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Wolves' Defense Prepares For Pelicans, Zion

zsiDuring games, Wolves head coach Ryan Saunders can often be found meandering towards the halfcourt-line where he has a better chance of hearing how his players are communicating on the defensive end.

In Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Saunders was reminded that his team has quite a ways to go before its fully up to speed with its defensive schemes.

“I heard three coverage calls that we don’t have in our package,” Saunders said before Monday’s practice. “As soon as there was a dead ball, you call that guy over and right away he’s like, ‘Yeah, yeah, that’s a blue here, that’s not a flat.