Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett finished the exhibition season 4 for 10 from three-point range. But just because he has switched back to small forward from power forward, don't expect the four-time all-star to toss up long-range shots just for the heck of it. "You know what? I can probably jack up 10 three-pointers a game if I wanted to," Garnett said recently. "I don't have any red lights when it comes to taking shots. But I do know for us to win, for us to flow like the Minnesota Timberwolves in the system that Flip Saunders gave us ... it wouldn't be wise for me to come out and take those shots.

"If it's in the flow of the game, if it's early, I'll take that. The guys know it. But at the same time, if it's out of flow, if I don't feel it, I don't jacks shots just to say, "Aw, I'm shooting threes.' I don't just jack up shots because, "Oh, it's been 10 minutes and I ain't had no shots.' I just want my shots to be within-flow shots. I want them to be quality shots."

Garnett has connected on 48.7 percent of his field-goal attempts over his six seasons in the league. He's steadily improved on making his three-point shots of the quality variety, too, although it's still a work in progress: Over the past two seasons, he's hit 49 of 147 three-point shots; his first four seasons in the league, he was 21 for 79 from long range.

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