This did seem inevitable. Or, when will they win again?

I think everyone realized that the fortunes of the Timberwolves had changed the moment Al Jefferson landed on the floor of the New Orleans Arena, his knee blown up. The team's overall talent level simply isn't high enough to lose a should've-been All-Star.

But the results have been pretty staggering. 

Barring a victory tomorrow night against Portland, the Wolves will finish February with two victories. That, for the record, is one less than they registered in November and the same number as they had in December. And that was back when the Wolves were, you know, crappy.

This team hasn't won a home game in more than a month -- since that late January OT win over the Bulls -- and have lost seven in a row at Target Center.

The thing is, this team really hasn't played that poorly of late. Ryan Gomes has started to score more and looks more and more like a guy who could contribute for a good team. Bassy has shown improvement and is playing with more confidence. Randy Foye has fewer moments where you wonder what he was thinking. And Kevin Love is getting some much needed experience in a non-pressure situation.

But the Wolves simply don't have enough bodies. The past two nights have shown that. The Wolves hung in there against Toronto for much of the night and had a lead late in the third quarter on Wednesday night against an improving Utah team. Last night was especially difficult to watch down the stretch as the Wolves simply weren't deep enough (or tall enough inside) to win.

This folks isn't going to change this season. Al Jefferson isn't coming through that door. Neither is Corey Brewer. Shelden Williams and Bobby Brown aren't the answers. So what do you do? I don't know. The easy thing is stay away from the arena and save your money. The easy thing is to not watch the games on TV. But I'm hoping there are reasons to watch down the stretch. 

It will be like pounding your head against the wall a little bit, I'm sure. Because, let's face it, there aren't a lot of options for wins left.

When Jefferson went down, my prediction was that they Wolves would win eight games after the All-Star break and get to 25 victories. They have gone 1-5 since the break. I might have been a bit too optimistic. This weekend, despite a pair of home games, doesn't look terribly optimistic. Portland and Houston - despite their injuries - simply have far more talent than the Wolves. Golden State at home next weekend seems like a possibility, but the Warriors have played better of late. Monday, March 9 against Washington might be the next chance for a win.

If it happens before that, that would be great. I just don't see it happening.

This wasn't going to be easy or all that much fun. But we knew that.