Blinded by the Light?

"The farther one travels, the less one knows"...George Harrison, "The Inner Light".

Although George was referring to heavenly pursuits, not a small market professional basketball team, the theme has ripples of truth to it when applied to the Wolves circumstance.

What we don't know...

- Can they remove their cancer-causing agents--namely Mark Blount and Ricky Davis?
- Will they be able to pare down their roster without buying out veterans (Greg Buckner) who would add stability to the team?
- Can they find decent point guard play?
- Will they find other players outside of Jefferson they can build around?
- Can they find someone in the low post who would complement Big Al, in terms of added defense and rebounding?
- Will Wittman be able to successfully coach a young group of players?
- Can a front office unable to build around a hall-of-famer suddenly be able to rebuild a franchise?
- Will this group of young players ever be able to share the ball and play defense at a playoff level?


What we do know....
- Jefferson has the potential to average a low post double-double (points/rebounds).
- Outside of Al, the low post play has been extremely inconsistent
- As with last year with KG on the roster, the Wolves have no fourth quarter mental toughness. There's no extra late game gear on this club to kick into, as of yet.
- Their defense is terrible
- Their offense is turnover laden and immature
- There is no clear leader on the team
- Corey Brewer needs serious work. He showed glimpses of flash last night, but he has a long way to go, as opposed to Noah, who's fitting right in with Chicago.
- The front office again is flirting with an embarrassing situation of ineffective roster management. Will they have to send one or two players down to the NDBL (Brewer/Richard) who they wanted to keep on the current roster this year, because they can't get rid of previous mistakes?

This is just a sampling of course; I'm sure there are many other issues out there I haven't thought of. The primary issue is as the season progress whether the Wolves can find any answers or continue Harrison-esque toward even more uncertainty? How long will it take to see any light at all?