The Minnesota Timberwolves have been criticized in
recent seasons for tanking down the stretch to try to improve their
draft position. But owner Glen Taylor strongly disagrees, especially
with what happened at the end of last season.
 
"It was more like, I’d say, K.G. tanked it," Taylor said today.
 
 
Taylor said Garnett took himself out of the lineup with five games to
play last season for what the team called an injured quadriceps muscle.
 
“The other guys still wanted to play and stuff like this here,” Taylor
said. “But it sure changed the team. It didn’t make us as (good). We
wanted to play Randy (Foye) and some of the other younger guys. But
this year, if they win, they win.”