FarBeyondDriven wrote:Keep GM - he's doing his job as well as can be expected. Good drafts and good trade that was likely a cost-cutting demand by owners
Fire HC - He's completely failed to use this season to develop Dillingham and Shannon so they'd be contributing come playoff time. It's nuts that they essentially wasted two first round picks for essentially nothing because Finch is a buffoon. Conley has been washed for a couple of years now and this season there was no hiding that fact. His defense took a massive hit as well so it's not like going to Dillingham would have been a substantial drop off there. I also didn't like his rotations in the playoffs. I think he's being carried by talent and brings nothing to the table. Most clearly disagree but I promise you if the Wolves run it back and have the same result he'll be either fired or on the hot seat and fired not long after.
As expected - I think they're doing as well as they can do with their current coach
treadmill - until they fire their coach they'll remain contenders but with a ceiling
Your comments on Finch not playing rookies is lacking context.
-even if Dillingham has closed the gap on Conley defensively Conley is still a vastly superior offensive player when it comes to running the offense, something MIN really needed
-MIN finished 1 game out of the play-in. You wanted him to give away games in the name of development so MIN could risk not even making the real playoffs?
-please cite how many rookies actually contributed to the playoffs this season. 2 rookies played actual rotation minutes (Edey and Ware) and both were net negatives on the floor. Rookies almost never contribute on high level playoffs teams, regardless of how many minutes they play in the regular season.
Developing rookies into conference finals ready rotation players is not a thing. It rarely happens and should not be considered a mark against Finch.
MIN lost 3 games by 15+ points to OKC. You think Dillingham and Shannon were making up that gap?