Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders has seven timeouts to use during the course of a game, and there is a method to how he wants to use them.
As one might assume, Saunders uses some of his timeouts to try to stop an opponent’s run.
But Saunders uses a few of them per game solely to steal some rest at opportune times for his players. This goes hand in hand with the analytical approach the Wolves are taking toward every facet of the organization, even down to how Saunders uses his timeouts.
“On the road it might be a little bit different where you try to save an extra timeout to stymie a run,” Saunders said.