Why did Edwards lose both times to the Western Conference Finals? What are the problems with his football skills?

I have often watched Timberwolves games in the past two years and have observed Edwards' performance. From an objective perspective, he has made progress, and the extent of progress is very obvious.

First, he improved his three-point shooting skills and transformed himself into a space-type defender. It can both break through and three-pointers, bringing great tactical value to the team.

Due to the smooth transformation of Edwards, Randall was also activated. The transaction with Towns did not significantly affect the team's performance. They were able to reach the Western Conference Finals, which is also a very impressive result.

and his defense.

Edwards' defensive skills have also improved. It turns out that he has a good defensive attitude and likes blocking shots and stealing them very much. There are many scenes of blocking the five best shots.

This season, his entanglement, prediction and defense have also improved, and he has done a good job in oppression and enthusiasm.

At the age of 23, it is already very good to have such strength. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top player in the league.

However, as you can see when watching the game, Edwards has made progress, but his weaknesses are also quite obvious.

Compared with Alexander, his ball-holding skills are not very skilled and his ability to control is a little weaker. It is said that Alexander has been criticized for making free throws, but you have to admit that his smoothness in the control and his agility in changing directions are better than Edwards.

Edwards' current operation control technology is far from perfect. He can use his high-intensity killing ability to solve the team and crack the double-team and the opponent's defensive pressure. This is the side that his football skills need to be improved.

and the ability of the team is still a little weaker.

This series ability refers to the way to break dense defense, double-team and control the team's playing rhythm. He has no problem with his personal score, but if the whole team is allowed to play, he can help his teammates get points better, it still needs to be improved.

After watching the game against the Thunder, you can also find out what problems there are in the Timberwolves team.

In addition to Edwards and Randall, the others will have the most engineer attributes. Conley can only shoot three-pointers and control the ball when he is old, Gobert can attack when defending but not. McDaniels is in high-quality 3D, but not as stable as a winger.

The entire team is driven by dual cores.

Once the dual cores are stared by the opponent and suppressed the offensive route, the Timberwolves will be paralyzed and cannot find a solution to the scoring dilemma.

Their overall strength is still not enough compared to the Thunder. There are big gaps in scoring, offensive methods, and defensive rotation abilities, and it is normal to lose.

In my opinion, it is not enough for the Timberwolves to win the championship now. If you can't win when you encounter the Thunder, you can't beat Jokic, the Nuggets teacher, or you can't beat him.

This is caused by the difference in overall strength and the differences in the personal abilities of the stars.

But then again, does Edwards have any hope of leading the Timberwolves to win the championship? There is still a chance. They have to solve several key problems now.

point guard needs to be supplemented. After Conley gets older, the team urgently needs a suitable point guard who can lead the team organization, which will be crucial; in terms of wing front lines, more scoring points are also needed, preferably a stable third scoring point. After Randall and Edwards were double-teamed, someone could still handle the ball.

Just like Powell of the Clippers, Harden and Leonard were stared at, and there were still people who could stand up and hold the ball and get some points, which was also needed.

Strengthen the team's forward configuration more and more, and the team is not far from winning the championship.

During this period, let’s take a look at what else can Edwards improve his skills. I think he has done well enough at the moment. As long as he practices the ability of running control and passing and breaking the ball and intensive defense, it will be perfect and will go further away from MVP.

See what changes will happen after the offseason adjustment.