Timberwolves Win, No Joke

Just when I thought the Minnesota Timberwolves weren’t going to win another game this season, they pulled off a victory in Miami beating the Miami Heat last night 111-104.

Sebastian Telfair was the star and it’s about time he steps into that role, but I think the real key was successful 3-pointers. I bought some Gopher Basketball tickets a few weeks back and saw the maroon and gold at The Barn. I made note that the Gopher Basketball team may shoot better for 3 pointers than any other team in college basketball right now and I think that is a big component to their success. Then when I saw the Timberwolves turn on the three point charm last night, I thought, hey they might be able to pull this off and they did!

Randy Foye had back to back threes which was a huge team morale booster as well. I say the Twolves should shoot more threes and just be sure to position some guys under the basket for the inevitable rebounds. A new strategy is definitely needed if the Wolves want to win even 5 more games this season, why not shoot for threes every time?

Gopher Basketballers work out with Wolves

Word on the street is that three of the Gopher basketball seniors were a part of the Minnesota Timberwolves workout sessions. I don’t think Dan Coleman, Spencer Tollackson or Lawrence McKenzie have what it takes to play in the NBA, but what better place to try out than in your home state? Actually, if the Timberwolves want to fill more seats at the Target Center next year, they may want to consider adding one of those Gophers to the roster. They certainly aren’t going to be able to sell Timberwolves tickets with the team they have right now. A little creative marketing wouldn’t hurt and that means finding a personality that Minnesota basketball fans already like.