Very few players are as dynamic a presence on the court as the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ Anthony Edwards. He regularly posterizes opposition defenders and just recently had a potential defensive play of the year against the OKC Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. So then, why did his head coach, Chris Finch, say he wanted Anthony to be more dynamic in his showings for the T-Wolves? Let’s find out.

Chris Finch recently appeared on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. In his appearance on the show, he laid out the problem he ran into with Ant’s game recently. This was in response to Colin asking Finch whether Ant was shooting too many threes. “I don’t really have a number. I just want good ones and he’s done it,” said Finch.

He continued, “I think he started the season on such a hot streak that he kind of relied on it. Maybe a little too much. And then since Christmas time, he’s really gone back to attacking more. What I love [is] his shot balance right now. He’s attacking more, his free throws are up as a result.” Finch says Ant has “mastered” the art of mixing up his shots now and this makes him extremely dangerous to other teams in the NBA.

A quick look at Ant’s stats from the last 2 months makes it quite evident that his shooting and decision-making are improving rapidly. In December he attempted 7.9 3-points in a game, making 38.8% of those shots. But by January, despite his 3-point attempts going up to 9.8 a game, his accuracy actually went up to 43.9%. Clearly, Ant is getting better at deciding when and from where to shoot threes.

Already among the most dangerous players in the NBA, an improved Anthony Edwards is a scary prospect to face. Especially as the season enters its latter half. Games will have higher stakes, especially for teams like the T-Wolves. However, Ant’s antics when he’s not playing may put his immediate future in jeopardy.

Anthony Edwards risks being suspended as his technical fouls pile rises

We all know how much of a troublemaker Anthony Edwards can be. His fines total sits at $285,000 this season. However, that probably won’t concern him too much given his $42 million NBA salary. His 14 technical fouls this season will concern him though.

Two more and he will be suspended for one game and liable to a $5,000 fine. Every two fouls after that will attract additional suspensions and fines. While the fines won’t bother him, missing games because of this situation will prove calamitous for the T-Wolves season.

They sit just shy of a Playoff spot in the Western Conference as the 7th seed. However, if Ant misses games because of frequent suspensions, well they can kiss that playoff spot goodbye. What’s worse is they may even lose their status as a play-in team this season with the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors looking to improve their standing.

One way the T-Wolves could remedy this situation is to use the same tactic the Mavs and Luka Doncic used. Faced with a similar situation, Doncic appealed to the league with then-owner, Mark Cuban backing him up. And the league was actually quite lenient as they ended up rescinding some of his technical fouls.

However, given the reputation Anthony Edwards may not receive the same leniency and favor from the league as Doncic. It’s more than likely that Edwards will simply have to learn to keep his emotions in check through the rest of this regular season. And that’s a tall order for the Ant-Man if you ask us.