Chip Scoggins

Minneapolis

Sports Columnist and Enterprise Writer at The Minnesota Star Tribune

Co-Host at Pair and a Spare Podcast

Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. VFL and MIZ

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Buckle up Wolves fans, it's going to be a very telling offseason

4 days ago | startribune.com | Chip Scoggins

Tim Connelly is a soft-spoken, likeable gentleman who seems incapable of purposeful deceit. But when the Timberwolves president of basketball operations discusses roster management, I often wish that comic quote bubbles were a real thing and not imaginary. Just to know what he has up his sleeve. Connelly is a human stealth bomber. You don't see or hear any rumblings of something major happening, and then boom, he pulls off a seismic trade that shakes the NBA.
Chip Scoggins: Chris Finch’s next challenge is to unleash the Timberwolves’ youngsters

5 days ago | dailygazette.com | Chip Scoggins

MINNEAPOLIS — The contract status of three of the Timberwolves’ “starting eight” requires immediate attention as the offseason commences. Coach Chris Finch sounds like he’s already made up his mind about the status of some other players. “I think we definitely need to lengthen the rotation,” he acknowledged moments after the season ended Wednesday night. kAm%96 BF:4<6DE H2J E@ D6=7\:>AC@G6>6?E DE2CED 7C@> H:E9:?]k^AmkAm{6E E96 J@F?8’F?D A=2J]k^AmkAm%6CC6?46 $92??@? yC] 2?5 y2J=6? r=2C< 36=@?8 :?
Chip Scoggins: Chris Finch’s next challenge is to unleash the Timberwolves’ youngsters

5 days ago | thederrick.com | Chip Scoggins

MINNEAPOLIS — The contract status of three of the Timberwolves’ “starting eight” requires immediate attention as the offseason commences. Coach Chris Finch sounds like he’s already made up his mind about the status of some other players. “I think we definitely need to lengthen the rotation,” he acknowledged moments after the season ended Wednesday night. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Chris Finch's next challenge is to unleash the Timberwolves' youngsters

5 days ago | gazettextra.com | Chip Scoggins

By Chip Scoggins - The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS - The contract status of three of the Timberwolves' "starting eight" requires immediate attention as the offseason commences. Coach Chris Finch sounds like he's already made up his mind about the status of some other players. "I think we definitely need to lengthen the rotation," he acknowledged moments after the season ended Wednesday night. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Chip Scoggins: Chris Finch’s next challenge is to unleash the Timberwolves’ youngsters

6 days ago | miamiherald.com | Chip Scoggins

MINNEAPOLIS - The contract status of three of the Timberwolves’ “starting eight” requires immediate attention as the offseason commences. Coach Chris Finch sounds like he’s already made up his mind about the status of some other players. “I think we definitely need to lengthen the rotation,” he acknowledged moments after the season ended Wednesday night. The quickest way to self-improvement starts from within. Let the young’uns play.
Finch's next challenge is to unleash the Timberwolves' youngsters

6 days ago | startribune.com | Chip Scoggins

By Chip Scoggins Finch said the transition at point guard should be an "incredible motivating factor" for Dillingham. This represents a new opportunity for the head coach as well. Finch showed reluctance in extending his bench beyond eight players while also noting after the season-ending loss that his roster includes young players "who are itching to play."Now is the time for him to scratch that itch.
Timberwolves learn just how far behind they are

1 week ago | startribune.com | Chip Scoggins

By Chip Scoggins There is zero shame in losing to a superior team. But to get outhustled and show so little fight and pushback with the season on the line was embarrassment to an organization that thought it had progressed beyond being a punch line. The good vibes produced by being one of four teams still alive vanished out of sight Wednesday night. The pathetic display put forth leaves little doubt that the Wolves really aren't all that close to being championship-ready as currently constructed.
Chet Holmgren makes big plays for Thunder against hometown team

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Chip Scoggins

By Chip Scoggins - The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS - Chet Holmgren won three state championships at Target Center as a student at Minnehaha Academy. His performance on that same court Monday night didn't clinch a title, but it helped the Oklahoma City Thunder get a better view of that destination. As homecomings go, this one will be hard to top. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Chip Scoggins: Chet Holmgren makes big plays for Thunder against hometown team

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Chip Scoggins

MINNEAPOLIS - Chet Holmgren won three state championships at Target Center as a student at Minnehaha Academy. His performance on that same court Monday night didn't clinch a title, but it helped the Oklahoma City Thunder get a better view of that destination. As homecomings go, this one will be hard to top. Holmgren hit 3-pointers. He soared for dunks. He swatted shots. He kept plays alive with hustle plays. "Just trying to have fingerprints on the game," he said. He left more than fingerprints.
Chet Holmgren makes big plays for Thunder against hometown team

1 week ago | startribune.com | Chip Scoggins

By Chip Scoggins "He's just a winning player," league MVP guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexanders said. "He was a really good version of himself tonight."The stakes and attention are obviously higher now. The optics of Holmgren's versatility remain strikingly similar. At 7-foot-1 with guard skills, he impacts the game on both ends of the court. Offensively, he scored 21 points, including two three-pointers. Defensively, he blocked three shots, including one on a Jaden McDaniel layup with 39 seconds left.