https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/41/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/defense-is-becoming-part-of-minnesotas-identity-again-r27182/Every week, several other basketball news outlets release power rankings. They try to order the strongest teams in the league from 1 to 30 based on their season record and recent play. The rankings are not always an accurate depiction of which teams are best, given how much can change in a week in...27182Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:00:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-price-the-timberwolves-pay-for-inconsistency-r27181/It is a bright sunny morning on Tuesday, March 7. In roughly 12 hours, the Minnesota Timberwolves would tip off against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Wolves have won three straight following an unprecedented West Coast sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers, and Sacramento Kings. I say unprecede...27181Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:30:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-timberwolves-are-paupers-without-prince-r27180/Anthony Edwards experienced a significant learning moment on Jan. 9, 2021. The San Antonio Spurs led the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-122 with ten seconds remaining in overtime when Karl-Anthony Towns inbounded the ball to Ricky Rubio. The Spanish guard brought the ball up near halfcourt, found Edwa...27180Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/schroedingers-kat-r27177/On Jan. 20, Karl-Anthony Towns used his Twitch stream to clarify his injury status. He suffered a calf strain in a Nov. 28 loss to the Washington Wizards and hadn’t played since then. A source told the Star Tribune that four to six weeks could be the potential timeline, but that wasn’t definite. T...27177Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:00:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-has-the-tools-to-be-minnesotas-no-2-scorer-r27176/The Minnesota Timberwolves were supposed to be an offensive buzzsaw this season. The seventh-best offense a season ago was returning with Karl-Anthony Towns, the self-proclaimed “greatest shooting big man of all time” coming off his best season. Anthony Edwards was an emerging superstar ready to m...27176Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:30:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/slight-tweaks-to-minnesotas-rotation-and-offense-would-create-more-structure-r27174/The Minnesota Timberwolves traded D’Angelo Russell‘s offensive firepower away and replaced him with Mike Conley, a lower-usage player. Therefore, we knew it would take Karl-Anthony Towns coming back from injury to see Tim Connelly’s full vision of the offense. That’s a rather large gap to fill wit...27174Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-march-schedule-will-create-a-playoff-feel-r27173/With only about a month and a half left in the NBA season, teams in the playoff hunt are treating each game now more intensely than ever. While some teams are simply vying for a play-in spot, others are closely eying a top-6 seed in their conference. Only the top six seeds make the playoffs withou...27173Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:00:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-more-can-we-learn-about-ant-before-kat-gets-back-r27171/The Minnesota Timberwolves are Anthony Edwards’ team now. D’Angelo Russell is in Los Angeles, leaving Edwards without another offensive co-star until Karl-Anthony Towns returns from injury. Sunday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors was the test case for the struggles that Edwards will...27171Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:30:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/tim-connelly-was-right-about-jaden-mcdaniels-r27169/Tim Connely gave up four first-round picks and five players for Rudy Gobert. But there was one thing he stood firmly against – trading Jaden McDaniels. To the average NBA fan, including extra draft capital to keep a kid most hadn’t heard of was just another one of Connely’s mistakes. But Tim Conne...27169Sun, 26 Feb 2023 06:30:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-can-the-wolves-recapture-last-years-late-season-magic-r27167/One year ago today, the Minnesota Timberwolves owned a 31-28 record and were seventh in the Western Conference. This year, the Wolves are 31-30, the eighth seed in the West coming out of the All-Star break. While the records may be similar, the differences between the two teams are glaring. The f...27167Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:30:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/nickeil-alexander-walker-might-find-a-home-in-minnesota-r27166/The notifications hit our phones that the Utah Jazz were trading Mike Conley to the Minnesota Timberwolves unless the Wolves were looking for extra incentive. Then Twitter suddenly froze on many anxious fans. Next thing you know Conley is a Timberwolf. Utah sent a pair of future second-round picks...27166Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:30:06 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/was-there-an-extra-intention-behind-lebrons-selection-of-ant-in-the-all-star-draft-r27165/Last weekend, Anthony Edwards played in the first All-Star game of his career. Ant was a reserve, so he played 17 minutes, while some of the more established stars and All-Star starters played more minutes. Still, Edwards got plenty of opportunities to showcase what he could do in one of the most-...27165Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:30:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/this-timberwolves-dish-doesnt-taste-like-it-used-to-r27164/Allow me, if you will, to set the table so that I may begin to dig into the Minnesota Timberwolves. I’ve been hungry to get my thoughts out into the ether, but something about this recipe just isn’t right. This Timberwolves dish doesn’t taste like it used to. Anthony Edwards has blossomed into the...27164Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:00:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-valid-is-minnesotas-%E2%80%9Cbad-whistle%E2%80%9D-theory-r27162/What is a “bad whistle?” You’d think after years of getting one, the fans of YOUR basketball team would know what a bad whistle is. Every night those agonizing calls just aren’t going your way. You know the ones. The media bias is strong against your team. If they give you a good whistle, it does...27162Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:00:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/kyle-anderson-can-revive-minnesotas-bench-r27160/Kyle Anderson is becoming somewhat of a sex symbol around the Twin Cities. Slomosexuals are taking over the Target Center every time Anderson slithers to the basket or strips the ball from Luka Doncic or takes half the shot clock to release his shot. Rudy Gobert was the splashy off-season move, bu...27160Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:30:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/sam-cassells-all-star-2003-04-season-was-iconic-r27158/As the NBA season reaches the All-Star break, teams will likely use this time off to rest players and regroup. Teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves will aim to finish the rest of the season strong to ensure they are in the playoffs come April. However, the All-Star break also could be used as a t...27158Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/when-will-we-see-connellys-vision-fully-realized-r27156/Karl-Anthony Towns had something to say after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Brooklyn Nets 127-126 in overtime to kick off the 2019 season. Kyrie Irving dropped 50 points in his Nets debut, and Caris LeVert had 20. But the Wolves limited Taurean Prince and Jarrett Allen to 15 and six points,...27156Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/acquiring-conley-reaffirms-minnesotas-bright-future-r27153/The NBA media landscape is smattered with consensus takes that the Minnesota Timberwolves are in complete disarray. This animosity has seeped into the veins of the fanbase, causing widespread panic and vitriol toward any move the new general manager makes. Contrary to what talking heads at ESPN an...27153Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:30:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-could-break-lebrons-scoring-record-r27152/The NBA world stopped for about 10 minutes on Tuesday night when LeBron James knocked down a turnaround jumper over Kenrich Williams to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, finally breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record that stood for 39 years. LeBron’s record is barely 48 hours old, and yet u...27152Sat, 11 Feb 2023 06:30:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/dont-give-up-on-kat-and-gobert-working-together-r27151/Coming into the season, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert were the focal point of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ off-season discourse. And rightfully so. As you’ve probably heard, the Wolves paid a king’s ransom for the three-time DPOY. No matter what you thought about the pairing, Connelly gave up...27151Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-to-pay-naz-reid-r27147/For the last couple of weeks, trade rumors have circulated around several players on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster, especially Naz Reid. While it is unclear if the Wolves are interested in trading Reid before the deadline this Thursday, many other teams have expressed interest in acquiring him...27147Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:30:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-west-is-wide-open-for-the-wolves-r27140/With Wednesday night’s come-from-behind overtime win against the Golden State Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves have beaten every other team in the Western Conference this season. By the transitive property, that means they are NBA champions, no need to question the math any further. They also...27140Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:30:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-do-the-wolves-get-out-of-their-groundhog-day-loop-r27137/The Minnesota Timberwolves were leading the Sacramento Kings 63-61 with 7:57 left in the third quarter when Kyle Anderson stepped to the line to take his free-throw shots. Anderson engaged with the referee after making his first free throw, and another one came from behind him and gave him a techn...27137Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:30:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-can-we-expect-from-tim-connelly-at-the-deadline-r27135/With the NBA trade deadline looming on February 9th, front offices across the league are either looking to offload players for picks or bolster their roster to contend. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, this trade deadline could be a case of doing both. Following the massive Rudy Gobert trade this...27135Sun, 05 Feb 2023 07:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/everyone-is-sleeping-on-minnesotas-backcourt-r27133/Heading into this season, the talk of D’Angelo Russell was centered on his play alongside his new pick-and-roll partner Rudy Gobert. In turn, this led many Minnesota Timberwolves fans to expect big things from the 26-year-old guard on the last year of a 4-year, $117 million contract. However, Russ...27133Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:30:13 +0000