ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler (12 p.m. ET), ESPN reporter Marty Smith (12:30) and Yahoo Sports Jeff Passan (TBD) join the guys.Text us at 67974 (msg&data rates may apply) or tweet us at @LeBatardShow and @Stugotz790 -- well be with you from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on ESPN Radio, ESPNRadio.com and ESPNU. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Jets-Corey-Lemonier-Jersey/ . Luis Suarezs double powered Liverpool to a 4-0 victory over Fulham, and Southampton easily overcame Hull 4-1 to continue the south coast clubs impressive start to the season. Liverpool and Southampton sent Chelsea down to fourth place as the west London club was held to 2-2 at home. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Hats/ .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Jets-Mark-Gastineau-Jersey/ . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Jets-Ladainian-Tomlinson-Jersey/ . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Jets-Brandon-Shell-Jersey/ . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Minnesota TimberwolvesOverall: 79 Title track: 89 Ownership: 74 Coaching: 41 Players: 64 Fan relations: 74 Affordability: 46 Stadium experience: 114 Bang for the buck: 97 Change from last year: +18Its hard to imagine a worse 27-year start for a franchise. Eight playoff appearances with seven first-round exits; 14 seasons with 30 or fewer wins; 11 coaches; 20 lottery picks, with 10 top-five picks; Kevin McHale and David Kahn; signing decent players to unwarranted, illegal, long-term deals on napkins ... and signing inept players to legal, long-term deals on regular paper. For the better part of the past three decades, to cheer for the Wolves has been to chuckle at -- or disregard -- top-to-bottom, franchise-wide dysfunction. Until now! For the first time in franchise history, theres a new, non-provincial country club in town -- and more young talent on this roster than at any time in the teams history.Whats goodWeirdly, so much. The Wolves improved in five of our eight categories and jumped 18 slots overall, in no small part because of a 30-spot jump in players. Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns has quickly become the most beloved athlete in the Twin Cities -- and perhaps had the greatest Minnesota sports moment of the past year. And oh, he averaged 18 points, 10.5 rebounds, two assists and 1.5 assists per game; only Tim Duncan, David Robinson and Ralph Sampson recorded better rookie-year stat lines. Andrew Wiggins averaged 21.3 points per game on 50.3 percent shooting his last 20 games, Zach LaVine improved after he was mercifully moved to shooting guard after a disastrous run as backup point, and Ricky Rubio, despite his poor shooting, ranked as the fifth-best point guard in Real Plus-Minus. With those players (not even mentioning rookie Kris Dunn!), the Wolves have a deeply promising foursome that has an average agge of 22.ddddddddddddPlus, the Wolves price of admission ($37.27) is still well below NBA average.Whats badWeirdly, not that much! At least relative to past years (or decades, really). Before Flip Saunders passing last year, he had put in place a franchise-wide overhaul: loads of young talent, adequate cap space, wily veterans and (some) open-mindedness toward analytics, all of which still exist. But lord almighty, do the Wolves need the Target Centers $130 million renovation, which is scheduled to be completed next summer. After a 111th-place ranking in stadium experience last year, the team ranks 114th this year -- by far the franchises lowest ranking among the eight categories. But if the Wolves new $25 million practice facility is any indication, fans have plenty to look forward to.Whats newPositivity. Hope. A future? It all starts with new coach Tom Thibodeau, who signed a five-year, $40 million deal to lead the organization (his hiring bumped the Wolves an impressive 57 spots in our rankings). He will improve the teams dreadful defense, which ranked 28th last season, and modernize the antiquated offense run under last years interim coach, Sam Mitchell, who never saw a long 2 he didnt like. (Seriously, last season, the Wolves led the NBA in the percentage of field goal attempts that were long 2s.) The Wolves won 16 games two seasons ago and 29 last season, with the two seasons serving as a microcosm of qualities that define the franchises history: irrelevance and mediocrity. Sure, the Wolves might still be mediocre this season, but if an 8-7 record in last years final 15 games is any indication, thanks to Flips vision and Thibodeaus emphasis on development, this team will be relevant -- and perhaps even contending -- for much longer.Next: Houston Rockets?| Full rankings Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '