https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/31/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-timberwolves-must-secure-the-top-seed-at-all-costs-r27523/Sixty-two. That’s how many days the Minnesota Timberwolves have had at least a piece of first place in the Western Conference this season. Whether they’ve been alone in the catbird seat or tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Wolves are just over halfway through one of the most successful seas...27523Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:30:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-has-troy-brown-jr-fallen-out-of-the-rotation-r27521/Despite the Minnesota Timberwolves having the luck on their side this season with their preferred starting lineup for 29 of their first 43 games, they have still had to make some important changes to the rotation. The change has come more from the back end, as the Wolves have been trying their bes...27521Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:30:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-find-a-way-to-play-defense-without-mike-conley-r27520/Eleven months ago Anthony Edwards pleaded to his fellow stars during the all star break, “Just play, man. If you’re 80%, you’ve got to play.” Mike Conley, responded saying “Oh shoot, I took a few games off here and there,” then added smiling “but I’m 35.” Monday night happened to be one of those g...27520Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-will-the-wolves-respond-after-finch-called-out-their-immaturity-r27519/Chris Finch was visibly frustrated in his post-game press conference after the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 128-125 loss to the 10-31 Charlotte Hornets on Monday, and for good reason. The Timberwolves were up 107-92 going into the 4th quarter and blew the lead, even though the Hornets had two of their...27519Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:30:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/karl-anthony-towns-needs-to-take-more-threes-r27517/27517Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:30:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-do-we-accurately-measure-value-in-the-rudy-gobert-trade-r27516/The modern NBA landscape is full of trades and pick swaps. The Indiana Pacers’ recent acquisition of Pascal Siakam in exchange for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks earlier this week is just one of several multi-first-round pick deals. People don’t always look upon these deals...27516Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:30:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ant-is-evolving-as-a-playmaker-r27515/On the January 8, 1995, episode of The Simpsons, Lisa pleads with Homer by asking, “Don’t you see? Getting what you want all the time will ultimately leave you unfulfilled and joyless.” Homer responds simply by saying, “Remove the girl,” prompting Bart to pull Lisa out of frame. Minnesota Timberw...27515Sat, 20 Jan 2024 06:00:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-have-learned-how-to-beat-bad-teams-r27514/The 4-36 Detroit Pistons nearly humiliated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Detroit whittled Minnesota’s double-digit lead down to six points with just under four minutes to play with a Jaden Ivey three. The Timberwolves had dismantled the Portland Trail Blazers and took care of the...27514Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ants-mid-range-jumper-is-a-few-tweaks-away-from-being-great-r27512/Anthony Edwards was bound to get buckets since the day the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted him. However, there was uncertainty about how he would develop and what kind of score he would become. We knew he had the athleticism, size, and strength to get to the rim. His shooting percentages were unfav...27512Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:30:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naz-reid-almost-always-makes-his-first-shot-r27511/There is a strange phenomenon happening this season with Naz Reid. No, I’m not talking about the “Honk if you love Naz Reid” signs strewn around the streets of Minneapolis. Nor am I talking about Jeopardy contestant Anji Nyquist telling a national audience that she named her cat Naz Reid or that n...27511Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:30:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-playing-like-a-championship-team-in-the-third-quarter-r27510/The Minnesota Timberwolves are still in first place in the Western Conference. Yet, national respect for the Wolves does not match their 28-11 record this season. According to MGM, the Wolves are currently +1800 to win the championship. That’s the seventh-best odds in the NBA despite having the se...27510Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:30:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/should-we-be-surprised-by-mike-conleys-impact-r27509/Leading up to the 2023 NBA trade deadline, Mike Conley wasn’t expecting the Utah Jazz to move him. The then 35-year-old guard expected to retire in Salt Lake City. So, Conley was in disbelief when his agent called him on February 8 to inform him that Utah was trading him to the Minnesota Timberwol...27509Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:30:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-iowa-wolves-might-help-the-big-club-at-the-deadline-r27508/The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 8. The next few weeks are a time for teams to help shape their futures, whether by unloading unhappy players or loading up on assets. Some teams, like the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks, have already completed team-altering trades. But the Minnesota Timberwolve...27508Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:30:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/which-players-best-fit-minnesotas-backup-point-guard-needs-at-the-deadline-r27507/Eighteen-point-seven minutes. That’s the amount of time 36-year-old floor general Mike Conley spends resting on the bench each game. In those 18.7 minutes, the Minnesota Timberwolves offense dips by 7.6 points per 100 possessions, according to cleaningtheglass.com’s on/off metric. That alone sugge...27507Sat, 13 Jan 2024 06:00:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-dont-need-edwards-to-take-over-every-night-to-win-r27506/The Minnesota Timberwolves are 2-4 in the new year and tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. The Wolves have continued to play above .500 competition, and Minnesota’s opponents are exposing its weaknesses. Anthony Edwards is averaging 28 points, 5.0 rebounds,...27506Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:00:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-big-bad-wolves-should-embrace-bully-ball-r27505/While I see Rudy Gobert and Jaden McDaniels in my most beautiful dreams, Paolo Banchero only sees two of the best defenders in the NBA in his worst nightmares. Just when the narrative began to slip, and the Minnesota Timberwolves had lost three of their last four games, the top team in the Western...27505Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/tight-losses-to-good-teams-will-help-the-wolves-in-the-long-run-r27504/The Minnesota Timberwolves finished a difficult 16-game stretch against teams above .500 with a close-fought 127-120 loss to the Boston Celtics. They finished the stretch 9-7 and are, most impressively, still top of the Western Conference standings. However, the most important factor for this stre...27504Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:30:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/mike-conley-is-in-the-middle-of-a-historic-three-point-shooting-season-r27502/The Minnesota Timberwolves were looking for a change when they traded for Mike Conley. Things were not progressing as planned with D’Angelo Russell. Rudy Gobert had difficulty making an offensive impact, and the Wolves needed to find a steady veteran to orchestrate the offense. The Timberwolves fo...27502Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:30:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/can-the-wolves-balance-ball-movement-and-letting-ant-cook-r27501/The Minnesota Timberwolves are nearing the end of a difficult stretch of the season. They played 16 straight games against teams that were over .500 when the stretch began, and 11 of those games were on the road. The Wolves have not been as dominant in this stretch of games as they were early in t...27501Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:30:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/kat-is-starting-to-demonstrate-emotional-growth-r27500/Minnesota Timberwolves fans have been begging Karl-Anthony Towns to stop complaining to the referees for years. Please run back on defense and stop falling down. But Towns never seemed to listen throughout his career. But things have changed this year. On Sunday night against the Dallas Mavericks,...27500Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:30:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-know-how-to-fix-their-inefficient-offense-r27498/No amount of speculation or discussion can take away what the Minnesota Timberwolves have accomplished this season. The Wolves are still atop the Western Conference and experienced their first losing streak on Jan. 3. Every team experiences lulls. The Wolves have found themselves stuck in an offe...27498Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:30:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-is-fighting-back-against-newtons-first-law-of-motion-r27497/Anthony Edwards was sitting in a white tank at his locker, answering questions following an overtime win over the Boston Celtics. “He’s one of the best players on the team!” he exclaimed, referring to fellow 2020 draft pick Jaden McDaniels. Two weeks later, McDaniels suffered a right ankle sprain...27497Sat, 06 Jan 2024 06:00:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-pelicans-exposed-two-large-flaws-in-minnesotas-defense-r27496/The Minnesota Timberwolves have held the league lead in defensive rating for almost the entire season, creating a new identity for themselves. But Minnesota’s opponents have begun to find better ways to match up against the Wolves’ formidable group of versatility and size. They’re starting to figu...27496Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:30:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/its-not-time-to-panic-about-the-timberwolves-yet-r27495/Timberwolves Twitter was born in the darkness that was the dying days of the Kevin Garnett era when Kevin McHale thought he was Red Auerbach, and Wolves fans thought they were in for a quick rebuild. It’s always been a toxic place where fans air grievances about the team and dream of bigger and be...27495Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:30:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-offense-is-suffering-from-a-fixable-issue-r27494/The Minnesota Timberwolves have hit a perplexing offensive roadblock. They currently rank 19th in the NBA in offensive rating (113.6). They’ve scored enough to win games and maintain the 1st seed in the Western Conference, but it’s clear that there are areas they need to improve before they reach...27494Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:30:51 +0000