Several off-season factors to determine fate of Timberwolves

Ricky Rubio, Deron Williams
Back in January, Minnesota Timberwolves' Ricky Rubio, right, lays up past Brooklyn Nets' Deron Williams in Minneapolis.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves season is over. They beat San Antonio last night by a score of 108 - 95 to finish off yet another disappointing, injury-riddled season.

This will be the ninth straight year that the team will miss the playoffs. But our resident Wolves guru, Brit Robson, says if things fall into place during the off-season, next year's team could be the best in a decade.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with him about the team's future. Robson covers the NBA for SportsIllustrated.com.