The 'Wolves Are Winning, and I'm Not Happy

 
What happened to the plan? In case you forgot, let's bring in Star Tribune columnist Jim Souhan to refresh our memories: "Losing as much as possible to attain the highest chance of winning the NBA draft lottery and landing Kansas State's Michael Beasley." Minnesota has now won 15 games this season, and they seem to have forgotten the plan in it's entirety. What's going on? I think I know. Mark Madsen is on the bench. If the 'Wolves want Beasley, they need to play Madsen. The Miami Heat have caught and passed Minnesota in the race for the worst record in the NBA. The Heat have 11 wins, the 'Wolves have 15. Miami's Dwayne Wade is out for the season, so they won't be winning many more games. It's time to call upon Madsen to save us, before it's too late. Interestingly enough, the Heat traded for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount earlier this season. Someone should have stopped that trade before it started, because no one in their right mind would trade for both of these players unless they are ... [link]

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