https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/97/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/harrison-phillips-philanthropy-is-rooted-in-his-early-anti-bullying-effort/When the Minnesota Vikings signed Harrison Phillips as a free agent in March 2022, they thought he was kidding when he asked for a desk in their community relations department. But Phillips was serious, given his ambition to serve people in Minnesota with his foundation. It wasn’t the first time t...17817Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-did-the-wolves-do-to-unlock-gobert-offensively-this-year/The Minnesota Timberwolves knew they would get world-class defense when they acquired Rudy Gobert in the 2022 off-season. Therefore, most of the uncertainty about Gobert surrounded his offensive impact. How were the Wolves going to align lineups and proper spacing with two 7-footers, Gobert and Ka...17812Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-bye-came-one-week-too-late/Joshua Dobbs said he texted Kevin O’Connell after the Chicago Bears game. Dobbs had had his first bad performance in Minnesota, throwing four interceptions in a 12-10 loss to Chicago. Four games after he learned Minnesota’s offense through his headset in Atlanta, Dobbs had fallen back to Earth. O’...17811Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-building-a-sustainable-team-culture/Team culture in the NBA or any sports league has always felt like a hard-to-define concept. Theoretically, every team has a culture, whether it’s good, bad, intentional, or accidental. It's like every other workplace or group of people who regularly gather to create or work on things.   Unfortuna...17810Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jose-miranda-can-rebound-in-the-donovan-solano-role/What a difference a year makes.   Last December, the Minnesota Twins were ready to roll with José Miranda as their everyday third baseman. Miranda earned the job after he slashed .268/.325/.426 with 15 home runs and a 117 wRC+ clip in 125 games as a rookie in 2022. But injuries and regression mad...17806Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-next-five-games-are-paramount-for-the-vikings-long-term-future/The remaining five weeks of the regular season — and potentially the playoff games — will be a critical phase in the Minnesota Vikings’ competitive rebuild. At 6-6, they currently occupy the sixth playoff spot in the NFC. If the season ended today, Minnesota would travel to face off against the De...17799Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-kyle-anderson-still-a-good-fit-with-the-wolves-in-his-new-role/Last season, the Minnesota Timberwolves needed someone to fill the hole left behind in the starting lineup during Karl-Anthony Towns’ 52-game absence following his right calf injury. Kyle Anderson was the man Chris Finch turned to, hoping to receive consistent play from the forward they signed in...17796Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/louie-varland-developed-a-unique-fastball-that-baffles-pitchers/The Minnesota Twins were expected to lose some key pieces after they announced that they would trim payroll. Sonny Gray found a new home in St. Louis, Kenta Maeda joined the division-rival Detroit Tigers, and the Cincinnati Reds signed Emilio Pagán.   The Twins were prepared to combat the trimmed...17794Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-metellus-has-ascended-to-stardom-in-a-unique-role/It started at the end of the last season when the Minnesota Vikings named Josh Metellus team captain in Brian O'Neill's absence. It continued in June when beat reporters began to notice that he was playing a varied role with Minnesota's first-team defense during OTAs. And it continued into Trainin...17786Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-qb-decision-could-give-us-a-glimpse-into-the-future/There have been many crossroads this season for the Minnesota Vikings, but Kevin O’Connell may have made his most important decision during the bye week.   The Vikings need a quarterback who can maximize Justin Jefferson's skill set upon his return. The trade market has been closed since October,...17777Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-cant-let-this-moment-slip/November was spectacular for the Wolves. Their 13-2 record wasn’t just their best month in team history but the best in Minnesota sports history. Such levels of success warrant further thought. Jim Petersen said on the broadcast last week that “the Wolves can compete for a championship.” A team ra...17774Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-have-five-games-to-break-their-time-loop/17773Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-aggressive-mike-conley-is-supercharging-minnesotas-offense/Mike Conley has made his mark as a pass-first point guard since arriving in Minnesota. He’s unlocked Rudy Gobert, calmed the game down whenever it has become erratic, and created opportunities for his star-studded surrounding cast. However, Chris Finch has for Conley to become a more aggressive...17766Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/shake-miltons-best-attributes-are-failing-him-at-the-worst-time/In Season 5 of The Office, Michael Scott pauses before looking into the camera and saying, “And I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do.” That quote came to mind while watching Minnesota Timberwolves guard Shake Milton this season. He’s getting the same o...17763Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-flores-is-practicing-witchcraft/I’m not sure what kind of arcane pact Brian Flores made with whatever malevolent football gods are in charge of toying with the hearts of Minnesota Vikings fans, but whatever it is, it’s working.   With the Minnesota Vikings in their Week 13 bye week, it’s worth looking back to where we were last...17758Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-vikings-have-a-final-act/If the Minnesota Vikings’ season was a musical, it could be in any number of genres.   In some ways, the season has become a tragedy, marred by a 1-4 start and injuries to Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson. In others, it’s a redemption story about a team that climbed out of that hole and relied o...17757Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/troy-brown-jr-gives-the-timberwolves-some-bite-off-the-bench/In March, a writer who can only be described as a young Robert Redford circa All The President's Men wrote that the Minnesota Timberwolves have the best 7-man rotation in the NBA. It might have been a bold take to give two weeks before the Wolves needed to win a do-or-die play-in game against the...17754Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joshua-dobbs-did-his-job/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had a hectic 48 hours following the Minnesota Vikings’ 24-10 win in Lambeau Field on October 29. Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon in Minnesota’s only two-score game this season. He was at the peak of his powers when he went down. A week earlier, he had gone 35/45 for 378 ya...17753Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-have-two-untouchable-prospects-this-offseason/One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to off-season baseball discourse is the misevaluation of prospects and their worth to a team. When wild trade ideas are thrown around, it’s common to hear something along the lines of “It’s going to take a team’s No. 1 or 2 prospect to get that done.”  ...17750Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pablo-lopez-found-a-rhythm/Pablo López had given up two hits and a run through five innings against the Cleveland Guardians in a June 1 game last season. The Minnesota Twins entered that game with a 29-27 record, ahead of the 25-30 Guardians. Still, memories of the 2022* collapse lingered. Minnesota led the AL Central for m...17749Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/three-low-cost-high-reward-options-for-the-twins-bullpen/There are many old philosophies in baseball. Some are valid, and some aren’t. But the idea that a team can never have too many pitchers has constantly remained true throughout the decades of the game, especially in a team’s bullpen.   Last year, the Minnesota Twins bullpen had a collective 3.95 E...17746Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/troy-brown-jr-is-filling-taurean-princes-void/The Minnesota Timberwolves had to make a bold decision this offseason with Taurean Prince. TP only spent two seasons in Minnesota, but he made his time here memorable. He offered shooting, length, and playing good team defense, helping the team however he could. In two years with Minnesota, Prince...17745Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sonny-gray-helped-the-twins-develop-a-pitching-identity/Sonny Gray entered free agency as potentially the top starting pitcher on the market, and it didn’t take long for this year’s AL Cy Young runner-up to find a new contract. On Monday, Gray signed a 3-year, $75 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis desperately needed to stabilize...17741Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/was-ant-having-an-mvp-caliber-season-before-bruising-his-hip/Every season, one of the most heavily debated subjects in the NBA is who the most valuable player in the league is. Last year, the debate between Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic got heated on ESPN, and it took over the narrative of much of the season. I often find it annoying how much MVP debates tak...17737Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dobbs-high-variance-play-is-minnesotas-best-bet/It's only been a few short weeks, but Josh Dobbs has taken the Minnesota Vikings on an emotional ride to the moon and back. He led the Vikings to a win in Atlanta just days after Minnesota signed him, which will go down in team history. His follow-up performance against the New Orleans Saints had...17736Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000