Chris Haynes Tabs Timberwolves As Potential Contender vs OKC | The Association on NBA TV

>> I DO LOVE THE POINT THAT YOU BRING UP BECAUSE STYLES DO MAKE FIGHTS AND SOMETIMES SOME MATCHUPS. SOME TEAMS HAVE ANOTHER SQUAD’S NUMBER. THE PROBLEM IS LIKE, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR OKC TO GO DOWN? BECAUSE EVEN IN THESE CLOSE GAMES THEY GOT A CLOSER. AND I HATE TO SAY THAT THEY LOOK BETTER THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR, BUT THEY’RE NOT EVEN AT FULL STRENGTH AND THEY’RE STILL DOMINATING. SO LIKE IN IS THERE A TEAM BUILT RIGHT NOW TO MATCH UP? WELL TO MAKE IT INTERESTING WHERE YOU START GETTING A LITTLE WORRIED IF YOU’RE A THUNDER FAN. >> SO IT’S GOING TO TAKE A TEAM. IT’S GOING TO TAKE A TEAM WHO HAS A PRIMARY LONG DEFENDER WHO CAN STAY ON SGA. WHENEVER SGA IS ON THE FLOOR, THAT GUY IS MATCHED UP WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES, AND THEN IT’S GOING TO TAKE DEPTH, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT TEAM HAS A GUY LIKE THAT WITH SOME DEPTH? NOW YOU THINK OF THE DENVER NUGGETS. YOU KNOW MOST PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY ARGUE THAT THEY’RE THE SECOND BEST TEAM IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE. I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT THERE’S ANYBODY ON THAT ROSTER THAT CAN STAY IN FRONT OF SGA. SO I WOULD LEAN AS OF RIGHT NOW TO THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES. AND AGAIN, THEY’RE NOT PLAYING THE BASKETBALL THAT I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE PLAYING RIGHT NOW. STILL TIME. BUT YOU KNOW, THEY GOT ANTHONY EDWARDS JADEN MCDANIELS YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THEY GOT GUYS WHO CAN MATCH UP WITH WITH SGA CAUSE THEM PROBLEMS. AND DON’T FORGET ANTHONY EDWARDS IS TRYING TO START A LITTLE RIVALRY HERE BETWEEN HIM AND SGA. YOU KNOW HE CAME OUT WITH HIS LITTLE HIS SHOE HIS SHOE COMMERCIAL KIND OF GOING AT SGA. SO THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA MOTIVATION ON HIS PART. AND THEN YOU ADD THE BIGS THAT THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW THE THE SIZE THEY HAVE JULIUS RANDLE THEN YOU’VE GOT RUDY GOBERT TO THE MIX.

Chris Haynes Tabs Timberwolves As Potential Contender vs OKC in the Western Conference this season!

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  2. As there are so many flaws in his reasoning, I completely disagree. There is no team outside of Denver that could make a case for a 7 game series against OKC.

  5. Nuggets, Timberwolves and Rockets are the only west teams that can put a dent into OKC. Those teams still aren't likely to win against OKC, Nuggets have the best chance. He's trying to say those are the only teams that can compete. Even if it means losing the series inevitably.

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