For Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch, the question of which five players to start has been decided for some time now. Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert will be the starting lineup, availability provided. But if there’s one thing we learned from last year, it’s the group that starts isn’t always the most effective five-man pairing.
Finding the most effective unit isn’t the most challenging task. Balancing strengths — and weaknesses — in order to stay afloat when the best five isn’t out there is where elite coaches thrive.