NBA Power Rankings week 15: OKC Thunder and teams hit trade deadline
15-33. Previous: 27th. Minnesota Timberwolves. 28. team. 86.
Minnesota Timberwolves:
Offense: (106.2) 23rd
Defense: (109.8) 16th
Net: (minus -3.6) 24th
Results Week 15: (0-2) Lost vs. Kings 129-133 (OT), Clippers: 106-118
Games Week 16: (3 games) Mon at Kings | Weds vs. Hawks | Sat vs. Clippers
Karl-Anthony’s return to the court has netted precisely —- ZERO — wins. He’s putting up great numbers and taking time to call out pundits for his exclusion from the All-Star game.
Perhaps he should take that ire and invest it on the defensive side of the floor. It’s hard to feel empathy for him when the Wolves were playing far better on the defensive end without him. Come on – he’s a true 7′ talent on offense but his defense isn’t solely based on an inability to move it stems more from the muscle located in his chest.
KAT can scream all he wants about disrespect but the more the numbers back up his defensive lapses (and effect on his court mates) the harder it is to not empathize with Jimmy Butler‘s sentiments from the infamous on court call out.