UTADarryn PetersonDevelopmentPresser1d

Peterson was patient and made good reads attacking the drop coverage.

“Darryn did a good job of being patient and attacking the drop. You know, I think it was a good moment to try to get him in those actions based on their coverage and, you know, he did a nice job making some good reads.”

UTALauri MarkkanenRole & RotationPresser3d

Markkanen has logged some minutes at the five because of injuries and foul trouble.

“He doesn't play a ton of five in general, but, you know, with some of the injuries and then some foul trouble, you know, sometimes you have to change things up.”

UTAJosh Green · Josh OkogieRole & RotationPresser3d

Green and Okogie keep a need on the roster for their physicality and point of attack defense.

“Their opportunity has gone up and down based on factors that are outside of their control... what they give our team from a physicality standpoint and at the point of attack is something that we need.”

MINJonathan KumingaRole & RotationPresser3d

Kuminga embraces a role of rebounding.

“We have so many people that have to put the ball in the hole. The rest of the jobs, like, rebounding, playing hard, defending, I think, it's right there, why not do it?”

MINLaMelo BallMinutes & UsagePresser3d

With Anthony Edwards out Finch wants LaMelo Ball more aggressive as both playmaker and scorer.

“Ant goes out, we need him to be more aggressive in all the ways, you know, obviously playmaking, but also, you know, for himself to score.”

MINJonathan KumingaRole & RotationReviewedPresser3d

Jonathan Kuminga tasked with dirty work and connective play while staying confident in his shot.

“Well, you know, we asked him when he got here. We knew he needed to be our dirty work guy - run the floor, get rebounds, guard at a high level. Just be some connective tissue out there doing all the things that he can do with his physicality, his athleticism. But we also told him to stay really confident in your shot. When you’re open, let it fly. We trust your game offensively. And he’s really shooting the lights out for us right now because he’s getting good shots in the flow of the offense with his feet set. And they just, they all feel like they’re going to go in.”