https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/85/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/t-j-warren-is-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/In life, sometimes timing matters a lot more than talent and ability.   That seems to be the case for T.J. Warren.   He signed a 10-day contract on March 6. One day later, we learned that Towns would be out indefinitely with a left meniscus tear. That thrust Warren into the Minnesota Timberwolve...18600Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-new-relievers-have-intriguing-breaking-ball-offerings/The Minnesota Twins' new-look bullpen may not catch many headlines throughout the season, but each of the new members possesses at least one worthwhile weapon. For a club that rarely makes veteran additions to its relief corps, this development should be exciting.   While each of the four new fac...18597Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-wasnt-danielle-hunters-departure-bigger-news/The first week of the new league year was hectic for the Minnesota Vikings.   Kirk Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons, the Vikings signed several defensive players, and Aaron Jones crossed the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The front office also made a major trade that could produce Cousins’ re...18596Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-is-starting-to-look-like-1988-michael-jordan/Anthony Edwards the superstar is here. No more adding qualifiers and talking about the steps he needs to take to make it to the club. Edwards is there now in real-time. Whether it was the block , his popular signature shoe, the comeback against the Clippers on national TV, or the Minnesota Timbe...18592Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-was-darnolds-performance-affected-by-the-talent-around-him/Fans met the Minnesota Vikings’ decision to sign Sam Darnold with resistance. After all, Darnold put together some truly catastrophic performances with the New York Jets in ways that are difficult to put into words.   Luckily, we don’t need words. The EPA and CPOE chart from RBSDM tells us all we...18589Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-best-option-may-be-to-trade-back-in-the-first-round/The 2024 NFL free-agency period is underway, and the state of the Minnesota Vikings has drastically changed.   Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, who started for the Vikings for six seasons, signed a lucrative deal with the Atlanta Falcons that ended his tenure in Minnesota.   It’s not a complete...18585Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kats-injury-creates-a-golden-opportunity-for-minnesotas-role-players/Opportunity is one of the most significant factors in player development. Players often haven't reached their full potential because they just could not find the optimal minutes within their team's roster to succeed. How many minutes a player needs to be successful depends on whether they’re a roo...18584Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/griffin-jax-is-ready-to-become-minnesotas-next-elite-arm/The Minnesota Twins’ bullpens have fluctuated since Derek Falvey took over the front office. The team slowly built a solid bullpen in 2019, and a strong second-half surge gave the unit a 4.17 bullpen ERA that was top-10 in baseball. It was even better in 2020 when the Twins were sixth in baseball...18580Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-are-reasonable-expectations-for-minnesotas-post-cousins-qb-plans/Now that Kirk Cousins is headed for the land of sweet tea, pecan pie, and homemade wine, the Minnesota Vikings and their fans are left to contemplate what the future holds for them at the quarterback position. There are still so many questions left to be answered: Will they draft a quarterback in...18579Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-going-on-with-jaden-mcdaniels-2/In 2003, the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted LeBron James first overall, and the San Antonio Spurs took Leandro Barbosa 28th overall. By all accounts, Barbosa had a good career. He played 14 years and averaged 10.6 points per game. Barbosa won a championship with the Golden State Warriors as the backu...18577Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-was-sam-darnold-minnesotas-contingency-plan/Minnesota Vikings fans who have spent the past couple of years hoping the team would part ways with divisive quarterback Kirk Cousins might be feeling like they made their wish on a monkey’s paw — or, at the very least, that free agency is taking place in The Twilight Zone.   Before we’d even had...18575Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-are-so-many-twins-pitchers-throwing-gyro-sliders/The Minnesota Twins are starting an organizational trend. Much like the sweeper last season and the splitter this season, pitchers add or tweak pitches to fit league-wide trends. Gyro sliders seem to be Minnesota’s trendy pitch.   As MLB’s Mike Petriello alludes to in an article from January, pit...18569Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jonathan-greenard-is-a-first-step-in-fixing-the-vikings-pass-rush/The Minnesota Vikings' defense was one of the positives in a disappointing year. Defensive coordinator Brian Flores elevated a unit that ranked 31st in total defense in 2022 to 16th last season. It was a big reason why the Vikings won seven games despite Kirk Cousins’s season-ending injury.   But...18568Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-cashed-in-on-being-a-constant-in-a-game-of-variables/Former general manager Rick Spielman acknowledged that the Minnesota Vikings went all in on Kirk Cousins when they signed him to a $84 million, fully guaranteed contract in 2018. "Once you make that decision, then there's no turning back," Spielman said. "We're going to go all in and we're going t...18567Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-defense-is-getting-younger-and-more-dangerous/When he took control of the Minnesota Vikings' roster in 2022, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah inherited a rapidly aging defense. Once one of the best units in the NFL from 2017 to 2019, the Vikings' defense had been poor in the previous two seasons, thanks in part to various players suffering injuries. Franch...18566Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/notre-dames-cam-hart-would-be-a-sneaky-late-round-pickup-for-minnesota/Since Xavier Rhodes, the Minnesota Vikings have not given a second contract to a single cornerback they have drafted. From Trae Waynes to Mike Hughes to Cameron Dantzler, every young cornerback this team has pinned their expectations on has disappointed in one way or another.   Even now, the corn...18565Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/naz-reid-has-taken-the-next-step-defensively/Rudy Gobert has helped turn the Minnesota Timberwolves’ defense into the league’s best. He deters drives, blocks shots, and stymies offensive plans but doesn’t work alone. The best defenses don’t just rely on an elite rim protector like Gobert. The Wolves have stout on-ball stoppers in Jaden McDan...18562Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-reason-the-vikings-are-willing-to-let-cousins-test-the-open-market/We've officially reached the point where the Minnesota Vikings are staring at the organizational fork in the road. Kirk Cousins hits unrestricted free agency for the first time since joining the Vikings in 2018, and the remaining (non-draft) contingency plans are becoming less desirable by the hou...18561Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-should-gobert-address-concerns-about-gambling-and-officiating/The best time for Rudy Gobert to address his concerns that gambling influences NBA officiating is probably not after they assessed him a foul. It’s undoubtedly not after fouling out with 27.8 seconds left in a game the Minnesota Timberwolves were leading 97-96 in Cleveland on Friday. Referee Natal...18559Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-is-the-happy-medium-for-kirk-cousins-and-the-vikings/Kirk Cousins had a 59-59-2 record entering the 2022 season, his first under Kevin O'Connell. He disliked that people had labeled him a .500 quarterback. The typically affable Cousins would get prickly when reporters asked about his career record. It’s all about winning, he would contend. The year...18555Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-2022-draft-class-is-creating-a-weird-butterfly-effect-for-the-vikings/In the hours before free agency, the Minnesota Vikings have a lot of important decisions to make.   They have to decide on Kirk Cousins' future, and he could want a fully guaranteed contract worth over $50 million per season. They have to decide on Danielle Hunter, who will look to get the bag he...18550Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/explaining-kats-injury-and-why-he-could-be-back-for-the-playoffs/Late Thursday evening, Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted, “ESPN Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery to repair a torn left meniscus and will be re-evaluated in a month. It’s expected Towns will return by early in the Western Conference playoffs.”   This was hours...18549Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/naw-is-playing-his-best-basketball-when-the-wolves-need-it-most/When Anthony Edwards missed the start of the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, Chris Finch gave Nickeil Alexander-Walker the start in Edwards’ abbreviated absence. While it may not sound like much, it shows Finch's trust in Alexander-Walker to execute the game plan.   The N...18547Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-playoff-seeding-affects-the-timberwolves/I can’t see the future, and even Madame Web wouldn’t be able to tell you exactly how the Western Conference standings will look when the regular season ends on April 14. As I write this, only 2.5 games separate the first-place Minnesota Timberwolves and fourth-place Los Angeles Clippers.   Only f...18541Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-need-to-turn-the-ljarius-sneed-smoke-into-fire/As the NFL calendar plods along, we’re about to enter the most infamous and oxymoronic part of the offseason: the “legal tampering” period. With it also starts the height of smokescreen season, which will run rampant until the end of draft weekend. Right now every team is “interested” in everyone,...18540Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000