Hello from Target Center where the Blazers and the Wolves are getting set for tip-off in about 20 minutes. The teams are warmed up and, thankfully, so is my computer. Earlier today, my laptop’s power cords decided to quit for good. Luckily, a colleague had a set back at Star Tribune World Headquarters. And it’s a quick walk back there from here. So we’re good to go. Whew.

Nothing extremely revealing from Coach Wittman’s chats with us today (media gets to talk to coach twice on game days). Jason Collins will dress tonight, and you would think will see his first action of the season. With Collins on the floor, it adds some needed size for Minnesota against a rather large Portland lineup. Madsen, Cardinal and Booth are inactive for your home team.

Fresh off his first career double-double last night (11 points, 11 rebounds) in New Orleans, the Wolves get their first look at Greg Oden tonight. Lots of questions being thrown around to the local squad lately about the 1st overall draft pick in 2007. But not many answers.

Someone in the media room just opined: “Oden’s going to destroy us.”

I guess we’ll all find out together.

7:10 p.m. tip. Back for more after the game.

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