The Minnesota Timberwolves, a team which is so maligned but yet they ooze so much potential and talent that they should be a contender just from the sheer number of high draft picks they have stockpiled over the years. For many, this lockout-shortened season hasn't gotten off to the start that they would have wanted to (Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LA Lakers), the Timberwolves might actually be able to use this as springboard for greater things to come. With the arrival of Spanish phenom Ricky Rubio and the drafting of Derrick Williams the Timberwolves are poised to finally do something they haven't been able to do since the Kevin Garnett era, contend. Whether for a .500 record or a playoff spot, and (for the kool-aid drinkers), a championship. But all this depends on how well new coach Rick Adelman can get a group of underachieving athletes to work together.
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