Twenty percent of the way through the schedule, the Minnesota Timberwolves sit at 9-8.
After a hot start there are a lot of reasons for the latest struggles for the Wolves including injuries, a suspension, and key players out for personal reasons.
Excuses aside, the system that Ryan Saunders implemented has worked well for Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is No. 12 in the league in scoring while shooting the ball at a 47 percent clip with improved playmaking ability. For his part, Towns is being compared to Steph Curry, shooting a hair under 45 percent from 3-point range on nine attempts per game.