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March swoon will cost the T-Wolves. (Insider: NBA).

The Sporting News

| April 08, 2002 | Deveney, Sean | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It started a month ago, in an ugly loss to the Spurs. The Timberwolves, just six days removed from a 24-point win in San Antonio, faced the Spurs in a rematch at the Target Center and looked clueless from the start.

Plays? There were no plays, only baffling flings of the ball into the various concession-stand snacks of unsuspecting courtside fans. The Timberwolves, 39-18 at the time, turned the ball over four times in the game's first six minutes and never really recovered from that ugly start.

In fact, whether they will recover at all is debatable. In four weeks, Minnesota dropped from one game behind Dallas in the Midwest Division to third place, six ...

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