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Nuggets 107, Wolves 100: A Familiar Flaw

MINNEAPOLIS — A little over five weeks ago, amid that deflating 11-game losing streak, I asked Ryan Saunders whether or not the team could improve their defensive rebounding in spite of small-ball.

His answer was yes, essentially. Ryan believed the coaching staff could emphasize gang rebounding on the defensive end, asking everyone to buckle down and become vitally important in this process of collecting boards and shutting down possessions. He specifically mentioned sophomore Josh Okogie as a key weapon that could help them greatly in this regard, even as my question suggested disbelief.

As of this writing, according to Basketball-Reference, the Wolves currently sit 22nd in defensive rebound percentage at 76.