https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/53/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/can-minnesotas-big-3-earn-respect-around-the-league-r26484/The Minnesota Timberwolves season opener against the Houston Rockets took place in front of a less-than-capacity Target Center, but the verve of the crowd was more than enough to make up for the empty upper deck seats. The intro video can only be described as epic. There were images of Timberwolv...26484Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:00:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/josh-okogie-is-betting-on-himself-this-year-r26483/Adrian Wojnarowski’s Twitter account is bombarding us with news of massive extensions almost daily. Why? It’s time for the best players from the 2018 draft to get paid. Now, who did the Wolves select in 2018? Jimmy Butler had just led them to the playoffs, netting them the 21st pick. They took Jo...26483Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:30:06 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/three-potential-closing-lineups-the-wolves-could-use-r26481/With preseason in the rearview mirror and the regular season a few hours away, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch has left fans still pondering who will be stepping onto the court first as part of the starting lineup. But there is a much more vital question at hand that fans need to foc...26481Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:30:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/can-the-wolves-navigate-the-western-conferences-middle-class-r26477/Figuratively speaking, the middle class of the NBA has boomed. Thus, stratification becomes incredibly difficult for large swaths of teams within the Western Conference. While I find it easy to pencil in the teams who are at the top, barring disaster, there are a few teams that exist in the middl...26477Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:30:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/wait-are-the-wolves-actually-gonna-play-defense-this-year-r26476/The Minnesota Timberwolves are taking the rust off after the offseason and seem to have a new identity through four preseason games. It’s called defense. Sure, I’m being a tad facetious. But for a team that struggled tremendously on the defensive side of the ball last season, the Wolves seem to h...26476Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:30:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/mckinley-wright-has-nba-dna-r26475/It started for me at the Twin Cities ProAm (TCPA) this summer. I made the pilgrimage to Minnehaha Academy to watch Josh Okogie and newly-signed McKinley Wright play amateur basketball. I was desperate. Aside from the fact that my partner and I were the only two masked individuals, it was an enjoya...26475Sat, 16 Oct 2021 07:30:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/can-karl-anthony-towns-and-naz-reid-play-together-r26474/The Two Towers is not just the best film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy; it’s also one of the most fascinating team-building tactics in NBA history. In the pace-and-space era, the “Two Towers” strategy is all but extinct. But if you put any stock in the NBA preseason, we could see a resurgence i...26474Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:30:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/dangelo-russell-is-minnesotas-lynchpin-this-season-r26472/Fans have had high expectations for D’Angelo Russell ever since he arrived in the Twin Cities. It comes with the territory. He was drafted No. 2 overall behind Karl-Anthony Towns in 2015, and the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Andrew Wiggins and both their picks in this year’s draft for him. Wiggin...26472Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:30:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-do-we-make-of-malik-beasleys-preseason-blues-r26471/It’s a little more than a week into the NBA preseason, and the Minnesota Timberwolves have managed to remain undefeated after three contests. From the much improved defensive effort shown by rising star Anthony Edwards to the highly desired leadership brought on by veteran point guard Patrick Beve...26471Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:30:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/whats-going-on-with-jaden-mcdaniels-r26469/Preseason basketball is some of my favorite basketball. It comes after a long, dull hiatus from NBA basketball, through the doldrums of late-season baseball and the start of the NFL season. These scrimmages are the breath of life I need as we enter fall and we watch the natural world around us beg...26469Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/can-jaylen-nowell-crack-the-rotation-r26468/One week into the preseason, the unbridled optimism surrounding the Minnesota Timberwolves has yet to be quenched. The team stands at 2-0 as they wait to take on the Los Angeles Clippers Monday evening. Strong performances from both the starters and the bench units and solid defense across the boa...26468Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:30:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/lets-chill-out-a-little-bit-on-anthony-edwards-r26466/I am a big Anthony Edwards fan. I think he is an electric talent on the court and somehow manages to be even more super-charged off the court. From his presence behind a mic to his unhinged Instagram live streams, he is an endless fountain of good vibes only content for fans to enjoy. Anthony Edw...26466Sat, 09 Oct 2021 07:30:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-fixes-do-the-wolves-need-to-prioritize-to-become-a-playoff-team-r26465/We have been waiting for a couple of seasons to see the Minnesota Timberwolves put things together and make a push for playoff contention. However, injuries, a shortened season, young players, and front office turnover haven’t made things easy. Safe to say, things have not gone as expected. But t...26465Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:30:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-can-chris-finch-get-the-most-from-the-bench-r26464/We’re ten days into training camp and no team is feeling itself more than the Minnesota Timberwolves. A statement victory over the Zion-less New Orleans Pelicans perked up the ears of the NBA. The Wolves might be a team to be reckoned with. Anthony Edwards is three months away from becoming the NB...26464Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:30:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/we-have-a-value-brand-ben-simmons-at-home-r26463/We all know that Ben Simmons no longer wants to play for the Philadelphia 76ers by now, and fans of various bottom-dwelling teams continue to salivate over the idea of the 6-foot-11 point guard joining their squad. For Minnesota Timberwolves fans, Simmons would immediately bring to the team what...26463Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:30:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/watch-for-patrick-beverleys-impact-in-the-preseason-r26459/Minnesota Timberwolves basketball is back, baby. The Wolves take the floor tonight against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans for their first preseason game. With yet another disappointing season and a tumultuous offseason in the rearview mirror, the young pups will look to build a cult...26459Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:30:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/is-karl-anthony-towns-a-dark-horse-mvp-candidate-r26458/With the regular season quickly approaching, it’s time to trot out the second-most annoying continuous basketball-centric conversation: Who will win NBA MVP? (The most annoying being the constant Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James GOAT babble.) The 2021-22 preseason MVP odds are out, and the usual s...26458Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:30:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-roster-has-been-through-the-wringer-r26457/There have been many qualms about how the Minnesota Timberwolves have built the roster. But they are heading in the right direction in one respect; they are building a group with as many backgrounds as possible. This will ensure they have people with different perspectives because of their diversi...26457Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:30:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/reexamining-rosass-moves-after-his-firing-r26455/With the school year back in full swing, the first unit my middle schoolers are focusing on is character development and alternating perspectives. Specifically, we are digging into some of these moments we encounter in books, film, and real-life where our thinking shifts when it becomes apparent t...26455Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:30:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-could-use-even-more-lineup-combinations-this-season-r26453/Continuity and comfortability are something we always want to come with success. Everyone has a role and the job gets done successfully. But with NBA lineup combinations, this is easier said than done. Matchups, injuries, and internal mismatches make constant change a necessity. The Minnesota Tim...26453Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:30:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ben-simmons-from-an-australian-perspective-r26448/“You cannot unnerve him; only he can do that to himself.” That’s from a Jackie MacMullan feature about Ben Simmons published after the Philadelphia 76ers bumbled out of The Bubble as Mr. Simmons watched helplessly injured from the sidelines. The line refers to the commentary around his unwillingn...26448Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:30:06 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-to-take-advantage-of-their-early-home-slate-r26447/If the Minnesota Timberwolves want to have a successful season, it will have to start at home. The team’s first three games are in Minneapolis, which includes seven out of the first eight. The notoriously ravenous Target Center home crowds will have the first say in dictating the course of the sea...26447Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:30:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/labels-minnesotas-star-players-need-to-shed-next-season-r26446/As human beings, we love to find ways to organize things in our brains. We look for patterns wherever we can. It’s a part of our nature,  separating things into categories so we can understand them. We put things into a box, label it “X-mas stuff,” and put it into the garage for storage. Sometimes...26446Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:30:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/malik-beasley-must-make-his-second-chance-count-r26445/There are two weeks before training camp begins, and the Minnesota Timberwolves still have plenty of questions to answer before the season kicks off. Will they trade for Ben Simmons? How will Anthony Edwards look in Year 2? Can this team make the playoffs? But one of the most important questions f...26445Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:30:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/is-ben-simmons-jimmy-butler-20-r26440/The Minnesota Timberwolves are living on the margins this offseason. Trading away Ricky Rubio and adding Patrick Beverley are the biggest moves the team has pulled off after missing the playoffs for the 16th time in 17 seasons last year. But Gersson Rosas is always lurking, like a submarine just b...26440Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:30:23 +0000