Patrick Reusse on Timberwolves excellence, Vikings optimism, Twins problems and pessimism

On Monday’s Daily Delivery podcast, Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joined host Michael Rand to talk about Saturday’s Game 1 Timberwolves win, another bad weekend for the Twins and Reusse’s optimism about the Vikings.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
April 22, 2024 at 1:45PM
The Wolves react to the play of their teammates in the fourth quarter of Saturday's Game 1 victory over Phoenix. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which started (of course) with the Timberwolves’ dominant Game 1 victory over the Suns in Saturday’s playoff opener. Great coaching and big-time performances told the story. Can the Wolves do it again in Game 2 on Tuesday?

Reusse and Rand also got into the Twins, who stand at a dismal 7-13 after 20 games. Who do we blame the most for the poor showing so far: Ownership, the front office, the manager or the players?

And Reusse has some optimism about the Vikings.

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Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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