Star Tribune · Mar 5, 2016
With four games in five nights, Wolves need more from the bench
Injuries and personnel moves have dramatically changed the Timberwolves’ rotation.
With interim coach Sam Mitchell committed to a youth-oriented starting lineup, the team’s bench has faded into the background.
Starting tonight, that may change. At least a little.
Over the last 15 games no team has used its bench less than the Timberwolves. Before that, with Kevin Garnett and Tayshaun Prince in the starting lineup, no team used its bench more.
KG remains sidelined with a knee injury, Nemanja Bjelica with a foot injury. Andre Miller and Kevin Martin are gone. Suddenly the Wolves bench is very young and very inexperienced. And, often in recent games, a big problem for the Wolves.