We're in Year No. 3 of the Kevin Love for O.J. Mayo trade and I think we can call it a TKO with Love ranking first in rebounds and sixth in PER becoming an commissioner's All-Star while Mayo serves a 10-game suspension. The Wolves are certainly one of our worst teams overall, ranking 26th in defense and 21st in offense, but they have lost a vicious amount of games they could have won with better fourth quarters.

For all of Love's greatness, the Wolves don't have the talent on the perimeter to create fourth quarter scoring when the game slows down and their defense is generally horrendous. Minnesota is able to stay in games early because they force opponents into playing quickly, ranking first in the NBA in pace.

Michael Beasley has shown some glimpses of being the kind of scorer (in ISOs and in the post) we expected when he came out of K-State, but he will shoot the Wolves out of as many games as he keeps them in. He averages 21.9 points per 36 minutes, but needs 19 shots to get there. Minnesota has logged five of their 13 wins, however, in games in which Beasley has scored 28 or more points. Considering they acquired him with cap space and a second round pick, it needs to be up for a 'Trade of the Year' award.

Darko Milicic has also given Minnesota some quality minutes along the way, but he is enigmatically inconsistent and will either be extremely productive or horrible. But he is good in the pick and roll, as Love is, and leads the NBA in block percentage.

Jonny Flynn's season has been marred by his hip and it is impossible to judge what the Wolves have at the position long-term in him, though there is more reason to be pessimistic than not. Luke Ridnour and Sebastian Telfair have been solid in their roles, but both players are transitional fill-ins. Monitoring the Ricky Rubio situation suggests his value has dropped considerably since the draft, but he has pockets of specialness that can still be maximized.

The primary concern remains on the wing, where Wesley Johnson, Corey Brewer and Martell Webster are alike in their ordinariness. All three are roughly the same age and look like they have fifth option ceilings. Minnesota desperately needs a real two-way star at either wing position in order to make life easier on Love.

Desperation Meter: Regardless of your opinion of David Kahn, he makes things interesting and he has had a few hits even if deciphering the goals of his design are like looking at a Rorschach.

Kahn will be involved in a number of deadline discussions (Brewer's as good as gone) and whether it is acquiring someone like Anthony Randolph, or something more ambitious, the composition of the roster will look different by the time you go to sleep on February 24th.

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