{"id":231259,"date":"2009-11-01T01:32:06","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T01:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/11\/01\/wolves-updates-111-v15-2620\/"},"modified":"2009-11-01T01:32:06","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T01:32:06","slug":"wolves-updates-111-v15-2620","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-111-v15-2620\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 11\/1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even though he lost those 30 pounds, he hasn\u2019t regained the explosiveness or confidence that he showed all last season.<\/em><\/p>\n Jefferson has played 25 minutes in each of these first two games and still is trying to find the rhythm and assurance that made him one of the league\u2019s best low-post scorers.<\/em><\/div>\n Most NBA coaches would stress going inside more, but Al Jefferson is still working his way back from major knee surgery last season and Achilles’ tendinitis, and forward Kevin Love is out with a broken hand.<\/em>
The Wolves’ outside shooting isn’t good enough to make the inside game more effective, so that’s not much of an option. In two games, the Wolves are 4 for 21 on three-point attempts.<\/em>
Out of necessity, Rambis said his best option is to keep things simple and not introduce more plays until the team makes significant progress with the basics of his triangle offense. <\/em><\/div>\n