Twins/Vikings/Wild/Wolves Championship appearance drought tracker

[Slim Tubby]

By the end of tonight, both the Warriors and Wolves could win 4-1 over the supposed #2 and #3 seeds. They'll have to duke it out.

Winner probably plays OKC in the conf final. Winner of that probably plays Cleveland or Boston in the NBA finals.

It's quite a road!

Round 1 - Luka and LeBron

Round 2 - Curry, Butler and Draymond

WCF - SGA, Chet and Williams

Finals - Tatum, Brown and Porzingis OR Mitchell, Mobley and Garland

That would be quite the gauntlet. I'm still nervous about getting past the Lakers.

 

[Bad Gopher]

What's the next category beyond "on notice?"

This Wolves team has both star power and depth. Peeps, that's the formula.

 

[GopherGrit]

What's the next category beyond "on notice?"

This Wolves team has both star power and depth. Peeps, that's the formula.

In the hole?

 

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[Ope3]

Go Gophers!!

The Twins Playoff Game losing streak of 18 was undoubtedly epically futile. That was accumulated over 9 Postseason appearances by the Twins.

The Wild have now also lost 9 Postseason Series in a row.

That's pretty brutal. Understatement.

 

[BleedGopher]

Gooo Wild!!

 

[GopherGrit]

The Twins Playoff Game losing streak of 18 was undoubtedly epically futile. That was accumulated over 9 Postseason appearances by the Twins.

The Wild have now also lost 9 Postseason Series in a row.

That's pretty brutal. Understatement.

Very unpopular opinion for someone living in Minnesota:

hockey and baseball don't mean anything to me.

Even with the Wolves, where NBA is the clear 2nd most popular pro league in the country ... it would be sweet, it would end the streak ..... but nothing will really scratch this itch like the Vikings winning the Super Bowl will

 

[Bad Gopher]

Gooo Wild!!

Recall, too, that Flip's Wolves lost in the first round seven straight years before their run to the conference final in 2004. There have been some trying times around here.

 

[Bad Gopher]

The Wolves are going to end this thing, aren't they?

 

[GophersInIowa]

The Wolves are going to end this thing, aren't they?

Now they won't, you just jinxed it.

 

[howeda7]

The Wolves are going to end this thing, aren't they?

The Minnesota Sports Gods are planning an emergency session soon.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Now they won't, you just jinxed it.

Rex in Toy Story: "Now I have guilt!"

Seriously, you still have to get through the #1 or #4 seed, which is no small task. Whatever the cause, Ant is clearly not at his physical best right now. And you haven't even vanquished the Warriors yet, and any team that plays D the way they do can beat you three straight. All that said, this streak is in its most serious jeopardy since Favre threw across his body...or at least since the Vikes scored first in Philly.

 

[BleedGopher]

The Wolves are going to end this thing, aren't they?

As we all expected years ago when this thread started

Howl Wolves!!

 

[GophersInIowa]

 

[Married@SiebertField]

The excitement of those glorious “North Stars
springs” enhanced by Gophers Glen Sonmor; Mike Polich; Tom Younghans; Steve Christoff; and Neal Broten (1981). Henry Luce called the 20th century the “American Century”. The 1970s was the “Gopher Hockey Decade”: three NCAA titles; the foundation of Lake Placid gold; and contributions to the North Stars winning five playoff series in the two years. And our best team (1974-1975) had an off-night in the finals against Michigan Tech. (It all came to a sorrowful end in the inexplicable; ugly loss to Wisconsin in Duluth in the 1981 finals.)