https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/54/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/karl-anthony-towns-shouldnt-be-posting-up-r26507/On Monday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team desperate to snap their then-four-game losing streak, blew yet another double-digit lead. This time, it was an overtime thriller against the Memphis Grizzlies. It was similar to their first eight contests: Jaden McDaniels fouling out of the game...26507Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:00:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-werent-the-wolves-able-to-rally-around-kats-buzzer-beater-in-memphis-r26505/There are moments in a season that can inject life into a team desperately searching for just that. The Minnesota Timberwolves needed a win, having lost four in a row entering Monday’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. Instead, they had an opportunity to have one of those tide-shifting moments w...26505Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:30:07 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jordan-mclaughlin-is-only-as-good-as-the-options-ahead-of-him-r26504/It is a tradition like no other to revel in the losses of Minnesota Timberwolves basketball. Just like in years past, there is plenty of blame to go around for this Timberwolves team. The offense is floundering because Karl-Anthony Towns isn’t taking enough shots. Malik Beasley has been a shell of...26504Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:30:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-cant-be-minnesotas-only-player-who-attacks-the-rim-r26503/After a 3-1 start, the Minnesota Timberwolves have lost four-straight games. The jubilation that many fans felt to start the season was swiftly replaced with a familiar emptiness. But worry not, folks! The season is young. Even if the Wolves are 3-5, there is plenty to cling to. Malik Beasley has...26503Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:30:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-floor-might-be-falling-out-beneath-minnesotas-defense-r26502/On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves suffered a tough loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. During the first half, it felt like the Wolves could win the game. Anthony Edwards was hot, and the Clippers, leading the league with just 12 turnovers a game, had already turned the ball over 13 times. Thi...26502Sat, 06 Nov 2021 07:30:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-shooting-woes-will-get-better-r26501/Wayne Gretzky once said, “you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,” Well, the Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to prove The Great One wrong. They look like they’re on a mission to miss 100 percent of the shots they do take through seven games. The Timberwolves couldn’t hit water if the...26501Fri, 05 Nov 2021 10:30:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/dont-jump-to-conclusions-on-the-wolves-yet-r26499/Some things never seem to change. We are only a handful of games into the season, and it is hard to gauge how good the Minnesota Timberwolves truly are. As usual, it’s difficult to tell how good a team will be based on the circumstances of the returning players, new additions, and what occurred la...26499Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:30:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-to-fire-up-the-kat-signal-r26498/The Minnesota Timberwolves have a .500 winning percentage and are looking far from the team that we all hoped they’d be. However, Minnesota’s one constant bright spot has been none other than former All-Star and All-NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns. Even with the team playing less than stellar baske...26498Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:00:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/4th-quarter-woes-continue-to-plague-the-wolves-r26497/Monday night marked the third straight game the Minnesota Timberwolves scored fewer than 20 points in the fourth quarter. On Monday, they yielded 43 to the Orlando Magic in a complete meltdown. Fourth-quarter woes have plagued the Wolves all season. Chris Finch’s squad had an impressive win last...26497Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/is-finchs-11-man-rotation-stifling-minnesotas-offense-r26496/Chris Finch has been incredibly transparent since taking the helm as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Early in the season, he clearly stated that he intended to play an 11-man rotation to begin the year. Thus far, Finch has stuck to his word, playing at least 11 players in every game exce...26496Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:30:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-will-win-games-if-they-hit-their-layups-r26494/We’ve made it to November, and the Minnesota Timberwolves have a winning record at 3-2. Not bad, by anyone’s estimate. The team has dropped a game it should have won (New Orleans Pelicans), and it won a game it definitely should have lost (Milwaukee Bucks, 2021 NBA Champions, Employers of Finals a...26494Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jarred-vanderbilt-is-changing-games-with-his-hustle-r26493/After the Minnesota Timberwolves split their mini-series with the Zion-less New Orleans Pelicans, much of the focus was centered on the Wolves’ poor rebounding. Over the two-game stretch, Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas ate a 40-course meal off the glass. By that, I mean he had 40 rebounds. In...26493Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/improved-footwork-is-leading-anthony-edwards-breakout-r26492/Ask any professional athlete about their success, and they’ll tell you it all starts with the base. Footwork wins championships doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, but having a strong, coordinated lower body is the key to excelling in sports. A quarterback can’t throw off their back foot (unless yo...26492Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:30:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-defensive-improvement-starts-with-dropping-the-drop-scheme-r26491/Defense, Defense, Defense. It’s something the Minnesota Timberwolves have needed to improve upon for years. Minnesota’s best players are offensive-minded players, while their role players are defensive-minded. The Wolves have not had a rim protector since Gorgui Dieng, and opponents have been comi...26491Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:30:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-are-the-wolves-having-so-much-trouble-on-the-glass-r26490/The Minnesota Timberwolves have officially notched their first tally in the loss column after putting on what can only be described as a horrendous display of basketball Monday night. This loss comes after being outplayed by the previously winless New Orleans Pelicans, who are still without their...26490Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:30:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/%E2%80%9Cold-wolves-energy%E2%80%9D-returned-against-new-orleans-r26488/I’ve kicked a lot of habits in my life. I quit buying so many shoes online. I quit eating animal products. I even quit smoking cigarettes. But one habit that has stuck with me since I was a kid, one I can’t seem to kick. I bite my nails when I’m anxious. I am an incredibly anxious person, which m...26488Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:30:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/is-this-new-wolves-defense-sustainable-r26487/It wasn’t pretty, nor was it easy, but the Minnesota Timberwolves came through when it counted and grinded out a win against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was a sloppy game of basketball on both ends, with the teams combining to shoot at a sub-40% clip and committing a total of 47 turnovers. A late...26487Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:30:17 +0000https://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 +0000