The coaches will say that the players are young and still learning. Writers will tell you that the expectations were set too high. And fans, well, they’ll proclaim that Karl-Anthony Towns is the savior of Timberwolves basketball.
I am here to tell you that everything you have heard is a lie and that you should be overreacting to the Wolves opening week. Here are four overreactions from the Timberwolves young season.
Overreaction #1: The bench is still terrible.
In the first game against Memphis the bench shot just 8-for-23 from the floor — good for exactly 17 points and zero made threes.