Wolves: McHale foresees 20-victory improvement

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Friday Bullets
Published 4/18/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Kevin McHale expects the Timberwolves to win half their games next year. I acknowledge his young talent, but look at the competition, and would bet the under. ...

NBA Playoff Triple Threat: Let's Light This Candle
Published 4/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... On Tap Game 1: Toronto at Orlando (12:30, TNT) Game 1: Denver at LA Lakers (3:00, ABC) Game 1: Philadelphia at Detroit (6:00, TNT) Game 1: Atlanta at Boston (8:30, TNT) Rumors du Jour Douglas-Roberts declares -Draftniks, where do you see him going? Bynum out for first round series - Not a shock. At this point, I'd be surprised to see him at all. Wittman will stay at Wolves coach - There's the inertia Minnesota's known for. Share ...

To the Core
Published 5/16/2008 by wyn at Canis Hoopus: Front Page Posts
... Now we all remember McHale's prediction of 20 more wins next year. But what struck me reading this question was the idea of the nucleus of our team. We have such a melange of young players with a mix of talents and varying levels of readiness, it's tough for me to tell who the obvious core is. All I can come up with is Al Jefferson. ...

Don’t Call It A Comeback
Published 6/25/2008 at CelticsBlog
... Ryan Gomes He's the most realistic option simply because he's a free agent. However, he's still a restricted free agent, so even if he wanted to, he couldn't give the Celtics a hometown discount. The TWolves can and will match any reasonable offer he gets. They need more guys like him, not fewer. McHale seems to agree. He's got a list of restricted free agents and at the top of the list of players he wants back is Ryan Gomes. The only other option might be a sign and trade, but honestly, what other available players do we have on our roster that the TWolves would really want? ...

Crystal Ballin': NBA Northwest Division
Published 15 days ago by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... When Kevin "Not Isiah Thomas" McHale predicted that the Wolves would win 20 more games this season all the way back in April (that would make them 42-40), we all laughed. And sometimes, I still laugh about it. But just because I don't expect them to be above .500 doesn't mean that I think they'll actually get worse this year. Last season they had, along with Memphis, the 3rd worst record in the league. And after a year of surprisingly good personnel moves by the front office that locked up quality players, added prospects and picks and brought on Mike Miller, it'd be a stretch ...