[外電] Wolves' McCants finding comfort in all aspects of his ga

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Wolves' McCants finding comfort in all aspects of his game Fourth-year Wolves guard Rashad McCants still has plenty of kinks to work out this preseason, but he also has demonstrated an ability to get to the free-throw line at crunch time. DENVER — The Timberwolves' careening exhibition victory over Oklahoma City on Wednesday night in beautiful Billings, Mont., embodied all that is Rashad McCants. The same guy who dribbled himself into predicaments and whose defensive indiscretion caused him foul trouble also rescued the Wolves in the fourth quarter, when they trailed by nine points and won by six, due in good measure to the mercurial guard's offensive will. The Wolves won a game coach Randy Wittman said they likely would have lost a year ago by marching a parade to the free-throw line. In that fourth quarter, they attempted 10 and made nine while the Thunder attempted only one (and missed it at that) in the debut of the renamed franchise. After a spectacularly uneven start that mirrored his team, McCants was 6-for-6 in the quarter and 8-for-8 for the night at the free-throw line, a statistical category that listed heavily in favor of the opposition a season ago. McCants has shot 20 free throws and made 18 in two preseason games preparing for a fourth NBA season that could be watershed in his career. "I feel comfortable where I'm at right now," said McCants, referring to a pro career that included serious microfracture knee surgery three summers ago. "I've come in every year I've been in the league and I've gotten better every year. Despite my injuries or mishaps or coming off the bench or whatever, I come in and try to give whatever my team asks of me. This year won't be any different." Wittman knows well McCants' gifted offensive game. What he wants now is consistency from McCants on both ends of the floor, a request that in Monday's preseason opener yielded three steals from a player whom Wittman moved into a sixth-man role last season. It's a spot where McCants likely will remain now that Mike Miller was acquired last summer. http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/30726749.html -- 　　　　　　◣◣ ◢ 　　　　　▌◥ ◢◣ 　◣ ◤ＩＮＮＥＳＯＴＡ ◢◣ 　 ◢◣ ◢◤◣◢◣　◣ ◢ ◢◣ ◢◤◣ 　　 ◢◣ ◢ ◣◢◣◢◤◣◢ ◣ ▌◣▌ ◢◣◢ ◣ ◢◣ ◢ ◣ ◢◣ ▌ ＴＩＭＢＥＲ◣◥ ◤ＯＬＶＥＳ ψsunnyside -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.165.4.120