Minnesota Timberwolves: Revisiting the 2010s
By Ethan Becker
2013-14 Season
Record: 40-42
High Point: The record was obviously a highlight for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2013-14 season as 40-42 was the best for the franchise since the 2003-04 season, when they went 58-24. It showed signs of more promising things to come for the Timberwolves.
It also would’ve marked the security of Rick Adelman, which would’ve been the first time that Minnesota retained a coach this decade, had he not announced his retirement at the end of the season
It was also another highlight year for Kevin Love, who returned from injury better than ever, and Ricky Rubio. Love was again voted into the All-Star Game, his third time in four years, and drew votes for MVP. He was also fourth in points per game and third in rebounds per game.
Rubio was fourth in assists per game, second in steals per game and once again led the league in steals percentage, this time at 3.6 percent. If he hadn’t had some major shooting woes, he’d probably have been in the All-Star Game.
Low Point: The major low point for this season (besides the record, which I swear I’ll stop mentioning soon) was the Timberwolves offense. Minnesota ranked 23rd in field goal percentage at 44.4 percent and 26th in 3-point percentage at 34.1 percent.
They were able to turn a league-leading number of attempted field goals into the third-most points per game in the league, but this just showed that Minnesota was more of a volume shooting team than one with offensive efficiency.