MINNESOTA SPORTS FAN DAILY: Thursday, November 16, 2017

We are lucky to have Diggs and Thielen as #Vikings.

If they're on your fantasy football team, you're lucky too… and/or good. #SKOL

?: @MNsportsNstuff https://t.co/n3kyrWGJlP

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 15, 2017

The #MNTwins have HIGH interest in who…………….

Nah……. really?

?: @MNsportsNstuff https://t.co/r07jHhT83P

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 14, 2017

What a GREAT night for Minnesota basketball! #TWolves #AllEyesNorth #Gophers #SkiUMah@GopherMBB @Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/v1arnXnP6A

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 16, 2017

Michael Hurt has been impressive early on.

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 16, 2017

Similar to JJ Redick.

Years of eligibility just fall out of their sleeves. https://t.co/ELnEF36ayC

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 15, 2017

Keenum bought another week.

?⏱ is ticking…

Should’ve just done it now, at home IMO, but I’m not in the practices/meetings/locker rooms…

But still ?… tick-tock tick-tock tick… #SKOL https://t.co/mkW8NTCxvO

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 15, 2017

And still almost lost it for you.

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 15, 2017

22 years old today. #BBN –> #AllEyesNorth. Has all the tools. Rim protector, 3-pt shooter, paint monster, all-around stud. Future All-Star & League MVP to be. Happy birthday to THE @KarlTowns! pic.twitter.com/D9wExLqBXo

— SportIToodRadio (@SportITood) November 15, 2017

Lol… serious. PPL make twittering too easy.

11 > 3 pic.twitter.com/XolviauFtP

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 15, 2017

Yeah……………. sure.. pic.twitter.com/Fm4lCHkkHm

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) November 15, 2017

Others in Minnesota:

? Patience paying off for #mnwild prospect Nick Swaney in the @TheNCHC → https://t.co/Wq39o2N6zs pic.twitter.com/pE7SU8L9Q4

— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) November 16, 2017

? the latest on @iawild and #mnwild prospects around several leagues: https://t.co/rWHeCKzqBR pic.twitter.com/PitrcX2GF1

— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) November 16, 2017

#mntwins end Jelfry Marte's contract after failed physical; could use freed-up money to lure Japanese star Shohei Ohtani @MillerStrib writes https://t.co/BfTCPXMuub

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) November 16, 2017

Steven Richardson returns to Chicagoland as #Gophers 'quiet giant' leader. @RJstrib with more ahead of Saturday's game with Northwestern https://t.co/xpxa8LgTxv pic.twitter.com/rtwTgA8oDV

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) November 16, 2017

After all these years, Brainerd's Ron Stolski still can't put coaching down, Patrick Reusse writes. The 78-year-old coach has the Warriors in the Class 5A state semifinals this weekend at US Bank Stadium https://t.co/rwuWDR3Spv pic.twitter.com/YXUxfg61aX

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) November 16, 2017

St. Paul approves $4.6M for infrastructure near Midway soccer stadium pic.twitter.com/ID5V42pv1r

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 16, 2017

Just another game? Come Sunday, #Vikings QB Case Keenum will square off against the team for whom he started 14 games over the past two seasons https://t.co/3ttuIpEGm0 pic.twitter.com/VGSn4u0uyq

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) November 16, 2017

new post: #vikings have 3 of the top 2018 QB free agents on their roster right now, illustrating the good problem they have at the position. https://t.co/vNYLNaK8pt pic.twitter.com/DQ1wc6vq3F

— RandBall (@RandBall) November 15, 2017

#twolves center @KarlTowns says he sees medical marijuana as an option for NBA players. https://t.co/8ykSk0i90D pic.twitter.com/zKYAC1nxjp

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) November 15, 2017

Not Teddy's time yet: #Vikings sticking with Case Keenum as starting quarterback vs. Rams on Sunday. https://t.co/XP3cB72OcD #NFL pic.twitter.com/WgtHjm6Bog

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) November 15, 2017

The Loop’s NFL Picks: Week 11 https://t.co/gI2Br5AFrr pic.twitter.com/CzOiA1j6Ra

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 16, 2017

Gophers Rodney Smith playing on behalf of slain high school teammate https://t.co/vizjPxMG5C pic.twitter.com/UaH89aySTN

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 16, 2017

Gophers’ Rodney Smith closing in on David Cobb’s spot in record book https://t.co/l1rV4lYJwU pic.twitter.com/t7zpdkNXb9

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 16, 2017

Vikings’ Everson Griffen vows to return, Andrew Sendejo misses practice https://t.co/5dAVJ23nhm pic.twitter.com/76UYG4mCPw

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 16, 2017

Don’t call it a quarterback controversy — not right now, says @MurphPPress #Vikings https://t.co/F39BayOQWD pic.twitter.com/qEDQIkDAkt

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 15, 2017

Voided contract gives #mnTwins extra $3 million to chase Japanese star Shohei Ohtani https://t.co/i2poEMS3iB pic.twitter.com/8C9hc5r0G0

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 15, 2017

Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo sits out practice, DE Everson Griffen participates #Vikings https://t.co/TxV8OQxICD pic.twitter.com/cyTLStYJjC

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 15, 2017

The @Vikings are sticking with the hot hand for another week. Potential factors behind the decision, from @JonKrawczynski https://t.co/Q52ELNRzaY

— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) November 15, 2017

If Thibodeau wants to survive coaching long-term, he must adapt his scheme or find himself extinct.https://t.co/2BoljSqPc5

— Brian Sampson (@BrianSampsonNBA) November 15, 2017

A side of @PowerTripKFAN's @Chris_Hawkey that you've never seen before. @janashortal reports https://t.co/3BfR5ggZ5W #BTN11 pic.twitter.com/SZBOLgIhIk

— KARE 11 (@kare11) November 16, 2017

National Stories to Watch:

Ranking every offense in the NFL by scoring efficiency from @PFF_Sam https://t.co/ZXlLGWDGQB pic.twitter.com/BGThboI8sb

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) November 16, 2017

All 32 QBs ranked on 3-step conceptshttps://t.co/dWP5IHx5jM pic.twitter.com/ogTvpuMtMF

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) November 16, 2017

Sorting all 32 NFL QBs by PFF grade https://t.co/gBRVuQ20Xg pic.twitter.com/dQqHLbHz2N

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) November 16, 2017

The Shohei Otani sweepstakes should be a wild ride.https://t.co/7YySjwqvd3

— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) November 16, 2017

Social Media:

Tomorrow we’ll be live on Facebook discussing #GTMD17 + the #Gophers with Coach Pitino and @jgkfan!

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— Minnesota Gophers (@GopherSports) November 16, 2017

? We surprised Andrew at practice today. He will be #mnwild For A Day on Monday!
Thanks to @jerseymikes for feeding our youth hockey friends ? pic.twitter.com/accjACclbg

— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) November 16, 2017

Trio of game-winning goal prints up for grabs!

RT to enter. 5 random winners will get a set. #mnwild pic.twitter.com/aVMtlBZWOG

— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) November 16, 2017

Reusse's 2017 Turkey of the Year is unveiled in approximately 604,800 seconds. Not that we're counting … Any guesses?

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) November 16, 2017

Gophers finding their groove after rough start as they lead Niagara 48-38 heading into second half. @StribSports @Marcus_R_Fuller #gophers #ncaab pic.twitter.com/OE2jKKv2V9

— Aaron Lavinsky (@ADLavinsky) November 16, 2017

Vikings were very tempted to turn to Bridgewater bc they view him as their franchise but are sticking w Keenum again

— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) November 15, 2017

Give To The Max Day is here and you can support current & future #Gophers student-athletes.

➡️ https://t.co/XkUEMTN1ZO#GTMD17 pic.twitter.com/lv6LOhlK6T

— Minnesota MBB (@GopherMBB) November 16, 2017

Towns is becoming more and more dangerous in the PnR game as he recognizes the value of setting solid screens (versus automatically slipping everything) … Both Teague and Tyus have said as much

— jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) November 16, 2017

Went through the Tyus-Towns sequence of pick and rolls — 4 straight possessions, 4 straight buckets.. Here we go:

— jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) November 16, 2017

No. 1: Nice screen by Towns, excellent patience from Tyus, nice bounce pass and a solid finish pic.twitter.com/KT1PNMAvdy

— jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) November 16, 2017

No. 2: Mills runs around the Towns screen and recovers quickly, but Tyus draws Gasol over enough for Towns to settle into space at the FT line and nail the jumper pic.twitter.com/aOUSLv7ZON

— jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) November 16, 2017

No. 3: Second time Tyus changes directions via the crossover to better set up the screen from Towns. KAT nearly knocks Mills over, leaving Tyus with an open jumper pic.twitter.com/AteMtUc5Gw

— jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) November 16, 2017

No. 4: The easiest look of the four. Another great screen from Towns takes Green out of the play. Gasol steps up a bit more to take away the Tyus jumper, and Towns slips by for the easy score. Again, great patience/pass by Tyus pic.twitter.com/Eux74KG4HG

— jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) November 16, 2017

We had almost 10,000 fans arrive after 6:42 / with us leading the league in attendance increase at +3,300 highly encourage arrival b4 6:30 – appreciate our fans patience

— Jeff Münneke (@MinnesotaMunn) November 16, 2017

A side of @PowerTripKFAN's @Chris_Hawkey that you've never seen before. @janashortal reports https://t.co/3BfR5ggZ5W #BTN11 pic.twitter.com/SZBOLgIhIk

— KARE 11 (@kare11) November 16, 2017

I’m truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and compassion after the segment on @kare11 with my friend @janashortal. To those of you fighting off the darkness, you are Not Alone. Reach out. And always Give yourself One More Day. I love you all. And I am warmed by your love

— Chris Hawkey (@Chris_Hawkey) November 16, 2017

While we prepare to debate Witkowski for the next few days, let's remember what 10 games for coming back onto the ice during an altercation looked like in the Norris Division days. pic.twitter.com/kwDJOGjn28

— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) November 16, 2017

MSF Daily by Eric Strack @RealMNSportsFan