Minnesota Timberwolves Better than we thought?

The Minnesota Timberwolves rolled into Portland on Wednesday with a three game winning streak and left with win number four. They played horrible for three quarters, but then turned it up in the fourth quarter. So what should we think of this Timberwolves team?

Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell are gone and we lost most of our number two and three scorers on our team, but with these subtractions here comes in youth and defense with Wally and Jaric. Defense has been a league calling card the past years with Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs winning titles with soild defense and hustle. So is this a playoff capable Timberwolves team the answer is yes, and I will tell you why, just like football hustle and defense get champonships. Wally is the key though if he hits shots and plays average defense then we have two 20 point starters, and that takes so pressure off our character players like Hudson, Griffin, Hassell, Jaric, and the Candy-man.

I wouldn't rank this team as top five all time in the organization yet, but I like the defense and the fact that you can plug in players and it doesn't feel like big time players are missing time. This might be the most versatile Timberwolves team in history. The Timberwolves have a two day break and play the LA Lakers on Saturday so if you want to watch a team that plays team basketball and defense give them a look.

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