Congratulations to Anthony for being the overall winner of the Wolves site’s Battle Of The Bloggers.   
 
 
Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune on tonight’s game against the Wizards: 

Wolves forward Craig Smith (sprained ankle) practiced partially on
Thursday and there’s a chance he could play some tonight if there’s no
additional pain or swelling this morning. 
 
 
Antoine Walker on finding out that Rashad McCants had microfracture surgery last summer:

"He had microfracture?" Walker said of McCants. "I didn’t know that. He’s looking good then. A lot of them guys need to find out who did his surgery." 
 
 
Various factors contributed to Walker’s slow start,
Wittman said. The coach said he didn’t have to learn much about
Walker’s skills. Rather, Walker needed time to learn the plays.
 
 
Lenny Megliola/Daily News Tribune from Waltham, MA called up a Minneapolis sports bar as well as Rick Alonzo from the Pioneer Press to talk about the Garnett trade.
 
 
Shoals/Fanhouse on Coach Wittman saying the D-League could be an option for Foye while the player is recovering from his injury: 

But Foye’s a good test candidate. The Timberwolves don’t really need to
worry about winning games, the roster is crowded, and for a young
player, recovering from an injury can sometimes be a tricky matter. Why
not do it away from the harsh glare of television cameras, and get it
done right?
 
 
Stephen Litel/Hoopsworld asks Al Jefferson if all the losses have made it difficult for him to stay positive:
"It’s not hard to stay positive. I mean, every game we lost, we could
have won. We’re just going out there and learning from our mistakes and
just learn how to finish games."
 
 
Wolves forward Al Jefferson is averaging 22.3 points
in his previous four games, shooting 53.9 percent. He began Thursday
ranked 10th in the NBA in rebounding (11.5 a game). 
 
 
 
John Hollinger/ESPN has the Wolves at #26 in his power rankings.
 
 
From Yahoo Finance:  

The report, prepared by RSM McGladrey, Inc., one of the country’s
leading business, tax and accounting consultancies, and CSL
International, a nationally known sports business advisor, states that,
since 1961, professional sports in Minnesota have generated more than
$345 million in revenue and required approximately $117 million in
public monies for facilities and infrastructure –
a net benefit of approximately $228 million.
 
 

On Wednesday night, the Garden was silent, its asphalt and chain-link
fencing lit by candles placed across the court in memory of the man who
taught Telfair, his cousin Stephon Marbury and two generations of New
York City street-ball players the game of basketball.