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Anthony Edwards, the A1 Teammate The rookie from Atlanta, Georgia brings a much needed infusion of positivity to Minneapolis. Photo by Scott Audette/NBAE via Getty Images Share this story My boss always tells me there’s two types of people in this world: motors and anchors. Motors bring energy and push people forward, while anchors drag people down. Sure, it’s a way oversimplified view of things generally with an odd dedication to comparing people to parts of a boat, but there’s some tru...

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been quite underwhelming as they are continuing on their slow start in the early stages of the season.

FILM STUDY: Scouting Noah Vonleh with Joe Hulbert of Canis Hoopus Share this story On Monday afternoon, Brooklyn’s front office made it official: former lottery selection Noah Vonleh became a Brooklyn Net. After what some might describe as an unceremonious exit from the league –– a positive COVID-19 test and subsequent waiving from Chicago’s preseason roster (C’mon Bulls, have some class!) multi-tool big man Noah Vonleh earned himself a big-time opportunity with a championship conte...

Inside the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Bland Offensive Strategy The Wolves offense has been hugely problematic, so lets diagnose just what is going wrong. Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Share this story When Gersson Rosas arrived in town to run the Minnesota Timberwolves, he opted to install an NFL-style coaching staff with two coordinators. For the defensive side of the ball, David Vanterpool was lured to Minnesota from Portland. Many across the NBA were surprised Minnesota was able to hir...

Grizzlies 118, Wolves 107: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory Share this story Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports There have been some brutal, brutal losses to cover and write about throughout the years. It feels like we’ve made every excuse in the book, trying with all our might to spin things in a positive light, mostly thinking about the potential long-term gains over the short-term losses. Tonight is one of the most inexcusable losses I can remember. The Memphis Grizzlies are down both...

Minnesota Timberwolves star D'Angelo Russell on Sunday used a postgame press conference to hold an impromptu dialogue with members of the press about the pro-Trump mob that rioted at the U.S. Capitol last week. Shortly after the Timberwolves' victory over the San Antonio Spurs, Russell, who criticized the government response to the riot on Twitter a few days earlier, took questions from the media.Jon Krawczynski, a reporter for The Athletic,...

Timberwolves Exercise Team Options on Josh Okogie and Jarrett Culver Share this story Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves announced late Monday evening that the team had indeed exercised the fourth-year option on Josh Okogie and the third-year option on Jarrett Culver. While this doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone, it is still worth mentioning as I believe the deadline to pick up these options was sometime today. NEWS: Timberwolves Exercise Team Options on Josh Oko...

The Timberwolves Need To Look In The Mirror After L.A. Performances Share this story Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports When the first half of the NBA schedule originally came out, no reasonable Minnesota Timberwolves fan expected victories against either the Lakers or Clippers, especially with both games taking place in Los Angeles. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Okogie added to the injury report, expectations fell even lower to simply hoping for competitive basketball. I mean, why not? The T...

2020-2021 Canis Hoopus Roster Finalized Ever wanted to know who exactly is generating the front page content? Let’s meet the staff! Share this story s that what ya’ll say?), I’ve always yearned for a community to relate commiserate with. After a few years arguing about Randy Foye on TwolvesBlog.com, I transitioned over to Canis Hoopus — a happier place. It was therapeutic to engage in conversations about war vet Anthony Randolph in the comment section as we cruised to yet another sub-2...

Wolves 129, Mavericks 127: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Share this story Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images In their final tune-up before the start of the real NBA season, the Minnesota Timberwolves had a lot to fix, improve, and improve. Tasked with the difficult assignment of legit MVP candidate, Luka Doncic and his 2-0 Dallas Mavericks, the Wolves would have their work cut out for them. What we ended up getting was The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The Good To start, It looked like it this ...