https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/68/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://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 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/molesky-why-the-kyrie-irving-deal-justifies-kevin-durant-r25367/After adding a 2020 second-round pick to sweeten the trade deal, the Boston Celtics are finally getting Kyrie Irving, while Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder are headed with a host of other assets to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Thomas played a playoff game the day after he heard the crushing news that h...25367Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:51:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/molesky-blue-chip-players-in-the-nba-r25366/While the definition may vary depending on who you ask, the general understanding is that blue chip players are the ones who make the team what it is. That is, the players who can do everything and are the person standing between their organization’s success and failure. The blue chip player is t...25366Sat, 26 Aug 2017 17:17:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/nba-news-kyrie-irving-heads-to-boston-r25364/The Cleveland Cavaliers finally get Kyrie Irving out of town by sending him to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the 2018 Brooklyn Nets’ first-round pick. It’s not hard to see the power shifting away from the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. Why to...25364Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:08:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/schreier-the-minnesota-timberwolves-need-to-stick-with-wiggins-pass-on-irving-r25357/Andrew Wiggins has the potential to be the perfect fit for the new-look Minnesota Timberwolves. He has an introverted personality, avoiding the spotlight despite his preternatural ability. He has been a reliable scorer ever since he entered the NBA. And he has a lot of defensive upside that should...25357Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:09:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/molesky-top-10-wolves-dunks-of-all-time-r25355/We’ve reached a bit of an NBA news lull, so what better time than to do a countdown of the top-10 dunks in Timberwolves history? Have a look: 10. Kevin Love over Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz) — 2013-14 While he was not known for the jam, in his best season with the Wolves, Love climbed the ladder aga...25355Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:30:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/molesky-taking-a-peek-at-the-new-timberwolves-jersey-leak-r25354/NBA2K18 is coming soon, and so are the new Minnesota Timberwolves jerseys, which were leaked in a screengrab of the preview to the upcoming game. The picture flying around the internet is of Karl-Anthony Towns, donning the new look while backing down Boston Celtic center Al Horford. The move behi...25354Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:19:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/molesky-finding-the-best-kicks-for-pick-up-hoops-r25352/Over the last eight or so years, I have played plenty of pick-up basketball, from intramural basketball to random 2-on-2 games in outdoor parks. I would like to think I know what to look for in a shoe, when I am purchasing for a pick-up basketball game. So with that in mind, here are the top-five...25352Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:45:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/andrew-wiggins-appears-likely-to-stay-in-minnesota-r25351/On Monday, the Associated Press reported that Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor wanted to sign Andrew Wiggins to a five-year max contract after meeting with the Kansas product to talk about his commitment to the team with the long term deal. Two things become apparent with this news breaki...25351Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:20:51 +0000