A garbage-time star, that is.
“There are a lot of guys who will say, ‘Aw, we’re down 15 or 20,’ and they’ll hoist up some shots to try to get theirs,” Minnesota forward Kevin Love said. “Some guys — I take pride in this too — will try to get an offensive rebound, play defense, get defensive rebounds, take the right shots, hit the right guy … When you see a guy who’s not taking the right shot, it’s humorous sometimes. At the same time, it’s not funny.”
“I like the way we’re going right now,” Rambis said of staying with Wilkins.
Wilkins made his sixth consecutive start Friday night but struggled with two points on 1 for 9 shooting in 28 minutes. Gomes, who returned to the lineup for the Wolves’ Dec. 26 game against Washington, had seven points on 3 for 8 shooting in 20 minutes. His best game since returning was against Utah on Wednesday when he had 11 points and two rebounds in 21 minutes.
“It’s going to be my trademark, actually, like Rip Hamilton’s mask,” Love said. “It feels comfortable, to be honest. It feels kind of weird when I take it off sometimes to shoot. I don’t need it, but I actually like it.”
“My jump shot is starting to fall this year,” Brewer said. “It’s tough not being able to play for a year, because it kind of destroyed my development, but I think I’m getting back on track now.”
Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis thinks Brewer has made “tremendous strides since training camp.”
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