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." http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/29982124.html -- 　　　　　　◣◣ ◢ 　 　　　 　▌◥ ◢◣ 　◣ ◤ＩＮＮＥＳＯＴＡ ◢◣ 　 ◢◣ ◢◤◣◢◣　◣ ◢ ◢◣ ◢◤◣ 　　 ◢◣ ◢ ◣◢◣◢◤◣◢ ◣ ▌◣▌ ◢◣◢ ◣ ◢◣ ◢ ◣ ◢◣ ▌ ＴＩＭＢＥＲ◣◥ ◤ＯＬＶＥＳ ψsunnyside --

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