If we had beaten the Lakers we would be in a tie for the final playoff spot!

I can see one of two things happening: The year continues around a .500 pace, basically making the Wolves spoiler candidates. Or, the Wolves finally put it all together all the time and go on a run none of us would have thought possible prior to now. In a way, not having our pick is a blessing, as there is no ambivalence. It’s all about winning, and that bodes well for next year, if not this year.

Wolves are 8-5 against the West, but only 2-6 against the East.

If we were making hay against the Leastern Conference, we’d be right in the middle of the race.

have changed so much of their team whether it is the new acquisitions, rookies, or coaching. It will take a stretch of games for Webster, Barea, Beasley, DWill (especially), Pek, Darko (when he comes back), and Lee to fit in and play together. Having stability in Rubio and Love is going to make the process faster than most expectations that project twolves breaking out next year imo. As we saw yesterday against Houston, it was a completely different team from when it played them a week before. Not only do the players that are coming back add talent and potential, but it also allows other guys like love and tolliver especially to maximize what they do best by letting them stay fresh. Twolves are a team which thrives on energy, pressure, and making big plays. The new depth will allow this team to overwhelm teams that are not as deep and teams that are not as talented within their depth.