Minnesota Timberwolves new head coach Kurt Rambis, center, poses with veterans Al Jefferson, left, and Kevin Love during NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Minneapolis. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Minnesota Timberwolves new head coach Kurt Rambis, center, poses with veterans Al Jefferson, left, and Kevin Love during NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Minneapolis.

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  1. Chicago Bulls' Chris Richard (32) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves' Oleksiy Pecherov (4) as Kevin Love (42) watches on during the second quarter of a NBA basketball game at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Bulls defeated the Timberwolves 99-94.

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  1. Minnesota Timberwolves new head coach Kurt Rambis, center, poses with veterans Al Jefferson, left, and Kevin Love during NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Minneapolis.
  2. Portland Trail Blazers guard Martell Webster, left, shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Webster led the Blazers in scoring with 21 points as they beat the Timberwolves 106-78.
  3. Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, right, scores as Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson watches during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Oden scored 16 points and had three blocked shots as Portland beat the Timberwolves 106-78.
  4. Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson, right, shoots over Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves' Al Jefferson, left, gets off a pass over Houston Rockets' Shane Battier in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Minneapolis. Jefferson led the Timberwolves with 20 points and 10 rebounds in their 97-84 loss.
  6. Houston Rockets' Luis Scola, right, shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves' Al Jefferson in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 in Minneapolis.
  7. Minnesota Timberwolves new head coach Kurt Rambis, center, poses with veterans Al Jefferson, left, and Kevin Love during NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Minneapolis.
  8. Chicago Bulls' Tyrus Thomas, right, dunks against Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love (42) during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.
  9. Minnesota Timberwolves' Damien Wilkins (3), Kevin Love, right, battles for a rebound with Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.
  10. Chicago Bulls' Chris Richard (32) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves' Oleksiy Pecherov (4) as Kevin Love (42) watches on during the second quarter of a NBA basketball game at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Bulls defeated the Timberwolves 99-94.
  11. Minnesota Timberwolves' Al Jefferson (25) fouls Chicago Bulls' Kirk Hinrich (12) as Timberwolves' Kevin Love (42), Sasha Pavlovic (11), Ryan Hollins (1) and Bulls' Taj Gibson (22) look on during the second quarter a NBA preseason basketball game at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The Bulls defeated the Timberwolves 99-94.
  12. Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love (42) and Ramon Sessions, right, block a shot by Chicago Bulls' John Salmons (15) during the first quarter of a NBA basketball game at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  13. Minnesota Timberwolves new head coach Kurt Rambis, center, poses with veterans Al Jefferson, left, and Kevin Love during NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Minneapolis.
  14. Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis diagrams a play to argue his point with official Ron Garretson while coaching against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half in an NBA basketball game on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won 91-87.
  15. Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis reacts to a call in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 in Minneapolis. The Rockets handed the Timberwolves their 11th straight loss with a 97-84 win.
  16. In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 photo, Minnesota Timberwolves' Jonny Flynn, left, Oleksiy Pecherov, center, of Ukraine, and Ryan Hollins watch from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves have lost eight in a row after a season-opening win, struggling to get a handle on what head coach Kurt Rambis is teaching them. They knew this would take to take time, but losing the last three games by a combined 87 points still hurts plenty.

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