Chris Finch calls out Rudy Gobert for bench proposal

As it is The Timberwolves are going through a terrible situation frustrating predicament, with the last two defeats raising questions about the team’s efforts, it led to some interesting comments from Rudy Gobert. With The Timberwolves want to be successful after the trade deadlineGobert would publicly question the responsibility given to the team, which some might see as a blow to the head coach Chris Finch.

Gobert would say after Minnesota’s disappointing 119-115 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans that the effort was low, “someone has to hold the players accountable,” and he also acknowledged how difficult it is to get players out of the game. Finch would reply, saying it was resolved.

“I’m having all my conversations with ourselves in the house. Disappointed, he felt the need to go out. But regardless, it’s already been dealt with today. There’s never been a team that’s won anything significant to replace them going there,” Finch said.

For NBA Insiders “The Hoop Collective,” Brian Windhorst would say Finch’s comments say he’s not removing a star Anthony Edwardswho many believe is one of the players Gobert was talking about, although he didn’t name anyone.

Rudy Gobert of the Timberwolves emphasizes responsibility and effort

While it is the rumors surrounding the Timberwolves will continueGobert’s original comments drew a lot of attention, calling out players on the team who weren’t trying hard enough. He spoke at length about responsibility, but did not name any players which showed a lack of effort.

“At some point, if the players don’t have accountability, somebody has to be accountable for the players,” Gobert said, via ESPN. “I work directly, I just talk about direct effort. I don’t even get to the basketball side of things, like … mistakes are part of the game, but effort to me for a team that wants to play for a championship is unacceptable.”

“It’s not an easy position for a coach to take guys out of the game,” Gobert continued. “It’s not something you want to do, but I think if the players don’t show any effort, at some point, no matter how talented we are as a team, if you don’t have that, you just can’t be a winning team.”

Minnesota is currently 32-22, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference when they take on the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.