The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a pleasant surprise this season. Despite expectations for them, this young team has bucked it all. All-Star level performances from Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards have them fighting for the playoffs. It's clear that something's different from this team from past iterations.

After a humiliating defeat to the Chicago Bulls, Towns hammered home this point again for the fans. The Timberwolves All-Star told fans not to worry, since this team according to him is different. (via Jon Krawczynski)

“I want the fans to know this. This is not panic button. This is not the old Wolves, pressing the panic button, everyone gotta do this, we gotta do that. We’re good.”

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The Timberwolves' season has been filled with electric performances from Towns and Edwards, alongside solid production from D'Angelo Russell and others. However, their biggest weakness has been on defense. Against a talented Bulls team, it reared it's ugly head again, as the ‘Wolves gave up a whopping 134 points.

There have been some improvements from Towns and the team in general. However, they have yet to consistently bring out their A-game on defense every night. If the Timberwolves get the right personnel (or see an improvement from D-Lo), this already scary team gets a lot more scary.

After the horror that was the last few seasons, Timberwolves fans will be happy with a playoff appearance this season. However, they would likely appreciate it if they could see a more glaring difference between the “old ‘Wolves'” and the team now.