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Vanderbilt’s breakout, plus Finch on officials

Vanderbilt's breakout, plus Finch on officials

Jarred Vanderbilt is in the midst of a breakout campaign for the Timberwolves, and Chris Hine of the Star Tribune wrote a fantastic piece on his journey to this point. Plus, head coach Chris Finch spoke out a bit more about challenges with the officials.

Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch speaks on officiating challenges

The Timberwolves haven’t played in three days. The last time they played featured a third-quarter meltdown that included a (justified) ejection of Anthony Edwards and a (more-than-questionable) flagrant foul call on Karl-Anthony Towns.

There’s been plenty of time to digest the issues related to the officials that the Wolves encountered against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. But as noted by a pair of Timberwolves beat columnists over the past few days, the Wolves’ grievances against the way they’re typically officiated goes back several years.

The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski went in-depth on the issue (subscription required), deciding that the problems date…

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