The Minnesota Timberwolves are about to embark on their climb over Mount Wembanyama. Before things tip off, let’s take a look at the 56 voters and their predictions on the series in…
Canis Pulsus Vol. 49 – Playoff Round 2 Predictions Results
(Note: Canis Pulsus Vol. 49 data was collected through 5/4)
What will be the result of round two vs San Antonio Spurs matchup?
Wolves in 6 (28.6%)
About 20% of voters went with Wolves in seven so I think it’s safe to say that you all know ball. No one picked Wolves in a sweep against the Spurs, but over 63% of you were Raised by Wolves. Anthony Edwards’
return will have a huge impact on how this series goes, but it’ll be intriguing either way.
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The key for the Timberwolves to defeat the Spurs is…
Physical defense and Julius Randle
The main two themes from the various answers to this question were playing hardnosed, physical defense, as the play of Julius Randle. If there’s one word to describe Randle as a basketball player, it’s physical. Now is Julius going to be the head of the snake on the defensive end? Certainly not. But many Wolves talking heads have zeroed in on his opportunity on both ends of the court.
Other answers here include perimeter shooting, Ant’s return to form, and “stopping guard penetration.” (SMUT)
My hot take from the Wolves-Spurs series is…
Julius is going to steal Wemby’s underpants
You might have missed it, but “someone” allegedly jacked the ol’ undergarments of Nikola Jokić after their dramatic game four loss. It must’ve worked because the Wolves won the series. Can they pull off the same miracle for a very different size and shaped underwear?
There were certainly some fun ones in the answer pool here too:
- Sorry, I don’t really know ball
- Beringer will get meaningful minutes in 1 game
- Alien crashes
- Conley, TJ, Julius and Jaden will each win the Wolves a game
- This is the last time we see Julius in a Wolves uniform
- Wolves will avoid meltdowns
The Timberwolves season will be a success if…
It’s already a success (40%)
Almost half of our voters felt that this season was already a success, and it’s hard to disagree with that considering the barrel they were staring down in the first round. Underdogs, homecourt disadvantage, injuries out the ying yang, the list goes on. The best part of this mindset is that no matter what the Wolves do now, they can only go up! Right?
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With the regular season over, my feelings on the direction of the Timberwolves are…
Slightly optimistic (45.5%)
Preseason: Very optimistic (63.3%)
Quarter 1: Slightly optimistic (61.8%)
Semester 1: Very optimistic (70.8%)
Quarter 3: Slightly optimistic (54%)
Quarter 3: Slightly optimistic (61.9%)
I was surprised to see optimism wan just a little bit after Minnesota eliminated Denver. That said, overly 80% of voters were optimistic which is much higher than the nice 69% of voters heading into the post season. To the moon!
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We’ll see if Wolves fans overestimated their playoff opponent against this round. Regardless, the receipts are in and the check will come due soon enough. I think I’m doing that analogy wrong, but whatever. Wolves in 4.
