It's bad, but you don't have to tell the Timberwolves that. They know it better than anyone. They know a bad situation when they're in one.

"It's gonna be tough,'' Troy Hudson said.

He looked away for a nanosecond, perhaps searching for something positive to pluck from the ether.

Here's what he came up with: "All year long it's been tough. We found a way to overcome.''