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2011-12 Season Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves

Found December 15, 2011 on Pro Basketball Talk:
PLAYERS: Rick Adelman,  Sebastian Telfair,  Ricky Rubio,  Derrick Williams,  Brad Miller
TEAMS: Minnesota Timberwolves,  Phoenix Suns

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2010-11 record: 17-65 Head Coach: Rick Adelman, his first year on the job in Minny. Key Departures: Sebastian Telfair, Lazar Hayward Key Additions: Ricky Rubio, Derrick Williams, J.J. Barea, Brad Miller (who is out injured to start the season) Best-Case Scenario: Adelman, Rubio and Williams turn the Timberwolves into a run-and-gun force made of tweeners,…
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