Minnesota Timberwolves playtype dissection

The Minnesota Timberwolves are one of the best NBA teams at running post ups. What other types of plays do they accel at and which ones do they struggle with?

For some, it may be obvious which types of plays the Minnesota Timberwolves dominate in and those they should stray away from. For others, our eyes may mislead us and make us see things that aren’t really there (and no, I’m not talking about hallucinations).

Sometimes we get into a frame of mind and prematurely settle on a conclusion before finding out the factual information. Our eyes then see what our brain already believes and that can be a dangerous concept.

Thanks to NBA.com, we can find all of the playtype statistics our little hearts desire.

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It’s there where my journey begins. I’ll delve into all of the analytical information that tells us how good (or bad) the Wolves are at every action. Due to the heavy influx of statistical information, I’ll try to keep it nice and tidy and easy to understand.

I’ll only cover the main playtypes which includes transition, isolation, pick-and-roll (both ball handler and roll man), post ups and spot ups.

It’s important to remember these numbers can be very fluid and change game-to-game. However, it will give us a good starting point as to where Minnesota is at in terms of quality and quantity in each category.