Randy Foye News

Is this the bearded big's big breakthrough? Said bearded big is Greg Oden , who teamed with LaMarcus Aldridge to overwhelm Joakim Noah and the Chicago Bulls on Monday.

As expected, the Wizards just announced the signing of Early Boykins and the release of Paul Davis.

In an eight game losing skid, there was much positivity to be said about the Wolves when the Wolves came within single figures of beating the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, and the Phoenix Suns.

Like Brandon Roy and Randy Foye before them, the Timberwolves' Jonny Flynn and Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings might be forever compared, because they play the same position and were selected four spots apart in this year's NBA draft.

One Wolfe said "You can't go home again." Another Wolf has been living by that. Kevin Garnett, the most famous of all the Minnesota Timberwolves across 21 NBA seasons, was back in the Twin Cities Wednesday night.

Somebody in the Timberwolves' locker room before Sunday's 116-93 loss wondered why Portland is called Rip City, the longtime catch phrase the Trail Blazers are using this time around to celebrate their 40th year.

The Portland Trail Blazers' new lineup worked wonders in a win their last time out, and they plan on keeping Andre Miller in their starting five.

In less than a week, Oleksiy Pecherov has gone through a surprising transformation in the Timberwolves' offense - from unnoticed to almost irreplaceable.

Ray Richardson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports : Timberwolves forward Oleksiy Pecherov has become the team's most improved player, and he's done it in the past three games.

Boston's Marquis Daniels took a shot over the defense of the Timberwolves' Corey Brewer in the second half Wednesday night.

Photo by photomastergreg The Timberwolves have been playing for nigh on a week now and there are very few surprises to report.

In three games, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has managed to shift discussion from his surgically repaired left knee to whether he might return to All-Star status.

If a major-league sports franchise in a sizable metropolitan area began play and no one was paying attention, would it make a basket? Trees falling in unknown forests make more noise than the Timberwolves are making as they open their 21st season tonight against the New Jersey Nets at Target Center.

The Timberwolves had an okay preseason, already plagued with injuries to key players.

The Washington Wizards certainly don't want to fall into the habit of being without Gilbert Arenas for an extended period of time again. But with Arenas sidelined with flu-like symptoms for consecutive games against Atlanta and Philadelphia, the Wizards got a small sample of what life would be like with Randy Foye filling in and running the show -- and it was a bit of a mixed bag.

Foye had an uneven game in his first start at point guard on Monday against the Hawks, as he led the Wizards with 19 points and six assists during a 113-95 loss. But he seemed uncomfortable finding a balance between getting his own shots and setting up his teammates, with the offense at times sputtering with his indecision.

Eight days before the Timberwolves kick off their 21st season at home against New Jersey, Minnesota tonight will play a preseason game in Denver with its two biggest pieces facing uncertain futures -- short and long term -- because of injuries.

It appears the Timberwolves are making progress in Kurt Rambis' classroom. The first-year Wolves coach often has said his top priority this season is to educate players on his system and what it takes to become an NBA contender.

Timberwolves forward Ryan Gomes had a wide-eyed look on his face when he saw Al Jefferson do something he never had seen his teammate do.

In 1997, I was quite stoked for the release of the film "A Life Less Ordinary." So much so that I attended the first matinee showing of it's opening weekend.

The remade Timberwolves made their Target Center debut this season with Friday night's preseason game against Toronto.