The seamless fit Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch envisioned before the regular season began with recently-acquired three-time All-Star Rudy Gobert in the front-court was not so seamless. The offense, Finch’s Xs and Os specialty, was incredibly clunky. It led to a string of early season blowouts, turnover-saturated games, and a palpable frustration with fans and the team.
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It eventually reached a boiling point late in the fall where a sizable contingent of fans called for a midseason coaching change, which, is ironically how Finch found himself in Minnesota to begin with.