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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. Barry Sanders Jersey . 12 Owners Issue. Subscribe today!Minnesota TwinsOverall: 87 Title track: 68 Ownership: 91 Coaching: 90 Players: 110 Fan relations: 91 Affordability: 52 Stadium experience: 28 Bang for the buck: 108 Change from last year: -40So ... yeah. The Twins had a surprisingly exciting 2015 season in which the team won 83 games and remained relevant well into September. Optimism abounded. Target Field never looked greener. Young talent! New coach! Prospects! What would follow a mere seven months later was a new low even for a team that, over the past five seasons, had win totals of 63, 66, 66 and 70. A 1-9 start this season would lead to a 7-18 April, and the Twins were 10.5 games back -- and entirely irrelevant -- in the AL Central by May 1, well on their way to what would ultimately become the worst season in the history of the franchise. Fifty. Nine. Wins.Whats goodThe Twins fell precipitously in each of our eight categories this year, but there are still few places more enjoyable to catch a game than at Target Field, which opened in 2010. The teams No. 28 rank in stadium experience is by far its highest rating, and the 10th-highest in baseball. And though the Twins roster is rated a dismal 110th (and no, guys, Joe Mauer is not to blame for this mess -- hes, like, the 11th-biggest problem), Minnesota undeniably has terrific young talent in Miguel Sano, who amassed a .462 slugging percentage this past season, and 22-year-old Byron Buxton, who after his Sept. 1 call-up justified his longstanding reputation as the best prospect in baseball, batting .287, with a .357 on-base and .653 slugging percentage in the seasons final 29 games. And, of course, second baseman Brian Dozier became Babe Ruth for the seasons final 60 games (1.019 OPS!). That was fun.Whats badSo, so much. Before the season, most experts predicted the Twins would sport an average offense and staggeringly poor pitching. And, boy, were they right! It was wretched. The Twins allowed an MLB-worst 5.49 runs per game, an AL-worst WHIP of 1.45, and struck out the third-fewest players per nine innings of any team in baseball. Minnesota fell 40 spots overall in our rankings, driven by a 74-spot drop in players, a 56-spot drop in coaching, and a 28-spot drop in ownership. The twist? Compared with 2015, the players are largely the same; the coach, Paul Molitor, is light years ahead of his predecessor in terms of on-the-field strategy and an openness to analytics; and the Pohlads are ... the Pohlads. The problems are the same. The team just won 24 fewer games.Whats newIn a very un-Twins-like move, the team fired longtime GM Terry Ryan in July after two stints (1994-2007 and 2011-2016) running the organization. After an exhaustive search with the help of third-party firm Korn Ferry, which helped the Timberwolves land Tom Thibodeau, the franchise hired 33-year-old Derek Falvey away from the Cleveland Indians to serve as the general manager and president of baseball operations. With a new voice, one that has experience with a winning organization and one who has worked to bridge the gap between folks who lean toward analytics in player evaluation and those who might favor scouting, the Twins are once again asking their fan base to believe. And however unwarranted that request might seem, with the young talent already on this roster and with Falvey now in the fold, its perhaps more palatable to do so now than at any time since 2011.Next: Philadelphia Phillies?| Full rankings Cornelius Lucas Jersey . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Nevin Lawson Jersey . 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When Carter inbounded the ball there were 0.7 seconds left.I had progressions, I had a couple of options, but I just had to be patient while still keeping the 5-second violation in mind, Carter said. Its a stressful situation, but Ive been in it before. I know how to relax and take my time.Carter scored 20 points, while Gasol had 19 for the Grizzlies, who had lost two straight. Zach Randolph added 16 points.Mudiay had 23 points and Danilo Gallinari added 21 for the Nuggets.Mudiay appeared to have led the Nuggets to a victory when he stripped the ball from Mike Conley and converted a fastbreak layup with 7.9 seconds left. Memphis James Ennis followed with an errant pass out of bounds.But Conley came up with a steal in the closing seconds and drove the length of the court before the ball was knocked out of bounds by Denver with 0.7 seconds to go.That set the stage for the Carter-to-Gasol game-winner.The play was executed to perfection, Carter said. I just wanted to put it up there where only Marc could get it and let him take care of the rest.Gasol said the key to the play was the experience of CarterThe guy guarding the inbounds pass jumped too early, Gasol said. That opened up the passing angle and Vince made a great pass.Mudiay said he didnt know what the breakdown defensively was on the game-winning shot by Gasol.It just happens sometimes, Mudiay said. Some games end like that, some games dont end like that.The Grizzlies went up 83-76 early in the fourth quarter on a twisting layup by Jarell Martin and led by 95-88 following a driving layup by Andrew Harrison midway through the quarter.But the Nuggets battled back to take their first lead of the final period, 99-98, on a 3-pointer by Nikola Jokic, with 4:27 left.The lead changed hands six times in closing 5 minutes.We make it interesting, dont we? Grizzlies coach David Fizdale said. Theo Riddick Jersey. Im just really proud of my guys handling adversity. Everything that could go wrong went wrong, but they just kept staying with it. They stayed in the moment.The game was 56-all at the half. Denver shot 54 percent and outrebounded Memphis 23-17 to overcome 10 turnovers. Those Nuggets mistakes led to 16 Grizzlies points.Memphis fell behind by seven points in the opening minutes, but recovered behind a 12-0 run in which free-agent pickup Chandler Parsons, playing in only his second game, scored his first points of the season. Parsons went 0 for 8 in Sundays game against Portland, but had consecutive layups in a 26-second span of the first quarter.The Grizzlies built a 42-35 lead midway through the second quarter before the Nuggets closed to tie the game.TIP-INSNuggets: G Will Barton, who played at the University of Memphis, did not play because of an ankle injury. ... Wilson Chandler participated in parts of Tuesdays shootaround, but did not play. 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