Rob Dillingham's early-season play has one glaring red flag

Guangzhou Loong-Lions v Minnesota Timberwolves | David Berding/GettyImagesMany people (myself included) were expecting second-year guard Rob Dillingham to have a breakout season. This is especially true given the Minnesota Timberwolves' lack of point guard play, with all due respect to Mike Conley.

However, thus far, Dillingham's role has looked fairly similar to his rookie season. Dillingham is averaging 11.2 minutes (.7 more than last year), 4.7 points, 2.1 assists, and 1.3 rebounds on 37.3/20/72.7 shooting splits.

The main concerns Dillingham doubters had with him getting a bigger role were defense and decision-making. Shockingly, though, it's been his shot-making that has prevented Chris…