https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/369/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/reidell-how-xavier-rhodes-became-the-leagues-top-cornerback/Defining a shutdown cornerback has always been a challenge.   There isn't a handbook available that precisely defines the term, and due to the relatively subjective nature of evaluating coverage performance, there isn't necessarily a clear-cut right or wrong answer.   That said, it has become ex...3601Tue, 12 Dec 2017 08:43:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-as-the-dust-settles-vikings-have-more-concerns-than-loss-against-panthers/All things considered, the Minnesota Vikings' loss on Sunday to the Carolina Panthers shouldn't be taken too hard.   It was a photo finish against an NFC contender on the road, and it followed a pair of impressive road victories that gave the Vikings enough cushion to absorb a loss and remain in...3599Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-karl-anthony-towns-and-the-slow-move-to-power-forward/In today's NBA, players who can shift positionally are a boon.   This versatility is most commonly recognized in a player like Giannis Antetokounmpo, who can shift up in position from small forward to power forward.   Similar to Antetokounmpo, Karl-Anthony Towns is also versatile and shifts posi...3596Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:51:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/naylor-are-the-timberwolves-fourth-quarter-woes-symptomatic-of-tom-thibodeaus-coaching/Most watchers of the Minnesota Timberwolves this season have noticed that the team struggles significantly in close games in the fourth quarter, and the stats back that up.   The Timberwolves are the worst fourth quarter team in the NBA by net rating, worse than the lowly Chicago Bulls. Recently,...3587Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-lose-to-panthers-five-plays-that-swung-the-game/The Minnesota Vikings' first loss in over two months was characterized by potentially concerning injuries, ill-timed turnovers and big plays that took points off the scoreboard.   Here are the five biggest.   The Non-Catch   Adam Thielen's catch on third down right before halftime momentarily g...3586Sun, 10 Dec 2017 20:47:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-learning-how-to-become-champions/When Mike Zimmer came to Minnesota, he was expecting to do a little yelling.   The Minnesota Vikings of 2013 had been undisciplined, possessing the league's 31st-ranked defense that collapsed down the stretch in four last-minute losses.   But when the new coach arrived in 2014, a surprise awaite...3574Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tre-jones-jalen-suggs-and-space-jam-high-school-basketball-is-alive-in-minnesota/With the scoreboard reading Apple Valley with 36 - Minnehaha Academy with 35 on Thursday evening, Tre Jones walked out of the locker room for the second half, a good thirty seconds before the rest of his team. Jones picked up a ball and as he strode over to the free throw line alone All I Do Is Wi...3571Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hasan-cam-newton-presents-an-explosive-but-containable-threat-for-smothering-vikings-defense/The Minnesota Vikings have passed a lot of tests on their drive to the playoffs; they’ve been able to produce offensively with adaptive, flexible approaches that react to the opponent’s strategy and the defense has taken on all comers.   They’ve put away attacks that spread the ball out and explo...3567Fri, 08 Dec 2017 19:09:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-have-terrorized-cam-newton-the-last-two-meetings/When Cam Newton faced the Minnesota Vikings in 2013, he passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another in a decisive Carolina Panthers victory at the Metrodome.   Then Mike Zimmer came along.   In the two meetings since, Newton has had a pair of miserable days against Minnesota's formidable...3558Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-the-good-and-the-bad-so-far-in-timberwolves-land/There hasn't been a Timberwolves season like this in over a decade.   A clean 25 games into the season, the team has wins against presumed playoff big whigs, three All-Star caliber players, and a winning record. As of right now, they're a playoff team; a claim they haven't been able to make since...3549Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-deeper-look-at-minnesotas-defensive-third-down-success/The Minnesota Vikings are the best third-down team in the NFL. There's no debating it.   Not only did Minnesota move into first place in third-down offense with Sunday's 6 for 12 performance, they remarkably held the previous No. 1 squad, the Atlanta Falcons, to 1 for 10.   Outperforming a stron...3542Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-karl-anthony-towns-defense-is-rationalizing-a-deandre-jordan-trade/In Sunday evening's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Karl-Anthony Towns had perhaps his worst defensive game of the season culminating in a sequence of fourth-quarter miscues that left Tom Thibodeau, Taj Gibson, and Towns himself infuriated.   https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA/status/9375040...3537Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/with-eagles-loss-vikings-move-to-1-in-nfc-playoff-standings/The Minnesota Vikings have moved into the No. 1 seed in the NFC, giving them home-field advantage throughout the rest of the playoffs and the Super Bowl, if they can retain that position for the rest of the season.   After securing a victory against the Atlanta Falcons in the early slate of games...3533Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-improvement-of-trae-waynes/Trae Waynes might be the final key that unlocks the Minnesota Vikings defense.   With talent at all three levels of the field, the Vikings defense could sport Pro Bowlers at every major position group on the defense — cornerback Xavier Rhodes, defensive end Everson Griffen and safety Harrison Smi...3513Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-power-ranking-the-fits-for-the-twins-in-free-agency/The hot stove has remained tepid to this point, and while that has been cause for a bit of antsiness among fans and people who care about this news, it also allows us to do what teams are doing with these players -- dig in a bit deeper.   So today, we’re taking a look at the power rankings of the...3499Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inmans-film-notes-vikings-lions/Bashful Barr Nowhere to be Found   Ironically enough, in a season where Anthony Barr is on pace to finish with the fewest sacks in his four-year career, he is playing the best football we've seen from him yet. While entering a contract year, you have to wonder what type of conversation Barr and Z...3494Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pitino-calls-criticism-of-saturdays-5-on-3-scenario-fake-outrage/In the days following the Minnesota Golden Gophers' 89-84 win over a three-man Alabama Crimson Tide squad, Richard Pitino has heard his share of slights: fans wondering why Minnesota had to sweat out the final minute, how did Alabama's Collin Sexton end up with 40 points, and why were the Gophers...3487Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-do-the-wild-go-from-here-chuck-fletcher-craig-leipold/Monday night's 7-2 loss at the hands of Winnipeg was the crown jewel of an underwhelming start to the season for the Minnesota Wild. The season is over a quarter of the way finished, and there have been just a handful of players on the roster who have performed up to snuff.   The common theme fro...3481Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-defense-continues-to-hold-them-back-20-games-into-the-season/After 20 games, the Minnesota Timberwolves sit at 12-8, in middle of the pack in the Western Conference. If the season ended tomorrow, they’d have 48 wins and a playoff berth. The obvious question, given the recent history of the team, is whether or not the Wolves are for real. Is their start to t...3480Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/11-25-road-recap-gophers-win-bizarre-game-as-alabama-finishes-with-three-players/Everything was going swimmingly for the No. 14 Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Barclays Classic in Brooklyn. After demolishing Massachusetts on Friday, the Gophers held a 57-44 lead over the No. 25 Alabama Crimson Tide with under 15 minutes left and appeared on their way to a quality non-conferenc...3461Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-the-timberwolves-and-staying-the-course/Despite Friday's double-digit loss to the Miami Heat, losing three of their last four games and even their 118-110 loss to Sunday afternoon opponent Phoenix on Nov. 11, the Timberwolves have opted to move forward.   "It gets frustrating, but you've got to stay the course," Timberwolves forward Ta...3459Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-what-the-eye-test-tells-us-about-andrew-wiggins-that-the-stats-might-not/The concept of criticism, critique or even the simple concept of superior talent was mostly foreign to Andrew Wiggins before he entered the NBA.   Between middle school, high school and college, Wiggins was always considered to be a coveted talent -- a player teams would be lucky to have when he...3453Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/halftime-kyle-rudolph-scores-twice-vikings-lead-lions-20-10/There were nervous moments in the second half, but the Minnesota Vikings held on for a 30-23 win over the Detroit Lions, giving them a three-game lead in the NFC North with five games to go.   Xavier Rhodes intercepted a fourth-down pass late in the game, and a Lions offsides call on Kai Forbath'...3449Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-the-twins-offense-is-too-good-to-bunt-seriously/It’s a play as old as the game itself, and maybe that’s because the DH didn’t always exist. It’s the bunt, a time-honored tradition that is being phased out of the game more and more every year.   Fangraphs has sacrifice bunt totals dating back to 1895, and according to their database, the 925 sa...3442Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hansen-the-importance-of-jamal-crawford/During the offseason leading up to the 2017-18 NBA season, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau knew the team needed a boost to their second unit. After trading away less-than-impressive rookie point guard Kris Dunn and high-flying, promising guard Zach LaVine, who played a lot with the...3441Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000