Jon Krawczynski: Chris Finch says the Wolves can expect the landscape in the West to change next season. Clippers, Nuggets getting healthy, etc. “There’s definitely teams that’ll be rising up. There’s also those teams that end up kind of puking on themselves and we just can’t be one of them.”
Tag: Chris Finch
Dane Moore: Chris Finch at Wolves exit …
Dane Moore: Chris Finch says he has …
Dane Moore: Chris Finch says he has advocated to ownership to make Sachin Gupta the President of Basketball Operations permanently. Finch heaped praise on Gupta at his end of season press conference.
Dane Moore: KAT said he just had his …
Dane Moore: KAT said he just had his exit interview with Chris Finch. He said it was a “two guys having a beer” conversation. I don’t think they actually drank a beer — it’s 10 am — but Karl also said he hasn’t gone to bed yet. So who knows.
Timberwolves held players-only meeting after loss in Memphis
The Minnesota Timberwolves held a players-only meeting on Wednesday, a day after a pivotal Game 5 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies to go down 3-2 in the opening-round series, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The players gathered together following a team film session conducted by head coach Chris Finch, sources said.
Players watched additional film among …
Players watched additional film among themselves, challenged each other to play with urgency and to play the right way as well as stressed the importance of moving the ball, sources said. The Timberwolves left the practice facility on Wednesday believing they can win two games in a row, a player told Yahoo Sports.
Jon Krawczynski: Chris Finch says …
Jon Krawczynski: Chris Finch says Wolves’ biggest issue has been offensive rebounding and stagnation: “The offense is too many guys who want to go one-on-one. We talked about that ad nauseum. Everybody wants to be the hero, and that’s not how you’re going to win these games. “
3 pivotal NBA inbounds that altered the course of the playoffs
The good, bad and ugly of inbounds on Tuesday night.
The inbound is something that’s largely taken for granted in the sport of basketball. It happens so often over the course of a full game that the importance of well-executed inbounds can be understated until the end.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado found a way to turn routine inbounds into must-see stuff, but otherwise nobody’s really checking for how teams throw the ball in. That is until it’s time to execute and defend plays on the inbound.
Those clutch moments allowed the inbound to take center stage on Tuesday with playoff games on the line. One team executed the inbound to a tee, another failed horribly, and a third inbound wasn’t nearly as important but didn’t lack for equal entertainment. This was the good, bad and ugly of inbounds.
Jamal Crawford: 21-0 run and no …
Jamal Crawford: 21-0 run and no timeout?? 
Dane Moore: Chris Finch on Karl-Anthony …
Dane Moore: Chris Finch on Karl-Anthony Towns only taking four shots in the Game 3 loss to Memphis: “They swarm him everywhere. Three in the post, and at the top of the key, they’re in on him. We gotta find him in the flow, and that’s just how it’s gonna have to be.”