Brewer achieves weight gain, seeks gains elsewhere
The slight forward added 8 pounds, but he acknowledges he needs to improve
his shooting, ballhandling and confidence.
MANKATO — You'd never know it by looking at those scrawny arms and calves he
inherited from a father nicknamed Pee Wee, but Corey Brewer claims he has
returned for his crucial second season with the Timberwolves stronger, better.
He has done so by exercising those limber limbs in the weight room and those
smiley jaws in the dining room to varying degrees of success.
"I think he has gained 8 pounds," Wolves Vice President of Basketball
Operations Kevin McHale said, "and for Corey, that's not easy."
Now if only a scale could measure confidence.
A two-time NCAA champion and the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft,
Brewer demonstrated springy athleticism and uncanny defensive ability in his
rookie season. He also showed he often couldn't shoot a lick when the bright
lights shone.
Wolves coach Randy Wittman kept the rookie on the floor a season ago because
of a defensive acumen that allowed Brewer to guard Peja Stojakovic one night,
Paul Pierce the next and because of an organizational edict to fully evaluate
the team's many young players.
Now with rookie Kevin Love and veteran Mike Miller signed up to spread the
floor for big Al Jefferson down low, Brewer will be asked to prove he can do
what his 37.4 shooting percentage showed he could do not a year ago.
"He's going to have to make open shots, there's no getting around it,"
Wittman said. "Until he improves his consistency making that 15- to 18-foot
jump shot, teams are going to help off him and play five against four. He's
going to have to have confidence this year and not lose confidence, which was
his big thing last year.
"You're going to go through hard times and good times in this league, and you
can't throw away that confidence when some bad things happen."
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