Frederick: When Ant Man goes down, Jaden McDaniels becomes Timberwolves’ Superman
Jaden McDaniels wasn’t interested in re-hashing the comments that became the focal point of Minnesota’s entire first-round series with Denver. Yes, he said essentially everyone on the Nuggets’ roster was a “bad defender” after a Game 2 victory. No, it wasn’t an attempt at a mind game, nor fulfilling any role as a villain or antagonist within the story of the series.
McDaniels says what he thinks. In the moment, that’s what he thought. “I just didn’t care,” McDaniels said.
“I said what I said. I’m not going to say it again. ” Because talk is cheap.
It does little more than filling a local talk radio station segment or five. But off-handed comments don’t create substance that fulfill lasting legacies. Performances like the one he delivered Thursday night do.
Forget backing up talk. McDaniels’ dominant, two-way showcase in a series-clinching Game 6 was about nothing more than reminding the Nuggets – and the nation – of the player the 25-year-old wing can be whenever called upon. “It’s fun to see all the attention that he’s getting, but the way that he was playing, it was even more impressive,” Wolves guard Mike Conley said.
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