How on earth are the Wolves a top-10 defense!?

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a top-10 defense this year, thanks to a creative, unique scheme that involves D'Angelo Russell. This video details how coach Chris Finch has covered up the perimeter defensive weaknesses of Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns, while taking advantage of All-Defense talent like Jarred Vanderbilt, to construct one of the league's best half-court defenses.

Support at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Basketball-Ben-Taylor/dp/1532968175
Podcast: https://player.fm/series/thinking-basketball or at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ben-taylor/thinking-basketball-podcast
Website: https://www.backpicks.com
Twitter: @elgee35

Mike De La Rosa is the video coordinator at Thinking Basketball. Follow him @MiikeDLR on twitter. Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
http://www.pbpstats.com @bballport
https://www.basketball-reference.com
https://stats.nba.com
-----
Footage in this video is owned by the NBA and its partners. It is intended for critique and education.

Music by csus (instrumental)

#ThinkingBasketball