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Par Guillaume Kagni | Journaliste sportif
Anthony Edwards’ playoff campaign clearly hasn’t been as successful as his last, prompting some criticism of him. For example, Kendrick Perkins, live on ESPN, displayed the fullback’s private life to explain his struggles.
A year ago today, Anthony Edwards was establishing himself as one of the best players on the planet and the potential face of the league. In the same playoff campaign, he had eliminated Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, then the Nuggets under the great Nikola Jokic. If it hadn’t been for the fatigue of that series against the defending champions, he might even have knocked off the Mavericks.
This season, therefore, everyone expected him to repeat the feat and confirm his status as a “legend killer”, a nickname validated by the WWE’s sacred monster Randy Orton. While the Timberwolves managed to get back to the conference finals, the fullback wasn’t as dominant in the game. The effort was collective rather than individual in this title race.
Kendrick Perkins’ lunar opinion of Anthony Edwards
In fact, Anthony Edwards was criticized for this in the wake of his team’s loss in Game 4. While the Wolves imperatively needed a win to believe in qualification, the leader took just 13 shots, all with questionable skill. His status as the “future face of the league” has been called into question, including by Kendrick Perkins. But his arguments are not sporting.
When you’re the face of the league, you have to meet certain criteria. You have to have your own shoe, you have to be in commercials, you have to do highlights. But you know what? You also have to be a role model! What’s off the field matters too. In history, all the faces of the league, whether Larry Bird, Magic, Michael Jordan, LeBron, Steph Curry, had families.
During their playing careers, they were all married with children. If you think that doesn’t matter, this model aspect, these are the facts I’ve just listed. What happens after retirement is nobody’s business. But when they were on the pitch, they were also fathers and husbands.
Kendrick Perkins thinks he’s put his finger on something important with Anthony Edwards, which would explain his difficulties against the Thunder. Unlike his elders, he hasn’t yet found the love of his life, and is content to flutter left and right. The waning interest in the NBA also stems from these analyses, which have absolutely nothing to do with the court and the talent of the players.
