You couldn’t have written a better script for the Minnesota Wild to start the 2023-24 season. Coming off a year where they had missed the playoffs for the second time since 2012-13, expectations were low for a team considered a fringe playoff contender. However, the Wild changed everybody’s opi… … [Read more...] about The Wild Had An Insidious Appeal This Season
Stephen A. Says the NBA Will Become Ant’s League Under One Condition
The Minnesota Timberwolves not only eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs — they embarrassed them. Anthony Edwards and the rest of the Wolves clipped the Lakers in five games after entering the series as underdogs. On Thursday’s episode of “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith was asked whether the NBA is now Anthony Edwards’ league. It’s not Ant … [Read more...] about Stephen A. Says the NBA Will Become Ant’s League Under One Condition
The Wolves’ Round 1 Win Highlighted Their Greatest Strength
Anthony Edwards sat next to Julius Randle again in the post-game press conference following the 103-96 Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. A reporter asked Edwards about his thoughts on advancing to the next round. “You know what makes it feel even better?” he asked rhetorically. “They (the media experts) said Lakers in five, and the Wolves won in five. I think that makes … [Read more...] about The Wolves’ Round 1 Win Highlighted Their Greatest Strength
The Ghost of Playoffs Past Still Haunt the Wild
Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin are the only two Minnesota Wild players who’ve played in the second round of the playoffs. Every other player has never seen a second round in Minnesota. The Wild have players who have won it all, some more than once. However, for this Minnesota team and its fan… … [Read more...] about The Ghost of Playoffs Past Still Haunt the Wild
The Wild Fooled Everybody Again This Season
You couldn’t have written a better script for the Minnesota Wild to start the 2024-24 season. Coming off a year where they had missed the playoffs for the second time since 2012-13, expectations were low for a team that was considered to be a fringe playoff contender. But the Wild changed everybody’… … [Read more...] about The Wild Fooled Everybody Again This Season