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Game Recap: Wolves 90, Bobcats 100
Canis Hoopus — ... days. Yahoo! Recap: "There are going to be nights you don’t have it offensively," coach Randy Wittman said. "If you don’t continue to do things at both ends of the floor, then you can’t play. I’ve got to find people to play." Wittman's starting to call out his players. That's either a sign of a coach worried about his job or of players tuning him out. Or both. UPDATE Brit weighs in too: This trey has not been kind to ...

Wolves Updates 12-2 Part 2
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles — ... Dallas Basketball asked several bloggers to help them judge a hypothetical NBA Coaches Slam-Dunk Contest From Britt Robson/On The Ball: I'm no genius, but in predicting 30 wins for this squad ...

Witt's end
Canis Hoopus — It was a busy day yesterday for yours truly so I'd like to write a few words about the contest against Charlotte before I move on to the ostrich in the room.   Each and every Wolves fan left should be well aware of the fact that this team is a Mike-Miller-shot-with-0.1-seconds-on-the-clock-against-the-worst-franchise-in-professional sports-not-named-the-Detroit-Lions away from being an absolute catastrophe.  Against Charlotte, the squad played like the 3-13 mess it probably should be.  (As a quick side note: Earlier in the year I wrote that this team was not a 4 win club; it was shooting poorly and playing a style of ball ill-fit ...

Tonight's Game: Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic
Third Quarter Collapse — ... But Howard vs. Jefferson is clearly the matchup of the night. Jefferson, for all his offensive gifts, still has trouble guarding a traffic cone. Or he used to, anyway. He's changed his defensive attitude, and as such recorded a career-high six blocked shots in a loss to Charlotte last weekend. The trade-off is that he's expending so much energy on defense that it's affected his offense. Even if Dwight has a pedestrian night offensively--say, 18 points on 50% shooting--he should be able to make up for it by shutting Jefferson down on the other end. ...