Minnesota's not a mess, they're just sick of this

We’ve put a lot on the Minnesota Timberwolves, without meaning to. The team hasn’t made the playoffs since it was last a championship contender, a half-a-year bash that ended as soon as Sam Cassell’s shifting quadrants rendered him impotent during the 2004 playoffs.

It’s gone poorly since then, but the latest version features Jimmy Butler and Tom Thibod…