Brewer tried out his leg during pre-game warmups and then was made
inactive along with Antoine Walker. Only difference, Brewer sat behind
the bench and Walker, through what coach Randy Wittman called a mutual
agreement between coach and player, stayed behind in Minnesota for the
three-game trip that continues Friday in Sacramento and Saturday in Los
Angeles against the Clippers. Looks like we’re heading toward Walker
being paid to stay away, although Wittman said his presence on road
trips will be determined oon  a trip for trip basis. 

 
 
 
As poor a job as Timberwolves vice president Kevin McHale did in building around KG, he proved adept at dismantling the KG era. With fewer than 10 players in the league possessing the skills and charisma to make for a fair swap, getting the rapidly improving Jefferson, the quietly productive Gomes and a pair of first-rounders wasn’t a bad return for a superstar who may well have bolted at the end of the season anyway.
 
 
   
Wolves coach Randy Wittman might have ideas on how
to restructure the division. He said he thinks it makes sense to have
Minnesota in the Eastern Conference.
 
"From a travel standpoint, it makes sense," Wittman said. "It’s easier going out there than it is out West."
 
Stern wasn’t surprised Wittman feels that way.
 
"That I know," Stern said. "Memphis always wanted to
go. They felt they were on the wrong side of the Mississippi, too. We
haven’t given it a lot of thought, but obviously we’ll focus on it."
 
 
 

Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site talks to Jim Petersen about the loss to Charlotte and Kirk Snyder.

 

Wolves coach Randy Wittman used the 23rd different starting lineup of
the season on Tuesday against the Charlotte Bobcats. That’s the most
starting lineups used in a single season in Wolves history, surpassing
the number during the 1995-96 season.
 
 
 
If this were David Lee of the Knicks, the media would be all over it. Call us crazy, but shouldn’t this Jaric-Lima pairing be a top priority? The Twins have no hitting, and the Wolves are lottery-bound. How hard could it be to find a Victoria’s Secret model in Minnesota and ask her a few questions? 
 
 
 
Doleac, acquired by the
Timberwolves in a preseason trade with Miami, has played in 18 of 59
games this season. He has gotten off the bench in two of Minnesota’s
last 12 games and, in his last appearance on Feb. 27 during a blowout
loss at Toronto, he played only 2- minutes. 
 
In his 10th NBA season, Doleac averages 2.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per game. 
 
 
 
The Timberwolves are still expected to end up with
Kansas State freshman Michael Beasley or Memphis combination guard
Derrick Rose in the NBA draft in June.