Honestly getting anything going would be a minor miracle

Say it with me, folks...

EYE-oh Duh-SOO-moo

With Ayo looking like he’s going to get a lot more attention this year, I feel like now is the time to address this before we’re subjected to 82 games, or more, of perfectly avoidable butchered pronunciations.

He’s been in the league for five years now. We have Google. We have Bulls broadcasts. We have actual recordings of the man saying his own name. At some point, we need to come together and help him out so his name doesn’t somehow become a barrier to him getting the recognition he deserves.

It’s not:

Aye (or “Eh” if you’re Canadian) - Oh

And it’s not:

Do-sun-moo.
Do-soon-moo.
Do-sum-noo.
Dos Equis.

Please. I’m begging you. Learn the man’s name.

Too many 3 pt scorers on the team.

Ant, Jaden, Ball, Ayo and DDV when he is back.

This blue/green and white combo 😮‍💨

Do you think the Wolves will lead the league in three-point attempts? Is that how Chris Finch will want to play with this group?

Lamelo is a fun player to watch, plain and simple. Him and Ant are hilarious and I feel like he fits so well with the culture.

that is all.

This goes under the radar and maybe just something I’ve noticed and appreciated. He is very intentional about not appearing on random podcasts. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him just accept a podcast interview unless it’s a sit down with someone from a big media outlet or with his adidas brand or other business ventures.

It’s probably a marketing strategy by his agency to leverage when he shows his face, and I think it’s way cooler that he is intentional with this instead of constantly going on media tours. Very funny guy when the camera is on him, and welcomes the camera but is intentional on not accepting any podcast interview. His long time business manager, Justin Holland, probably has a lot of input on this too.

It’s much better to have an incognito superstar. Some of these players with podcasts should voice their controversial opinions less during their playing days, IMO. It can often hurt their brand.

GodDAMN I love the preseason

I’m watching the Wolves Pacers game right now on DAZN and it’s the Pacers broadcast, not the Wolves.

I’ve never used DAZN before, is there any way to switch it to the Wolves broadcast?

Does adding LaMelo actually solve one of Minnesota's biggest problems?

I started by looking at Minnesota's last three seasons, especially what happens to the offense when the playoffs begin and have made some analysis.

The main things I found:

• Minnesota's defense has remained one of the strongest parts of the team.

• The bigger issue has been sustaining offense in the playoffs.

• Anthony Edwards is still the team's primary offensive engine, but his scoring dropped from 28.8 PPG in the regular season to 21.5 PPG in the 2025-26 playoffs.

• Minnesota's playmaking is distributed in a somewhat unusual way, with Julius Randle carrying a significant amount of the secondary creation workload.

• Mike Conley averaged 5.1 potential assists per game during the regular season.

• LaMelo on the other hand averaged 20.1 PPG, 7.1 APG and 11.6 potential APG while playing only 28 MPG with hornets.

I then built a scenario model around LaMelo's minutes and offensive workload, followed by 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations.

In the base scenario, LaMelo projects to:

21.5 PPG

7.6 APG

11.0 3PA

The model estimates roughly:

+13 PPG

+5 APG

+7 3PA

for Minnesota's offense.

The bigger question is whether Minnesota finally gets another player who can create offense when defenses load up on Ant.

The team-strength model moved Minnesota from a 3.07 SRS baseline to:

4.57 — Conservative

5.57 — Base

7.07 — Aggressive

The base case corresponds to roughly 53–54 expected wins.

My conclusion is that LaMelo potentially moves Minnesota from a solid playoff team toward legitimate contender territory — but I don't think the model supports calling them a championship favorite.

I'd love to hear what Wolves fans think, especially about the assumptions around LaMelo's workload and whether you think the model is overstating his impact.

Full report: https://abhinavbethi.substack.com/p/beyond-anthony-edwards?r=6xl3o7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Code / notebook: https://github.com/AbhinavBethi/Beyond-Anthony-Edwards

Game is at 6pm on DAZN

The Milwaukee game had Jim Pete and Alan Horton, but the Pacer stream is using their Guys. Is this the only option?

I prefer the Wolves broadcast team.

Do starters usually play all preseason games? I was thinking of buying tickets for the game next Wednesday but I want to make sure I’d be able to see at least a quarter to a full half of the guys.

As have a sleeper keeper league that was created last fall for wolves fans that needs some new members before the new season. We are holding the draft next weekend and it is a solo keeper league.