Oct 6, 2026 · 10 min · 6 segments
Jim and Todd talk about the Timberwolves season opener. LaMello looks to be fitting in pretty quickly. They do to find some more rebounding. Ant is coming back from a knee injury and isn't quite in…
Jim SouhanHostTodd BergethHostThe NBA is getting their pre-season underway, including the Timberwolves, who, you know, the starters are playing in the upper teens in minutes and so forth, so we don't get to see them with the full run, uh, Jim.
But, uh, when the guys were out there on the floor at the same time, um, LaMelo Ball with all the other starters, they looked pretty good.
One interesting thing, I was talking about this on the John Kruszynski Show at TalkNorth.com, is LaMelo seems very invested in defense, and that is not, you know, that doesn't really jibe with his reputation.
Usually he's, comes to camp in great shape 'cause he plays internationally with Team USA and where he works like crazy.
You know, they just are not that big, not that physical outside Gobert and, uh, th- you know, they're gonna really need Berengj to be a good rebounder for them.
Well, he's a good rebounder, but he's not a big, thick guy, so he's, he's in, he might have some issues when he goes up against quality rebounders.
But he's not gonna play on the floor at the same time as Gobert, is he? I mean, he's replacing him, right?
The NBA is getting their pre-season underway, including the Timberwolves, who, you know, the starters are playing in the upper teens in minutes and so forth, so we don't get to see them with the full run, uh, Jim.
But, uh, when the guys were out there on the floor at the same time, um, LaMelo Ball with all the other starters, they looked pretty good.
One interesting thing, I was talking about this on the John Kruszynski Show at TalkNorth.com, is LaMelo seems very invested in defense, and that is not, you know, that doesn't really jibe with his reputation.
Usually he's, comes to camp in great shape 'cause he plays internationally with Team USA and where he works like crazy.
You know, they just are not that big, not that physical outside Gobert and, uh, th- you know, they're gonna really need Berengj to be a good rebounder for them.
Well, he's a good rebounder, but he's not a big, thick guy, so he's, he's in, he might have some issues when he goes up against quality rebounders.
But he's not gonna play on the floor at the same time as Gobert, is he? I mean, he's replacing him, right?
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