https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/202/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-does-the-media-treat-anthony-edwards-and-cade-cunningham-so-differently/Anthony Edwards is doing something special right now. He has shot 39.8% from three since Nov. 17, 2021. His shooting efficiency was the largest critique of his game coming out of college, and this stretch is giving me hope that he can leave that criticism in the past.   It seems that this year Ed...12454Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/stefon-diggs-was-completely-justified-to-leave-minnesota/It's high time we take a moment to acknowledge that the Minnesota Miracle Man was 100% correct to get as far away from Mike Zimmer, Rick Spielman, and the Minnesota Vikings as humanly possible. No, we're not talking about Gordon Bombay.   Following a tumultuous 2019 season, Stefon Diggs had enoug...12453Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-look-poised-to-hire-an-analytics-based-general-manager/No one batted an eye when the Minnesota Vikings fired head coach Mike Zimmer on Black Monday. Everyone saw it coming. Zimmer himself called it back in 2018(!) with his comments about how he would likely lose his job if the team did not select the correct quarterback for the future.   However, not...12452Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/building-the-vikings-perfect-coaching-candidate/In the wake of Mike Zimmer’s firing, the Minnesota Vikings have a long list of criteria for their next head coach.   They need to find someone who can build a culture while also saying hello in the hallway. The Vikings need to find someone who doesn’t treat the offense as an afterthought and can...12450Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-nfc-team-should-vikings-fans-be-rooting-for/With the Minnesota Vikings’ season coming to an end in relatively uneventful fashion, the Purple faithful are left wondering who to root for. After a roller coaster of a season that saw them on the outside looking in (again), Vikings fans now have to find another team to support for a few weeks.  ...12449Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2-purple-dreams-and-1-offseason-nightmare/With just over 100 days left until the 2022 NFL Draft, this may be the most exciting offseason for the Minnesota Vikings in a decade. It’s the first time the team has been without a GM since Leslie Frazier was at the helm, and there’s plenty of time for ownership to get it right with their hires —...12448Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-have-we-learned-about-chris-finch-after-82-games/Time feels like it's stood still since the beginning of the pandemic. It might shock you to realize the Los Angeles Lakers won their Mickey Mouse championship in the bubble 15 months ago instead of 15 years ago, or that The Last Dance aired in 2020 and not 1998.   For Timberwolves fans, it may se...12447Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-would-be-returning-to-their-roots-with-a-lane-kiffin-hire/The Minnesota Vikings fanbase has been set ablaze by the reports linking a certain polarizing head coach to Minnesota. Following the dismissals of Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman on Monday morning, it didn't take long for the football world to hint at 1994 Bloomington-Jefferson graduate and current...12443Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-still-has-a-lot-of-room-to-grow/Anthony Edwards’ rapid development from inefficient chucker to potential superstar was a pleasant surprise last season. It gave us all high expectations going into this year. Could he take another massive jump forward? His play has been pretty similar to where it was at the end of last season, whi...12439Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jon-merrills-contract-could-be-a-prelude-to-bigger-blue-line-changes/The buyout penalties from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter will start to squeeze the Minnesota Wild this summer. That's why the organization began preparing for it early by signing players such as Dmitry Kulikov and Frederick Gaudreau to cheap multi-year deals in free agency. More significantly, the tea...12438Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-loss-in-arizona-derailed-minnesotas-season/The Minnesota Vikings have plenty of free time to ponder where it all went wrong as the playoffs get set to begin. There are endless plays, games, sequences, and decisions to point to, but things really came off the tracks for Minnesota in their Week 2 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.   Minnesota w...12436Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-vikings-overlooking-andre-patterson/During the weeks leading up to the end of Mike Zimmer’s tenure as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, all the discourse about a potential successor involved getting a bright offensive mind to fill the vacancy. This notion was exacerbated when Justin Jefferson fell 17 yards shy of eclipsing Randy...12435Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-have-something-to-prove-in-memphis/The Minnesota Timberwolves have made tremendous leaps this year as they try to separate themselves from their miserable past. With exceptional play from the roster, followed by winning the majority of the “winnable” games (curse you, Brandon Ingram), it's a bit shocking to see them a game below .5...12432Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-should-consider-going-all-in-on-claude-giroux/Stop me if you have heard this one before, The Minnesota Wild are a center away from making a deep playoff run. Not sure about you, but that’s anxiety-inducing, knowing what happened the last time they were in the situation. Yup, the world-famous Martin Hanzal trade. What did that get the Wild? 13...12429Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-a-good-thing-that-the-wolves-arent-getting-a-ton-of-national-attention/Klay Thompson returned to the court for the Golden State Warriors last week for the first time since 2019. The Memphis Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA, with Ja Morant leading the charge again. There's still trouble in paradise as the Los Angeles Lakers haven't risen above average. The Ph...12426Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-wont-find-another-ryan-hartman-bargain-in-jon-merrill/The Minnesota Wild have to go bargain hunting with the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyout penalties looming over the next three years. They did it in free agency last year, scooping up discounted defensemen. They're going to have to be selective about retaining their current talent, keeping only pl...12425Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-does-dean-evason-pull-the-goalie-so-early-in-games/In the third period of Saturday's 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, Dean Evason and the referees ran into some confusion. It appeared as though he wanted to call timeout, but the referees wouldn't allow it. The Minnesota Wild were down one and had an empty net, so why didn't the referees allow...12424Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-big-three-is-benefitting-from-a-change-in-team-culture/The Minnesota Timberwolves’ big three have been a giant basked in slumber, waiting to wake up and try to terrify the NBA. Between Injuries and a global pandemic, Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell, and Anthony Edwards have not played together as much as we would hope. Last season the trio tallie...12423Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-pursuing-lane-kiffin-a-good-idea-for-the-vikings/In the wake of the Black Monday firings of Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman, speculation ran rampant about their replacements. One name that continuously cropped up: Lane Kiffin. Kiffin has been in the NFL before, presiding over the infamous JaMarcus Russell era in Oakland. But he might be eyeing a s...12422Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/each-of-minnesotas-best-offensive-head-coaching-options-has-a-fatal-flaw/After eight seasons as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Mike Zimmer has been relieved of his duties. The whole fiasco felt like witnessing a car crash in slow motion. Rumors regarding Zimmer's job security were swirling around social media for months. Some purple-blooded conspiracy theorists b...12420Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordie-benn-is-guiding-minnesotas-ragtag-blue-line-through-injuries/The Minnesota Wild needed to rebuild their defense on the fly last year. Ryan Suter, Carson Soucy, and Ian Cole departed, meaning that filling those spots affordably was a priority in free agency. They stabilized their fourth-through-sixth defensemen by adding Alex Goligoski, Dmitry Kulikov, and J...12418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-extended-lockout-would-not-be-good-for-royce-lewis-development/In June 2017, the Minnesota Twins found themselves drafting first overall for the first time since taking Joe Mauer in the 2001 draft. They had many options, highlighted by two-way star Hunter Greene. Instead, Minnesota selected 18-year-old Royce Lewis, a high schooler from Southern California.  ...12417Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-are-the-most-appealing-gm-candidates-for-the-vikings/The Wilfs acted swiftly Monday morning, and the Minnesota Vikings are officially embarking on a new era.       For the first time since 2012, the Wilfs find themselves tasked with rebuilding their front office. I wondered if Rick Spielman was part of the solution back in November. The...12416Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-fresh-start-cant-begin-with-kirk-cousins/Monday was a big day for the Minnesota Vikings. They fired Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman after missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The moves opened many possibilities as the team looks to go from “in the hunt” to a legitimate championship contender.   But it means nothing if they keep K...12414Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-should-limit-their-search-to-first-time-head-coaches/Black Monday hit hard in the NFL, in particular with the Minnesota Vikings. Gone are Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman. Unlike many other teams that are in search of a new coach and/or general manager, this isn't a rebuilding situation. A lot of the puzzle is already in place. Given the potential cand...12411Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000