Plot explanation
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ORtg & DRtg: Offensive ratings (ORtg) are estimates of how many points teams score per 100 possessions, and higher is better. Defensive ratings (DRtg) are estimates of how many points teams' opponents score on them per 100 possessions, and lower is better.
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Four quadrants: Teams in the top-left quadrant have the best net rating (estimated point differential per 100 possessions), and teams in the bottom-right quadrant have the worst. The bottom-left quadrant represents teams who are better defensively than offensively, and the top-right quadrant are those who are better offensively than defensively.
I haven't watched any twolves games (or highlights even), anything about their defence stand out to you? Why is their d so good
Their frontcourt is huge: KAT at PF and Gobert at Center. Gobert is known as a defensive center, and he contributes 14 points a game for a 38 mil salary. I think that's a good chunk of it, but I don't know the Wolves well
They've been aggressive. They've got above average or elite personnel at every position defensively, with the possible exception of Towns, but he's been much improved defensively as well this year. They been running good schemes, covering each other's backs, rotating on the perimeter, getting in passing lanes and playing phenomenal on ball defense. Jaden McDaniels is criminally underrated. I don't understand how he wasn't in the dpoy conversation last year. He guards the best player on the opposing team almost every night and really throws them off their game.