The Timberwolves did have a good season, and Towns should no longer miss the taste of being brought into the playoffs by Butler, he already has the taste of leading the team to play the playoffs. Of course, compared to the Grizzlies, which are also dominated by young players, the Timberwolves were eliminated 2-4, and there are indeed many things that need to be summarized, because Morant averaged 21.5 points per game, compared to 30.2 points per game in the first round of last year's playoffs, the gap is relatively large, indicating that Beverley's defense of Morant has indeed played a role, but the Timberwolves lost the game, in the final analysis, or Towns and others are too inexperienced.
Ask how the Timberwolves lost? According to statistics, the Timberwolves won a total of 29 points in the first three quarters of the game, that is to say, the Timberwolves in the final quarter, are with the advantage of the lead, played three good games, the problem appeared in the last quarter of the game, very testing the stars and the team experience of the decisive section, the Timberwolves lost to the Grizzlies by 62 points in the final quarter of the series, it is really too miserable.
In short, the Timberwolves are really not to blame their own poor strength, the Grizzlies' lineup is very young, the average age of 24.6 years, only 11 years after the average age of 24.4 years of the Thunder, but the Grizzlies' performance in the final quarter proves one point: experience is also important.
Towns is the Timberwolves' star, who proved himself in the regular season and is the three-point king of the All-Star Game, but by the time it comes to the playoffs, Towns is inexperienced. So far in his career, Towns has played two playoffs, and both were eliminated in the first round, it was Butler who led the team differently, this time it was Towns himself who led the team, after losing the series, Towns chose to thank the opponent for military training: Thank you Grizzlies for making us a better team.
If Towns could play more playoffs and they had more experience, perhaps the stigma of losing 62 points at the end of the quarter would not be so straightforward, and in the 4 games lost, the Timberwolves were overturned by the Grizzlies three times. Yes, if this Timberwolves have an experienced star like Paul and James to lead the team, maybe the Grizzlies will be out of the game, and it is a miracle to want to turn the tables three times in the series.
As a superstar of the Timberwolves, Edwards will not think that his team's strength is poor, and in the interview, Edwards also corrected his mentality, saying that the strength of the Timberwolves is related to experience, because the Grizzlies entered the playoffs last year and lost that round of the series in the way the Timberwolves are now.
Young always represents inexperience, Edwards who can correct his mentality, Downs who is willing to thank his opponents for military training, perhaps a new chapter belonging to the Timberwolves is opening, and the joint efforts of Edwards and Towns are worth looking forward to.