William Hill Making Basketball Softer? Downs is not ashamed to say that some people will say that they have changed the game!
Recently, when Downs participated in the "Pat BEV Podcast" podcast, he openly talked about the topic of his retirement. On the show, Downs made it clear that when he retires, he thinks someone will say he's changed the game of basketball, and he'll be very grateful for that.
After the show was broadcast, Downs was once again pushed into the spotlight. Because in the eyes of many fans, Downs's statement in the show can be regarded as a complete outrage.
Some fans even angrily attacked Downs, believing that the only change Downs had for the game was to make basketball play more "weak". You must know that Downs, as a tall center, should have entered the interior for hand-to-hand combat most of the time, or used his flexibility to kill in the restricted area, but Downs's style of play is very "weak", which makes him unwilling to physically confront opponents at all, but often shoots directly on the outside, so as to rely on shooting to complete the score as much as possible.
This leaves Towns unable to pose enough threat to opponents, so even though Timberwolves management has found enough help for Towns, he still can't lead the team far in the playoffs. Under such circumstances, Downs naturally could not avoid the fate of being ridiculed by people.
While the definition of a center has indeed changed dramatically in the small-ball era, few interior players will emulate Downs' "soft" style of play.
Of course, there are also many players in the league who have a similar style of play to Towns, such as Ayton, who has been a drag on the team in the playoffs, and Embiid, who is known as the parallel MVP.
It is precisely because of this that in the eyes of many fans, in fact, the management of the Timberwolves should make changes as soon as possible, after all, Towns is simply unable to lead the team to complete the rise. In such a situation, it is only natural that the Timberwolves management needs to re-select a qualified team leader as soon as possible, and Edwards is a very good candidate.
After all, compared to Downs, Edwards's style of play is undoubtedly tougher, and he also has a good leadership temperament. If Timberwolves management can put the position of the team's first core in the hands of Edwards, then I believe he has every chance to lead the team to show enough competitiveness.
What's more, compared to Downs, Edwards is undoubtedly younger, and he still has a lot of potential and talent to explore. Of course, the Timberwolves management also recognized the team's problems, after all, Towns, who can only talk big, can't carry the whole team at all, so they will naturally shift their expectations to Edwards.
According to sources, Timberwolves management is interested in signing Edwards to an early contract extension to give him a super-cap salary. Because only then can Timberwolves management keep Edwards on the roster for the long term.
In this regard, many fans said that if Towns can't change his style of play in the future, then the future Timberwolves management is likely to choose to abandon him directly. After all, only by making his style of play tougher can Downs have a way to provide enough help to the team.
In fact, Downs's own potential and talent are not bad, as a former champion, if he can actively seek change, then I believe he still has a chance to really become an inside superstar in the future, so as to be recognized by people.