Anthony Edwards is an extremely good and fun interview.
He’s never afraid to say whatever is on his mind and, because of that, there are a lot of genuinely funny moments and informational nuggets that come out when he speaks. But some things? They should probably just stay in the huddle.
Like this moment from Wednesday night’s game when Edwards said after the game that the Timberwolves would “gladly” let RJ Barrett take the last shot for the Knicks.
Ouch.
On the last possession of the Wolves 102-101 win over the Knicks, RJ Barrett got the ball with a chance to win it and he took a tough step-back jumper that completely missed.
This is exactly what the Wolves wanted, according to Edwards.
Anthony Edwards throwing shade at RJ Barrett’s jumper 😬
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“Try not to let [Julius] Randle catch the ball. Gladly, RJ Barrett caught it and if he would have made the shot we would have lived with it because that’s who we want taking the shot. We don’t want anyone else taking it.”
SHEEEEESH. Probably weren’t supposed to say that one out loud, rook. But hey! At least he’s being honest. And we love honesty in our athletes.
Statistically, that strategy is sound. Barrett is obviously not the greatest shooter. He’s improving, but on the season he’s shooting 36% from 10-16 feet out, according to Basketball-Reference. That’s not good.
So great defensive strategy there from the Wolves. As much as that might sting for Knicks fans to hear, it’s true.
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