Karl-Anthony Towns says ‘championship or bust’ for Timberwolves
It is always a good idea to review all responses when an athlete chooses to give a terse answer to a reporter. In some cases, players go astray. In other cases, it was a lose-lose situation, and Karl-Anthony Towns was forced to choose between being burned by the media because of excessive pressure on the team, or dealing with a passive aggressive teammate. for the rest of the season.
So when Towns says this upcoming season is a ‘champion or bust’ for Minnesota after the franchise traded five players and the first five in the future to get Rudy Gobert, he did what any good leader would do and offered himself as become the highlight of Twitter.
Towns’ reason for his bold prediction was well thought out and pretty clear:
“When you take the trade that we made, that’s reality. I’m not trying to cover the sugar,” says Towns, according to Michael Rand of The Star Tribune. “You have to think so. That’s really what’s on the table. I don’t think the fans will accept it [a goal of] third qualifying round. … Be truth. High standards. High pressure. And that’s when we should all love playing basketball even more. “
If KAT was completely upfront with his situation, there’s no way Gobert wouldn’t take the blame even if Towns liked the deal. At least he didn’t try to tell with a face that the center known for struggling in the knockout stages deserved the fortune Minnesota gave up. Fans often look at the extremely stupid fouls Towns committed that kept him going or nearly got him in trouble and think those trends are validation of Jimmy Butler’s assertion that he’s soft. or not cut off for “this life”.
Towns isn’t Butler, and if he tries to do all the things Jimmy does, he’ll be laughed out of the locker room. The former Kentucky lynx has had an enormous life for a 26-year-old, and he’s shown every bit of that maturity by how considerate he’s been to the Gobert trade.
The statement about the third round of the knockout round is an acceptance of reality and responsibility. Saying a championship or a championship trophy is reckless but necessary because Minnesota just had its most successful season in nearly 20 years, and KAT knows how important and rare this opportunity is.
A-Wolves the title is completely unrealistic and won’t happen, but what else does he have to say? He’s the leader of an organization that works for Rudy Gobert. The key phrase in the last sentence is not “Rudy Gobert,” but “all in.”
Towns acted out of the hope that his teammates would follow suit, and that’s what a leader does even if it would get him drawn online.