOFFS played ON A SLOWER pace than the 85 Bulls in the PLAYOFFS, The 2024 Timberwolves played on 90.8 Pace this PLAYOFFS. That is slower than the 2001 Lakers at 91.3. The 1985 Bulls is playing on a 96.8 Pace. Please don't say BS and do you research.

This playoffs, the Timberwolves played at a historically slow pace which made ANT's numbers look worse. The 1985 Bulls in the playoffs played on a 96.8 pace. The 2024 Twolves in the playoffs played on a 90.8 pace. Adjust for pace using per 100 possessions this playoffs: Age 22 Playoff Edwards: 36ppg 9rebs 9ast 60%TS Age 22 Playoff Jordan: 34ppg 6rebs 10ast 56.5%TS Age 22 Playoff Kobe: 35ppg 9rebs 7ast 55.5%TS

@@kingdinodragonite3470 PACE??? 1- WOLVES - 126 points 2-WOLVES - 122 points 3-WOLVES - 120 points WOLVES only had 3 games under 100 points and those wer 98 / 97 / 90 points. WOLVES had 12 of his 16 games over 105 points AND you talking about PACE? BULLS games; 115 / 109 / 100 / 97

@@kingdinodragonite3470 ADJUST PACE?? ADJUST INFLATED STATS as WELL🤣🤣🤣🤣

Jonny is trying to glaze Ant so hard... Lol

Remember, TMac was a BALL HOG

😂😂😭😭💀

still better than "oh momma webanyama" lol

MJ is tops on this list and his defense puts him way above the rest.

@@Almostyoursnot at 22 though. Kobe was easily the best at that age.

Actually might have to put paul george #5 for his defence idk. But besides the top 3 ant is the best

@@Almostyours I feel like MJ's defence really took off slightly later in his career, like in '88 when he was 24 and won dpoy

At 22, yes

Nahhh... Is Curry Luka's dad?

Alongside with who? Quickly

Let's put 22-year old Ant with prime Shaq and see how he does. Cuz he did pretty well without prime Shaq this year, in fact who knows how the Wolves would have ended up if KAT (Ant's #2) didn't have a historical shooting collapse in Games 1-3 of the WCF

@@KingAnime101 alongside Shaq, but Kobe was clearly the primary weapon during the western playoffs. Give credit where credit is due.

​@@samuelperezgarcia😂 Wow, 1 series in 8 years together. How about the Finals of that same year? Kobe wasn't even the best shooting guard on the floor then.

​@@morganlee2806​we aren't talking about his career, we are talking specifically about the playoffs at Kobe's 22. Why bring "8 years" into this? That isn't the argument at all.

Yeah. He got Kyrie... Until he can't. What pride is that?

@@thinkinginsideout4053 nobody can guard Kyrie, but at least he tried. A lot of stars wouldn’t even try. That’s pride

Luka's swagger is more like MJ

@@thinkinginsideout4053 no not at all. (PREFACE: I got respect for Luka) Luka does not share that those qualities with Jordan. Brilliant Basketball player but not a killer. You can break the ego of Luka very easily and I've seen it a lot. When Luka is up, he can be brutally efficient. When Luka encounters difficult defense he gets red in the face and pouts about it if he doesn't get his way. A Killer even if they are losing will keep coming after you as if the time on the clock or the score doesn't matter. Killers are insecure about themselves. They NEED to prove they are better. Luka thinks he's better and doesn't like difficulty because he's normally... Always better than his opponent so facing difficulty pisses him off more than it motivates him, so he'll find other ways to "win"... where as a Killer facing difficulty makes them try harder even if they lose. Edit>> Luka's mentality comes more from "I'm better than you I should be winning" MJ's mentality comes from "Oh you think you're better than me? We'll see about that" I think Ant is a bit softer than MJ because he can rely on his team more and the system of basketball Minnesota runs is based more on capitalizing on the better shot rather than the individual making the shot but as I was saying originally. It's not 1:1 the essence is there though.

@@NotTheWheel Luka not a killer. Lol, clown.

Yeah, at his age, lebron and luka drag a team. Ant did not. Correct.

Finally. Comment that did a lot of sense

Nah, I didn’t. They just missed out on technicalities. Iverson was playing PG at that age, and Carter was at SF according to Basketball Reference