Sick of Negative Twin Cities Media

I am sick of the Minneapolis/St. Paul media being unable to give any credit to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin McHale. I don't understand why the media is unwilling to give the Timberwolves credit for getting the franchise back on the right track. These are the most telling signs that the Timberwolves are headed in the right direction:

1) The acquisition of Al Jefferson and his emergence as a bona-fide NBA Superstar.
2) The trade of OJ Mayo for Love and Miller. The jury is still out, but this trade has the potential to be a franchise changing move.
3) Getting rid of Marko Jaric and his bloated contract.
4) Filling the roster with "good guys."

In my estimation, the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the right track and will be a playoff caliber team next year. At that point, The Twin Cities Media will have to give credit where credit is due. In the meantime, I am going to go out and buy Timberwolves Tickets for this weekends game.

Timberwolves lose to Atlanta Hawks

I went to the Timberwolves game vs. the Atlanta Hawks last night and the second half was pathetic. The first half the team looked like it was on fire. Marko Jaric was making shots like crazy and Rashad McCants looked like he had his MoJo back. At one point the Wolves had a 20 point lead, 20 points! The Wolves didn’t even bother to show up the second half and I blame the coaching staff for that. Randy Wittman has got to find a way to motivate the team and when the Hawks are marching you up and down the court, call a timeout – regroup. This young Timberwolves team keeps showing me glimpses of potential, but I don’t think Randy Wittman is the guy to bring it to the next level.

Randy Foye Injury Setback

What is going on with Minnesota sports teams? It seems every team has a star player (or two) hurt and now the Timberwolves have joined that club. First, the Minnesota Vikings with Tarvaris Jackson, then the Minnesota Wild with Marian Gaborik and now the Wolves with Randy Foye. On of my favorite Wild blogs has a message for Marian Gaborik to put his big girl panties on and tough it out and I agree! Now I know Randy Foyes knee injury is a little more serious than a pulled groin muscle, but the same principal applies. These athletes are paid tons of money to PLAY, not to sit in rehab. What is going on? These guys need to take better care of their bodies - its their source of income.

Foye, a second-year Wolves guard, will miss at least the first three weeks of the regular season because of a stress reaction on his left kneecap. The reaction, a sort of precursor to what might have become a stress fracture, was finally detected late Monday after Foye had both an MRI and a CT scan on the joint.

Randy Foye was one of the reason I had planned to buy Timberwolves tickets this season. The offense is built around his leadership and abilities. It will be tough for Sebastian Telfair (who isn’t 100% healthy either) and Marko Jaric to fill the hole.

It seems a dismal Timberwolves season just got more depressing.