http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/focus_on_the_frontcourt_060925.html Having been kind enough to get us started with our preseason preview by evaluating Minnesota's guards, assistant general manager Rob Babcock is back with www.timberwolves.com to offer his insight on the frontcourt. Of course, if we're going to talk about the Wolves' frontcourt, we'd be remiss not to ignite the discussion with the face of the franchise... the MVP himself...Kevin Garnett. As for the pieces around the Big Ticket, let's listen to Babcock -- armed with his near score of NBA seasons -- to get a better idea. Trudell: You were here when Minnesota drafted KG in 1995; how can anyone not be almost entirely impressed with Mr. Intensity? Babcock: He is an MVP player who continues to improve every year, and he can do so many different things to help your basketball team. He doesn't have to score a lot of points, because he can rebound, defend, and pass the basketball. The level of intensity that he brings to your team, and the leadership he offers are exceptional. At that height, having the ability to pass the basketball, to put it on the floor, and do the things that he can do is amazing. He is a guy who is unselfish and wants to win. Any time you have a Kevin Garnett on the basketball court, you're going to have a chance to win the ball game, because he is that good all the way around. Every year that I was here, the other thing that I was really impressed with about Kevin was that he would come back every year with a little something extra. Even as he became a veteran player, he always came in having improved his game in some area. Trudell: Do you know what that area will be this season? Babcock:No, but I guarantee you it will be something. That's the way he is. He is a driven, competitive player who wants to win championships. He certainly is the type of guy who can carry a team, and I think we have a lot of players around him that he can make better, and help take some pressure off him. Trudell: Towards that end, do you feel that as a personnel staff you have put enough players around Kevin to succeed as a basketball squad? Babcock: You're always doing everything you can to try and improve your team. I think at this point, where we are right now with the flexibility we have, the cap situation, and what is available, we've done everything we can with this basketball team to prepare and get ready for this season. Does that mean that we sit back and relax? Absolutely not. We are all in this business because we want to win a championship. Kevin McHale has won championships, he knows what it's like, and he wants to win another one. We're continuing to look, and I know that Kevin and Jim Stack are on the phones talking to other teams. You need two teams to make a trade; you can't just go out and grab another big guy. Free agency is pretty much picked over, so everything now has to come in a trade. But if a guy is a really good big guy, teams aren't going to want to get rid of him. It's not easy to make trades, but I know that Kevin McHale and Kevin Garnett are both driven to win a championship, and they will continue to do whatever they can to build this team. --

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