Wittman’s mood was subdued after Thursday’s practice, when the Wolves returned to work after a three-game Western trip without Al Jefferson. The team’s star forward flew home to Mississippi after Tuesday’s game at Golden State to attend to what Wittman and Wolves basketball boss Kevin McHale called a family matter. He is expected to return in time for Saturday’s home game against Portland…
Asked if he was satisfied with the team’s coaching thus far, McHale said, “Yeah, well, right now we have to find a way to win basketball games. That’s what this game is all about.”
After practice Thursday, players and coach Randy Wittman trotted out familiar laments of being one stop, one rebound or one basket from having a winning record. Collectively, though, they are a team groping for consistency and clutch performances down the stretch.
“We don’t have one guy’s who’s going to be the hero. We have to do it as a group,” Wittman said. “We’ve got to play with confidence that you’re going win a game. It’s making plays at the end and making them with confidence.”
And just as the Worldwide Leader praised Boozer, we’d be remiss if we didn’t shine a spotlight on what Ryan Gomes is trying to do across the country. Gomes wrote a letter to all Division I Men’s and Women’s basketball coaches, athletic trainers and other hoops staffers, trying to raise money to get AED’s (automated external defibrillators) in every single one of their gyms. Gomes isn’t just a sponsor for this project. He started this foundation.
The Timberwolves on Thursday reported that about 2,000 tickets remain for their Nov. 21 game against Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics at Target Center, which has capacity of 19,364.
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