{"id":866264,"date":"2018-12-18T09:27:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=866264"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:27:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:27:47","slug":"wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolf Den Daily: Unleash Obi Wan Okogie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The Timberwolves finally got back on track last night with an easy win over the Sacramento Kings at Target Center. After another winless west coast road trip, it appears the Wolves are the Warriors at home, and the Suns on the road. With just two wins on the road this season, it will be tough for a playoff hopeful squad to sneak in with their 2-12 record away from the Target Center, tied for fewest road wins in the entire league. For me, and many other Wolves fans, it will be hard to view the Wolves as a legitimate playoff contender until they start winning meaningful games on the road. However, when they are at home, they are practically unbeatable. With Jeff Teague out last night, Minnesota received a huge boost from rookie Josh Okogie. Ever since Thibodeau stopped playing Okogie, Wolves fans have been begging the coach to get him some run and I agree. After a performance like last night, there is little reason that Okogie shouldn\u2019t play at least 10 minutes a night. Let\u2019s look deeper into Okogie\u2019s performance last night and through the beginning of his rookie season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Starting with last night, Okogie looked like he was running around with 100 energy drinks in his system. Time after time, Okogie would get his hands in passing lanes, and bolt down the court for a transition opportunity. Plus, he didn\u2019t ever stop, that\u2019s why they call him \u201cNon Stop.\u201d The energy from Okogie was contagious last night, as he jolted the Wolves and was a +33 on the night, a team high. In terms of hard stats, Okogie recorded 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He did this while shooting 4-9 from the field, and 1-3 from deep. Along with the energy and stats, Okogie threw down a couple thunderous dunks and even got some MVP chants at the free-throw line from the Wolves faithful. Watch Okogie\u2019s most impressive stretch last night below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H-0KJ9PXysM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H-0KJ9PXysM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">In reality, what Josh Okogie did last night is what he\u2019s been doing all season, when he gets an opportunity. In the clip below, pay attention to the 50 second mark. I think this play is a perfect example of what Josh Okogie can bring and has brought to the Wolves. First, Okogie picks off a pass mid-air, then proceeds to take an aggressive drive to the rim against a shot-blocking center in JaVale McGee. Again, these are the things that Josh Okogie does ALL THE TIME.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5r0sxfhhJ_o\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5r0sxfhhJ_o<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Aside from the defense and hustle, which jumps off the page, another fascinating development in Okogie\u2019s game has been his quick first step off the dribble. While Okogie is still a below-average shooter, his first step is so explosive that he can virtually get past any pressed up defender at any moment. Below is a clip in a recent game against the Blazers. After receiving the pass on the wing, Okogie does a great job of staying square, using a shot-fake, and exploding past the defender for an easy mid-range shot. His offensive game is far from perfect, but it\u2019s plays like this that exemplify the great potential he has on that end of the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=&#8221;dff6e66952de57f9a2d9437ad28bc44e-142507471-139398349&#8243; info=&#8221;https:\/\/ytcropper.com\/embed\/0m5c18ff6a7904f\/loop\/noautoplay\/&#8221; width=&#8221;640&#8243; height=&#8221;480&#8243; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; allowfullscreen=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Do you think it\u2019s time to get Okogie some minutes yet? Okogie is helping the Wolves win games when he\u2019s on the floor, and by playing him, the Wolves are also developing for the future if they can\u2019t sneak in the playoffs this year. While it can be hard to play 10-man rotations in the NBA, it should be something Tom Thibodeau explores, which he agreed with last night, indicating he will try to find situations to get Okogie on the floor. When Thibs does get Okogie on the floor, it would be a good idea to find him time next to RoCo. With RoCo and Okogie on the wing, there\u2019s not a much better defending wing duo out there. Wolves fans, it\u2019s time to unleash Obi Wan Okogie.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Timberwolves finally got back on track last night with an easy win over the Sacramento Kings at Target Center&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":866266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[703639074,645642576,703639562],"tags":[610259333,104111,228677281],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v22.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wolf Den Daily: Unleash Obi Wan Okogie - The Sports Daily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wolf Den Daily: Unleash Obi Wan Okogie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Sports Daily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-18T14:27:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JoshOkogie-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alan Draper\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2c8aadde2571800d0de74323730df7b5\"},\"headline\":\"Wolf Den Daily: Unleash Obi Wan Okogie\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-18T14:27:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-12-18T14:27:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/\"},\"wordCount\":725,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JoshOkogie-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Josh Okogie\",\"Minnesota Timberwolves\",\"Timberwolves\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NBA News and Rumors\",\"ProCity Hoops\",\"Timberwolves\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2018\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolf-den-daily-unleash-obi-wan-okogie-dols11\/\",\"name\":\"Wolf Den Daily: Unleash Obi Wan Okogie - 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