<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor plans to work with frustrated franchise player Kevin Garnett to improve the faltering team during the offseason. First-year coach Dwane Casey's future will be determined after the season. And indications are that vice president Kevin McHale will return next season. As for Garnett's frustration with the Wolves' advancing past the first round of the playoffs just once in his 11 seasons in Minnesota, he's not alone. "I'm just as frustrated," Taylor said Monday. Taylor said financial investment in his team, which lost $17 million two years ago and another $12 million last season, won't be a factor in finding players to help Garnett next season. The Wolves are expected to lose money again this year, but nothing of the magnitude of the previous two years. Taylor said Garnett, who has not asked to be traded, would have input on next season's product. "I would work with him," he said. "It's finding the right guys. We'll work at it." The Wolves are third in their division behind Denver and Utah, and Taylor said Monday that's unacceptable. "I believe we should have won our division," he said. "I don't see that those teams are any better than we are." The Wolves' owner did allow that losing Fred Hoiberg and Troy Hudson significantly impaired the team's shooting. Richie Frahm, released last week, didn't fill the void. ) Casey has three years guaranteed on his contract totaling about $5 million. "I love the guy and all that, but we'll evaluate at the end of the year," Taylor said. "I have no plans (regarding Casey's status) now. But we'll evaluate the year and what we thought it should have been." While Taylor didn't say it, Casey's status seems precarious. McHale? "He's working like the dickens on the draft," Taylor said. "He's very frustrated, too."</div> Source The owner is two years, too late with getting involved. The smart move would have been bringing back Sam Cassell and then replacing Sprewell with one of many available SFs in last seasons free agent market.
