Mid-March through mid-December was the golden age of thinking about Minnesota Timberwolves basketball as a concept. For me, it was a transcendent journey, resulting in thousands of scenarios and wild imaginings only possible due to a once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) layoff. It was, admittedly, a lot of dumb stuff (see below).
Now, those months are now just a twinkle in Anthony Edwards’ eyes. The concept of a bunch of guys playing basketball for Minnesota’s professional team has actualized. It’s happening.
But before the games begin, and there are performance-based critiques to be posited, there’s one final concept that needs to come to life.