<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He can feel it coming, Troy Hudson insists. More rhythm, fewer blues. Maybe a little more quickness, less pain. Tuesday, long after Timberwolves practice had ended, Troy Hudson was on the court, working on his shot. He was trying to make up for the hundreds of shots he didn't take last summer, months spent in a cast, then in a protective boot, then on crutches. The moral here: You have to be able to walk before trying to run. Hudson's surgically repaired left ankle isn't news. It's been talked about, over and over, for more than a year. He was injured in the final preseason game before the 2003-04 season, and the injury all but negated his entire season. He had surgery last spring, as the Wolves were beginning their playoff run, and rehabbed on the fly since preseason. Troy Hudson said that after proper rest in this offseason, his ankle eventually will be strong enough to let him make explosive moves.David BrewsterStar TribuneOthers have talked about it. But Hudson has always deflected such talk. He shrugged his shoulders and said it was fine when it was achy and swollen. But Tuesday he said he was getting close. At least closer, to the player he was when he put up big numbers in a playoff series against the Lakers in the spring of 2003. "I am going to get back to that level," Hudson said. "There is no doubt in my mind." Much of the Timberwolves' immediate future depends on it. Sam Cassell is again shelved because of that pesky hamstring injury. That means Hudson's minutes will again soar. The Timberwolves are a game behind the Lakers for the final playoff slot in the Western Conference. They will play three of their next four games at home, starting tonight against Golden State. It would be fair to say the Wolves' health in large part depends on Hudson's. And he knows it. And that's why he's spending so much more time after practice working. </div> <div align="center">Full Story</div> Pretty long article here. It's good to see he's still working at getting to full shape, but it would be nice to have him at full health now, with the injury problems we are faced with. It said in the article, McHale denied the chance to tell whether or not we would be involved in getting Payton. Is it a possibilty we could get him? I would like to get him, to show some leadership and intensity, but I doubt we will. He wants a ring, we all know that.
Its really good to know that Hudson is working on regaining the level of play he used to be at. If just KG and Hudson were at full health I would feel a lot better with this team, because that team got it done a couple years ago(they never got further than the second round, but we cant have last year's team) Hopefully Hudson can get there soon, seems like its the only optimistic thing you can look for in the players now.
