https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/66/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/top-10-nba-tidbits-how-much-will-injuries-matter-r25522/The NBA has sustained some injuries to big-name players, changing the landscape of basketball for at least the near future. But that is just one of the top storylines, players and games to watch in this week of basketball. Timberwolves Schedule Dec. 4 – @ Memphis Grizzlies Dec. 6 – @ Los Angel...25522Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:54:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-timberwolves-defense-continues-to-hold-them-back-20-games-into-the-season-r25508/After 20 games, the Minnesota Timberwolves sit at 12-8, in middle of the pack in the Western Conference. If the season ended tomorrow, they’d have 48 wins and a playoff berth. The obvious question, given the recent history of the team, is whether or not the Wolves are for real. Is their start to t...25508Tue, 28 Nov 2017 08:44:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/top-10-nba-tidbits-whats-next-for-derrick-rose-r25504/This week had its fair share of storylines. From weird player situations, to fun games, to Kyrie Irving without a mask, this week had plenty to offer. Timberwolves Schedule  Nov. 28 – vs. Washington Nov. 29 – @ New Orleans Dec. 1 – @ Oklahoma City Dec. 3 – vs. Los Angeles Clippers The Timber...25504Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:00:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-the-timberwolves-and-staying-the-course-r25503/Despite Friday’s double-digit loss to the Miami Heat, losing three of their last four games and even their 118-110 loss to Sunday afternoon opponent Phoenix on Nov. 11, the Timberwolves have opted to move forward. “It gets frustrating, but you’ve got to stay the course,” Timberwolves forward Taj...25503Sat, 25 Nov 2017 14:55:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-what-the-eye-test-tells-us-about-andrew-wiggins-that-the-stats-might-not-r25501/The concept of criticism, critique or even the simple concept of superior talent was mostly foreign to Andrew Wiggins before he entered the NBA. Between middle school, high school and college, Wiggins was always considered to be a coveted talent — a player teams would be lucky to have when he ent...25501Fri, 01 Dec 2017 12:44:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/hansen-the-importance-of-jamal-crawford-r25497/During the offseason leading up to the 2017-18 NBA season, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau knew the team needed a boost to their second unit. After trading away less-than-impressive rookie point guard Kris Dunn and high-flying, promising guard Zach LaVine, who played a lot with the...25497Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:42:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-the-offensive-and-defensive-strategies-appear-outdated-in-minnesota-r25496/On Tuesday evening, with 55.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards were tied at 89 when Tom Thibodeau called a timeout. The Wolves head coach drew up an “Iverson Cut” for his star player, Jimmy Butler. The Iverson Cut runs the second guard off...25496Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:33:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/top-10-tidbits-in-the-nba-celtics-still-contending-for-no-1-r25489/There is plenty to learn from a busy week of basketball and a wealth of storylines to draw from. As for the home team, the Timberwolves seemed to have found a rhythm on offense, while the defense has slowly but surely come along. This is the what, who and why to watch this week in basketball. Tim...25489Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:33:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-stop-karl-anthony-towns-is-better-than-andre-drummond-r25487/Karl-Anthony Towns is getting Anthony Davis’d this year. In the 2014-15 season, Davis’ third in the NBA, it was hard to find an existential basketball article that did not crown Davis the heir apparent to The King, LeBron James. The basketball gods had gifted the then-21-year-old Davis with a Wil...25487Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:32:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-taj-gibson-is-perfectly-erratic-in-minnesota-r25480/The very first possession of the Timberwolves’ Wednesday evening matchup against the San Antonio Spurs ended in a made corner 3 by Taj Gibson. Karl-Anthony Towns prodded the defense, scanned the floor, and kicked to Gibson in the corner where he was waiting to fire. And he did. That made corner 3...25480Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:32:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/hansen-why-jeff-teague-is-in-fact-the-right-man-for-the-job-r25474/The additions the Minnesota Timberwolves made leading up to the 2017-18 season had many around the basketball world intrigued and excited. And for good reason. Whenever you add two NBA All-Stars, a reigning Sixth Man of the Year and a hard-nosed veteran in the post, that certainly helps a team in...25474Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:00:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-the-minnesota-timberwolves-and-the-meaning-of-one-game-r25471/It can be easy to get deflated. After allowing a 44-point third quarter Wednesday night to the defending champs, a stretch reminiscent of some of the gloomiest times the Timberwolves experienced in Tom Thibodeau’s first year with Minnesota, his team looked down. And with the bad quarter came simi...25471Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:22:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-the-wolves-are-playoff-bound-why-a-deep-bench-is-integral-to-their-success-r25467/In 2016-17, the Miami Heat went on a 13-game winning streak after starting the season 11-30. Due to their brutal start, that Miami team was the only one to have a winning streak of six or more games and not make the playoffs. The Wolves enter their Wednesday evening matchup against the Golden St...25467Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:48:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moleskys-top-10-nba-tidbits-can-giannis-win-mvp-r25459/The Minnesota Timberwolves have started to put wins together and become a dependable fourth-quarter team. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers continue to have problems, the Detroit Pistons keep rolling, and the Boston Celtics have started to figure things out. The Timberwolves’ Week Four Games ...25459Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:34:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-minnesota-timberwolves-are-getting-serious-about-closing-out-games-r25457/Last year, the Minnesota Timberwolves were 24-22 in games where they held a double-digit lead. The average NBA team that held a double-digit lead won 79 percent of the time; if the Wolves had been league-average in games where they were up by 10 or more at some point, they would have finished with...25457Sat, 04 Nov 2017 09:11:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-why-andrew-wiggins-has-begun-shooting-very-deep-3s-r25453/There were 4.7 seconds left in regulation when the score tallied 113-112 after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Carmelo Anthony delivered what felt like a fatal blow in yet another fourth-quarter Minnesota Timberwolves crumbling. Instead, after Anthony’s dagger fell through the net, the Wolves retalia...25453Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:12:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-towns-timberwolves-figuring-out-defense-as-they-prepare-for-monster-matchups-r25449/As the Timberwolves attempt to continue their – when healthy – successful start to the season, several of the same questions have persisted over the team’s first seven games. Early on, the offense has looked as good as advertised, moving its way up to fourth in the league in offensive rating. Def...25449Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:00:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-a-look-into-the-suddenly-struggling-timberwolves-r25437/After a stellar three-game start, with wins against presumed playoff teams and sound production in clutch situations, the Timberwolves looked like a team poised for a fun season. Since then, Jimmy Butler has missed the last two games with an upper respiratory illness. In that time, the level of o...25437Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:55:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/molesky-top-10-things-to-watch-in-nbas-first-week-r25415/The NBA season is finally here with the Cleveland Cavaliers kicking off the season at 7 p.m. against the Boston Celtics. The Minnesota Timberwolves open their season against the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 18 and play again Oct. 20 against the Utah Jazz in their home opener. The games go all the way...25415Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:47:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-by-position-the-bigs-r25408/This is the third and final addition of a three-part series breaking down the Minnesota Timberwolves position by position. However, this is not a typical breakdown, operating out the team in three categories: Ball handlers, wings and bigs. In the final part of this series we are tackling the big m...25408Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:26:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-what-the-preseason-says-about-the-timberwolves-r25396/Each NBA team handles the preseason differently. Teams that have been together a while – the Spurs and the Warriors, for example – use the preseason as nothing more than a tuneup; a way to get their legs back under them. This Timberwolves need the preseason for more than that. They return with a...25396Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:30:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-by-position-wings-r25388/This is the second edition in a three-part series that breaks down the Timberwolves position by position. However, this is not a conventional breakdown, as we’ll hit three major categories: Ball handlers, wings and big men. The wings are lumped together for a simple reason: In today’s NBA, the sh...25388Fri, 13 Oct 2017 09:00:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-position-previews-ball-handlers-r25384/With the preseason underway for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the countdown to the real thing has begun. To usher in the in the 2017-2018 season, there will be a breakdown of every position on the Timberwolves roster, along with a grade to see how the team stacks up on an in-depth scale. However, t...25384Mon, 02 Oct 2017 10:37:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-the-minnesota-timberwolves-and-managing-expectations-r25381/Tom Thibodeau and the Minnesota Timberwolves are going forward with a new plan. For a franchise riddled with a history of rebrands, rebuilds, redos and recitals of “we’re a couple years away from something special,” this summer’s moves have led to a series of changes unfamiliar to the transaction...25381Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:00:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-finding-their-shot-heading-into-camp-r25378/The emphasis all offseason for the Minnesota Timberwolves has been defense, defense, defense, which is based on head coach Tom Thibodeau’s reputation for playing stout on that side of the ball. The team struggled mightily to hold leads in the fourth quarter of games last season and gave up 109.1 p...25378Sat, 23 Sep 2017 22:46:30 +0000