Revenge + 14 game winning streak make for a hungry
wolf
Opponent File
Minnesota Timberwolves
The T-Wolves play in the Target Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their 2002 - 2003 record was 51 - 31 (third
in the Midwest). Here's what Joe had to say about Minnesota
in his Midwest Division Preview.
Here's the Minnesota
Timberwolves Roster.
Local Paper
Minneapolis
Star Tribune | Timberwolves
Team Pages:
CNNSI.com
| Timberwolves
ESPN.com
| Timberwolves
FoxSports
| Timberwolves
NBA.com
| Timberwolves
Sportsline.com
| Timberwolves
Head Coach: Flip Saunders.
2003 Draft: F Ndudi Ebi, Westbury Christian
HS (TX), (#26); F Rick Rickert, Minnesota, (#55).
New Players: SF Ndubi Ebi (draft); SG Latrell
Sprewell (Knicks); PG Sam Cassell (Bucks); C Michael Olowokandi (Clippers);
SG Fred Hoiberg (Bulls); PF Mark Madsen (Lakers); C Ervin Johnson (Bucks
.
Season Goal: Now that they've built it,
can the T-Wolves and more importantly Garnett make the damned second round
of the playoffs?
Record vs. Nets: 0 - 1
G2: Nets
84, Wolves 61
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Projected Midwest Division Standing:
Chris Carrino: 3
Tim Capstraw: 3
Ian Eagle: 3
Joe Netsfan: 3
Steve Politi: 4
Wolf In Wolf's Clothing
When you've had as many "one and done" playoff performances as the Wolves have had over the years, despite having Kevin Garnett, you deserve the nickname "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". No more, friends, no more. They're loaded with talent, they're getting healthy (with G Wally Szczerbiak and C Michael Olowokandi coming off the IR recently) and they're winning (third best record in the league, behind Sacramento and Indiana), making the case for having staying power in this year's playoffs. Both teams are playing the second game of a back-to-back (Minnesota beat the Bucks), but the Wolves are 21 - 7 on their home court, while the Nets are 15 - 12 on the road. Oh yeah - more motivation - the Nets held the Wolves to their lowest point total ever back on Halloween night in an 84 - 61 drubbing. Can the Nets prove this 14 game winning streak (and 13 straight under L. Frank) is for real against the quality offered by the Wolves? Or will those Wolves bite the Nets' streak on the ass?
- Joe
Minnesota Timberwolves Cheat Sheet
The Story from Minneapolis: Even Kevin Garnett is impressed with the TWolves. Here's his quote after Minnesota destroyed the Suns back on February 17: "I think we're very, very scary."
Pain Game: F Ndudi Ebi (knee) is on injured reserve. G Sam Cassell (thumb) is probable.
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