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It's a battle, but it's all love at the end of the day. The young guys want to show why they're wearing the colors right now and the old guys want to prove why they don't deserve to wear the colors. Playing in it previously myself, it gets the blood pumping a little bit. 'It's pretty intense,' Golden Eagles TBT coach Joe Chapman said. 'It's pretty fun, too. The Golden Eagles will open the tournament Sunday night in Dayton, Ohio, against a team that features Ohio University alumni.īut before that, there will be a scrimmage against the current MU squad that, if history is any indication, will include future TBT players. I just think it means more when you win a championship with guys from Marquette or even if we lose it's still a bond that will never be broken.' That's been very true to what we wanted as a roster. I think nine of the 11 guys are from Marquette and the other two are Milwaukee guys. 'And we've seen other schools kind of go away from their own alumni and form different teams. 'It was so exciting to hear how excited he was about Finchy and his teammates and how quickly he was willing to get this done.'I think we've seen a lot of teams come and go and we've stayed the course with Marquette,' Diener said. 'And just the bond between guys that didn't necessarily play for the same head coach but there's a bond of putting on that Marquette jersey.

'For Karl, he's seen a lot of tough days,' Connelly said. 'Everything that's happened is part of his master plan, and I'm just happy to be part of it.'Ĭonnelly, who is in the process of getting to know Towns better, expressed his share of gratitude as well. he has to go through a channel of 'yeses' or 'nos'. 'For Tim, I want him to be able to feel very confident in his decisions and not feel like. To that end, Towns expressed the utmost faith in both Finch and Connelly, the latter an executive who was hired two months ago and whose signature move so far was a massive trade for a player who already plays Towns' position. The genius label, I don't take much out of that.' The most important thing is that players have faith in me and believe in what we're doing as a coaching staff. That doesn't seem very genius-like,' Finch quipped to a smaller group later. 'I stubbed my toe on the bed this morning. Laughing, Towns said Finch hates it when he calls the coach by that word. Towns has ideas on how he and Gobert - two traditional centers whose dual presence will often have Towns operating more as a power forward - can make life hard for opposing defenses and easy for Edwards.īut he also deferred to the 'genius' of Finch, who rolled his eyes when Towns called him that. Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, in attendance at the news conference, declared it Towns' day in the city by official proclamation. It gives me more of a challenge and makes every day going to the gym and going to work more fun.'įlanked by head coach Chris Finch and President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly, Towns seemed at ease Friday.

'In my career I've always wanted to take the tougher path,' Towns said. Towns says his faith in the organization hasn't wavered even if it has been nice to have that trust rewarded. 88 493,226 plays Sports Heads Football Championship 15-16. 91 865,426 plays Sports Heads: Ice Hockey.

#BIG HEAD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS SERIES#

The notion might have seemed preposterous even a year ago at this time, when the Wolves were coming off a 23-49 season and there was speculation that Towns and the franchise could be headed for a breakup.īut 46 wins, a competitive playoff series and a productive offseason have altered perceptions. Swat the basketball into your opponents hoops as you try to beat the AI player. And that's when we should all love to play basketball even more.' I don't think the fans would be accepting of a third-round elimination. I'm not trying to sugarcoat,' Towns said.

'When you make the trade that we made, that's the reality. In a sit-down interview after the news conference, Towns elaborated on that sentiment. 'Championship or bust,' Towns said, speaking publicly for the first time not just since his extension was agreed to but also since the Gobert trade. One person who is sounding that notion loud and clear: Towns himself.Īt a news conference Friday to formalize the four-year, $224 million supermax extension Towns agreed to a few weeks ago, Towns did not shy away from the idea of raised expectations. With their offseason trade for Rudy Gobert, a massive extension for franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns and the projected continued ascendance of Anthony Edwards, the Timberwolves could be poised for big things in years to come.

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