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This season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have lived and died (mostly died; they're 1-9) by the triangle offense. Our Wolves blog, Canis Hoopus, explains why the triangle offense isn't effective when applied to a team thin on talent:
Ultimately, the big secret about the TO is that it's more about on-court ego management than anything else.
[...] On the flip side of this equation is the Wolves. They are so untalented that it really doesn't matter what they choose to run, it will look like poo.
The rest of the post, which is well worth reading, goes on to explain why the Wolves are bad at basketball. So bad, in fact, that they were pre-empted in their home television market by Friday night boxing. Sad face.
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