Minnesota Timberwolves: 5 Goals For Tyus Jones

Step-Up On Defense

This improvement could be said for anyone on the roster. But today, we’re aiming this goal at Tyus Jones.

Playing on a team that ranked 26th in defensive rating, Jones can find himself on the court more if he is even the slightest bit better on defense. He ranked 338th out of 486 players in defensive rating last year with a score of 108.2.

Yes, he averaged just under 13 minutes per game last season so there was not much time to show his full capability. But remember that he also played in 60 games and now has a much bigger role with a team who already struggles greatly on defense. This is where Jones will be able to impress Thibodeau and earn more minutes as the teams backup point guard.

It wont be what Jones does on offense that helps himself and the team , although I’ll get to that in a moment. He will be able to earn more time and benefit the team if he can improve on defense.