Left standing in the rubble of another unexpected disaster, Fred Hoiberg believes he finally saw some signs of life with his team, that they just weren’t satisfied with being on cruise control early in the season.
The overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves prompted strong questions and reactions about an offense that amazingly missed 19 of its last 20 shots in regulation and overtime, but Sunday’s film session showed plenty of miscommunication on the defensive end.
Their pick and roll defense wasn’t just a step slow but completely out of position, as players could be seen having mini-discussions when the Timberwolves were at the foul line.