It’s not often that a win creates tensions in a team’s locker room. But that’s exactly what happened tonight after the Timberwolves beat the Hawks. That’s because Anthony Edwards and Co. almost blew a massive lead that could have cost them the game. And an agitated Chris Finch was clearly not pleased with the squad’s performance as he said postgame, “That’s a totally unacceptable second half of basketball… We come out here and we bullsh*t and it starts with our top guys.” Well, Ant-Man has responded to the head coach’s callout. But the fans are not having any of it!
Addressing his team’s disappointing performance, Edwards said, “I don’t think it was like we wasn’t taking them serious. We just couldn’t make nothing. They started making shots and they went on a run. They’re an NBA team.” Instead of taking the blame, the superstar forward credited the Hawks for putting up a fight and muscling a comeback in the second half.
However, Finch’s criticism might have been more about the overall season than just tonight. Obviously, the Wolves have failed to meet expectations as they are stuck at the seventh spot in the West standings. Even though Edwards is averaging better numbers than last season at 26.3 points and nearly six rebounds, it seems like the team has not been able to cope with Karl-Anthony Towns’ departure.
Anthony Edwards: “I don’t think it was like we wasn’t taking them serious. We just couldn’t make nothing. They started making shots and they went on a run. They’re an NBA team.”
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) January 28, 2025
Ant-Man has frequently highlighted that he has had constant trouble fighting double teams, which was not a major problem with KAT on the squad. Even tonight, he had a terrible shooting night despite scoring 23 points, as he went six of twenty from the field. Moreover, this is not the first time Finch has called out the top guys. Just last month, he remarked that Edwards could be “more aggressive.” Turns out, the fans agree with the head coach and are not buying Ant’s excuse.
Wolves’ fans slam Anthony Edwards for showing “No Effort” against Hawks
Despite Edwards’ statement, netizens were not pleased with his response and criticized him for tonight’s performance as comments like “Anthony the issue is YOU wernt taking them serious man lmaoo” and “Ant you were showing no effort” began flooding in.
Ant you were showing no effort
— USMNTThings (@AllThingsUSMNT) January 28, 2025
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