This is an ESPN Insider article about what non-playoff teams in the Western Conference need to do going forward. Someone please forward this to Glen Taylor. Here's the Wolves piece:

"Minnesota Timberwolves
Record: 17-65
2011-12 $M: -$7.2

Let's get this straight: the Timberwolves were not a good offense. They're a classic case of why the points per game statistic gives false hope to fast-paced teams, and why tempo-free statistics are the way to go for evaluation. Judging by points per game, the Timberwolves had a top-10 offense this season. But once we control for their breakneck pace, we find they're pretty awful at scoring with their opportunities, seventh worst in the league, in fact.

They routinely coughed up the ball, shot at a low percentage and allowed 700 points more than the average team did this season. Kevin Love is the only piece here worth building around, and they desperately need another shot-creator to take the load off Michael Beasley. For a rebuilding club like Minnesota, they should keep an eye on restricted free agent Marcus Thornton, who could prove to be a worthy investment at the right price.

At the end of the day, it's time for a regime change. The Timberwolves need to be smarter with their draft picks and need a coach who isn't stubborn about forcing a broken playbook. Big free agent signings rarely make sense for a team that is miles away from being competitive, so they need to invest heavily in player development and start stocking the system with talent, something they should have started years ago. We have no evidence to suggest that president David Kahn is capable of any of it."