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Following the System: Pushing the Boundaries of Bad Shooting

Heading into this season, we knew that the Wolves were going to radically change their style of play. After years of old-school ball, the team was preaching the modern tenants of the pace-and-space style, even with replete stickers on the floor to show the players the expected point values of each shot. Essentially, long-twos bad, three-pointers good.

In practice, the Wolves rapidly changed their system so quickly that it is clear that their personnel have not been able to keep up. That is, the players that are currently on this roster are not suited for this system. The Wolves do not have enough three-point shooters to effectively take advantage of a five-out system.