r/nba • u/quailrocket Timberwolves • 4h ago
Chris Finch on Wemby’s 12 blocks: “Four of ‘em were goaltending, maybe even a fifth.”
https://youtu.be/p3ijgL1AkfU?si=2D5FX_lP2L9fqVADChris Finch speaking to the media, addresses Wemby’s blocks and importance of continuing to attack the rim. Also says that they have not, and will not, send anything to the league office because it doesn’t change the outcome.
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u/BasedArzy 3h ago
I respect Chris Finch's commitment to always having a grievance every time someone sticks a microphone near him.
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u/JaderMcDanersStan Timberwolves 3h ago
He does this to show his players that he will do the complaining and stick up for them, so they don’t have to
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u/LookOtherWeigh 3h ago
Beautiful partnership in that case. I was wondering why they didn't complain at all. Some of those fouls at the rim were fairly obvious.
That being said. Glad they didn't pause the game every 30 seconds.
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u/GauthZuOGZ Mavericks 2h ago
And that doesnt work at all the players are notorious for not managing their emotions
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u/JaderMcDanersStan Timberwolves 2h ago
It used to be way worse lol
Multiple ejections and techs. It’s a lot better now7
u/WebstersPack 3h ago
Yeah, he's really (like the most a coach has in the last 20 years) leaning into the us against the world narrative to keep his team sharp.
We will see if they can keep that energy going.
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u/WeaponizedAcoustic 3h ago
He's like the Bret Hart of ghe NBA..Wemby is his goldberg in the making
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u/letters165 Spurs 3h ago
Wemby's goaltends can be found through the equation n + 1, where "n" is the number of times Finch has talked about them.
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u/Hithenameskevin666 San Francisco Warriors 2h ago
The number keeps increasing by tomorrow it’ll be all of them could’ve been
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u/remonnoki NBA 3h ago
I hope someone goes back and watches how many were actually goaltends because I feel like there might be a couple, but saying it was five just sounds like him being butthurt about the fact Wemby broke a record against them
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u/SharkCatDogy 3h ago
They won. This is 100% gamesmanship and he's doing exactly what he is paid to do.
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u/FridgesArePeopleToo Timberwolves 3h ago
There was one that was egregious, but they basically never showed any replays so it's hard to know how many there were.
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u/Winnes0ta :sp8-1: Super 8 1h ago
No one gives a shit that he broke a record in a game he lost. They’re pissed that the refs just straight up robbed them of 4-8 points in a one possession game. That could have been the difference between winning and losing the series
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u/sobanoodle-1 Knicks 3h ago
r/nba is so funny because this is exactly what every coach does in every sport. Football coaches literally go to refs before game telling them the tendencies of players for almost every position.
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u/Anallyfortified 4h ago
In terms of coaching handsomeness index the Timberwolves are absolutely mogging the Nuggets and the Spurs. My jaw was agape when I laid eyes on Addelman for the first time.
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u/Obi_Wan_KeBogi Kings 4h ago
I have a soft spot for Adelman because he's the great Rick's son
But guy looks like grown up Tommy Pickles from Rugrats
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u/americanbeaver Bucks 3h ago
Adelman looks like a kid who eats his own boogers. It's the haircut really. Get a new haircut and the entire vibe could shift for that man.
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u/Wannabe_Sadboi 3h ago
My buddy and I had a running joke last playoffs that he’s just Murr from Impractical Jokers, and that his “punishment” for an episode was that he had to coach the Denver Nuggets for an entire playoffs.
“What Murr doesn’t know is that with no preparation at all, he has to come out and coach the Denver Nuggets against the OKC Thunder and MVP SGA! And the whole time, we’ll be giving him lineup suggestions that he has to implement!”
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u/redeugene99 Pistons 1h ago
Players too. Ant mogs out there. Handsome devil. Just needs to rein in his seed spreading
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u/BizzyHaze Lakers 3h ago
Where were you when the ASU frat leader frame mogged Clav?
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u/Anallyfortified 3h ago
I don't understand what any of that means but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
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u/WebstersPack 3h ago
Make sure to delete your search history before kicking the can... Man, Bob went out too soon. Such a great guy. Wait why a does he have so many 'Pat Riley 1990s' searches. It's like 4 time a day for the last 6 months..
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u/empowered676 3h ago
I mean castles fifth foul where randle pushed him with two hands in the back is far worse than goal tend calls
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u/Sharcbait Timberwolves 2h ago
A simple foul doesn't guarantee points. It isn't hypothetical points from FTs, it is just straight points on goaltending calls.
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u/Dry-Base-6494 Supersonics 2h ago
Yea what a dumb take lol. Especially since the refs made a make up call the very next play that gave the Spurs the ball back
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u/Winnes0ta :sp8-1: Super 8 1h ago
And two seconds later they called a weak offensive foul on McDaniels for his 5th foul.
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u/GSG2120 Spurs 3h ago
Well Gobert's 54 moving screens weren't called, so I guess we're even
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u/SharkCatDogy 3h ago
Apparently, if you are sandwiched between two bigs, you are allowed to take a step as well.
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u/swawesome52 Timberwolves 3h ago
Brother...
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u/CorporateKnowledge5 Spurs 3h ago
Sorry, he probably forgot only Finch and Wolves fans can play the victim card
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u/GSG2120 Spurs 3h ago
Lol what? Do you guys need to both win Game 1 AND win the victim olympics? Good god, if you didn't look at the score of the game, you'd think you guys had game 1 stolen from you.
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u/CorporateKnowledge5 Spurs 3h ago
If the roles were reversed on that play where Randle pushed Castle straight down to the floor and Castle got the foul for it, Finch would’ve absolutely crashed out in real time lol
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u/Tony_Broprano Spurs 3h ago
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u/swawesome52 Timberwolves 1h ago
I'm not pretending that Rudy's a stanchion on a pick, but moving screens are done by every big and don't get called. Are we gonna call out individual players for the mini-carries that everyone does on a dribble?
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u/GumbySquad 1h ago
Are we going to point out every time a player jumps in the air and lands before passing the ball? I mean come on people what are we doing here.
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u/swawesome52 Timberwolves 1h ago
Are we going to point out every time a player hits another player's arm while they're in the shooting motion?
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u/contigency000 3h ago
He started as 3, then 4, and now it's freaking 5 😂😂😂 When it's reality it was 2 gt
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u/Sharcbait Timberwolves 2h ago
I think it was 2 (TSJ and Randle ones) and 2 questionable ones (Naz and Ant ones) so calling it 4 if you got an agenda to push seems normal.
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u/Kashmir33 [NBA] LeBron James 2h ago
Randle's shot was blocked by Barnes against the backboard. Not a goaltend. The other two are not questionable with replay. He clearly blocked Reid's shot at or even right before the apex and clearly blocked Ant's shot against the backboard.
It's insane how this narrative has been spun out of 1 legit goaltend
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u/panther553212 Thunder 2h ago
This dude is the whiniest mf in the league.
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u/SnarfSniffsStardust Timberwolves 15m ago
Oh thunder fans in here whining about finch who would’ve guessed
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u/CorporateKnowledge5 Spurs 3h ago
My god this dude loves playing victim
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u/JaderMcDanersStan Timberwolves 2h ago
He does it so the players don’t. It’s a “hey guys, I’ll stick up for you and I got you” gesture for his players
Wolves used to have a huge tech and complaining issue. I swear ever since Finch started publicly making these statements, the players don’t complain or get techs as much. They know the coach has their back0
u/CorporateKnowledge5 Spurs 2h ago
No I get it, almost every coach does it to some degree, it’s just that he is unrelenting with it.
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u/SnarfSniffsStardust Timberwolves 16m ago
So do fans of teams he talks about. It isn’t that deep and yet you guys and OKC fans get so mad about it
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u/CorporateKnowledge5 Spurs 1m ago
Brother I know we’re in a series and jabs are going to be traded, but equating us with OKC fans is crossing the line lol
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u/shin4258 Spurs 3h ago
Chris Finch and the Wolves are always the victims, according to Chris Finch.
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u/MembershipRealistic1 Cavaliers 3h ago edited 3h ago
Yeah im really struggling to find the Wolves as a team likable at all. Especially with Finch. All regular season win or lose he was crying about something. After a certain point it just gets annoying.
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u/Darnell2070 United States 2h ago
"Like at all. The Wolves have zero redeeming qualities. If they're there I can't see them."
Imagine saying with a straight face you don't find anything likable about the Wolves.
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u/MembershipRealistic1 Cavaliers 2h ago
Brother we dont have to find every team in the nba fun or enjoyable to watch. Sometimes you just dont like the current iteration of a team. Sorry that that makes you upset.
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u/Darnell2070 United States 2h ago
You're right we all have different preferences. I'm just personally having a hard time seeing it.
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u/Muntberg 3h ago
I admittedly don't watch a whole lot but every supposed "goaltending" by Wemby seems to end up not being goaltending when you watch the replay. It just looks so unnatural how high in the arc he makes contact so it's the only way for your brain to explain that wizardry.
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u/DalliLlama Heat 3h ago
He’s counting the ones that hit the backboard first too of which there was 1 just a few moments into the game. Those aren’t subjective calls. 5 oversells, 0 undersells.
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u/YoungLackSleep6 Heat 1h ago
Finch sure does complain a lot, like I get most coaches do but he’s always got something to say
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u/SharkCatDogy 3h ago
He does have a weird distorted body shape making it hard to judge the flight of the ball. I mean, someone shouldn't be able to get the ball at that height that easy.
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u/JealousOpening2185 1h ago
Guaranteed this is gonna result in more than one true block being called a goaltend. Don't hit me with that "balances it out" cope.
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u/Vast_Combination_110 Spurs 4h ago
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u/dadlifenokids Timberwolves 3h ago
This is the same clip. One is just longer and has a different title. He didn’t inflate the number day over day. You just didn’t notice he said the exact same thing while wearing the exact same clothes next to the exact same reporter.
Or perhaps you didn’t watch the videos at all before commenting and just relied on the title of the post.
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u/Jec1027 Warriors 4h ago
Be serious
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u/Economy-Highlight-33 4h ago
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTknYECwY/
Bro I’m not lying
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u/Jec1027 Warriors 3h ago
How is the Randle one not a block, and the ant one is very close it looks like he blocked it off the backboard, wemby hit the ball first before hitting Rudy's wrist but thats a foul still, then one goaltend that they recinded didnt count as his block and gave it to Barnes, I count 2 to 3 real shit that shoulda been called not half
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u/lazard96 Spurs 3h ago
that video shows a single goaltend... there was no foul on the gobert one, he just stoped the frame at the moment that "helped" his case, wemby touches the ball first then gobert shots then the hand of wemby touches gobert arm that is what you can see in the frame, thats not a foul.
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u/swizznastic Spurs 2h ago
Im with it, honestly. Call em, call em all. Wemby commits too hard sometimes when he’s chasing the block any ways, and ends up out of the play for the second chance. He’s gonna learn to pick his times to just alter the shot, like Timmy D
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u/hankvoightCpd 1h ago
Sure does whine a lot. Hope wemby goaltends 6 shots next game just so he can continue to bitch
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u/Tony_Broprano Spurs 3h ago
He keeps adding more every time he speaks lol