MINNESOTA SPORTS FAN DAILY: Thursday, December 28, 2017
How’d We Do/Top Stories?
#Wolves' Teague injures left knee in fourth quarter https://t.co/L6QzIzRaYK pic.twitter.com/qUiouEHX5v
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 28, 2017
Butler's 39 points lift #Wolves past Nuggets in overtime https://t.co/I2JaIqMu3V pic.twitter.com/M0to29aJXj
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 28, 2017
Jimmy Butler carries Timberwolves to OT win over Denver, extends win streak to five https://t.co/wwxlG66eC1 #Timberwolves https://t.co/PRAfUqYbbh pic.twitter.com/XcH1BC6g3D
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 28, 2017
Asked Butler if he's playing the best ball of his life: "Hell nah. I'm trying to tell you, when I was at Tomball in high school, I was f—ing everybody up. I'm not even joking."
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) December 28, 2017
Good news, @Timberwolves fans. This isn't even Jimmy Butler's ceiling. https://t.co/xyJPjUvzIu
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 28, 2017
#mnwild comes back from holiday break with 4-2 win over Dallas Stars. https://t.co/dY8on1Ki5n pic.twitter.com/tnskQQyAjC
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 28, 2017
Zach Parise set to play for Iowa in #mnwild rehab stint, from @theothermegryan https://t.co/IVHZOWYmGg pic.twitter.com/qQ5jqfkkuW
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
#mnWild’s Zach Parise headed to minors for game with @IAWild https://t.co/UU3gdIkeDg pic.twitter.com/lD9IcchHGx
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 27, 2017
The #mnwild got their unofficial second half off to a roaring start Wednesday. Here's @RussoHockey from the scene. https://t.co/O62LoB1vja
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 28, 2017
Zach Parise will play Thursday in Iowa, plus updates on Nino and Dubnyk and a huge week ahead. It's @RussoHockey's latest #mnwild notebook. https://t.co/B9hxKvj2hO
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 27, 2017
Who Plays Today?
Timberwolves’ Tyus Jones continues to improve 3-point shooting https://t.co/oofJ2Hwtls pic.twitter.com/oHUxnRtGkL
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 28, 2017
Get your rest tonight #Gophers.
Tomorrow (like Flo Rida once said) “It’s going down for real!” pic.twitter.com/Eb4PaOkUxQ
— Minnesota WBB (@GopherWBB) December 28, 2017
Gophers-Northwestern women's basketball game preview https://t.co/2PGzUVcvR9 pic.twitter.com/e0INAXY0qX
— Gopher Nation (@GopherNation) December 28, 2017
Minnesota Sports Fan News, Articles, Tweets, Stuff:
People seem far too willing to trade Miguel Sano… #MNTwins https://t.co/9cmpIIVg1L
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
He may not have made the #ProBowl but Harrison Smith is still the best Safety in the NFL, and proving it every game. #SKOL
?:@TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/kkQrOoZDR2
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
Now, if others around the country would just get the name of the game right… #SKOL
?:@TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/WBJQ85vNi1
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
I hope you weren't looking for more color in the last new uniform released by the Timberwolves… #AllEyesNorth
?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/WWWzhWKVmg
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
Harrison Smith be like: pic.twitter.com/3N9J3jG4zA
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 27, 2017
Never reach for a dog’s bone pic.twitter.com/cN6ukVEewA
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 28, 2017
Teach me how to Jimmy
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 28, 2017
What a ^#%+%€£ STUD!
Home-grown. Turning down Power 5 D-1 offers to take the hard road. Then, helps bring badly-needed top OL help with from FL. ALSO helped set #RTB〽️ roots at IMG Academy for future.
Preseason #SkiUMah MVP: @ZackAnnexstad ?????♀️ https://t.co/xMj7IqJL9X
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
This is terribly wrong. How can a franchise get better if supposed top talent refuse to go there?
— Hunter Hanowski (@HunterHanowski) December 27, 2017
You don’t get how this works do you? See, the draft is a way sports leagues help even out talent by giving the worst teams first choice at new talent. When the talent refuses to play for a team he’s drafted by that compromises everything. Helping clear this up for you?
— Hunter Hanowski (@HunterHanowski) December 27, 2017
Hunter out here teaching on a holiday Wednesday. Bring your ??. https://t.co/lNd4Nt87hN
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
Unfair the Sixers get this nice of a Jersey while the Wolves get those gray pieces of junk https://t.co/ErQdvOrVg2
— Hunter Hanowski (@HunterHanowski) December 27, 2017
PRRREEEEEAAAACH!
He’s on fire this morning, folks. ? https://t.co/5J0yXjQWSy
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
There is no greater alpha male than Jimmy Butler from Tomball, TX
— Dane Mosher (@DaneMosher7) December 28, 2017
Jimmy isn’t letting this game get away.
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
Repeat. https://t.co/UoNP8QxPoC
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
Repeat again. https://t.co/UoNP8QxPoC
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat Repeat repeat repeat repeat https://t.co/UoNP8QxPoC
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
BIG WIN!!!!
Needed that one, boys.
Jimmy Butler is my hero.#AllEyesNorth
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
Say what you want about letting Denver back into it…
… the Timberwolves (and Jimmy Butler) just got WAY more popular.
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
Jimmy: Anything else?@MarneyGellner: It's cold as hell out there. Don't forget your coat. pic.twitter.com/DpQTbq1bcd
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 28, 2017
He appreciated the heads up ?❄️
— Marney Gellner (@MarneyGellner) December 28, 2017
Others in Minnesota:
#MNVikings' long-snapper temp knows perseverance if not Kodiak bears, writes @PatrickReusse https://t.co/WhNy1oh1zF pic.twitter.com/GioKdpGSSP
— Access Vikings (@AccessVikings) December 28, 2017
Former #MNVikings linebacker Greenway misses team, but not game. writes @SidHartman https://t.co/BUNOHn33kq pic.twitter.com/2V0KLFnUCb
— Access Vikings (@AccessVikings) December 28, 2017
#MostRead in 2017: In winter, it's the Boundary Waters wilderness all to yourself. https://t.co/ytQOzQ84Sy @StribOutdoors pic.twitter.com/MrahcFmCXz
— StarTribune Outdoors (@StribOutdoors) December 27, 2017
Intrigue abounds for #Vikings quarterbacks and NFC playoffs.Check out what's ahead by listening to the @accessvikings podcast. https://t.co/WGSWZENiZ3 pic.twitter.com/02XqDhPQoL
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
With first-round bye at stake, #Vikings aren't inclined to let up against Bears. #nfl https://t.co/fqNACwSVa1 pic.twitter.com/PkvfbydfqR
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
Sam Bradford should return to practice for the #vikings next week. What does that mean for the team's QB depth chart? https://t.co/1K0jBXeYee pic.twitter.com/9HJ2TAiceW
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
Final of four uniforms unveiled by Timberwolves https://t.co/x0EuckPj7w pic.twitter.com/saELHPDftO
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
It sure sounds like the Rams are going to rest some key starters Sunday. How does that potentially impact the Vikings? @randball explains: https://t.co/Fz0ZJokkVf pic.twitter.com/LyHUDYZ5Ro
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
Boys hockey: Minnetonka holds off Hill-Murray in Schwan’s semifinal https://t.co/4NUzirbAMK pic.twitter.com/kWNYBoV7GQ
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 28, 2017
Boys hockey: St. Thomas Academy tops Eden Prairie in OT https://t.co/spUebJPvA1 pic.twitter.com/guXkKdao3l
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 28, 2017
Vikings know they need to ‘take care of business’ Sunday against Bears https://t.co/RZYW629GJB pic.twitter.com/Mm3y5tVOEz
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 28, 2017
#Vikings QB Sam Bradford expected to return to practice next week https://t.co/kx1l8AcqdE pic.twitter.com/9qAbR8ojb6
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 28, 2017
There are plenty of ways for the @Vikings to get helped into a first-round bye. Mike Zimmer isn't counting on any of them, @JonKrawczynski writes. #Skol https://t.co/8JrC81JaDK
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 28, 2017
A fun pre-#mnwild game read for the hockey lovers out there, from @RussoHockey https://t.co/lpkO5nZCEw
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 27, 2017
Budget woes are pinching sports in Minneapolis schools, and parents are taking notice. https://t.co/hTnoD1XtbX pic.twitter.com/p5Ioud10QP
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) December 28, 2017
National Stories to Watch:
The NHL not competing in the Olympics cost Americans a look at one of the most skilled Team USA men's hockey rosters ever assembled. With help from @RussoHockey and @PierreVLeBrun, a look at what might have been: https://t.co/xm4lYPjPpL
— Craig Custance (@CraigCustance) December 27, 2017
Pronman: 2018 World Junior Championship daily scouting journal https://t.co/msj1dxVB6q
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 27, 2017
What if Jimmy G was traded before the season? Or if Aaron Rodgers didn't break his collarbone?
Bill Barnwell imagines an entirely different season: https://t.co/3cpGUirmn9
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) December 28, 2017
What if the world's problems turned into lollipops and rainbows? https://t.co/03W4HI1MBS
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
Imagine if the Vikings did not get all their QBs hurt and dalvin didn’t get hurt and he was actually paired with AP as a dual threat RB combo and Randy Moss was lined up w 19/14 while they were both in their Prime. Would be a COMPLETELY different season
— Hunter Hanowski (@HunterHanowski) December 28, 2017
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 28, 2017
Social Media:
Looking Ahead: Most projected cap space for 2018 offseason:
1) 49ers: $116M
2) Browns: $111M
3) Colts: $84M
4) Jets: $76M
5) Bucs: $64M
6) Vikings: $58M
7) Texans: $54M
8) Redskins: $54M
9) Titans: $52M
10) Lions: $48M— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) December 28, 2017
Pretty shocking that Sean McVay resting the Rams starters this week in hopes of getting the No. 4 seed instead of the No. 3 seed isn't grabbing more headlines. To me, this basically shows that he's hopeful of playing Philadelphia rather than Minnesota in the divisional round.
— J.R. (@JReidDraftScout) December 28, 2017
McVay has already confirmed that he's resting Goff, Gurley, Whitworth, Donald and J. Sullivan in Week 17. There probably will be more players that don't play as well.
Interesting ploy.
— J.R. (@JReidDraftScout) December 28, 2017
Don't forget how big this shot was from Jamal Crawford. pic.twitter.com/wixtLQefaq
— Kyle Ratke (@Kyle_Ratke) December 28, 2017
2/3rds of Target Center stuck around to watch @MarneyGellner interview Butler. She mentions Jimmy went nuts in OT and the crowd drowns out his response. "Just tryin to get to the locker room, lemme answer the question. What gear? Well it was obviously a gear where I didn't pass."
— Key Sang (@Phantele_) December 28, 2017
Jimmy Butler. My goodness.
Game shouldn't have gotten that close, but having a guy like Butler is nice to have when it does.
— Kyle Ratke (@Kyle_Ratke) December 28, 2017
Gopher committed top 150 national prospect Jarvis Omesa is currently averaging 20 points and 12.2 rebounds a game for Orono pic.twitter.com/HUvB9MzJ8B
— Ryan James (@RyanJamesMN) December 27, 2017
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/aFVB4ZkodS
— Benny Sapp III (@benjaminsapp) December 27, 2017
I like the NBA, I really do. But man, I hate the acting and flopping that players do to get calls. And worse — it actually works. It's a complete Jokic
— Drew Mahowald (@DrewMahowald) December 28, 2017
.@HarriSmith22 is one of the best Coach Zimmer has been around.#Skol pic.twitter.com/Rl1Svz9gnr
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 27, 2017
Jimmy Butler coming to the huddle, screaming "They can't fuck with me!!!"
— brittrobson (@brittrobson) December 28, 2017
Jimmy Butler telling the Nuggets "Can't f*** with [me]" pic.twitter.com/AbyCChDo8Z
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) December 28, 2017
Put this straight into the veins of everyone in Minnesota https://t.co/5cmyynSpJS
— RandBall (@RandBall) December 28, 2017
Hey @nuggets… Lot of ? tonight! pic.twitter.com/88GZeSbuu6
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) December 28, 2017
I get to Minnesota so soon and I can’t wait
— Alexander Reigelsperger (@reigelsperger_a) December 27, 2017
Be careful about wanting to play on the road in the NFC Title Game. You just might get it.
— Andy (@AndyCarlsonShow) December 27, 2017
MSF Daily tag-teamed by Johnny Minnesota (@MNsportsNstuff) & The Boss@RealMNSportsFan
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