https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/156/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-soon-to-be-free-agents-in-the-playoffs-make-sense-for-the-twins/Baseball fans in Minnesota may be watching the League Championship Series with distaste, especially on the American League side. The two competitors in the junior circuit are the teams that most recently knocked the Minnesota Twins out of postseason play. But even with a few notably unlikeable tea...14638Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-experienced-some-serious-growing-pains-in-their-opener/Let’s start here: The Minnesota Timberwolves have some time to figure things out. Maybe that’s why D’Angelo Russell didn’t want to set expectations to start the season. He was coy about everything from his chemistry with Rudy Gobert to his thoughts about how the Wolves would compete in the Western...14636Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/calen-addison-has-been-a-bright-spot-in-a-dreary-start-to-the-season/There’s not much going right for the Minnesota Wild three games into the season. All three games were at home, and they lost all of them. Goaltending has been awful, and the defense has been shaky and unpredictable. Dean Evason has already shaken up the forward lines and benched rookie Marco Rossi...14634Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-were-wise-to-wait-on-dlos-extension/D'Angelo Russell has lacked consistency throughout his 7-year career. From his on-court play to how front offices have treated him, Russell has been unable to call one place home for more than a couple of years – until signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves.   Following a productive regular seas...14632Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-the-wolves-can-learn-from-clevelands-defensive-scheme-last-year/Suddenly, basketball fans around the world will be following the Minnesota Timberwolves closely, curious about how well Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns will play together. The pairing will naturally have growing pains because they only played one preseason game together. Still, that was to be e...14631Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-twins-act-more-like-cleveland-or-the-white-sox-this-offseason/The Minnesota Twins are watching the postseason from home for the second season in a row. While the other teams are fighting to keep their playoff runs alive, Minnesota’s brain trust is likely focusing on how to get the team back to the postseason in 2023.   After two disappointing seasons where...14627Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-case-for-why-the-vikings-are-frauds-and-also-why-they-arent/Imagine being a Minnesota Vikings fan who fell into a coma before Week 1 and woke up today.   Minnesota is 5-1. They are two games up in the division and have beaten all of their division rivals thus far. They are also among the most statistically likely teams in the NFL to make the playoffs.  ...14624Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-windhorst-opens-up-about-his-timberwolves-scars/Minnesota Timberwolves fans have long wondered why the national media seems to shy away from covering their team positively. Obviously, there were some extremely tough years with very little interesting to cover other than the front office’s inability to make the team competitive. It understandabl...14622Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-were-all-those-animated-sideline-conversations-about/There's nothing a football broadcast loves more than something that looks like a sideline fight. You probably remember a few infamous ones, like this era-ending blowout in Atlanta between Jeff George and June Jones or this harbinger of the eventual divorce between Brett Favre and Brad Childress. B...14619Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-south-florida-vikings-turned-hard-rock-stadium-into-a-purple-mecca/This Sunday, I was fortunate enough to go to the Vikings-Dolphins game in Miami. Before the gates opened at Hard Rock Stadium, a buddy and I tailgated with a group called the South Florida Vikings.   We met in an abandoned parking lot before the more official tailgate Sunday morning. It may seem...14618Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-wild-can-survive-historically-awful-goaltending/It took four games, but the Minnesota Wild finally started getting some saves. Between Thursday's win and Saturday's overtime loss, Marc-Andre Fleury looked like Patrick Roy compared to his first two outings. Fleury turned away 62 of 69 pucks for an .899 save percentage. Yes, that number is object...14617Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-happens-if-the-wild-just-arent-good/The Minnesota Wild have given up 20 goals in their first three games. That's not just bad – it’s historically bad — having not been done since the 80s. Father Time may be catching up with Marc-Andre Fleury, 37. Filip Gustavsson, 24, entered the season as an unknown commodity. It's safe to say, nei...14616Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/same-old-vikings-tell-that-to-zadarius-smith/The Minnesota Vikings may be 5-1, possess a commanding two-and-a-half game lead on the Green Bay Packers in the NFC North, and have won four straight, but fans just can't help themselves. You see, in order to be a true Skoldier, there always has to be something to complain about, regardless of cir...14614Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-is-finally-channelling-his-inner-peyton-manning/It was late Sunday afternoon, and the Minnesota Vikings had defeated the Miami Dolphins. Kirk Cousins stood up at the podium for his post-game press conference. He hadn’t played his best game, but the Vikings still got the win to improve to 5-1.   “To have these conversations after a win is so mu...14610Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-for-the-wild-to-separate-their-steadiest-partnership/As an organization, the Minnesota Wild is built on two-way play and consistency. During the Jacques Lemaire reign, they were consistently among the best defensive teams in the NHL. They've also been that for most of the last decade.   That's not all that's consistent, either. Over the past seven...14609Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-dolphins-game/The Minnesota Vikings continued their winning ways against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. As has become commonplace, the Vikings offered fans an aesthetically appalling yet well-earned victory for the fourth week in a row.   Kevin O'Connell had a challenging day as the offensi...14608Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/former-gopher-sammy-walker-quickly-becoming-go-to-player-in-iowa/Previous iterations of the Iowa Wild were built for a big, physical American Hockey League. Skilled players skated alongside hulking bruisers like Cody McLeod, Kurtis Gabriel, or Mike Liambas. But this year, the minor-league squad is making a sea change to feature the speed and skill of Minnesota'...14607Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marco-rossis-development-plan-is-already-going-haywire/We're just two games into the season, and we must address Marco Rossi's playing time once again. The push and pull arguments over his deployment are well documented at 10K Rinks. Were the Wild creating issues for themselves by putting Rossi, the No. 9 overall pick in 2020 who led the preseason wit...14605Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/taurean-prince-brings-a-welcome-element-of-chaos-on-the-court/Last season, the Minnesota Timberwolves thrived on the defensive end by putting heavy pressure on the ball-handler. Attacking the ball-handler allowed the Wolves' defense to have the second-best turnover rate in the league. The aggressive defense was so successful because players like Jarred Vande...14602Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-have-an-issue-every-team-wishes-they-had/Other than a poor performance vs. the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, the Minnesota Timberwolves capped off what was an all and all great preseason run, going 4-1. The preseason may not mean anything substantial, with teams emptying their benches after halftime, but there are few takeaways. However, goin...14599Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-impossible-to-tell-who-the-vikings-truly-are/The Miami Dolphins game should have been over after Dalvin Cook's 53-yard touchdown run that put the Minnesota Vikings up 24-10 with 3:15 left in the fourth quarter. Patrick Peterson’s pick of old friend Teddy Bridgewater should have sealed the win. But if we know anything about the Vikings, it’s...14597Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wolves-fans-should-temper-expectations-in-year-1-of-gobert/Expectations are sky-high for the Minnesota Timberwolves this year. This, coupled with the early-season schedule featuring plenty of teams that are expected to be terrible, has led many to speculate that the team could and should start at least 5-0.     The Wolves raised expectations after addi...14596Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/top-nba-analyst-says-ant-is-on-the-cusp-of-being-elite/Ryen Russillo started his most recent podcast with a list of players who he feels are “next” in the NBA. Fair warning, it’s an opening monologue, and he’s kind of all over the place. He also uses a unique criteria, which I’ll lay out here.   For starters, here are his top 7 players “in no particu...14594Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/matt-daniels-is-changing-special-teams-in-minnesota-one-nickname-at-a-time/In late August, Minnesota Vikings longsnapper Andrew DePaola saw special teams coach Matt Daniels downloading the latest episode of House of the Dragon on a preseason flight. “Oh, are you into it?” he asked. “Oh yeah, I’m into it!” Daniels responded.   DePaola had watched Game of Thrones but hadn...14591Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/luka-garza-could-have-a-sneaky-important-role-this-year/As the Minnesota Timberwolves reach the conclusion of the 2022 preseason, many players on the team have shown out and proven to be capable rotation players in the preseason. Players like Jaylen Nowell and Bryn Forbes have established their off-the-bench backcourt roles on the team. They displayed...14589Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000