Patience

I understand the reason for all of our immediate reactions and analysis of the Wolves. For one, it's fun, and it is what makes being a fan interesting. If you just watched games and accepted the outcomes then watching sports wouldn't offer much.

And I definitely understand that we have been sold the same line over and over for a long time. It makes it hard to be patient if we keep getting told to be patient season after season after season.

But I am going to try and help out the Wolves, and their front office, and everyone who can see where this team is going.

Patience. Everybody, please have patience.

This isn't like other years. This season we have so many brightspots, and so much talent. No longer are we cheering on a streak of games where Randy Foye scores 20 and makes a run in the fourth. And no longer do we have to consider Jefferson getting 2 blocks a moral victory.

We have very good players every where that you look. And please, have patience. We aren't winning yet because everyone on this team is on a brand new team. Almost everyone is in a brand new role. All that we know now is that we have a lot of talent, what we do not know is how high the ceiling of this team is.

So why, in the face of all our talent and youth, and learning, do so many people feel the need to react so quickly to everything that happens?

A bad shooting night for Beasley is a good thing. He will go back into the gym, work on getting to his spots, and driving to the basket more. It doesn't mean he will never be an elite player. We will have no idea if Beasley reaches his potential until at least 4 years from now.

Wes Johnson has all the talent in the world. He has one of the best shots in the league, plays great defense, and is an elite athlete. What exactly in that formula make anybody think he will not be a great player and borderline allstar in a few years?

Darko can't hit a shot, but he leads the league in blocks. That alone is worth 7 mil a year.

And we could easily go on. We have a defensive stopper in Brewer. A big time gap filler in Toliver, a low post scorer in Pek, and I guess we have Mr. Kevin Love too.

But maybe it comes down to winning. We aren't winning games. That makes it tougher to stay confident for sure. But what is the point of winning now anyways? Durant had his share of bad losing seasons. And if that is the team we want to emulate, then we better start there.

Why do we need to win now anyways? When Ron Artest was recently asked about his drop in stats he said, "so what, I'm not gonna be president with 5 rebounds."

Well, we aren't gonna be in the playoffs with 35 wins. Nor will we be NBA champs with 45 wins. So don't count 'em. Just look at the players, watch them try to develop, and enjoy the fun product we have and the incredible skill level our team offers.

But please have patience. This team needs seasons to develop, not games. We have too much talent to get panicky and trade some of our best players. Reading comments like 'we should trade Wes, or B-Easy, or pick up Iggy' are missplaced. We don't need to do any of those things. We just need to let this team brew.

Making a trade means you see where there is a weakness and you are trying to improve it. We have no idea what our weaknesses our right now. We have a starting PG and a SG coming into our rotation any day now. We have a potential star overseas, just try to relax and enjoy the development of our team.

I'll start worrying about the wins with you guys in a couple seasons.