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Timberwolves Looking for Depth Post-Trade Deadline

The trade deadline has come and gone. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, nothing has changed, other than rumors swirling around the team of picking up some players that were bought out by other teams. Derrick Rose seems to be the hottest commodity for the team, as he was traded this week from the Cavaliers to the Utah Jazz. Rose is then expected to clear waivers once he is released from Utah, and the Timberwolves are one of the contending teams that will try to sign him, per Marc Stein via Twitter. The same rumors of Rose coming to Minnesota were in the air earlier in the season, as many thought a duo of Rose and Ricky Rubio were next for the franchise. Instead, the Timberwolves traded Rubio in a three-team trade that brought Jeff Teague to the squad. The 2010-2011 MVP has chemistry in the past with head coach Tom Thibodeau and current players on the team including Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson. The 29-year-old is coming at a bargain price, as he signed a one-year dea...

Is Thibodeau the Problem?

After another disappointing loss to the lowly Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, many questions are beginning to rise for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The biggest question fans are wondering: is head coach Tom Thibodeau’s job in jeopardy? When the Timberwolves brought in Thibodeau, the mindset was to focus on the defensive side of the ball, as the offense surely had the scorers to produce each night. The Timberwolves are ranked fifth overall in the NBA in offensive rating, only trailing the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. Their defensive rating has suffered, ranking as the sixth worst out of all 30 NBA teams. Against .500 or better teams, the Timberwolves have gone 4-8 this season, which will not bode well if they find themselves in the playoffs. They are 13-5 against below .500 teams but have had some ugly losses. Minnesota has allowed at least 108 points to the Suns in the three games they have played (Phoenix has the ...