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New Timberwolves president Gersson Rosas not subtle about 'modern basketball' agenda

Gersson Rosas likely experienced cultural shock when examining the way the Wolves play compared to the team he just left, the Houston Rockets.

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The Timberwolves introduced a new basketball boss on Monday, and while Gersson Rosas didn’t go so far as to poke fun at the team’s style of play under Tom Thibodeau, he mentioned “modern basketball” at least a half dozen times when discussing his plan.

The term “culture” has become so ingrained in the sports world vernacular that every coach and team executive has made it Chapter 1 in their operational manual.