Are the Wolves the Biggest Threat to the Nuggets? 

It would be absolutely crazy if the Wolves found a way to win a championship before both the Vikings and Wild.

Our GM is the guy who built the Nuggets into who they are today. No coincidence that we match up so well with them.

They need to Show the Timberwolves on TNT and ESPN Way MORE!!!!!!!!

As a nuggets fan that went to a ton of games in the playoffs last year, the TWolves match up against us super well. They were the team I was most worried about in our run last year and they weren't even fully healthy. Great bigs, great length at the smaller positions too, good defenders to put on Murray, they're a force. Happy for their fans, their team is a treat to watch, hope they make a good playoff run this year but still lose to my nuggs in the end 😂

As someone who is rooting for the Nuggets I have to say that the Timberwolves are definitely the biggest threat in the west. Tbh I wouldn't be that worried about them if they did not have Edwards, but that man is an ascending superstar... and superstars matter a lot in playoff settings when the stakes are high and the lights are bright. Timberwolves are looking scary...

I swear the T-Wolves being an elite team this is year is making everyone’s brains explode! 🤯 No one can admit it so they have to pull one bad state to try and put Minnesota back to losing. Thank you JJ for having guts to admit it

The thing that scared me most about the Wolves when they played the Nuggets in playoffs last year, was knowing that Anthony Edwards would be even better this year. And he is.

I feel like that’s why the twolves gave naz Reid an extension. Come playoff time if teams stretch the wolves, the wolves can substitute Reid for gobert and Reid can play perimeter defense/low post and he can also shoot

Even the nuggets said the short handed wolves were the toughest series So yeah they probably are

We 100% are. If Naz and Jaden were healthy, we would have pushed them to seven last year. The scary thing is we are even better this year-like way better. We coming

I watched 13 games of their this season. I’ve been to 2 home games. This team is the real deal, by far the best wolves team I’ve ever seen. Get ready league cause we aren’t going anywhere Edwards is just turned 22 mcdaniels is 23, towns is entering his prime at 27, and they got quality smart vets

As a Nuggets fan, they scare me the most in terms of ending our chances at a repeat. They match up against us super well, and for some reason KAT always plays his hardest against the Nuggets.

Gobert is locked in and playing like a Monster.

Chris finch on naz reid "heartbreaking to take him out of the game" against Charlotte. That says alot about how deep minnesota timberwolves bench goes.

If this was any other team they’d be talking about how unstoppable they are. Wolves have the best record and have beaten every single team in the top 3 in both conferences. KAT is consistently putting up 25 or 30.

50/40/90 for kat , he is the most underrated unselfish player, he should be taking more shots and average easy 30 ppg

One thing missing is Jaden McDaniels. He’s played only a handful of games this season so far. He is an elite perimeter defender, maybe the best perimeter defender in the league. He also can’t score a bit too. I think he can develop his scoring during the season along with his elite defending. Ant and KAT will trade off primary scorer depending on who’s hot. Rudy will alway either draw fouls or get easy buckets. Then depending on the matchups Jaden and Naz can be our 3 scorer. We have gotten off to a rough start offensively but there is still a lot of “meat of the bone” as Dane would say.

Something clicked in that Nuggets series. That’s what I think made the Front Office confident in the continuity. And that continuity has allowed them to start hot and yet they still have room to grow… A LOT!

They need Mike Conley to stay on the court. Those offensive problems mentioned about Ant and Kat are usually eliminated with a true pg on the floor. Hes going to hold people responsible on the offensive end while making the right decisions. This is coming from a thunder fan btw😅 No love lost were both hungry for that first title.

Thanks to the Nuggets and Jokic, size and height is back to being one of the most important things in basketball. After about a decade of teams playing small-ball, now you have no chance of winning without a center. Jokic,Embiid and Giannis have been so dominant in the last years, all other teams need to adjust their rosters if they want to contend.

What I like about the Wolves is that they took a chance on Edwards’ development when they traded for Gobert. If it pans out then Gobert and KAT presents a unique matchup issue for teams in the playoffs. Along with the problem that Edwards presents on his own. I think the Wolves are better constructed to play the Nuggets than the Suns are. Idk about Suns vs Wolves tho.

I hope its the West finals matchup, be a good old fashioned bigs and defense series.

Definitely looking forward to Seattle and Vegas expansion and Minnesota moving to the east. The West is stupid stacked right now.

They won a game vs the Nuggets in the playoffs last year with 3 out of their 4 losses being decided by a single digit, and that's without Jaden & Naz. That potential playoff matchup will be lit assuming both teams are at full health.

Talent Wise they are a top 3 Team in the West For Sure. Many other West Teams still need "A Player" (in my Scottie Pippen Voice) like the Rockets, Mavericks, Warriors and Memphis

I mean it's looking likely they meet up in the WCF if both teams finish at the top of the standings. Phewww that'll be a hell of a series

I’m confident the Wolves offense will look much better in the 2nd half of the season. Rudy’s impact has been insane this year compared to last.

Defensively, yes. For starters, Denver is a huge team with a ton of length. Their starter's avg. height is 6 ft 7.6 inches. Murray is the shortest at 6'4. Minny's starters are the exact same avg. height. Apart from Conley (whose buy-in on defense has been huge this year), everyone who gets meaningful minutes is 6'4 or taller, which applies a ton of soft pressure to an offense Gobert, Towns, Naz Reid, and even Kyle Anderson form a list of long bodies you can throw at Jokic to tire him out and wear him down. Defensively, both Jaden and Ant are mobile enough to handle Murray's switching. Offensively it remains to be seen whether they can make it work for a full season, and playoff basketball is a different beast. But so far, when the lights are at their brightest, Ant's been meeting the moment over and over and over.

Wolves outsize Joker and AG making Nuggets normal game plan of attacking the paint much more difficult. Nuggets have the outside shooting to make up for this though. And the Wolves offense is really streaky at times.

Don’t forget about the impact Mike Conley Jr. has had on this team.

Biggest thing for playoffs is the clutch factor and closing out games. So far they have shown they can do that but can they sustain it is the question in my head.

Naz Reid absolutely needs to be on the floor more! He's a beast of a weapon! He can do it all! Would be an absolute starter on any other team!

Guy in red shirt is a momentum stopper for my brain 🧠 Thx JJ for non-biased reports on my wolves; and ur opinion we r making very high level plays? Thanks for noticing us pal

It would be amazing to see them win a chip. Ant is one hell of a player.

The only thing with the gobert trade id wish. We got Conley in the deal Dlo refused to play with Rudy’s strengths

I think there is a lot of meat on the bone offensively. They will only get better and probably add a shooter in a trade. I’m just happy we have a shut down defensive identity.

I just hope load management would not be an issue especially with Murray and Porter because of their past injury issues and thanks to losing their depth ( I don't remember the players ) but now the organization gonna ask more from the starting 5 which will ask more from Murray and Porter well Reggie Jackson gonna do what he does but it may not be enough

The thing you don’t hear people talk about is Mike Conley doing mike Conley things

Edwards may not be Jordan's son but, he damn sure has been playing like it lately!!!

People are upset about the wolves lack of praise or coverage. As a MINNESOTA everything fan. Its understood that the NBA is covered on big market teams BUT additionally the most coverage comes from Nationally televised games. The lack of winning does not get u on the national stage. 1 playoff win in the 1st round doesnt get u on that stage. This team will definitely be convered more this year as a top seed in the western conference come playoff time(pending health and availability). We just have to produce wins, and series victories. GO PROVE IT, GO WOLVES

Finally some good sports analysis... Wish we had these guys when I was growing up rather than just Smith and Bayless yelling over each other.

The ONLY thing we really are “missing” as a team is a real deal backup point guard to Conley (or a young one to overtake him) and a Joe Harris/Kyle Korver/Klay Thompson 3PT specialist on the wing

As a wolves fan we are the classic great regular season team that has some questions in the playoffs. That being said, whatever questions there might be about the offense (spacing, versatility) the Wolves defense is beyond scary. The versatility on that end is what will take them to the WCF and have a shot at beating Denver.

Those Jazz teams didn’t have the defender’s at the POA like the wolves do. Jaden, ant, NAW and Kyle. You can’t use that “Rudy gets exposed in the playoffs” line with this team.

Wait till the playoffs to talk about the playoffs! Appreciate what’s going on now

Ant is becoming must see tv and that team USA experience is helping him take that jump. Cool seeing it in real time. Seems like KAT knows it’s Ants team now which is good because it’s not messing up team chemistry. I Hope they keep it going 👏🏽

YESSIR THEY ARE! GO WOLVES BABY

Hey jj, break down some tape & teach me more about bb...

KAT's inconsistency will have his numbers matching up with MPJ not Jokic. Great Defense doesn't beat Great Offense. Jokic's " impact "will still be not be affected by Gobert. Edwards, has to match Murray, while consistently thinking about the different defensive looks between KCP, Gordon, C. Braun, MPJ (Far Height Advantage) Compared to Murray, being Guarded by Conley As soon as the switch occurs Conley is a mismatch for anyone else in the Nuggets starting 5. And if the ball is in Jokic's hands that's getting punished.

This video aged well. Good call to see that Minnesota would’ve been dangerous for Denver .. I definitely didn’t see it coming

They are the last team against points per position when it comes to switches but is a chengable thing, playoff time they will be in another level tough team & this year is way better than last year and they keep proving doubters or basketball geniuses wrong.

That’s digging deep to find something wrong with my wolves. Points against switches is the stat to knock them.

People are really underestimating the wolves. They have the best defense in the league BY A COUNTRY MILE. If there’s any team that can take on jokic’s nuggets, its the wolves. Best possible match ups in every position. Now that teams have figured out how to beat nuggets, they have a good chance to top the west. They really should’ve gotten cp3 this off season. They’d have the best chance to win it all

I think the biggest question for the Wolves is if they can unlock that offense. I would argue that there's a lot left on the table in that regard given the offensive talent on the roster. But at least so far, they're a very average team offensively. If they can unlock the offense and maintain a top 3 net defensive rating, then anything could happen. But my crystal ball is broken so I refuse to predict if that offense is going to get figured out.

Crazy JJ doesn’t have 1 Million Subs

The biggest problem for the nuggets are injuries and AG trying to play like jokic.

Size just wins. You have to always have a tall team to win a chip unless you got splash bros in your back pocket

"I just say a lot of things based off nothing and I...dont....know....yet"

We need to start saying who is the biggest threat to the Minnesota Timberwolves? Cause nobody has shown they can beat us at our peak

Facts

Hell must be freezing over that minnesota is a threat to anything

We matchup well

The best match up for denver.

Two words. Naz Reid. If the wolves struggle to switch with two bigs. They can just plugin Naz. Who is playing insanely good this year too BTW.

I feel like even if he doesn’t win MVP, Ant should at least win Most Improved Player. I know that award is usually reserved for non-stars, but I really think he deserves it this year

Yes.

I think Ant has proved his worth in the playoffs. Not the winningest player but he’s been an absolute monster and the best or second best player of the court a lot of the time.

Bruce brown said that the t wolves were their toughest opponent in the playoffs last year.

Made the league give us another national game 🔥

Waiting for the Wolves to put KAT, Gobert, Naz Reid, Jaden McDaniels, and Luka Garza on the floor all at once.

All good points. Without Ant, they don't have consistent scoring from the wing. Shake is awful and Conley is old. This team needs a shooter

The size and skill level of the Timberwolves alone is the biggest threat to the nuggets

The points per position is poor but they're winning games by 15+ most of the time lol

They didn't make much change from end of season last year to this year. So this team is interesting. Last year "gobert trade worse trade ever". This year "Rudy is great".

Regular season sure but playoffs what’s stopping teams from abusing Kat in the pr, I feel like he makes or break the team in playoffs and idk about kat

I'm happy for the Timberwolves success so far this season, however if they're in a series against the Nuggets, Lakers or Suns, most people will pick the other team to win.

Short answer: Yes Long answer: I think so

Show tape of what U guys R breaking down...

If the series were to go deep and Mike Malone opts to stagger the Jokic minutes with shooters, what would the Timberwolves adjustment be? You leave the 2 bigs you're cooked from the perimeter or cover him with only Gobert and he's shown the ability to put 50 on him and foul him out.

We played them the best last year during the nuggets run.. but let’s be honest Jokic is way to good to not win the finals this year

If 🐜 man can be the best guard on the floor, with 🐈 adding a 22-25pt double double with boards while everyone else playing as they are I think they could beat the nuggets. The lost of Bruce Brown isn’t talked about as much as I’d expect but I think it will arise come playoffs that man was one of the best X factors on a NBA championship I’ve seen in recent memory. I stand a lakers fan and as one I just don’t trust KCP he fits well with Denver but he only seems to do great when the team is hands down the better team, if it’s any doubt upon the team he seems to cower into a disappearance.

Any decently competent big and athletic team with an easy schedule is huge threat to the Nuggets.

I think the question is are the nuggets the biggest threat to the wolves

hell ye go wolves

A hot Karl and Ant you don’t want to see

People saying gobert won’t be good in the playoffs… we have Naz… who’s the polar opposite undersized, shooter, and can legit dribble

They are like the ol Pistons in 2004 but probably have more talent. BUT the attutude is not as mean/thuggy.

What does that points per switch even mean? Seems like a pretty irrelevant cherry picket stat, also I get the spacing argument if that was the wolves only option, it’s what makes naz so valuable come playoff time which was not a option last season, also why is a knock on this team a top 5 offense when all we hear is in the playoffs defense wins

Once Alex Rodriquez bought the team they started winning, the former owner had backwards horseshoe, hard to explain how bad they were.

Where’s Tommy? I enjoyed listening to the Tommy+JJ combo way more than these guys

We not worried about switching. Lol gtoh.

I actually think OKC is One of the top Teams in the West. They could Take the Nuggets to 7 and Who knows there.

I like the Nuggets but the Twolves is the only team that makes me think twice if they can repeat

Wolves need to trade for Tyus Jones to back up Mike Conley.

IDK why theres such laziness with talking about spacing and Kat scoiring. Kat is a perimeter player, and is shooting 50 40 90, And Naz reid will come in for Gobert in times who can also play the perimeter. There bench and shooters around them are getting great looks, passing and perimeter scoring... And how can you say they can't be a top 5 offense, when they were the #1 offense two years ago lol....?

I mean they have the right to be skeptical, because the Wolves didn't prove nothing yet (with this current iteration). I just think they are wrong. These Timberwolves are gonna be a lot more bite then they think.

The wolves can thank “trader Danny” Ainge for golbert

Easily the most enjoyable T-wolves team I’ve watched in a decade. Jimmy buckets had potential to do that but Taylor is dumb and paid Wiggins over butler.

One year Portland crushed the west both on the road & home early' late in the season. Out first round. It may not be Denver but Minnesota hasn't proven much.

Maybe only a season ending injury to Nikola Jokic is the Denver Nuggets biggest threat off reaching the NBA Final again