https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/186/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-is-minnesotas-plan-after-trading-back-in-the-draft/The anticipation was at an all-time high by the time the Minnesota Vikings were on the clock in the NFL draft.   Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton and Alabama receiver Jameson Williams were still on the board. By staying at the 12th-overall pick, the Vikings could land one of two players considered...13310Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dangelo-russell-needs-to-ice-this-series/After the Minnesota Timberwolves blew not one but two 20-point leads during their Game 3 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, fans were hopeful that the team had graduated from their crash course in late-game lead management. But with another Minnesota meltdown coming just days later in Game 5, the team...13308Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-made-a-bizarre-trade-that-reeks-of-the-old-regime/The Minnesota Vikings were sitting pretty at No. 12 on Thursday night of the NFL draft. The first five picks were used on defensive players, and a flurry of wideouts were taken right before the Vikings were on the clock.   There were several directions they could've opted to go, but they traded o...13307Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/processing-the-vikings-trade-back-and-selection-of-lewis-cine/The first day of the draft was a chaotic mess. One of the more fun first rounds in recent memory topped its own Marquise Brown trade with an A.J. Brown trade, and the Minnesota Vikings joined in the fun by doing a bunch of things that are all hard to process. Not to say they're bad or good, just t...13304Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-emilio-pagan-find-a-home-in-minnesota/Emilio Pagán has been traded before. The Seattle Mariners dealt him to the Oakland A’s in 2018, and they won 97 games. But Oakland traded him to the Tampa Bay Rays a year later, and he had a career season in 2019. Then Tampa traded him to the San Diego Padres, who aspired to be contenders while he...13302Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/game-6-is-anthony-edwards-time-to-shine/All NBA legends have their origin story. In 1986, Michael Jordan scored 63 points against the Boston Celtics in the first round, leading Larry Bird to say, “that was God disguised as Michael Jordan.” Kobe Bryant was an NBA champion by age 21. And a 22-year-old LeBron James had 48 points, nine rebo...13301Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-wild-have-the-star-power-to-win-a-cup/Think of all the big names the Minnesota Wild tried to bring in over the years.   Martin Havlat coming off a 77-point season. Former 50-goal scorer Dany Heatley. 30-goal scoring youngster Devin Setoguchi. $98 million dollar men in Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Another 30-goal scorer in Jason Pominv...13299Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-wolves-being-confident-or-just-arrogant/A wise man once said one man’s confidence is another man’s arrogance. In a game as competitive and high stakes as basketball, it's essential to be confident in your game, so long as it’s not to a fault. There are plenty of instances of a player being too confident in their shot, whether it's Denze...13297Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/does-losing-marco-rossi-hurt-the-wild-in-the-playoffs/The Minnesota Wild drafted Marco Rossi 9th overall in 2020 because they did not have many options at center. Fans were pessimistic about how good the Wild could be without a true No. 1 center.   But in a shocking twist, the 2021-22 Wild set a record with 109 standings points despite not having a...13296Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-can-the-wolves-execute-better-offensively-down-the-stretch/The Minnesota Timberwolves have an obvious fault this postseason. They cannot finish games. Luckily for the Wolves, the modern-day NBA is all about making runs; no lead is ever truly safe. But consistently blowing double-digit leads is an issue, especially down the home stretch. No matter what tea...13295Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adam-beckman-got-a-true-taste-of-pro-hockey-this-season/A young rookie stood out as the Minnesota Wild fine-tuned their roster during training camp. So much so that he was almost able to seize one of the last spots in the starting lineup. No, it wasn’t rookie sensation Matt Boldy or promising center Marco Rossi. Adam Beckman had four goals in four pres...13294Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-does-each-draft-expert-have-the-vikings-taking-in-the-first-round-2/We’re hours away from the Minnesota Vikings’ first draft under Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell. With no track record on how Adofo-Mensah and O'Connell will handle the draft, it’s hard to project who they will take. Perhaps this is where they set themselves apart from the Rick Spielman-Mike...13293Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-starting-rotation-a-miracle-or-a-mirage/Based on the day-to-day performance of the 2022 Minnesota Twins, it takes more than a hot start to have a real shot at being successful. We’ve seen a handful of instances where the starting pitcher shoved for four or five innings, only to see the Twins fail to support them on the offensive end or...13292Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-kwesi-do-if-thibodeaux-slides/It’s draft week, baby!   We all love the draft. Drama, intrigue, and hope abound to make this the greatest soap opera and reality-TV event in sports.   And few things are more fascinating to draft fans than a good old-fashioned slide on draft night.   We’ve seen it time and time again. Guys who...13290Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whos-job-is-it-to-stop-the-bleeding/There’s a sinking feeling every time the Minnesota Timberwolves start to lose their lead late. It could be Minnesota sports baggage. It might just be from blowing two 25-point leads in Game 3. Likely, it’s a combination of both.   Either way, the Wolves looked in control when they led 99-88 with...13288Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/luis-arraez-is-the-perfect-straight-man-for-the-twins/Baseball has seen some significant change at the plate over the last 20 years.   The three true outcomes of home run, walk, or strikeout have taken over a majority of modern-day offense in the sport. Teams want to increase their lineup’s ability to hit the ball hard and over the fence, and it has...13287Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-to-make-an-nfl-big-board/I have made a big board. At the end of the article, I'll share it with you. But first, I have to talk about my process and how I arrived at the conclusions I did. So, no scrolling down and leaving comments about this prospect or that one. I'll know if you did.   At the end of this, I don't want y...13285Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-harris-would-be-a-great-complement-to-cook-and-mattison/With Dalvin Cook’s injury history and Alexander Mattison approaching the last year of his contract, filling out depth in the running back room is becoming necessary for the Minnesota Vikings. They can address this looming issue by drafting Kevin Harris out of South Carolina, who will likely be a s...13283Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-could-the-vikings-draft-look-like-if-they-de-prioritize-corner/Luckily for the football world, the mock draft overload will soon be in the rearview mirror. And as someone who has speculated about the upcoming draft for the past several weeks, Thursday night can't get here soon enough.   With mock drafts, it's imperative that the author is transparent with th...13281Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joel-eriksson-ek-is-minnesotas-sealth-mvp/We’re getting down to the end of the regular season, and the Minnesota Wild can look back at the tremendous season they’ve had thus far. They’ve broken records left and right, had players emerge as stars, and general manager Bill Guerin has made great moves. Of course, Kirill Kaprizov is the lock...13280Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-still-not-time-to-trade-kat/It can be easy to feel an intense swing of emotions watching a bad performance from a great player. Fans who have spent countless hours watching their favorite team play and learning details about the players through interviews, begin to feel subconsciously like we know the players on a personal l...13279Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-byron-buxton-really-the-best-player-in-the-world/You could feel it in the stands when Byron Buxton hit a walk-off home run on Sunday afternoon. The Minnesota Twins had completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox. It was their fourth straight win after losing eight of their first 12 games. The adrenaline was pumping when Rocco Baldelli...13278Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-fed-off-of-kats-good-energy-in-game-4/On Saturday night I walked into the Target Center, shoes still wet from the rain. The day had been a steady oscillation between heavy rain and sunshine. The teeter-totter weather perfectly represented my uneasiness entering that night’s game. The crowd was raucous, of course. A 9 p.m. Saturday sta...13276Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/danny-gray-could-be-the-deep-threat-the-vikings-need/The Minnesota Vikings have been blessed with steady production from the wide receiver position for the past seven years. Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs both outperformed their draft slots by a significant margin. Not to mention, first-round pick Justin Jefferson has taken the league by storm early...13275Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-minnesota-run-the-western-conference-gauntlet/The Minnesota Wild head to the 2021-22 Stanley Cup playoffs as a familiar face. With last Sunday’s win over the San Jose Sharks, the Wild clinched its ninth postseason berth in the previous ten seasons. Winning in the regular season is now the standard in Minnesota.   However, playoff success con...13272Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000