This is a scary thought to think, but the Minnesota Timberwolves may actually become a strong playoff contender for years to come. Blech, still felt weird saying that string of words. But it’s very plausible, as they now have a solid core of players to build around: Ricky Rubio, Kevin Love, Jose Juan Barea, and possibly the most important piece, Nikola Pekovic. Now before you e-mail my editor ordering him to can me because I said Pekovic was a more important piece than Rubio or Love, keep in mind that I am talking from a real basketball sense, not our sense of fake basketball which is based on other people playing basketball. In fantasy, Rubio and Love are the guys that will be going off the board early, but Pekovic will finally fill the T-Wolves void (Sorry to you *********** fans who googled “Timberwolves” and “filling voids” and ended up here, not that kind of site!) at center that has been polluted by Darko Milicic and co. since Kevin Garnett was shipped up to Boston. But what c...
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September 12, 2012
