The Timberwolves have been “soft as hell” this season. That’s at least what Anthony Edwards believes. After Wednesday’s loss to the Kings, Ant held nothing back and let his teammates, coaches, and the NBA world know exactly what he felt. Since then, his explosive locker room interview has gone super viral and questions have been raised about their identity as a team. While Edwards blamed the lack of communication for their downfall, a former NBA guard turned analyst believes Ant has to take some more accountability too.

During the latest episode of FanDuel TV’s Run It Back, Lou Williams questioned Anthony Edwards’ change in style this season. Last season, the Timberwolves were one of the top defenses in the league, something they were proud of. But this season, the story is much different and some of that is because of Anthony Edwards, as per Lou. “My only beef would be, he mentioned that he thought defense was gonna be the identity. It isn’t. When you guys shoot so many 3-pointers, you’ve changed your identity in how you play,” he said.

Emphasizing how Ant is shooting high-volume 3s this season, the 3x Sixth man of the year, pointed out how that changed the team’s mindset. “So when you’re the most aggressive player on that basketball team I don’t wanna say take his foot off the gas because he’s still gonna be one of the best players in the league, and he’s gonna still lead this team to a lot of wins,” Lou added. “But when he kinda changes his style, he’s adding to his bag, which is the 3-point of this year. He’s shooting so many, your team is gonna follow suit.”

Last season, the Timberwolves had 32.7 deep-range attempts compared to 40.6 this season. The clear shift in style has tweaked their identity a bit, and Anthony Edwards is at the forefront of it—this is what Lou tried to explain. His co-host Chandler Parsons also dissected the inner turmoil of the Minnesota side and pinpointed Karl-Anthony Towns’ trade as the source of problems.

Chandler Parsons relieves pressure on Anthony Edwards

After the Clippers’ game, it was Anthony Edwards who revealed coach Finch’s attempt to rally the team. “Finch came in before the game like there’s going to be adversity, we going to hit, a wall, we going to turn it over or we going to stick together,” the guard revealed after the game. But something is not clicking, and it’s not Edwards. In the same episode, Chandler Parsons discussed the issue with the Wolves. Stating the obvious, he tried reasoning how KAT‘s exit has led to the current situation.

“They still have time to turn this around. But we talked about that trade,” the former Mavs star said. “It just feels very one-sided as far as who won that trade.” Ever since KAT’s trade to the Knicks, people have been sharing their opinions on which team won the deal. While the Wolves received Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo in return, some believe they aren’t enough to fill the void left by the 7-footer, and Parsons is one of them.

“Watch them play too. Like, it’s simple math. The spacing just doesn’t work. Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the greatest big shooters of all time. He works with Rudy Gobert. Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert, they don’t really work offensively,” claimed the 36-year-old. KAT, on the other hand, has made a stunning start to his life in New York, but his absence shows in Minnesota, big time.

“They are still as good as Julius is and as good as Donte was in New York, it just hasn’t panned out. And it comes down to shooting… And now Anthony Edwards is shooting more threes than ever because that paint is clogged up,” Parsons added.

Anthony Edwards’ side will take on the LA Lakers in a few hours and look to get their W record (9-10) in double digits. But again, is it too much for Anthony Edwards to do alone? Share your thoughts below.