Gersson Rosas offered a pointed rebuttal last week to those who say the Wolves are tanking — maybe not losing on purpose, but not doing everything in their power to win — in order to enhance their draft position.
I’ll buy it for a couple of reasons, which we’ll get to in a minute, though there’s this: The Wolves are 7-34 since Dec. 1, the worst record in the NBA during that three-month stretch. If people think Minnesota is tanking instead of just organically that bad, perhaps Rosas should be flattered instead of annoyed.
“I wouldn’t say it gets under my skin, but it’s just disappointing when you don’t have all the facts,” Rosas told the Star Tribune’s Chris Hine of the tanking accusations.