Wolves have rare success in first 10

Here's a brief history of the Wolves' first 10 games of every season, including their relative success this year:

• The Wolves have only had a winning record after 10 games in seven of their 29 seasons. Four of those were 6-4 starts. This year marks their only 7-3 start. The 1998-99 team started 8-2 before Stephon Marbury was traded. The 2001-02 team started 9-1 for the best 10-game record in franchise history.

• Oddly enough, the best team in franchise history — the 2003-04 squad that went 58-24 — is not among the seven. That team started 5-5, as did four other Wolves teams in history.

• And then we get to the 17 Wolves teams that had losing records through 10 games. The most common 10-game record in franchise history is 3-7. And sadly, tied for the second-most common 10-game record in Wolves history is 1-9, which has happened five times — most recently in 2009-10.