Where do the Timberwolves go from here? SIChrisMannix and HowardBeck discuss Minnesota’s rocky start, KAT’s future and Rudy Gobert
are an unmitigated disaster, but we had zero expectations for the Lakers, and the other two teams arguably overachieved last season. Plus, the Raptors are young and still searching for an identity.
Has Gobert, at 30, started to slip? Does Chris Finch not know how to use him? Are his teammates not comfortable playing with him?One thing we all need to remember: Defense in the NBA is never a one-man game, especially in today’s pick-and-roll dominant, pace-and-space league. Even a gifted shot blocker like Gobert has a somewhat limited impact on his team’s overall defense. We’ve often talked about Gobert as a Walking Top-10 Defense who can transform any lineup, and there’s some truth to that.
Anyway, I’m not convinced Gobert is regressing either. I think Minnesota struggled early figuring out how to play Gobert and Towns together. I think Finch has struggled developing a defense backstopped by a dominant big and not the swarming version he installed last season. I think that because the Wolves have been painfully bad from the perimeter they have been put in far too many transition situations that Gobert simply can’t help in. In my view, if the shooting improves, the defense will.
But Mannix, let's cut to the chase on this one: Do we believe in this team, or don’t we? Because if we don’t, it raises the question: Where do they go from here? They can’t reasonably trade Gobert, given all they gave up to get him. They won’t trade Edwards . They’re prohibited from dealing KAT until after the season. So … where do they go from here?Tim Connelly, who I know has to be beyond frustrated right now, doesn’t have many options.
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