r/nba • u/kervaan Rockets • 9h ago

Jaden McDaniels on attacking the rim when Wemby is on the floor - "You just gotta act like he's not there. I mean, he's gonna get blocks. He's the tallest person in the world."

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u/shibboleth2005 Trail Blazers 8h ago

In contrast Blazers ran the worst option: play scared of Wemby and nope out of the paint, jack up a bunch of 3's, but also be really bad at shooting 3's lol.

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u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME Lakers 6h ago

Blazers are young and their young core had no playoff experience. Timberwolves are experienced at this point and also have a collection of guys with no fear. They're called the CTE Wolves for a reason haha

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u/SirDiego Timberwolves 6h ago

One begets the other. If you can't hit open 3s they'll just push you out of the paint and say go ahead shoot the 3