The Minnesota Timberwolves are 1 1/2 game out of playoff contention, and the
road trip they're currently on is turning into a nightmare (3 straight losses). Things are so bleak that talk is now beginning to surface that the team lacks a true leader within the locker room.
"We don't have a quote-unquote leader that is going to control the locker room. When [stuff] is going on that shouldn't be going on and somebody stands there and says, 'Hey, enough. Enough of this.' I don't think we have that." said head coach Randy Wittman.
Wait, shouldn't the League's highest paid player (Kevin Garnett) be a leader? Doesn't that come with the responsibility of carrying the franchise? According to KG, he's doing the best that he can, but his teammates aren't really
responding to his leadership.
"Each one of us is motivated differently. I'm motivated right now for the playoffs and that's my goal, personally. Sometimes you find yourself only controlling yourself. So if I lead, hopefully they'll follow. Half the time they will."
Something tells me we shouldn't put too much stock in Garnett's latest
real estate deal.
