2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Flip Saunders Kevin McHale
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify

The 2004-05 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the team's 16th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 58-24 output from the previous season. However, they came fourteen wins shy of tying it, finishing 44-38 and missing the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.^[1] During the season, it became clear that the Timberwolves were not the same team of year's past. Head coach Flip Saunders was replaced midway through the season with team GM Kevin McHale, who would take over for the rest of the season as head coach.

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	58	Blake Stepp	PG	United States	Gonzaga

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	--
Denver Nuggets	49	33	.598	3
Minnesota Timberwolves	44	38	.537	8
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	25
Utah Jazz	26	56	.317	26

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carter, Anthony !Anthony Carter
Cassell, Sam !Sam Cassell
Ebi, Ndudi !Ndudi Ebi
Garnett, Kevin !Kevin Garnett
Griffin, Eddie !Eddie Griffin
Hassell, Trenton !Trenton Hassell
Hoiberg, Fred !Fred Hoiberg
Hudson, Troy !Troy Hudson
Johnson, Ervin !Ervin Johnson
Madsen, Mark !Mark Madsen
Olowokandi, Michael !Michael Olowokandi
Sprewell, Latrell !Latrell Sprewell
Szczerbiak, Wally !Wally Szczerbiak
Thomas, John !John Thomas
Wilks, Mike !Mike Wilks
Woods, Loren !Loren Woods

Awards and records

Kevin Garnett, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

↑ "2004-05 Minnesota Timberwolves". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Founded in 1989 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-Time roster Seasons Broadcasters Draft history Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Metrodome Met Center Target Center

General managers	McKinney McCloskey Saunders McHale Kahn Saunders Newton

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Glen Taylor General Manager Milt Newton Head Coach Sam Mitchell

Divisional titles (1)	2004

Culture and lore	Crunch the Wolf Failed move to New Orleans Joe Somebody Mayo Clinic Square

Retired numbers	2

Minnesota Timberwolves seasons

1990s

2000s

2010s

2004–05 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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