A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C : A Wolf Among Wolves . Since being tabbed with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, Derrick Williams has largely underwhelmed for the Minnesota Timberwolves, currying no favor with head coach Rick Adelman with his subpar shooting, ball-handling, vision and defensive acumen. But as Ben Polk writes, a funny thing happened on the way to declaring Williams a jarring disappointment — in his second season in Minneapolis, he's actually gotten better, in ways that might not always be eye-catching or obvious, but in tangible ways that indicate the player we saw destroy opponents at Arizona isn't yet gone forever. PF : Sactown Royalty . In response to an open letter to Sacramento Kings fans from the producers of the documentary "Sonicsgate" about how to deal with losing your team, Tom Ziller offers a reminder and rejoinder: We haven't lost our team yet. SF : TrueHoop . Kevin Arnovitz — who knows his stuff regardless, but really knows the Miami Heat's stuff after spending a year dug in with the team as part of the Worldwide Leader's maiden Heat Index voyage — delivers the goods on a five-man Miami unit that's blowing opponents' doors off offensively and winning enough bets defensively to keep the Heat atop the East during Shane Battier's injury absence.
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