The defense the champs don't want to play

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The Minnesota Timberwolves at the top of the west with the NBA's highest rated defense. This detailed film breakdown explores why Minnesota's defense is better in 2024, what's changed with Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards, their effective zone, big wings, and Rudy Gobert's underrated mobility as a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year.
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@livestreampat

Intro really shows how fast the current mainstream basketball media turns on a player/situation. If NBA GMs listened to these guys, you’d have 7 trades a week

@FrenchPendule

This improvement of KAT's commitment on D and defensive reads is crazy

@a.rad_music

KAT is a completly different player. His defensive has obviously improved but his focus is sharp. Finally becoming the player we all knew he could be. Glad he made it through the really tough personal things he had to face

@yeahitsme1401

Rudy hittin the emote mid play sends me every time I see it

@harrisonjustis9977

Gobert fist pumping after the stop on Chet with the play still live at

@wakkawakkagaming3710

It's often forgotten, but sometimes the key to getting to most out of a roster is just...players getting better. KAT and Ant are both visibly better this year than they were last year, that's just effort and coaching

@Colinkrauss1

Gobert being the butt-end of a million jokes about his defense in Utah is one of the widest misconceptions in history. Lots of people laid every single problem about Utah on him alone.

@daviddanielragos598 День назад

Nice call dude

@nebieli7062

NAW is such an amazing defender and it’s crazy that we got him as a throw in for D’ANGELO RUSSELL😭😭

@lylaeloise3948

Tim Connelly proving to people that they didn't know what they were talking about. The vision was there. Props to the FO for understanding what KAT's capabilities are, why Rudy is a good pairing for him and why building a roster of size and length can work AND combat smallball, despite everyone calling them crazy

@pamirose8612 День назад

So this video aged very well with the Timberwolves up against the defending champs the Nuggets 2-0 in the 2024 Playoffs as I watched this. Good job! 😄😄

@gamemeister27

The city of Minnesota lmao

@chasewilliams8174

I think this is really about KAT. Gobert suffered because they asked him to do too many things at the same time. Now that KAT is engaged, Gobert can go back to being a proper defensive anchor

@LTay12 14 дней назад

Who’s here after game 1 vs the nuggets

@Plague_Doc22

"it's like shoving a beach ball in to a coffee cup" might be the best descriptor of an elite defensive big man of all time.

@ParagonGorilla

im so proud of being a T-wolves fan. AFTER YEARS OF MEDIOCRITY. If we can make it to the 2nd round ill be proud. If we make the conference finals I’ll count this season as a success.

@jessISaRicePrincess

Always have been a defender of GOBERTs skills even if the nba slanders him in utah

@isaiahK0V

7:15

@enzodapan5016

They gave Denver a hard time in the playoffs last season more than the Lakers. Hoping this team can have a solid playoff run.

@Weebei

The trust and team communication is like the glue to the defense that was missing last year with virtually the same roster of players for the Wolves. Impressive turn around for a team after a first year of being excoriated by the media for the trade.