Naz Reid Discusses Why the Wolves Love Defending and Anthony Edwards
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- We are so excited to welcome Naz Reid (Minnesota Timberwolves & NBA Sixth Man of the Year) as one of our guests on The Old Man and the Three this week! In this clip, Naz discusses the leadership of the Wolves young superstar Anthony Edwards and why their team loves playing league-leading defense as seen against Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, and Denver Nuggets in the playoffs (led by Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker).
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He's a perfect teammate, knows his role and is always ready for his moment. Can't believe he went undrafted.
Thought you were talking about Ant for a second and I was like WTF he went #1... Then I realized you were talking about Naz and laughed at myself lol
When it works, he looks like the most talented 7 ft in the League.... not counting Wemby of course
IIRC he put in a TON of work on his game and fitness to get from college ball to NBA 6MOY. Lost weight, gained athleticism and handles
@@Phriedah facts he grinded for this and all his hard work paying off 💪
What college did Naz attend?
This team is so good because they clearly all root for each other’s success. No ego, no ball hogging, just maximum team chemistry. These boys will strap up anybody in the league.
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JJ Redpusy
It all began after they traded Dlo away for Conley, perfect vet for the team
Despite that , nuggets still won 😆💪
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@@qualio8781 😄😄
I have not seen a team this dedicated to defense in years. YEARS. I think any true basketball fan knows that watching defense played at this level is every bit as exciting as a high powered offense. I have never seen Jokic absolutely flummoxed, and even more important, sped up, before. Absolutely beautiful to watch! 👏
Last time I saw a defense like this it was 04 Piston.
@@MrAlvarez23that's literally the same thing I said when I was watching.
@@poorchris you are insane, go back outside and continue smoking please. The Bulls from Thibs didn't change anything. The Detroit Pistons changed everything. You literally couldn't play defense after that. It only got worse with every year after 2005. Yes the Grizzlies did have amazing defense but it wasn't on the Pistons 04 level. Come on dude stop it. Those dudes literally stopped a prime Shaq and Kobe. Grizzlies didn't stop anyone near the same level of talent. I love Tony Allen btw, he was a clamp down stud. The Bulls in the East come on dude. I'm out, I'm not entertaining this silly argument. Real defense died after 04. I am willing to bet this type of defense won't be allowed against Shae Gilgeous Alexander, Jalen Brunson, etc.
100% I agree. Lockdown defense is satisfying.
@@poorchris true but those teams lacked the base athleticism to go truly nuclear. They were dogs, grinders, but they didn't have the speed, the length the vertical ability or the size. 04 pistons had all that.
Rudy seems appreciated in Minnesota. Take care of our boy T-Wolves, from a jealous Jazz fan 🥲
Will do my friend. He deserves to be in this great situation most definitely, from a humble Wolves fan.
Ive been commenting on whatever i can get my keyboard on, im ready to give Utah 2 more 1st rounders. With Rudy, and Conley, and creating a winning culture that we have lacked for 20 years, reallys sped up Anthony Edwards development. And Rudy's passion for the defensive side of the ball is the reason we saw what game 2 looked like. When everyone is locked in. couldnt be happier for the guy, and the team. When you are surrounded by people you trust to defend, and you put the work in. When there is 5 guys on the court that know exactly what to do and skill and ethic to do it. Its beautiful. And Rudy instilled that for sure.
He is very much loved here in Minny!
@@kbrewers I think Game 2 was the ultimate justification for the Rudy trade. He built the culture so effectively the D can work even without him being on the floor. It definitely helps that Ant was willing to buy in completely too.
It was so wack when in Utah he got blamed because of the terrible perimeter defense
If you are a Minnesota fan you know NAZ has been our MVP these past couple years, especially with KAT being hurt. We have been waiting for this for 20 years. Love all the recognition. We’ve been like this LFG
Well, Gobert is the MVP of the league, so also naturally the MVP of the Wolves, as well. But Naz is great, too.
Two words
Fr I always knew he was gonna be 6MOTY someday
Kat is a clown and overrated. Naz is way more important to your team.
JJ Redpusy
N A Z “Naz Reid” R E I D
I think NAZ “two words” Reid is better 😤
DPOY got his teammates giddy to play defense. Tough.
Gobert being able to force KAT to play this good defense, should award Gobert the MVP of the league.
But Wemby has more blocks…got robbed…🙄
This is why Rudy deserves the Award this season. The Culture shift is absolutely phenomenal
@@FTFC365I’m french so who cares 😂 nah seriously, Rudy individual expertise at defence is like Wemby’s one, but he also communicates and teaches defence, look at Ant in the World Cup: completely lost and unaware of defence fundamentals, but then he transformed in months learning from Rudy. Wemby’s not at that level yet, the guys like Sochan and Vassell never took defence seriously even with Wemby, they’ve not listened to Wemby because he was a rookie, from France (and you gonna teach us defence ? dude…). Being good at something is one thing, teaching it depends on many other factors.
@@FTFC365 it isn’t just about blocks u slow poke. how many games did spurs win? Wembys time will come prolly better that Rudy in the future defensively but did Wemby inspire his teammates to play defense like mn do? Naz use to hate defense and look at him now. Along with the whole team
Sick, need to get the locks on the pod too, McDaniels and Walker are becoming two of the nastiest lock duos ever. Everyone on the wolves is clampin but them two MF’s are giving PG’s nightmares.
JJ Redpusy
NAW grinning while locking down Murray was the coldest thing I've seen in recent time.
No, what’s it like being Naz Reid teammate rn? Edit- this will be the greatest episode of OMAT3 because ✌️words.
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Crazy how KAT is two games to doing what Embidd has never accomplished, getting past the 2nd round.
yeah. remember that time where the top 3 SUPER centers everyone is talking about are jokic, towns, embiid. when the bulter drama came people started putting embiid over towns despide 76ers having the best simmons and a competitive lineup vs. timberwolves small market with mediocre nba player-broken wiggins and a leaving butler.
Kat is a bus rider. Not a bus driver.
@@KK-pm7udyour point? Nobody is saying KAT is the alpha lol
@@hitman9198 He's not even the beta
@@KK-pm7udbus aint driven by one dude bro😂😂
Naz is one of those few highly rated high school players that didnt let themselves become busts. He may have been a star in high school and still is in his own right but that mindset shift allowed him to get an award that many McDonald's all american players wont even sniff. You can be an excellent role player and you will stay in the league a lot longer than a player who needs to be the number one guy like jordan poole.
....It doesn't make you a bust just because you were great in high school but not in the NBA. High school is high school for a reason.
i remember Naz with two other guys that was viral before lol
man, I used to get free tickets as a 4th grader to timberwolves games because just no one would go. stadium empty and KG out there trying to 1v5, its not been easy being a minnesota sports fan. but man this team and ant give me so much life. I don't care if we drop the next 4 games in a row Im proud of the team and where our future to going. Great to have Minnesota basketball back!
I feel you. As a longtime Wolves fan, it's been a tough few decades. But right now is our moment we've been waiting our whole lives for. I would love this team as my favorite even if it wasn't my home state. The D and competitive spirit has been missing in the NBA and they're bringing both
As a Sacramento Kings fan I know the exact feeling lol. Feel like both our teams have been in the basement for so long - glad to see such success for a fellow small market team. KG’s also one of my all-time favorites. Hope you guys win it all
@@abb7392 Man the kings as well are on the rise. y'all have had a great last couple years. Proud of the smaller market teams.🦾🦾
As a Celtics fan, I'm definitely envious of the type of leader Ant is. He plays tough and that permeates the team. With Tatum, I always feel like his brand of finesse ball is what the rest of the team emulates. If we make the Finals against the Wolves, I honestly don't think we can beat them.... Ant will start jawing at Tatum and he will shrink just like he did against Draymond in the 22 Finals
Daniels on Tatum, Gobert/Towns on Horford, Edwards on Brown, Alexander on White, Conley on Jrue.
Good luck
Dude you are a real one. I'm a Lakers fan (not a Lebum fan, can't wait for him to bounce) so I have nothing to gain from this but I'm 100% with your take. Jaysun shrinks in the big moments but the worst part it is actually your coaching style. Joe Mazulla is doing what Brad Stevens was doing. You can't win like that, ISO taking turns and chucking up threes. Analytics has taken over most teams offenses and the Boston Celtics run so high on analytics. It will fail every time because analytics doesn't take into account the mental, emotional, etc of the big stage. Everything drops and certain players shrink. I don't expect Derrick White and Jaysun to show up in the Finals. Derrick White and Jaylen have gotten you there so far in the playoffs. Jaylen will do what Jaylen always does but Tatum and White won't. Same thing that happened to Tyler Herro (White equivalent )in the Heat Finals 2020. Those guys disappear and you can't count on those guys for your main offense. You need Tatum and Brown. Anyways we will see what happens.
Didn’t Tatum drop 40 last time they played?
@LazyCrazyGuy You're spot on. Things like always chucking a 3 to get the 2-for-1 at end of quarters is based on analytics and it's so dumb. Tatum and Brown are elite midrange scorers but they never take those shots like Ant does. Tatum needs to live in the mid-post way more
@lorddj9910 Regular season my guy, anybody can go off for 40 points there. Just watch Tatums body language tonight, when he gets nudged he looks for a call. He needs to bully ball and forget the refs
Edwards 22, Naz 24, Jaden McDaniels 23, KAT 28, Rudy 31
Hey, any questions about me or do you just want me to talk about Ant?
They can’t pay all of them can they?
This guy is worth the max bro was clamping jokic
Nickeil Alexander Walker is 25.
Usually these clips are just a segment of a longer interview (where I'm sure ask plenty about Naz), which they usually post after the segment clips. At least I hope so. Because yeah if in the full interview all they do is ask about Ant, that's offputting
@@lakewoodtiger8644 they will have a little luxury tax next year, but sounds like they will pay it. I expect it to be the same team, but they have like 10 guys under 26 that will all be one year older and better.
the massive point we are missing here or at least was not said, is that players like Naz and the whole bench have also embraced the message and accepted their roles...cause that might be even more rare!
Hmm. I don't see them accepting roles as valuable, as accepting the training schedule to suddenly having defense training on it. The defense training is otherwise prohibited to be trained by coaches. But the Wolves circumvented the ban by making Gobert run the defense trainings.
The media has been ordered to run a huge campaign, that it is impossible to play effective defense in today's era. And the Wolves players to see through that lie, is the real achievement here.
This is what the “big 3 max contract” teams will never have
I’m gonna have 11 kids and name them all Naz Reid
LFG 💪 NAZ Reidddddd
im letting my wife sleep with Naz Reid for her birthday
I'm DEN fan but Naz seems such a nice dude. I'm not that mad that he is kicking our butts :D
Despite the high tempers in these games us Minny fans and y'all Denver fans gotta stick together. A ton of us Wolves fans love the Nuggets and want the see them succeed.
@@stocktish2834 I really want to think that's mutual. I'm not from America, so don't have a proper context, but my impression that Wolfes fans are one of the least toxic fanbases out there. You are not like Phoenix ones :)
And to think the Nuggets balked at Minnesotas asking price of a first round pick for this guy last year, and now he’s cooking them.
Wolves have 8 players in the top 50 for defensive win shares. 5 in the top 20. Gobert is #1. Ant, #4. They're like the '04 Pistons on D, except with a young MJ on the same team.
NAZ ITS RING SZN 🏆
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To me Naz Reid and MPJ have the best role in the league literally there to get buckets with a ultimate green light and defend with good help rotations Reid improved so much I actually watched him play live in his last college game and he played with no effort seem like he didn’t care at all vs michigan state
First time I'm seeing him Smile. Love his game 🎯
Crazy that he's only 24...
Yes Jaden naz ant and NAW are the future of minnesota. Kat somewhat too. He'll probably be our old head come time.
@@MB-jz3uu I'd love for KAT to stay his whole career with the Wolves. I remember the day we drafted him like it was yesterday. I was so happy about that
MA BOI NAZ RIED🔥🔥🔥
I just screamed yeah multiple times as soon as I seen the title
The Timberwolves winnin' the Whole DAMN THANG!!!
I bet you wont saying that from the jump you a bandwagon groupie
Used to watch him live in Maravich stadium at LSU. Guys always been a gamer!
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10 MORE WE WINNING IT ALL NAZZZZZZZZZZ
We love the Naz Gawd! Keep up the great play and tomorrow is gonna be wild!
Yooo Naz Reid ep? im ready
Big Naz is a BEAST on both ends of the floor!!!!!
undrafted and went to WORK..he's beloved in Minn.
Super impressed on his D against Jokic
This is why I love this podcast, 6th man of the year getting recognition he deserves
It's great to see a bunch of pieces that just fit together. Nvm the offense for a bit, but look at this team from top to bottom on D and it's scary. KAT is their weakest defender, and he's capable of playing moving well and protecting the rim when he wants to. But the Utah imports brought their 'no-mistake' smart defensive play at the point-of-attack (Conley) and the paint (Rudy); then you look at Jaden as probably the absolute last guy you want guarding you as a scorer, and all that overshadows how hard Alexander-Walker goes every game, and how versatile folks like Reid and Kyle Anderson are. Not to mention how Ant is stepping into that epic two-way level that all the greats (MJ, Kobe, Wade) reached in their primes.
Target center gonna crazy for game 3 tonight
Games tomorrow dude !!
somebody's uncle really made a name for himself in this league, glad the PF position made its return
bros 24
He’s not even old lol he’s in his mid 20s
Ant, NAW, Jaden, Naz, Garza. Future is looking bright
Man i awear i wish my boy was a starter but the fact he happily wanted to play this role gotta love Naz
signed his extension at a noticable discount, so did Conley...that wolves locker room knew what they had if they committed to the work to get there..Naz could have gotten a starters spot and contract on the open market. He stayed in Mpls. Fear the Wolves, they're as locked in as a squad around.
@@charleybarley914 facts
They make a spectacle of everything.
I think Naz is a huge under rated part to this run Minnesota. He’s been awesome all post season
6th man of the year. He’s NOT underrated 😂
Kyle Anderson is underrated. He played real good as a starter in game 2
WOLVES BACK!!!!!
Culture. As a nuggets fan, i love t wolves bball.
Two words, Naz Reid! Just doing my thing🔥🔥🔥
Naz Reid is one word. 😂
Jersey is rooting for you brodie🖤
2 wORDS...
Naz Reid!!!
6TH Man OF THE YEAR!
I don’t know why I thought Naz was much older. But he’s really now coming up! Big love from MN for Naz Reid
Me too. He seems older. Surprised he's only 24, wow!
I think it’s because people view him as the typical undrafted player who played 4 years of college when actually most don’t realize he was a one and done freshman out of LSU who was a McDonald’s all American
His skillset is crazy tied with intelligence and maturity is very impressive
He is like Bron❤👍
What a f’n name. Naz Reid
Defense is easier to mentally accept than offense. This team is riding on confidence and the best thing that could’ve happened was getting PHX first round. Now that Ant beat his GOAT and outplayed him, all they have to do is ride defense and it’s smooth sailing.
I am worried about the thunder and Celtics. Those are some big teams to overcome but so are the nuggets. The thunder are dangerous though because of their 3 pt shooting and with sga getting every call I'm sure kat will get into foul trouble against them.
@@MB-jz3uuliterally my same take. I think the refs are letting Wolves play lock down defense against the Nuggets because they knocked out their king. But the next series or any other series. They aren't allowed to play this type of stifling defense.
Yep, nobody has gotten more favorable officiating than OKC and NY this playoffs. I feel like the refs won’t let the wolves play like this the rest of the way
❤ NAZ REID!
This wolves team has me in the feels so hard damn
All my homies love Naz Reid
Nice read - Naz Reid
JELLY FAM STAND UP !!!
singing the Naz song in the shower on the reg.
This team is different. And glad the rest of the world is finally starting to understand
Every team in the league are already thinking how they can circumvent the prohibition, that their coaches aren't allowed to run defensive trainings. There's going to be a busy trade market, when everyone is trying to trade for elite defenders to run the defensive trainings for them.
I would like these clips to come -after- the full interview is out. I get the idea of getting people interested in the video, but it just makes me bummed when I see this and look for the full video only to see it hasn't dropped yet. I guess that's good marketing but I don't have to like it 😂😂
Naz Reid is the king of Minnesota
I say if the Timberwolves set up a Naz Reid pop-up stand at the State Fair they can fianance a new stadium
JJ come be our LA coach pls
We need a Naz Ried teammate episode
Naz is nice right now! 🔥☄️
The Wolves have now proven that you can still play defense in this league. Most teams simply don't.
The refs are allowing it. Look at every other series up until this point. They only allowed the Lakers to play this type of defense. Everyone else is still getting called for almost everything. Look at Embiid had like 20 - 30 free throws. Look at Jalen Brunson like 15 - 20 free throws a game. Shae 15 - 20 free throws a game. Nuggets and Wolves not getting 10 free throws a game. I think it is because the Nuggets knocked off their king. They want the Nuggets out so they are allowing this type of defense. Let's see if they allow it against OKC/Dallas or Celtics.
80 % of ex-NBA players go broke in a few years after they retire. I wonder what the pay was for ex-players, to keep repeating in media channels like this one, that defense cannot be played effectively in this era.
@@penkima4923 That statistic is more than 20 years old and is totally innacurate to apply to today's players, who are making far more money and have access to far more financial education from the league and players' union. That issue has been addressed for the NBA my dude. Now the NFL is another story. Most of those guys still go broke eventually.
@LazyCrazyGuy - im afraid you’re right, okc and nyk are getting very favorable officiating so far
Bruh they interview Naz Reid and they start by asking him questions about Ant
Ant is turning grown men into kids...
The Doberman Gang is a great nick for when Jaden/NAW are rolling together...1970's drive in movie Masterpiece for any 70's kid, about a pack of Doberman Pincher's who robbed banks. the movie poster and trailer had my young skinny a$$ hooked!. Ma Barker, Bonnie and Clyde, Babyface Nelson and Dillinger..such good doggies!
Naz is a good dude
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I love how Jaden McDaniels is also HIMSELF. Stoic but probably funny also, but he doesn't show. Same with Naz. In other words, nobody pretending to be ANT (there's only one of those.)
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kenyon martin and gil need to watch this so they can understand rudy was the main reason for the defensive culture in Minnesota
For those wondering why Rudy got DPOY over Wemby. Rudy has developed a defensive culture that he brings with him. Gobert and the MINDSET he brought are just as important as Ants scoring.
The wolves were a solid defensive team even before Rudy got there. Ant, Jaden, Vando, Pat Bev were already showing glimpses of being an elite defensive team
Gobert coaching defense for the whole team is far more important, than Ant being a great scorer individually.
@@nydibs The Wolves played league average defense before Gobert joined. Ant played below average defense.
Gobert deserved DPOY. There are so many factors that casuals aren't understanding. For example, Wemby is new. Players didn't hold back shots on the inside yet until they had played him a few times and realized he blocks those. With Gobert, they already know... so he's altering players shots constantly and having more impact than the block numbers show. Same will happen to Wemby, btw. Blocks will go down now that players have more "nevermind" moments.
Also Gobert is #1 for defensive win shares. And way more... so many factors go into DPOY
@@penkima4923 - no he didnt, Ant had a defensive rating of 112 before Rudy got there, his defensive rating did drop to 109 this year, but Ant was always a great on ball defender
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Naz is so cool
100%
Anthony Edward’s- Michael Jordan
Jaden McDaniels- Scottie Pippen (loosely)
Naz Reid- New Age Dennis Rodman
KAT- Black Toni Kukoc
Mike Conley- BJ Armstrong
They literally made the Bulls
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Two words!!!
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I wish Naz Reid was my dad
The Antman effect
that first question...Ant is turning grown men into kid's excitement.
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Sixth Matn of the Year....Defensive Player of the Year.. Best Teammate of the Year....Best playoff player in Ant. Three 6'10 and 7 footers who each can ball out. TEAM ATTITUDE. Great coaching staff and they have fun too??!!! Wow. Great champions are made out of these things. I mean, I wanna play on this team too. 😂
Naz reid is currently my 3rd favorite role players, behind Derrick white and Austin Reeves.
I wouldn't necessarily call Derrick White and Austin Reaves role-players.
Minnesota is literally playing LIKE WOLVES. Greg Anthony, the leader of the 1990-91 UNLV Running Rebels, famous their suffocating "amoeba" defense, once said that when they played Defense it was a feeling that was better than sex. You can tell JJ and this other dude have never experience that cuz if they had they wouldn't call the Wolves defense "sicko". It's called DOMINATE.
The best highlights of all time is defense not 3 points
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6th Man of the Year humiliated 3 Time league MVP. Who's overrated and underrated?? We need NAZ REID on Team USA, for real.
What team drafted him this the first year I’ve heard of him !
He went undrafted.
I think bro went undrafted and signed with the Wolves as a FA.
I could be wrong tho
Yes he was a free agent who went undrafted
Two words.
The 🐐
I'm just hoping T Wolves success translates to Vikings success.
Reid be going toe to toe with jokic 🤣
pretty good time to give naz the jj reddick podd curse
Jersey!!!!!!!!!!!
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Naaaaaaaz Reeeeeeeeid!
This team is like a bunch giants piranhas on defense. We gonna be talking about this team for a while.
Two words
Ant = Greatness!
Go🌲🐺Wolves!
Defense and the bench is really the lifeblood of the twolves. Everyone wants to pretend it’s Ant though like he’s carrying the team.