“I think Jaden will definitely see time at the 4 as well as the 3. With McDaniels and Nowell given the responsibility and freedom of conducting the offensive symphony as much as possible, they’ll have plenty of opportunities to transfer what they’ve been working on in practice to those live situations that can evolve their respective offensive games.įor McDaniels, according to Finch, his version of wielding the baton is developing more on-ball skills. “We like to shoot a lot of 3s, but it all comes from getting to the paint and then making the right reads when you get there.” “In player development we’re trying to replicate those situations against coaches or small side of games, but you got to transfer it into live action and I thought that guys getting to the paint, turning corners, that’s the heart of what we’re trying to do,” Finch said. In Finch’s perfect world, both Jaden McDaniels and Jaylen Nowell - the two rostered players with guaranteed contracts - will grow in his system, whose expeditious nature forces players into situations in which making quick decisions is paramount. The focus was to get down hill and pressure the rim in order to create more shots at the rim and in the corner following kick-outs or swing passes that force defenses to scramble all over the floor.Ĭhris Finch tells the crowd he wants Jaden McDaniels to be more aggressive making plays for himself and focus on scoring/expanding his offensive game in Summer League.- Jack Borman August 7, 2021 On the floor, the Summer Wolves debuted a more expansive version of the offense we’re going to see under first-full-year head coach Chris Finch. Yet, Wolves fans treated them like stars, making what was, from an operational standpoint, a normal practice feel like an NBA game day. None of the franchise’s three best players were in the building and many of the players on the floor have yet to play more than a handful of minutes in the NBA. For Minnesota Timberwolves fans, that hibernation, spent longing for competitive basketball, has felt like an eternity. Seemingly with every made basket of scrimmages or high-energy drills, the crowd roared alive like a bear awakening from a long winter spent in hibernation. Good to be back at Target Center to take in Timberwolves Summer Jam Session for get a preview of the Summer League squad before they head to Vegas.
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