At his introductory news conference Monday, Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas declared, "We're going to question the norm with everything that we do." The Wolves have lagged behind the NBA three-point revolution in recent years.
But the question today isn't how to catch up to the pack there, since three-point shooting has become the norm. Rather, the question is: What might be the next big thing in NBA analytics that Rosas and the Wolves can unearth and exploit?
From a purely basketball standpoint, the game seems to be trending toward a positionless model. The Rockets, where Rosas worked for 17 years, employ two Hall of Fame point guards who often share the floor.