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In Julius Randle‘s two seasons in Minnesota, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch has never been publicly critical of the three-time All-Star, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
However, that changed after Friday’s loss to Portland, when the Wolves were up 104-103 with 35 seconds remaining and gave up a pair of offensive rebounds, eventually resulting a Jerami Grant three-pointer that put the Blazers ahead for good. Minnesota gave up 18 offensive boards in the game, while Randle — who is averaging a career-low 6.8 rebounds per game, Krawczynski notes — had five boards and only three on the defensive glass.
“All we gotta do, we’re up 104-103, and all we have to do is get a rebound and we can’t,” Finch lamented. “There’s like a lag time from the time the shot goes and we take a breath and we look up. They’re flying around and we’re delayed in our reactions. It’s been that way for a while. It’s just not good enough.
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For maybe the first time publicly, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch took aim at Julius Randle after Friday’s loss to Portland, as detailed by Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. It came down to one thing: Rebounding.
“All we have to do is get a rebound and we can’t,” Finch said.
The Wolves gave up 18 offensive boards, including the sequence that led to Jerami Grant’s go-ahead three. Randle finished with just three defensive rebounds, and Finch made sure that did not go unnoticed.
It is not something you usually hear from him, especially when it comes to Randle. But as Krawczynski noted, Minnesota is in a tight playoff race, and the tone is starting to reflect that urgency.
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