Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders has playoff aspirations. He still thinks about Sam Cassell's dance-related injury that helped torpedo the Timberwolves shot at the NBA Finals in 2004. And he's trying to kick a pernicious Mountain Dew habit.
The Wolves' head-everything got into all of it and more in an interview with Grantland's Zach Lowe -- an engrossing read for anyone who follows the team. A few of the highlights:
- He has two offices. The new Wolves practice facility has offices for both the head coach and president of basketball operations. Saunders holds both titles (he's also part-owner) and told Lowe he uses both rooms.