The Minnesota Timberwolves snapped their three-year streak of losing on opening night by beating the Brooklyn Nets, 127-126.
We saw plenty of new faces hit the court for the Timberwolves, but none of these players made as big of an impact as head coach Ryan Saunders’s new offense.
During the Tom Thibodeau era, the Timberwolves’ offense was outdated, stagnant, and lacked any creativity. Three-pointers were not encouraged while post-ups and mid-range jumpers were the goals.
When there was off-ball movement, the goal wasn’t to get an easy scoring opportunity, but instead to set up inefficient isolations or post-ups.