Ervin Johnson

I Love the 80s

Since when could the Wolves hold their opponents to fewer than 90 points a game?

Can Flip flip the script?

Held Back

Now that their last chance at a playoff berth is mercifully gone, it's time to pass out the grades for this year's Timberwolves--and boy, are their moms gonna be mad

The Last Gasp

Arrrr, mateys: can't we all just get along?

Two Cheers for Kevin McHale

And a reckless proposal to further shake up the Wolves

What Happened?

Everybody thought the Wolves would contend for an NBA crown this year, and some picked them to win it. Not anymore: how egos and contracts turned one of the league's highest-paid teams into middle-of-the-pack underachievers.

One For The Team

In praise of Fred Hoiberg

Shuffling the Starters

The Wolves lineup shuffle only partly fixes their underachievement problem

An Emergency Prescription

One proposal for turning around the Wolves season

MV3 Minus 2 Equals 1 Long Season

Spree and Sammy aren’t the same guys they were a year ago

The Defense Rests

Can the Wolves overcome their underachieving ways?

The Man in the Middle

With Michael Olowokandi seeming stunned, newcomer Eddie Griffin steps front and center

Underachieving with Attitude

The early omens aren't good for Sam Cassell and the Wolves

A Season on the Brink

Will a healthy Wolves roster take the team forward or backward?

A Tough Act To Follow

Time for Wolves management to be bold--again

A Watery Grave

The Lakers drown the Wolves' hopes

Full-Bore Ball Movement + Half-Assed Shaq = Even Series

Send in the Clowns

The Lakers bring the big top to Minnesota

Everybody Is a Star

It will take more than KG to beat the Kings

Best of Three

The Wolves turned over game four. Can Sacramento steal this series with only seven men?

Something Wild

After two roller-coaster games, the formula for success is obvious. Will the Wolves follow it?

Flip Flops?

Is Flip Saunders coaching the Wolves into a premature summer vacation?

Eight Questions for Round Two

One Down...

Bold coaching helps the Wolves eliminate the Nuggets

Best Supporting Actors

Hassell and Hoiberg rescue the Wolves

Outhustled

The Wolves leave their game in Minnesota

The Beauty of Ugly

The Wolves suffocate Denver with a capital D

Hate the Playoffs, Love the Game?

God created the world in six days, so why does it take eight weeks to pick an NBA champion: A City Pages dialogue

True Grit

The Wolves set the stage for an extended playoff run

How The West Was Won

On the brink of the playoffs, the Wolves' brain trust breaks down the best season in franchise history

No More Smiles

The Wolves' slump brings grimaces and gritted teeth

Center of Attention

The Sweet and Sour Kandi Man

The Picture of Health

Will an injury-free roster make the wolves better?

The Third Wheel

The Wolves' winning Spree

Sam I Am

Cassell, the Wolves' crunch time warrior

The Wolves Get D

Playing both ends of the court

Looking Fierce

The Wolves find a groove

Underdogs Again

Another injury has the suddenly undersized Timberwolves looking up at their Western Conference rivals

The Glue Guy

Why Fred Hoiberg is so valuable to the Timberwolves

A Hard Road

Banged-up team meets brutal schedule

Learning to Fly

The Wolves' shaky start is nothing to fret about. Yet, anyway.

This Is It

The future is now

Unfinished Business

The Wolves scramble to improve--and keep KG happy

Da Kidz Are All Right