As the Minnesota Timberwolves pivot to the 2023-24 NBA season, there is renewed optimism that this will be their season. But as we all learned last year, horrible things can happen, and even great plans can go astray. If that is the case, the Minnesota Timberwolves will not remain over .500. If that happens, this dream can quickly become a dark nightmare for the team.
Or will it? Are fears greater than reality? If the Timberwolves slip in the NBA standings, there will be no shortage of NBA teams that circle overhead, like buzzards flying over a wounded animal, waiting for that animal to fall to the ground so that they can pick at its bones.