https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/376/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/schreier-the-minnesota-timberwolves-have-their-point-guard-and-glue-guy/The big thing about both of these guys is the fact that they’ve been in a number of playoff games, big playoff games, conference finals and things like that. -- Tom Thibodeau on Taj Gibson and Jeff Teague   Give Tom Thibodeau this: He’s going for it. The Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and pre...2540Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rule-looking-back-on-the-parise-suter-deals-five-years-later/Five years ago on July 4, I had just finished marching in the annual parade in a small Minnesota town representing a local newspaper. My co-workers and I were cooling down with some beverages and appetizers when I got a text from my brother (hard to believe this was before I had a smartphone with...2497Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jimmy-butler-on-the-minnesota-timberwolves-our-expectation-is-going-to-be-to-win/My phone is in my back pocket right now, so whoever has anything to say to me feel free, 773-899-6071.   -- Jimmy Butler, halfway through his introductory press conference   Sitting at the bottom floor of the rotunda in Mall of America, with scores of Minnesota Timberwolves fans looking down up...2480Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-news-notes-draft-picks-new-asst-coach-2017-18-schedule-and-more/Hockey games are off for the summer, but the business side of the NHL just had one of the busiest weeks of the year. There was the Vegas Expansion Draft, the NHL Entry Draft, schedule releases and plenty of other deals to and signings. Let’s get caught up on everything that’s happened with the Wil...2465Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/patton-on-the-minnesota-timberwolves-its-a-great-situation-for-myself/It's great I'm in this city, it's a great situation for myself.   -- Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Justin Patton after his introductory press conference   Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Justin Patton has insisted since Day 1 that the Twin Cities were a fit for him. His hometown of Omaha is only...2463Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-have-jimmy-butler-now-they-need-to-become-into-a-free-agent-destination/We’re positioned well to explore the market.   -- Tom Thibodeau on draft night after the Jimmy Butler trade   The Tom Thibodeau and the Minnesota Timberwolves have been widely praised for the trade that brought Jimmy Butler to the Twin Cities. Rob Mahoney of Sports Illustrated says the Wolves fl...2455Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tom-thibodeau-on-jimmy-butler-we-felt-its-something-our-team-needed/Tom Thibodeau saw an opportunity, and he seized it. The Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president of basketball operations executed a deal with the Chicago Bulls to land Jimmy Butler in order to curb the longest playoff drought in the NBA, and potentially contend for a championship in the ne...2436Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/danielle-hunters-leaning-on-veterans-to-take-the-next-step/When the Minnesota Vikings selected Danielle Hunter in the third round in 2015, they viewed him as a piece of clay ready to be molded.   So what if his stance wasn't giving him any leverage? So what if his pass-rushing attempts were often circuitous? Mike Zimmer saw an athletic freak, and he set...2428Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rookie-snap-shot-elijah-lee-video-breakdown/As the dust has settled on the Vikings 2017 draft class additions, the countdown to Mankato begins. In my newest mini-series I evaluate each pick as we break down the tape on all 11 Vikings acquisitions.   We'll be focusing on what each player can bring to the table and, more importantly, what th...2423Sat, 24 Jun 2017 07:37:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sam-bradford-dominates-invented-sam-bradford-index-and-thats-ok/Sam Bradford set an NFL record for completion rate this last year, and it's a credit to sports commentary that this wasn't touted—by itself—as an elite accomplishment. That doesn't mean Bradford played poorly, more that it's become more widely recognized that completion rate by itself has become a...2408Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/examining-the-brodin-vs-dumba-conundrum/Sunday, the NHL revealed all 30 teams' protection lists ahead of Wednesday's Expansion Draft. The Wild's toughest choice heading into the submission of their list was who they would protect with the third defenseman slot, as it seemed like a no-brainer decision for them to go the 7-3-1 route (inst...2405Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rule-let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may-for-vegas-draft/The talk all weekend about the NHL has been all about protecting and exposing players. The weird thing is this isn’t even about the mumps.   The protection lists for the Vegas Expansion Draft were released over the weekend. Everybody finally knows which players all 30 current NHL teams want to pr...2399Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rookie-snap-shot-jack-tocho-video-breakdown/As the dust has settled on the Vikings 2017 draft class additions, the countdown to Mankato begins. In my newest mini-series I evaluate each pick as we break down the tape on all 11 Vikings acquisitions.   We'll be focusing on what each player can bring to the table and, more importantly, what th...2397Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:08:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nba-draft-profile-jayson-tatum/While Jayson Tatum has been projected as a top-five pick, in a draft as loaded as the one going down on June 22, he is liable to be one of a few top level athletes that slips into the middle of the opening round. The Minnesota Timberwolves would be a logical team to scoop up the 6-foot-8, 205 poun...2387Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/your-2017-nba-mock-draft/1. PHILADELPHIA 76ers Markelle Fultz, PG, Washington Unless the 76ers players and social media team is just trolling everybody, this pick will be Fultz. Adding a point guard of this caliber to a core of Joel Embiid, Dario Saric and Ben Simmons makes Philadelphia one of the most interesting youn...2383Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/underrated-vikings-ed-white/It’s difficult to make the case for historic, oft-forgotten offensive linemen. Typically, the case is made using Pro Bowls and total starts (as Dan Fouts pointed out) and we never have much information about quality of play -- even from ardent students of the game; we have more understanding of th...2374Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:37:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/randy-moss-gets-emotional-when-talking-about-dennis-green/A legend was back in town Wednesday morning as Randy Moss spoke to the media after the announcement that the Minnesota Vikings were going to induct the former wide receiver into their Ring of Honor.   A reflective Moss spoke to the press for nearly 13 minutes and became emotional toward the end o...2370Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cold-omaha-staff-minnesota-wild-protection-lists/Next week, the long-awaited Expansion Draft for the Vegas Golden Knights will take place. The other 30 NHL teams have to get their protected player lists in this Saturday (June 17) at 4 p.m. Central Time, which will get broken down and eventually to Vegas for a three day deliberation period. So be...2368Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-to-induct-wrs-randy-moss-and-ahmad-rashad-to-ring-of-honor/The Minnesota Vikings have announced that they will induct wide receivers Randy Moss and Ahmad Rashad to the Vikings Ring of Honor. The two of them combined have nine Pro Bowls in their Minnesota tenures, and Moss adds three first-team All-Pro appearances to the list.   Moss led the league in rec...2367Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/schreier-leadership-is-minnesota-twins-no-1-overall-pick-royce-lewis-x-factor/You guys are gonna love him when you have a chance to meet him.   -- Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey on No. 1 overall pick Royce Lewis   Leadership is just one part of the equation, Minnesota Twins vice president of personnel Mike Radcliff insists, but it’s part of the reason that the...2366Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/northern-exposure-the-case-for-exposing-wild-players/With the Las Vegas expansion draft looming, the Wild have some decisions to make before submitting their protection list this Saturday morning. In the end, it seems like it comes down to deciding between a few players on the roster. Wild fans may be surprised by some players protected or exposed t...2360Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/another-year-another-position-for-t-j-clemmings/T.J. Clemmings is used to being moved around.   The third-year Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman made a clean transition in high school from basketball to football. Then in college he swapped pass rushing for pass blocking as Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst moved Clemmings from the defensive line...2357Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:55:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/underrated-vikings-john-gilliam/We've been covering underrated Vikings all week here at Zone Coverage. On Monday, we went over Jim Marshall's productive career and on Tuesday, we covered the best run-stopping cornerback of the past generation, Antoine Winfield. Today, it's deep-threat receiver John Gilliam.   John Gilliam might...2349Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:54:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-state-of-the-twins-off-day-dump/The Twins headed into Monday’s off-day sandwiched between cities on a West Coast swing, with taking three out of four from the Angels in the rear-view mirror and a three-game set at Safeco in Seattle coming up next. Entering Monday’s action league wide, the Twins are 29-24 -- a .547 winning percen...2317Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rule-subban-is-a-refreshing-character-who-needs-to-be-in-the-nhl-forefront/The Nashville Predators wanted to give their home crowd a victory after losing the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh. The Preds delivered with a 5-1 final score to avoid going down three-games-to-none against the defending-champion Penguins.   Perhaps more memorable than the...2315Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000