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Troy Asseln
Troy Asseln is a teacher, musician, car dude, and big time sports fan living and working in St. Paul. Though the Green Bay Packers were his first love, he remains faithful to the great state of Minnesota through religious support of the Timberwolves and Minnesota United. Troy's only writing experience prior to Zone Coverage comes through his Twitter: @tripxassless
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Timberwolves
DLo Could Benefit From the VanVleet Effect Of Fatherhood
By Troy Asseln - Sep 27, 2022
Congratulations to D’Angelo Russell, who just became a father this weekend. D’Angelo and Laura officially announce the birth of their new son. Riley Jonas Russell 🥲 (IG/Laura.Iva) […]
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay’s Vibe Checks Out, For Now
By Troy Asseln - Sep 21, 2022
It didn’t matter who the Green Bay Packers played on Sunday. This team was going to come out furious after that embarrassing loss against the Minnesota Vikings. […]
Timberwolves
Wolves Fans Should Embrace the New Statement Jerseys
By Troy Asseln - Sep 20, 2022
The new Timberwolves Statement Edition jerseys are here. Fortunately, they look much better when they’re not ripped from NBA 2K game code. Powerful. Relentless. Bold. It's our […]
Green Bay Packers
Accountability Is Key With LaFleur and Packers Coaches
By Troy Asseln - Sep 15, 2022
The season opener was bad for the Green Bay Packers. Not much more needs to be said about that. As agonizing as it was, though, it did […]
Green Bay Packers
The Problem With Week 1
By Troy Asseln - Sep 8, 2022
The Green Bay Packers head to Minneapolis to play the Minnesota Vikings to open the 2022 season. It is, to put it mildly, a huge game. That’s […]
Timberwolves
Nobody Is Talking about KAT and That’s A Good Thing
By Troy Asseln - Sep 6, 2022
It feels like nobody has written anything about Karl-Anthony Towns in a while. That’s not a bad thing. The Timberwolves franchise pillar enters his 8th season with […]
Green Bay Packers
Samori Toure Is Benefitting From the Green Bay Way
By Troy Asseln - Sep 2, 2022
The Green Bay Packers have trimmed the final roster down to 53. As always, some armchair GMs will quibble over close calls in the tightest battles, perhaps […]
Timberwolves
How Will the Timberwolves Use Their Bench Wings and Bigs?
By Troy Asseln - Aug 30, 2022
Note: this is the second in a two-part series about how the Timberwolves will use their bench players this season. Read the first part here. The Minnesota […]
Green Bay Packers
Don’t Look Now, But Jordan Love Might Be Good
By Troy Asseln - Aug 24, 2022
After many years of uncertainty, the Green Bay Packers have found a solution at backup quarterback. This throw by Jordan Love is just stupid goodpic.twitter.com/ZLeangmtUb — Eli […]
Timberwolves
How Will the Timberwolves Use Their Bench Guards?
By Troy Asseln - Aug 23, 2022
This is the first of a two-part series predicting how the Timberwolves will use their bench players. Much has been made about the Minnesota Timberwolves’ acquisition of […]
Green Bay Packers
What Are the Long-Term Expectations For Matt LaFleur?
By Troy Asseln - Aug 10, 2022
Late last month, the owners of the Green Bay Packers told President Mark Murphy to extend the contracts of general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt […]
Timberwolves
D’Angelo Russell Is A Leader On and Off the Court
By Troy Asseln - Aug 10, 2022
When D’Angelo Russell walked into the Minnehaha Academy gym for the Twin Cities Pro Am last week, he exuded the same type of energy that has become […]