Dear Minnesota Timberwolves Front Office,
The deadline for season ticket renewal is monday Feb 18th. I will not be renewing my season tickets for next year. The timberwolves have been fun to watch for the past three years because they were young and improving, but now they seem to have plateaued. Each game is a slow wagon trip on it's way to a Oregon Trail diptheria death. Sure there are moments when J.J. Barea looks amazing and I think how his 5'11 inch frame while atrocious on defense is something miraculous to watch driving the lane. Just like how shooting 1100 lbs of bison is great too, but you still end up at the R.I.P. screen.
Kevin Love is an All-Star caliber player, he unfortunately dosen't demand a double team, isn't athletic enough to get by his man on the dribble, and you were correct in your contract decision to only sign him to 4 years.
Your decision to raise ticket prices by over 20% and then offer a 10% off of the increased price due to not making the playoffs feels disingenuous. Your ticket ads on the television and radio (yes Allen Horton you have a fan base) describe the playoff atmosphere that is back in the Target Center. This is only a dream in which Brandon Roy dosen't get injured and can contribute 10 pts a game while providing adequate size and defense while giving veteran leadership. This playoff atmosphere might happen when Derrick Williams finally figures out how to finish at the rim, or when you stop putting Luke Ridnour out on the floor to guard players with half a foot height advantage over him. Sure he shoots well and is the most consistant offensive scorer from game to game, but he is getting into the decline of his speed in a game where failing to stop point guard penetration can negate the overall effectiveness of the rest of your team.
Ricky Rubio is great, and as I watch the games from my television next year I hope to see him have a more effective jump shot, and find players streaking down the lane for a layup or an ally-oop. But I will do so without having to hear the corny and repetitive mechanical deep voice chant DE-FENSE, or EVERYBODY CLAP YOUR HANDS. I know you probably don't do this for the die hard fans. As a die hard I know my yelling has little to do to effect the game and more to do with mine and others enjoyment. But is does detract as I find myself checking my phone and finding other distractions during timeouts and free-throws. The Howl-o-meter that gets put up during free throws is defective, is the senor located on the court or in the stands? and shouldn't it be labeled correctly with proper singage such as decible increments rather then vague color scheme of green, yellow, and red?
So as the season slowly slides into getting a good draft pick, as it ultimately will for us fans despite all the good cheer that Rubio and coach Adelman bring. I wait for next year when while watching a game I can do so in the privacy of my house with my friends, with good beer that dosen't cost $9 a pint.
I wish you the best of luck and I will remain a fan, but not at the expense of my pocketbook.
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