The Wolves held a brisk practice – one that ended early – before heading out to Memphis for tomorrow's season opener.
Coach Flip Saunders is still being cagey about who will be the starter at small forward; his standard response the last two days has been, "We'll wait and see." I'm not sure it really matters who starts – Andrew Wiggins or Corey Brewer. Because both are going to get significant minutes.
Here are some other tidbits from Saunders today:
--Saunders said he's confident fans will see a more confident Gorgui Dieng this season. Especially on the offensive end. "He's more confident in what he's doing," Saunders said. "He's a little more assertive offensively. He's just going to look more comfortable when he's out there. The leap [from the first season to the second season] is astronomical.''
--Because of his confidence in Dieng, Saunders reiterated his pledge to keep Nikola Pekovic's minutes down, both the total number of minutes played in a game and how long his in-game stints will be.
--Saunders said he has not decided exactly what path Glenn Robinson's development will take. Specifically, how much time the rookie forward will spend in the development league. The problem? The Wolves are one of 13 teams that will use the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Mad Ants as their D-League affiliate. So guaranteed playing time for a player going to Fort Wayne might be hard to get. "You don't want him to go down where he might not play," Saunders said. "If we find situations where it's conducive for him to do that we'll utilize that. If not, he'll be able to practice with our people, our guys."
That's about it for now. Jerry will be with the team in Memphis tomorrow.
