https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/368/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-what-we-can-expect-from-starting-point-guard-tyus-jones/While the news is good regarding Jeff Teague's return to the fold, he will still miss time.   In fact, he's going to miss some meaningful time against some of the best teams in the league. The first two weeks of January feature games against the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma Ci...3741Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-minnesota-twins-report-card-alan-busenitz/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins throughout the winter until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Belisle and move all the way through the pitchers, then to...3733Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/five-plays-that-swung-the-vikings-season/Most football games can hinge on a handful of plays, as can entire seasons.   Need an example? The Falcons and Seahawks are tied with a 9-6 record heading into the final week, but the Falcons hold the tiebreaker because Blair Walsh missed a field goal when the teams played head to head. The Lions...3722Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/schreier-tom-thibodeau-is-jolting-the-minnesota-timberwolves-back-to-life/At this rate, Tom Thibodeau will either save the Minnesota Timberwolves, or he will destroy them. This year, the second year of his five-year, $40 million contract, he’s going all out, using his power both as team president and head coach to try to turn a perennial loser into a playoff team as agg...3717Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/watch-reaction-to-vikings-shut-out-of-packers-via-93x/Sam Ekstrom and Luke Inman discuss Minnesota's 16-0 win over the Green Bay Packers and where they go from here.  3715Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/reidell-how-the-vikings-defense-became-a-team/There are hundreds of clichés thrown around the NFL on a week-to-week basis. Coaches and players repeat the same phrases over and over, reaching a point when some fans begin to tune out completely.   But when Mike Zimmer — or any coach, for that matter — reminds the masses that football is a "tea...3701Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/breaking-down-the-vikings-35-sacks/Let's be clear: Mike Zimmer doesn't really care about sacks.   The Minnesota Vikings head coach would much rather see disciplined rushers that keep the quarterback contained and don't neglect their run responsibilities.   Yes, even with a bevy of talented pass-rushers like Everson Griffen, Danie...3699Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/below-the-press-box-hockey-wilderness-head-wild-fan/In another installment of interviewing unique Wild fans, today I'm talking to Joe Bouley, Managing Editor at Hockey Wilderness, the SBNation site covering the Wild. Joe has been running the ship at one of the most popular Wild blogs out there for a few years now, and was gracious enough to chat wi...3698Fri, 22 Dec 2017 11:19:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-jimmy-butler-is-an-all-star-this-year-right/Jimmy Butler does things Wolves fans aren't used to.   Between the gutty performances, the vocality on defense, the intangible will to win, and the straight up winning, Butler has won the Timberwolves fanbase over in ways that haven't existed since a certain Big Ticket was rocking the tree-trimme...3694Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/timberwolves-holiday-roundtable-what-can-santa-thibs-deliver/With the Holiday season looming, the Timberwolves sitting in the top four in the Western Conference, and all of us available to collect our thoughts, what better time than now for a Timberwolves roundtable discussion?   We gathered up Dane Moore, David Naylor, Zach Bennett, Mitchell Hansen, and T...3691Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:04:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ten-years-later-marian-gaboriks-five-goal-night/It's now 10 years ago – Dec. 20, 2007 – that Marian Gaborik achieved one of the greatest individual feats in Minnesota Wild history.   It was on that night at Xcel Energy Center, against a future Hall of Fame goaltender in Henrik Lundqvist, Gaborik became the first player – and remains the only p...3683Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-the-justifications-for-heavy-starter-minutes-in-minnesota/On Dec. 12, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 112-118. In that game, Karl-Anthony Towns was on the floor for 48 minutes and Jimmy Butler 45 minutes -- 48:06 and 45:30, to be exact.   In that game, on the other side of the ball, Joel Embiid played a career-high in minutes -...3676Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-vikings-fans-rooting-guide-for-week-16/The Minnesota Vikings have secured a playoff spot and at least one home game in the playoffs with their win over the Cincinnati Bengals last week. With a division title in their pocket, they can now aim to position themselves securely as one of the top two seeds in the NFC.   That could give the...3672Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:08:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/reidell-the-ageless-invaluable-terence-newman/Terence Newman has led a long and successful career since the Dallas Cowboys selected the former Kansas State defensive back with the No. 5 overall selection during the 2003 NFL draft.   His 15-year career features numerous highlights including a pair of Pro Bowl selections in 2007 and 2009 as we...3669Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:16:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-garnett-glen-taylor-and-the-hope-of-a-timberwolves-reunion/Just over two years ago, Minnesota Timberwolves fans witnessed an all-time great turn back the clock against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Target Center.   The then-39-year-old Kevin Garnett, near what would be the end of his lengthy and highly-successful NBA career, made one more highlight in...3667Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/film-breakdown-justin-patton-begins-his-professional-career-in-iowa/Justin Patton, the No. 16 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, finally has some pro experience under his belt.   He's only played 68 minutes, and those minutes have taken place in the NBA G League, but even those minutes have been valuable. It's shown some definite reasons for his near-lottery sel...3666Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-have-little-time-to-relish-division-clincher/The Minnesota Vikings don't have much time to appreciate their second division championship of the Mike Zimmer Era.   Players normally speak about a 24-hour rule, during which they allow themselves to process the previous game -- reflect, celebrate, wallow -- and then move on. Those 24 hours inst...3660Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-crush-bengals-to-get-back-on-track-bridgewater-returns/The Minnesota Vikings won the NFC North, and Teddy Bridgewater returned.   Not a bad day for the Purple at U.S. Bank Stadium.   Nearly one year ago -- on Dec. 18, 2016 -- the Vikings laid an egg when they played host to a fledgling AFC team, the Indianapolis Colts, at U.S. Bank Stadium that stru...3655Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/finding-the-first-seed-a-vikings-fans-confusing-rooting-guide/With only three weeks left in the season, the path to homefield advantage throughout the playoff should be simple. There aren’t many games that should throw a wrench into the works and if the Vikings win out, they should be able to control their destiny to a first-round bye.   But even as the cur...3643Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:04:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hasan-as-cincinnati-bengals-struggle-vikings-should-secure-win/The Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals could be considered alternate-universe versions of the same team, with the Bengals inhabiting the world where they didn’t promote their promising defensive coordinator to head coach and the Vikings absorbing the defensive talents of the unit.   It’...3640Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ten-players-the-minnesota-timberwolves-could-trade-for/Taj Gibson, Jeff Teague, and 89 other free agents signed this summer become eligible to be traded today. Annually, the due process on new contracts wears off on Dec. 15 --instigating the two-month cycle of NBA trade chatter.   Typically, trades do not start happening until Jan. 1 but with this se...3638Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-what-do-the-minutes-really-mean/Fixing rotations isn't an easy task.   For Tom Thibodeau and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the minute load for the starters and the subsequent fatigue have seemingly become a problem.   Or at least a story.     Jimmy Butler's initial worry about big minutes broke storylines all over the place....3634Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/iowa-wild-notebook-carson-soucy-adapting-to-pro-hockey/Carson Soucy was one of the last defensemen cut from Minnesota's training camp roster in September. It was a bit of a surprise, but the 6-foot-4 defenseman had impressed Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau enough to remain in training camp up until the final days.   But when Soucy, 23, was ultimately...3620Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/seehafer-demystifying-shohei-ohtanis-ucl-sprain/Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan reported Tuesday night that the physical exam of Los Angeles Angels do-it-all superstar Shohei Ohtani revealed a first-degree sprain of his right UCL. While at first glance these findings may sound alarming, in fact, things could be much, much worse.   The ulnar collate...3618Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-winter-meetings-live-update-thread/Hey all. Since we're not on the ground at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando for the MLB Winter Meetings, we felt the least we could do was keep you updated with what we've seen and heard from those on the ground -- with a little #analysis baked in.   For what it's worth, here's who you can f...3612Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000