Keys to the Wolf Den: Minnesota Sick of Home or Road Woes

Looking back on the Minnesota Timberwolves, I come across something that's sorta enlightening and disturbing.

The Minnesota Timberwolves play the same way on the road, and at home.

Although it's just a small sample for this season, where the Wolves have only won seven games, last season was completely different.

Last season the Minnesota Timberwolves won 24 games total, and 13 of them came on the road, one more than at home.

Certain NBA teams have a huge reputation of playing at home at the highest level of intensity, and even bottom dwellers can compete with the best NBA teams. The Sacramento Kings, the Portland Trailblazers, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are notoriously known for winning at home, using the crowd's energy and intensity to win ball games.

The Minnesota Timberwolves although have won only seven games, they have defeated the Denver Nuggets, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz on the road. At home, they've defeaten the Washington Wizards, the Sacramento Kings, the New Jersey Nets and the Utah Jazz.

To put everything in perspective, the Wolves can win tough games against tough teams in their respective arena. Last season, the Wolves defeated the Utah Jazz, the Miami Heat, and the Phoenix Sun's on the road. In that same season, the Wolves for the most part defeated teams at home that they were "supposed" to beat.

Is this a good thing? For the future anyway?

I don't know, maybe it's a matter of luck or coincidence. It's an encouraging yet discouraging sign, that the Wolves cannot win more games at home then on the road.

On one hand, if the Wolves were a team that could win at home instead of the road, the Minnesota fanbase would be great, and they'd win 35+ games. On another hand, if the Wolves were a team that won on the road, they'd win the same number of games, and if they were a team that won games both on the road and at home, they'd win more games.

Is it a formula for the Wolves to come?

What if the Wolves gain more talent, and continue the trend, and is able to win the same number of games on the road that they do at home?

Could be nice.

Thanks for reading!