This week could change Micah Nori’s career. But the assistant coach is only worried about the Timberwolves and Chris Finch

Timberwolves assistant coach Micah Nori spent this week both installing a game plan to face the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals and serving as the face of an organization.

Shortly after practices ended, Nori made his way over to field questions from the local media ranging from ways to stop Nikola Jokic to what the potential seating setup could be for head coach Chris Finch.

Apples and oranges. Which, frankly, isn’t all that rare of a spectrum when facing questions from a sea of reporters. From there, Nori has had to handle a number of local and national radio interviews.

Finch is heavily involved this week, even while having surgery to repair his ruptured patellar tendon, but Nori has had to take on a number of the head coach’s duties ahead of the franchise’s biggest playoff series in 20 years.

It’s good practice for what’s potentially coming down the line. Nori will be the on...