Like Charlie I received an e-mail from a friend of mine with the first initial J asking me questions about players to own. In my case, though, this other J was asking two questions about Timberwolves players. More specifically, he asked me:

1) "What the heck is going on with rotation and minutes for (Rashad) McCants and (Marko) Jaric. Are they worth holding on to and/or starting these days?"

2) "Also, just picked up (Ryan) Gomes for (Travis) Outlaw, good or bad move?"

These two questions perfectly illustrate the situation for fantasy owners with regard to Minnesota right now: outside of Al Jefferson, everyone else on the roster is "play at your own risk". They can be blazing hot one week and invisible the next. The player rotations change on almost a daily basis, and when combined with the natural inconsistencies of young and enigmatic players just makes it impossible to predict week-to-week production.

My opinion is that Randy Foye (if he gets healthy) and McCants are the two non-Jefferson Wolves that I'd hold onto on a roto team just because they're the only two that I think have fantasy impact potential this season...but even they are risky. Foye's risk is mainly due to health, because if he returns he should be the featured guard. McCants I'd hold onto for his 3s if nothing else, though whether he ever in fact becomes a roto impact guy or safe to start on a daily basis is still very much in question.

Jaric, Gomes, Corey Brewer, Craig Smith, Sebastian Telfair and everyone else would be on my "ride when hot, but don't really want to depend on" list. If you can pick one up and trade them before they cool back down you should probably do it, but until the Wolves establish a set rotation and stay with it (and these players show that they can produce in this new, fixed paradigm) I can't put them into my long-range plans.