Scouting the Wolves

Here comes the new boss, same as the old boss? Kevin McHale and the Wolves fired coach Randy Wittman last week and replaced him, himself ... but so far the results have been exactly the same.

Minnesota is 0-3 since McHale took over and has lost eight straight coming into tonight's game.

Minnesota is shooting just 41.8 percent during its losing streak. There have been a few bright spots though. Power forward Al Jefferson continues to put up big numbers. Jefferson, the centerpiece of the deal that sent Kevin Garnett from Minnesota to Boston before last season, recorded his 11th double-double of the season in Friday's loss to the Spurs.

The T-Wolves have also been getting a nice contribution from rookie Kevin Love (UCLA) who h has four double-doubles in the last seven games and is averaging 12.1 ppg and 11.6 rpg in that span.

Sharp-shooter Mike Miller is back from an ankle injury that cost him four games over the past few weeks. Miller returned to action on Friday and is expected to start tonight.