A sprained MCL suffered on December 27 against the Denver Nuggets will cause Minnesota’s point guard, Jeff Teague, to miss the next 2-to-4 weeks. Tyus Jones will be taking over the starting minutes, and Jamal Crawford will handle the point guard duties off the bench going forward for the Timberwolves. Teague has been a great floor general this season for Minnesota, as through 31 games he has averaged a career-high in minutes played (34.2), 13.4 points per game, an NBA 6th-best 7.3 assists per game and 1.5 steals per game. It will be a challenge for the team going forward to continue their success without their veteran point guard. A few things could come into play with Teague out, however. TYUS TIME The moment has come for the 2015 draft pick in Tyus Jones to step up and show what he has in starter minutes. Jones has shown some flashy improvements this season as the back-up and has earned valuable minutes from stingy Tom Thibodeau. Through 36 games, Jones has s...

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 ...