Can The Modern Twin Towers Change The Game?

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Daniel Li

Daniel Li

5 ай бұрын

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The Minnesota Timberwolves are dominating the NBA so far this season due to the modern twin tower duo of Karl Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. They have the best defense in the league that is complemented by their efficient offense. Today we discuss how they have been so good together and why this might be the beginning of an important shift.
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@DanielLi7
@DanielLi7 5 ай бұрын
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@tpsam
@tpsam 5 ай бұрын
This reminds me that no one stopped DMC and Davis in NOLA only injury delayed that hype train
@glendegroot8403
@glendegroot8403 5 ай бұрын
They actually give Gobert touches and get him involved on offense, makes him play way better defence. Utah were just using him like bum.
@AriS-tz6bb
@AriS-tz6bb 5 ай бұрын
This is a fantastic video. A lot of videos by smaller KZfaqrs will just spit numbers at you, but i love how you went in depth on the proccess behind the numbers. Thanks for giving props to KAT's defense, hes been much improved over the past few years and the national narritive has yet to catch on
@Sleepy4213
@Sleepy4213 5 ай бұрын
After hearing all year last year how the Gobert trade was a massive failure and the TWolves had traded their entire franchise away. This is a nice breakdown of the chemistry that has developed. This is a great team to watch this year!
@arsenhorvat6951
@arsenhorvat6951 5 ай бұрын
Damn, I haven't really paid close attention to KAT's game like that, he stepped it up a lot. Conley is underrated as well. Kinda unfair that all attention goes to Ant 😅
@nickbrenne2159
@nickbrenne2159 5 ай бұрын
100% Lifelong Wolves fan here, this is the best I've seen KAT play. It's been an incredible season to watch so far, and I am not used to it. Lol
@hueyang5943
@hueyang5943 5 ай бұрын
They still had trouble against the sixers center.☹️
@acro2324
@acro2324 5 ай бұрын
@@hueyang5943because embiid is a monster. Top 2 center in the league. And personally my mvp
@Daveyjdigital
@Daveyjdigital 5 ай бұрын
Wolves fans know the entire team
@Yuyu2x
@Yuyu2x 5 ай бұрын
The attention goes to ANT because the moment KAT accepted his 2nd role ANT and the wolves took off it showed the team overall is better when they let the offense flow thru Ant instead of kat
@Shahmario
@Shahmario 5 ай бұрын
Whats scary is thag you never mentioned Naz Reid either. Twolves have 3 solid big men that consistently give teams headaches
@dillathekilla3110
@dillathekilla3110 28 күн бұрын
This aged very well lol
@samdoessomestuff
@samdoessomestuff 5 ай бұрын
They need to make a new "Nevermind" stat. @12:17 in your video. Rudy makes people do this every game disrupting plays, making teams change their called plays on the fly and making offenses lose their minds! Great video. My wolves look great
@user-be7tc2bd6e
@user-be7tc2bd6e 5 ай бұрын
This video is the best break down on offensive and defensive sets/schemes I've ever seen on youtube. GREAT job,I had to keep watching this video ( multiple times 8/9 times ) Cat has improved vastly since he came in the league,I remember Butler dissing Cat when he played for the Timberwolves.
@jqentertainment6966
@jqentertainment6966 5 ай бұрын
Naz Reid needs his own video, another big man that can do it all
@Remmyrouser
@Remmyrouser 5 ай бұрын
Can’t rebound worth shit
@MichaelTiopan
@MichaelTiopan 5 ай бұрын
8:10 Never been a fan of gobert but i think KAT and slow-mo is the only one who like to pass gobert and trust his ability to make something instead of lob only like edwards. Even donovan ignore him in offensive 😂That was something interesting actually to see
@RemyKingKen
@RemyKingKen 5 ай бұрын
Watching him play is frustrating. Even when he has a CLEAR mismatch he doesn’t attack the basket the way everyone else in a 7ft frame does
@JKernx
@JKernx 5 ай бұрын
Mike Conley has played with Rudy flawlessly their pick and roll & alley oops have been very good actually
@lylaeloise3948
@lylaeloise3948 5 ай бұрын
Wow this video is INCREDIBLE. SO insightful!! Thank you for breaking this down.
@gugga2745
@gugga2745 5 ай бұрын
ok but like at 8:02 it says that at some point Lu Dort was averaging 11.5 rebounds when his career high is 11. i wouldnt put it past daniel to add that in as an easter egg
@dustinbrown3317
@dustinbrown3317 5 ай бұрын
My guess is the network had a typo and copied the number 😂
@gugga2745
@gugga2745 5 ай бұрын
but like he had 13 rebounds for the season going into that game. so the type was typing 11.5 instead of 6.5. im leaning towards the daniel easter egg@@dustinbrown3317
@YourJamaicanChief
@YourJamaicanChief 5 ай бұрын
It’s crazy how this was horrible to being fantastic this year
@trilliam8806
@trilliam8806 5 ай бұрын
Not really. We don’t give guys time to gel. Harden to the Clippers was the worst thing in the world, now they’re like 11-4 in their last 15 and everyone’s quiet lol
@achsuthanp.5706
@achsuthanp.5706 5 ай бұрын
@@trilliam8806 It's not even that. Last season, KAT was injured and so Gobert was forced to play in the front court with a non-shooter.
@EbonysUnderAttack
@EbonysUnderAttack 5 ай бұрын
@@trilliam880611-5 now bitch
@lalremruatpuiarenthlei4665
@lalremruatpuiarenthlei4665 5 ай бұрын
I still think they gave up way too much for Gobert. Plus his contract is too massive imo
@MichaelTiopan
@MichaelTiopan 5 ай бұрын
@@lalremruatpuiarenthlei4665they say same thing about wiggins as well. They say vice versa in harden to nets. Maybe the basketball community didnt have the patience and to dumb to understand 😂
@marksines1246
@marksines1246 5 ай бұрын
it’s all about the fit, they have point guard that doesn’t dominate the ball in conley, avery johnson and fisher also doesn’t dominate the ball in those twin tower teams, guards and forwards are both 3 and D guys
@amit212543
@amit212543 5 ай бұрын
Great vid. Well done paced too
@MNSportsJunkie101
@MNSportsJunkie101 5 ай бұрын
Very well presented and insightful breakdown. It's fun having a team that embraces defense for a change.
@kylespecter6580
@kylespecter6580 5 ай бұрын
This was an excellent documentary Daniel 👏
@victorhugomartinez8473
@victorhugomartinez8473 5 ай бұрын
13:56 GPjr gpt trucked 😂
@GameChanger-xi4iy
@GameChanger-xi4iy 5 ай бұрын
Not even a mention of Mobley and Jarret Allen who figured this system out first and led cleveland to a top 5 defense?
@syarbel9352
@syarbel9352 5 ай бұрын
B-bbu-but.. Wolves are the 1st Defense Rating
@nathanaelgion2762
@nathanaelgion2762 5 ай бұрын
I mean Cavs currently have the 12th best defense and 20th best offense. Timberwolves currently ranked #1 defense, 16th offense
@eodyn7
@eodyn7 5 ай бұрын
Who?
@kylehagglund3229
@kylehagglund3229 5 ай бұрын
All of this youtubers subscribers are nba assistant coaches. This guy breaks down film better than nori does on wolves live. Great job on this video guy
@rasheedfraser5680
@rasheedfraser5680 5 ай бұрын
Crazy that Embid dropped 51 pts on them lol
@Adam-yj9jj
@Adam-yj9jj 26 күн бұрын
Cool video to watch before the game tonight! Lots of stuff to watch for
@jethroclimacosa1803
@jethroclimacosa1803 5 ай бұрын
Happy that the wolves finally having success. Thanks for making a video about the wolves!
@edisonsubandi7231
@edisonsubandi7231 5 ай бұрын
Just hope can go playoff and see how they play.
@Daveyjdigital
@Daveyjdigital 5 ай бұрын
Mike Conley Kyle Anderson and Kat showed the team how to find Rudy
@miguelespada6641
@miguelespada6641 5 ай бұрын
great video as always could you talk about the clippers and how did they figure it out after losing 6 in a row?
@DanielLi7
@DanielLi7 5 ай бұрын
A video about them is coming next
@bball767
@bball767 5 ай бұрын
Double "big" bigs was going out of fashion before the Warriors. The 4 position had gotten a lot smaller, and more wings were playing the position The warriors ended traditional 4s entirely
@spruce2118
@spruce2118 5 ай бұрын
Great video! Would love to see your insight into another great defensive team: the Celtics!
@charleybarley914
@charleybarley914 5 ай бұрын
team is making the pass that leads to the pass that ends up scoring now...there does seem to be a buy in across that roster and KAT has been playing at his best without the weight of the entire franchise on him, he doesnt have to do it all so he can do those little things more often
@jerrywtk7351
@jerrywtk7351 5 ай бұрын
crazy
@connorsshizvidz1907
@connorsshizvidz1907 5 ай бұрын
Never clicked faster
@versatillion15
@versatillion15 5 ай бұрын
You should make a video about how Jrue Holiday shut down Dame in the first round in 2016
@AlldatJazz-rw9wy
@AlldatJazz-rw9wy 5 ай бұрын
Katt was never a center, he more of pf, or big wing. He's too big for small wings and guards to stop. He they brought in dpoy, that sealed the deal.
@dustinbrown3317
@dustinbrown3317 5 ай бұрын
Awesome video! One question I have is has Rudy Gobert actually improved his mobility or is the system this season just utilizing him better to hide any deficiency? In Utah and the first year of this Minnesota experiment, I heard a lot of people slamming Gobert for being too slow when he wasn’t cemented in the paint but now you are praising him for the same mobility that used to get him into trouble
@Rievax17
@Rievax17 5 ай бұрын
He’s definitely a lot more mobile this year defensively. Still not so much offensively
@rickharrison1737
@rickharrison1737 5 ай бұрын
He was just as mobile in Utah if not more, especially in his later years there. He did not deserve the hate he got from casual NBA fans.
@BrendanSlob
@BrendanSlob 5 ай бұрын
He hurt his back during international play last year and it really fucked with him most of the season. He was 100% healthy coming into this season and he has his mobility back.
@gamemeister27
@gamemeister27 5 ай бұрын
Last season he had a back injury that really hampered his mobility. He's always been quite mobile given his size, but the lack of any backup in Utah meant pulling him away from the paint exposed the rest of their defense. Now he can afford to roam knowing there's an entire squad behind him
@leopatissier-baudel3557
@leopatissier-baudel3557 5 ай бұрын
I find his confidence attacking the basket way more instinctive than previous seasons. It looks like he's entering in his physical prime and this system starts to be a perfect fit for him. Can't wait to see the playoff mode
@billymcgrath4714
@billymcgrath4714 5 ай бұрын
Throwback to a week ago when embiid put up 50 on both their heads
@tonyperkis420
@tonyperkis420 5 ай бұрын
Great video very informative
@oak2396
@oak2396 5 ай бұрын
KAT has underachieved. He's so good at times
@JKernx
@JKernx 5 ай бұрын
He finally has a team around him. He was all Minnesota had his first several years here. Ant and him are 1A & 1B for scoring. Less pressure on him, he’s playing loose
@shanemathre
@shanemathre 5 ай бұрын
Dont forget naz ried and another player are over 6 ft 9 on thw wolves.
@syarbel9352
@syarbel9352 5 ай бұрын
You better start your research about the effiency of three big man playing together. Naz Reid - KAT - Gobert. Rob Perez found it as +67 while the 3 big man playing together
@quiescenttttt
@quiescenttttt 5 ай бұрын
Its limited minutes but the off eff is like 130 and the def eff is like 70 its insane
@rickharrison1737
@rickharrison1737 5 ай бұрын
WAY too small of a sample size to draw any conclusions from the tall-ball lineup yet.
@wrinkledasian5206
@wrinkledasian5206 5 ай бұрын
All I know is the people who are designing the mid-season tournament courts are on some good drugs.
@davidrobertson4388
@davidrobertson4388 5 ай бұрын
Love my wolves 🐺
@kberryboy
@kberryboy 5 ай бұрын
Twin towers? Don’t put that evil on them like that 😅 I always thought it was funny KAT plays in the ‘twin cities’ and his last name is Towns. Not just one town but Towns.
@robinHobin
@robinHobin 5 ай бұрын
If they win it all will this be the new era?
@shoelace4060
@shoelace4060 5 ай бұрын
and they also have a defensive wing who is around 6'9"-6'10"......
@jovlee7175
@jovlee7175 5 ай бұрын
Please post more
@ujerry_
@ujerry_ 5 ай бұрын
this is literally 2k19 meta but in real life
@dantu5377
@dantu5377 5 ай бұрын
Best team to combat the bigs teams like nuggets and 76ers
@Aneeshtherave
@Aneeshtherave 5 ай бұрын
Was this video made before or after Embiid dropped 51 on them.
@frederickdelius1106
@frederickdelius1106 5 ай бұрын
Is rudy always asking for the ball or is that just how he plays?
@antinapay
@antinapay 5 ай бұрын
I guess Giannis and Brook Lopez are not twin towers material Edit: Brook was in the running of DPOY, while being a stretch big who averaged more points than Gobert, and was still capable of being a post scorer. And Giannis is better than KAT. The video just explained having two bigs who were versatile offensively were termed as twin towers.
@emmanuelmondesir
@emmanuelmondesir 5 ай бұрын
Oof
@CrashRSlay
@CrashRSlay 5 ай бұрын
T wolves championship season lets go
@bjt81366
@bjt81366 5 ай бұрын
That all sound a great until Embiid came in and gave them that work! 51 Extra Crispy 🏀
@djdoc06
@djdoc06 5 ай бұрын
Getting rid of DLo helped too. I know he’s KAT’s friend and all, but his undisciplined attitude didn’t help.
@mwansamulopa4627
@mwansamulopa4627 2 ай бұрын
Can you imagine Towns is injured.
@xdsodoo7466
@xdsodoo7466 5 ай бұрын
You have to make a video on Embiid. How much his playmaking has improved and how he dropped 51 on the twin towers and #1 defense even though he could not score at will vs some teams like the celtics last year even though the celtics are not as big
@billhicks808
@billhicks808 5 ай бұрын
He didn't drop 50 on the twin towers though. He dropped 50 on Kyle Anderson. The refs put Gobert, Towns and Reid on the bench for the night.
@cysec4223
@cysec4223 5 ай бұрын
The Wolves 3 bigs were all in foul trouble by the end of the 1st quarter, so they basically stopped defending him. You can see by the 2nd quarter, they stopped pressing him because the refs kept blowing the whistle anytime they touched him. He alone had 17 free throws to the entire Wolves 20.
@stanleyterrell717
@stanleyterrell717 5 ай бұрын
@@cysec4223He dominated both of them he had 4 fouls himself and so did Maxey stop hating
@bojanpejovic7691
@bojanpejovic7691 5 ай бұрын
​@@stanleyterrell717it wasn't due to domination, putting 3 players in foul trouble in first quarter is something not even shaq did. Refs are just handing him freethrows like crazy.
@stanleyterrell717
@stanleyterrell717 5 ай бұрын
@@bojanpejovic7691 Your mad he destroyed both them lames,they both had a a combined 5 points in second half.
@vladtepes2274
@vladtepes2274 5 ай бұрын
It hurts my eyes as someone who knows basketball rules to watch 3:06 yeah I know the famous gather step NBA has, but these are not basketball rules and just ruins the game when everyone takes three steps. Even Murray is like "refs blind"?
@toxicmasculine77
@toxicmasculine77 3 ай бұрын
Now if KAT could only play that well in the playoffs...
@AvengedKSevenfold
@AvengedKSevenfold 5 ай бұрын
🤘
@user-tu7ro6fp6v
@user-tu7ro6fp6v 5 ай бұрын
Naz Reid
@JCStorm76
@JCStorm76 5 ай бұрын
🐺
@billhicks808
@billhicks808 5 ай бұрын
Naz Reid
@syarbel9352
@syarbel9352 5 ай бұрын
Naz Reid
@JCStorm76
@JCStorm76 5 ай бұрын
@@syarbel9352 Naz Reid
@chenchen632
@chenchen632 5 ай бұрын
This isn't that new with giannis and brook Lopez in Milwaukee
@lucien9995
@lucien9995 5 ай бұрын
the giannis brook playstyle is completely different
@pedropayapa2963
@pedropayapa2963 5 ай бұрын
Its easy. They just accepted that KAT wasn't their main guy. Ant on the offense and Gobert on defense. Kat was 2nd option for offense (situational). But thats not demotion, thats optimization. They just fit well with this system.
@toothbrush1016
@toothbrush1016 5 ай бұрын
Wait till playoffs 😂😂
@anyone58
@anyone58 9 күн бұрын
KAT has been shitting this series against MAVS....dude doesn't have that clutch gene ,at 14 or 16 ppg, he is ofno help, inspite of having more experience than ANT !!§
@frederickdelius1106
@frederickdelius1106 5 ай бұрын
The big man will aslways be able to be the best player. Steph is just different. Cool to see the twin towers being used again and so well.
@donateloh6894
@donateloh6894 5 ай бұрын
The TWolves are very successful right now but the media still refuses to hype them like what they have been doing to other overhyped teams. Take out the media and all your overhyped overrated idols are just ordinary. 😛
@rassimve4873
@rassimve4873 5 ай бұрын
if those two were the twin towers, uk what klay and steph are xDDDDDDDDDDDDD
@glendegroot8403
@glendegroot8403 5 ай бұрын
Media talking heads are full of shit.
@quince537
@quince537 5 ай бұрын
SUBSCRIBE YALL!! Great content as usual man, keep it up 💪🏾
@samuelmangold2236
@samuelmangold2236 5 ай бұрын
Bruh don’t call us that it’s a bad omen
@Randcun
@Randcun 5 ай бұрын
Lauri and Chet can be better than them
@Daniellihater
@Daniellihater 5 ай бұрын
Will never work in the playoffs. Daniel doesn’t know ball
@King-cv5fe
@King-cv5fe 26 күн бұрын
Look at you now. He clearly knows more than you😂😂😂
@brentw0681
@brentw0681 5 ай бұрын
kobe not top 10 all time
@tryhardfinessedyou
@tryhardfinessedyou 5 ай бұрын
It's never a good look to call anything the twin towers anymore. Like .. what tf is this title?
@saltynvinegar
@saltynvinegar 5 ай бұрын
Nerd
@bigbdagoat84
@bigbdagoat84 5 ай бұрын
Stop being sensitive
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