Good day. And that’s not just a greeting. Those were the exact words Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman described today’s practice, a day before taking on the Sixers at home. Wittman said, despite a 1-8 record, the mentality of the team remains positive.

The Wolves went through the usual motions today, allowing the media in to see a little bit of scrimmaging and then some after-practice individual work.

- Brian Cardinal and Mark Madsen did a good bit of running.
- Kevin Love worked on perimeter shooting.
- Corey Brewer, Ryan Gomes and Randy Foye did some quick pass, quick shoot work.
- Rashad McCants lifted weights.

This a day after the team pretty much worked on its own. No official practice was held Monday.

Lots of talk today about Mike Miller’s 3-for-4 shooting night in Denver. Obviously, Miller needs to shoot more. The guy was brought here for his shooting. Four times in 34 minutes is not enough.

“We’ve have to get Mike more than four shots, there’s no question about that,” Wittman said. “And Mike’s got to work to get more than four shots. Sometimes you get into turning down shots to make the extra pass. Mike does all the right things. [But] at times, he has to be a little selfish, too.”

Talked to Cardinal about this for a story in tomorrow’s paper. Before you go questioning me on this, remember Cardinal and Miller were in college at the same time (Cardinal’s Boilermakers having defeated Miller’s Gators, the Purdue graduate gladly points out), were drafted in the same year (2000) and were teammates the past four years in Memphis. If there is one person who knows the lowdown on Miller’s true game, it’s Cardinal. Also, let’s not forget that Cardinal has been on the bench for all but 4:43 minutes this season. Between that and practices, he’s had plenty of time to observe.

Elton Brand and the Sixers here in town tomorrow night. Jerry will have the scoop from Target Center, where one would think yet another close game is on the horizon. Eleven of the past 17 games between these two teams have been decided by five points or less.

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