“It's like that for almost all season. It doesn't matter if the team has a better or less good assessment than us, the most dangerous team for us is us. We must be aware of it. »» This sentence from Chris Finch could perfectly sum up the disappointing season of Wolveswhich fail to be efficient over time. Each match is a surprise cover.
To justify their defeat against jazz, the coach had an easy excuse: Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert were still not there and, in addition, Anthony Edwards was absent, suspended after his 16th technical fault received against the Lakers. Three holders in months, it weighs and undoubtedly that with the back All-Star, the match would not have been the same, right?
“Possible yes, but he is not there. So that doesn't reassure me to get started in it ”,, replies Chris Finch. “Talking about absent is an excuse is shirking”estimates Naz Reid.
The Wolves, who were however in the break, made a lot of mistakes, leaving a chance to jazz to be able to prevail. “We lost balloons, not respected the instructions”regrets Jaden McDaniels. “We shouldn't have got there”lamented Donte Divincenzo, who missed the shoot of victory. “We have to look at ourselves in the ice because there are only 19 games left to play. »»
The next match against Phoenix will count
It is indeed necessary to react because, at the beginning of the week, the Wolves still occupied the seventh place of the Western Conference. After two losses of rank, they are currently in the ninth …
“We should not press the panic button, but if we look at the ranking, with four or five victories, we go up four places, and if we lose four or five matches, we lose five places. There must be a feeling of urgency and we are aware of it ”continues Donte Divincenzo.
The next match, Sunday evening, is very important: it will be against the Suns. The latter, western onzomes, have just won against the Pelicans and are still 3.5 victories behind Minnesota. Phoenix must absolutely win this meeting to still believe in the “play-in” and Minnesota to avoid putting themselves in great danger. “It's time for despair, really”clearly announces Jaden McDaniels.
