The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Dane is joined in Denver by the DNVR Nuggets crew to discuss how the Wolves and Nuggets are matching up in this back-to-back and how they might matchup if they draw each other in the playoffs. But before Wolves-Nuggets talk, Dane starts solo, discussing the return of Jordan McLaughlin and how JMac being back in the rotation might change some things. Topics include...— How the Wolves fared in Jordan McLaughlin’s absence— Looking at who JMac had success with last season so as to estimate where his impact might be most felt now that he’s returned to the rotation— How much sense does it make to play JMac next to Jaylen Nowell or D’Angelo Russell?— Looking at how the Wolves and Nuggets matchup, with an eye on the postseason— Of course some Bones Hyland talk, trying to better understand Hyland’s vices and virtuesSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss Anthony Edwards not being chosen as a Western Conference All-Star and to get into the Wolves’ win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Much of the focus from the win against the Warriors is dedicated to Naz Reid, which naturally leads to a conversation about what his future with the Wolves might be as the trade deadline looms. Other topics today include...— Anthony Edwards not being chosen for the All-Star game— The Wolves’ other core: Ant, Jaden and Naz— Naz Reid’s development story— Making the case for and against trading Naz Reid at the deadline— How would Bones Hyland fit if he were added at the deadline?— The Wolves seeming to have let go of the idea that “it’s early”Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Timberwolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to look at the Wolves through the lens of how they matchup against the other expected Western Conference playoff teams. Dane and Jace also get into the latest on Karl-Anthony Towns’s injury timetable and discuss the one fly in the ointment left in Anthony Edwards’s offensive game. Topics include...— Reacting to Tim Connelly’s public comments on the process of navigating KAT’s calf strain— Discussing what Rudy Gobert needs in support defensively to be the most impactful version of himself, regardless of how the opponent tries to attack them— Ranking the expected Western Conference playoff teams from who the Wolves should most want to catch in a playoff series to who they should least want to catch in the playoffs— Going through the flaws in Ant’s offensive game that he has worked through over the first 2.5 years of his career and the one element of his offensive game that still needs to be ironed outSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to talk about how the Wolves’s defense was exposed by the Kings’s 5-out offense in overtime on Monday night, all while acknowledging that result came in the backdrop of a marvelous January. A marvelous January specifically fueled by the now-unambiguous leap of Anthony Edwards. Topics today range from...— Detailing how the Kings’s 5-out offense exposed the Wolves’s defense and what the Wolves can do to counter spread offenses going forward— Going through what playoff teams in the West might try a spread offense against the Wolves in a playoff series— Anthony Edwards’s excellent January and the growth he’s showing that isn’t fully captured by the box score— Rudy Gobert playing more in the dunker spot— What has fueled D’Angelo Russell’s greatly improved shooting this season, comparing it to the Tyler Herro role in Miami— Where the Ant-DLo-Rudy trio has improved defensively, overtime of the Kings game notwithstanding— What Chris Finch means when he says Jaden McDaniels has “shit in his blood” and the lower-key growth we’ve seen from the Wolves’s other 2020 first round pickSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Timberwolves beat writer Chris Hine from the StarTribune to discuss the Wolves winning weekend over both Memphis and Sacramento. Dane and Chris get into some themes from the Wolves most-recent 3-game winning. Some of those topics include...— All-Star or not, Anthony Edwards’s game keeps elevating— Is the Wolves playing two bigs together more often recently something that helps them plan for Karl-Anthony Towns’s return?— Edwards and D’Angelo Russell play off of each other at a high level— Why there is no obvious path to take with or Russell or Naz Reid at the deadline— Rudy Gobert’s teammates starting to see and feel that value of Gobert more and more— How Kyle Anderson has fostered consistency in the WolvesSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to take another look at Anthony Edwards’ complicated case to becoming an All Star. Then Dane and Kyle go through the rest of the current starting lineup, looking not only at the impact Gobert, Anderson, McDaniels and Russell had in the win against New Orleans but how those four players have been impacting winning of late.— Ant’s All Star case. Should he make it over De’Aaron Fox or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? (Because that’s the question)— Can McDaniels punish opponents who hide weak defenders on him?— What might McDaniels’ contract extension look like this summer?— The chemistry and impact of the Anderson-Gobert pairing, and trying to sustain that impact once KAT returnsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Timberwolves beat writer Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press to take a look at how the Wolves’ (difficult) schedule the rest of the way could tie into the trade deadline. Dane and Jace also take a look at the upcoming schedule against teams who could very well be their first round playoff opponent, and discuss which team the Wolves might matchup best against.— Vegas says the Wolves will finish with 38 or 39 wins. Why is that?— Wolves play 17 of their final 26 games on the road— The machinations of a potential Naz Reid trade. Who else on the Wolves might be involved in that type of move?— Who would be the Wolves’ ideal first round matchup between Memphis, New Orleans, Sacramento and Denver?— What did we learn defensively in the Houston loss?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to take a bigger picture look at who the Wolves have been over the last few weeks. Now 28 games into KAT’s absence, the KAT-less identity has broadly been defined, so Dane and Britt try to take what they have (or have not) seen in that time and connect it to what that might look like when KAT returns. Topics include...— Might the Wolves lean more into their big identity when KAT returns than they did prior to his absence?— What do we think about this lineup: Edwards-McDaniels-Anderson-Towns-Gobert?— Needing a different type of patience with Gobert than Utah used— If the Wolves ran back the same roster next season, how would we project that team differently than we did entering this season?— What is needed from Finch to figure this thing out?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris of the StarTribune to discuss not only Anthony Edwards 44-point performance on Saturday night but also his growing ability to set the tone as a leader. Dane and Chris describe the cascading impact, on both sides of the ball, of Ant playing more consistently here in his third season. Additional topics include...— Ant setting the tone as a leader— Edwards guarding the best isolation player in the 4th quarter and the value of sliding Jaden McDaniels off-ball situationally— Nate Knight’s performance against Houston and the Wolves’ “three-headed center” in Towns and Gobert’s absence— Attempting to clarify the question marks that have surrounded KAT’s injury timetable— A look at the Wolves’ persistent fouling issuesSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves’ back-to-back against Denver and Toronto — specifically the difference in the Wolves’ play in the fourth quarter. Topics today include...— The energy and effort in the fourth against Toronto, after having landed in Minnesota at 4am that morning— Anthony Edwards being able to slow down Pascal Siakam and the value that provided in how it allowed Jaden McDaniels to play off-ball— D’Angelo Russell’s fourth quarter shot-making— How the Wolves structured the offense in the fourth against Toronto, and did not have as much fourth quarter structure against Denver— Kyle Anderson’s “perfect fit”— How should we be feeling about the Wolves keeping their head slightly above water in KAT’s absence?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss the recent report of the Wolves’ interest in trading for Mike Conley, and how a Conley-for-D’Angelo Russell swap could salvage the DLo Salary Slot we’ve been talking about. Also related to Conley, Dane and Jace go through Rudy Gobert and Conley’s three years together in Utah, detailing how chemistry took a few years to develop, as illustrated by Utah’s offense steadily improving year-over-year.Additionally, Dane and Jace get into Walker Kessler, both through the lens of Kessler’s impact on Monday night against the Wolves and through the lens of how this Wolves team would be in a different place had they not traded Kessler for Gobert.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane starts the show off by explaining “The DLo Salary Slot” as the trade deadline looms. Explaining the value of having five max or near-max contracts on the books — like the Warriors do — and how that value could end up being overrated given how expensive it will already be from a luxury tax standpoint to just keep Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels on the books. Some salary cap context as the trade deadline and the inevitable D’Angelo Russell trade rumors swirl.Then Dane recaps the Wolves Monday afternoon loss to Utah, focusing on the final play of the game and Walker Kessler’s impact in Utah win, before bring in Harrison Wind, who covers the Nuggets for DNVR Sports, to preview the Wolves-Nuggets matchup in Denver on Wednesday night.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves’ back-to-back wins over the weekend against Phoenix and Cleveland. The episode focuses more on Saturday night’s win against Cleveland and what exactly transpired in the second half to come back from 14 points down to win despite no Rudy Gobert in the second half and D’Angelo Russell being benched for the final 16 minutes of the game.— The Cleveland win filled with energy, effort and continuity; the things that have plagued this team all season— How should we feel about the best game of the year happening with KAT out, Rudy getting injured and DLo benched?— Finch explains DLo’s benching in favor of Jaylen Nowell— Naz Reid and Luka Garza stepping up in a big way once Gobert got hurt, playing a different style than Gobert plays— Has the Ant hip injury become old news?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige of SKORNorth to take a look at the landscape of the Western Conference and Anthony Edwards’ chances to make the West’s All-Star team. Additionally, some conversation on Ant’s lingering hip injury and what Karl-Anthony Towns’ injury timetable is looking like. Topics today include...— Picking Western Conference All-Stars— Who is in the mix with Ant for the final All Star spots in the West— Some conversation on Ant’s lingering hip injury and KAT’s “significant” calf strain— The Wolves having played the majority of the season without a backup point guard— Wendell Moore Jr. and Josh Minott, and why they haven’t been in the rotation this seasonSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the consistently inconsistent Minnesota Timberwolves after their second loss to the Detroit Pistons in the last six games. Topics today include...— The Wolves’ propensity to not take “inferior” teams seriously— Why it’s hard to believe the Wolves will make the same second half push they did last year— Comparing Anthony Edwards’ bizarre hip injury to his bizarre knee injury last season— Is Ant the “most valuable” player on the Wolves’ roster?— The three guards vs. two bigs options this team has— Is Jaylen Nowell’s stay in the rotation coming to an end?— Looking ahead to Phoenix and Cleveland this weekend— Would GMs rather start a team with Anthony Edwards or Evan Mobley?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick of The Pioneer Press to take stock of where the Wolves stack up at the halfway point of the season. Now, 41 games into the season, where do the Wolves rank on the offensive and defensive sides of the floor? Dane and Jace look at the margins of where this team could take a step forward and what areas have a chance to take a step back in the second half of the year. Topics today include...— Where the Wolves rank on the offensive side of the ball— Where the Wolves rank on the defensive side of the ball— How the return of Karl-Anthony Towns might impact how the Wolves numbers evolve in the second half of the season— A look at some individual player numbers at the halfway point— What archetype of player would be best to add at the trade deadline and/or in the buyout market?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Timberwolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune, who was on site in Houston Sunday night, to discuss the Wolves win over the Rockets. Topics today include...— The scene in Houston after the Wolves fourth consecutive win— Rudy Gobert being a tone-setter, and his teammates needing that from him— Falling down by 20 in the first half due to the same issues of rebounding, turnovers and effort, but bouncing back in the second half— What is the value of having had veterans around Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels for the entirety of their young careers? Would McDaniels or Edwards have developed differently if raised in a young environment like Houston?— Taking a look at the jam-packed Western Conference standingsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss a handful of different topics that have materialized for the Wolves over the course of this now 3-game winning streak that followed the Wolves 6-game losing streak and low point of the season. Topics for this episode include...— What went into Rudy Gobert’s 25 and 21 performance against the Clippers— Comparing the time it took Conley and Gobert to find chemistry to the time it’s taking Gobert and his new teammates to find chemistry— Kyle Anderson’s near-perfect fit on this roster— Austin Rivers on what went into re-working his shot mechanics over the summer— Guarantee dates coming up for Reid, Nowell, Rivers and Knight— D’Angelo Russell’s shooting number over the past eight weeks— What’s the status of Anthony Edwards’ hip injury that kept him out of the second half on Friday night?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined at Falling Knife Brewing Company by Britt Robson of MinnPost to do a live show. The conversation begins by discussing the new level Anthony Edwards has seemed to reach over these last six weeks in the absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. Dane and Britt also get into Jaden McDaniels’ seemingly underrated value and some general takeaways from the past few games before bringing in a third mic for listeners to come ask questions.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Timberwolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what went into the Wolves win over Denver on Monday and what from that game could sustain going forward. Specific topics include...— What went into better ball movement against Denver and the importance of keeping that movement going forward— Nowell and the bench group of Garza/Knight/Ryan/Rivers stole important minutes. What from that group can sustain?— Putting Kyle Anderson on Nikola Jokic and playing Rudy Gobert in a spy role off a non-shooter— Can they play “Spy Rudy” when D’Angelo Russell is in the lineup?— What will Taurean Prince’s return to the rotation mean for the group?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to help paint the picture of the Wolves’ players-only meeting that followed the loss to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, their sixth consecutive loss. Dane and Chris describe the scene in the locker room after the game and play audio clips from the locker room from Rudy Gobert, Naz Reid and Chris Finch.— Describing the postgame scene after the loss to Detroit— Playing the audio of some of the viral quotes that surfaced from the locker room so as to provide context of tone— Finch suggesting the possibility of major role changes to shake things up— Where the Wolves go from here— If the Wolves were going to make a major move, what even are the options?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to make bold calls for the Wolves in the new year, and to recap the Wolves loss in Milwaukee on Friday night. The bold predictions segment includes recapping how our bold predictions from the preseason have fared, and then of course includes what our new bold predictions for the rest of the season will be. The conversation about the Bucks loss naturally revolves around the lack of rebounding in that game and how that remains a constant issue for this Wolves team.— Recapping our bold predictions for the season from September— New bold predictions for the 2023 portion of the season— The tale of two halves in the Bucks loss— What might be behind the Wolves defensive rebounding issues when Anthony Edwards is on the floor even though his individual rebounding numbers are way up over the last monthSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves loss in New Orleans on Wednesday night and the four-game losing streak the team currently finds itself on. Topics on the episode include...— The ways Rudy Gobert is actually the same player he was in Utah— Is the fit around Gobert proving to be corrosive?— A more impressive all around effort in New Orleans than in Miami, yet the same result— How the Wolves guarded Zion Williamson— If the roster was healthy, who would be in the rotation?— Being both a talented team and a team with little margin for error— How concerned should the Wolves be with where they are in the Western Conference standingsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press to put together a list of things we didn’t expect coming into the season. In other words, what has played out in the first 34 games that we did not have on our 2022-23 bingo cards entering the season. Some of the answers include...— Rudy Gobert’s most natural individual fit in the starting lineup being Karl-Anthony Towns— Naz Reid’s game elevating to another level when it was unclear whether or not he would even be in the rotation— Anthony Edwards showing the ability to initiate the Wolves offense at a high level as the point guard— How infrequent pick and roll has been for this team— Austin Rivers being this impactful— The defensive rebounding being worse than last seasonSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves’ recent losses to Boston and Miami. Dane and Chris dive into some of the season-long problems that particularly plagued the Wolves against the Celtics and Heat this week — turnovers, defensive rebounding, execution in high leverage situations. Additionally, they discuss the recent play of Naz Reid and Jaylen Nowell, two players who have been thrust into bigger roles over the last month as injuries have begun to pile up.— What is behind the Wolves’ persistent rebounding and turnover issues?— Seeing more and more of the Naz Reid and Rudy Gobert pairing on the floor together— Playing crunch time games teams that have been there before, like Dallas, Boston and Miami— Has Jaylen Nowell begun pressing in a contract year?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss the Wolves loss in the rematch against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Rudy Gobert returned, giving the Wolves a different look, that worked but ultimately broke down. Dane and Kyle get into what worked and how Luka Doncic ultimately broke it down. Topics today include...— The defense wasn’t the only thing that broke down. Edwards, Russell and Nowell combining to shoot 0 for 16 from three— How Luka Doncic eventually broke down the Wolves defensive coverage, and how that ultimately prove to be the difference— Rudy Gobert returns and was used in a different way defensively— Why the Wolves are also missing Taurean Prince, Kyle Anderson and Jordan McLaughlin— Looking ahead to the road trip over the holidaysSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what has worked in the “one big” look alongside Anthony Edwards, and whether or not that can sustain when it is just Rudy Gobert or Karl-Anthony Towns next to Edwards. Additionally, they discuss how the defensive communication has kept the defense afloat in Gobert’s absence. And finally, what the growing impact of Austin Rivers has looked like.— Comparing the Ant-plus-one-big numbers from Reid to Towns to Gobert, and why that might be able to sustain once the main bigs return— How defensive communication has kept the defense afloat in Gobert’s absence— Austin Rivers growing impact, and specifically the value of his high quality shot selectionSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to attempt to attack the topic of what will happen when Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert return from injury. The Wolves recent play — a 3-game winning streak at the time of our recording — has been stylistically different, most notably in Anthony Edwards’ play. How the Wolves are able to reintegrate Towns and Gobert to the roll the Wolves are currently on will come to define this season, and maybe the Gobert trade as a whole. Topics include...— Why the KAT and Gobert reintegration will be equal parts tricky and critical to success— How Edwards and Russell have functioned with Naz Reid at center— Might the Wolves try playing the same schematically once KAT and Gobert return? Specifically, might they try Gobert up in coverage to maintain the fly-around mentality?— The hell of a task that Chris Finch has in front of him— Would you give D’Angelo Russell a one-year, $26M extension today?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves dropping a franchise-record 150 points against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night, and specifically the role D’Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards are playing that fosters greater ball movement. Also plenty of discussion on the difference of how the bigs have been utilized in the absence of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns.— DLo and Ant sharing playmaking duties for profit— DLo’s shooting numbers over the last month— The impact of Naz Reid and Nate Knight in the absence of Towns and Gobert— Similarities between this recent stretch to when the Wolves were decimated by COVID about this same time last seasonSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss the state of the very-injured Minnesota Timberwolves, who enter their fifth game of a five-game road trip in Oklahoma City on Friday night. The theme of this episode is not only what has been playing out as the Wolves have taken on more and more injuries but also what else Chris Finch and crew can get to while trying to replace the available minutes that are piling up due to injury. Topics include...— Why the Wolves are underdogs against the Thunder— The Wolves’ lack of 3-point shooting hurting at least the perception of the Wolves’ defense— What we saw from “Point Ant” against the Clippers, while D’Angelo Russell and Jordan McLaughlin had to miss the game— Who is in the rotation after all these injuries? Matt Ryan? Josh Minott?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to take stock of where the Wolves are three games into their five-game road trip. Much of the focus of this episode is on the inconsistency of this team right now and specifically the role Chris Finch can (or can not) be expected to bring in terms of motivation. Topics include...— How much of the Wolves sporadic effort falls on Chris Finch?— Gregg Popovich philosophy on player motivation— What type of wing defender is missing from this Wolves wing roster?— If the Wolves could add any player in the NBA not on a rookie contract who makes between $9 and $11 million, who would you choose?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Britt’s most recent column on what Kyle Anderson has brought to Minnesota in his first year with the Wolves. A conversation about Anderson naturally transitions into a conversation about who the Wolves have become in Karl-Anthony Towns’ absence, as Anderson has replaced Towns in the starting lineup. And that all ties into the Wolves last three games against Utah and twice against Portland. Topics include...— Kyle Anderson’s fit on this roster, specifically as it connects to Rudy Gobert— The role Anderson has played in D’Angelo Russell’s game leveling up of late— The things the Wolves have consistently been in consistent in this season, with KAT or without KAT— Needing more consistency from Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards— And much moreSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune and Kyle Theige of SKORNorth after Timberwolves practice on Monday afternoon in Portland to take a look at some statistical trends forming in KAT's absence these last five games compared to the first 21 games of the season that KAT played in.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined in Portland by Kyle Theige after the Wolves loss to the Blazers on Saturday. The conversation revolves around the recent leveling up of play from Rudy Gobert and D’Angelo Russell, and how the way they have been playing has shifted in Karl-Anthony Towns’ absence. Topics include...— Running out of gas in the 4th against the Blazers— Starting to see what “unlocked” Gobert actually looks like— Wondering how KAT would mesh with this version of Gobert, Russell and Edwards— DLo’s monster 4th against Utah and his play of late— Kyle Anderson’s budding chemistry with both Gobert and Russell in KAT’s absence— Continuing to see issues with playing two bigs in the Gobert and Naz Reid minutesSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to check in on some statistical trends for the season — specific to individual players and to the team as a whole. As the season rolls on, there are strengths the Wolves will need into, weaknesses they’ll need to mitigate, and in this episode we try to diagnose where those shifts need to come from. Topics include...— D’Angelo Russell’s shooting spike over the last month— Comparing Rudy Gobert’s numbers in Minnesota to his numbers in Utah— Why the Wolves offensive turnovers are hurting the Wolves defense— With the 3-point volume down, where else can the Wolves find value?— Looking ahead to two games in Portland after Friday night’s game in UtahSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson of MinnPost to discuss the Wolves win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday evening and other trends that are beginning to emerge as Rudy Gobert seems to be getting increasingly comfortable in his role on this team. Topics include...— Looking back at the 4th quarter against Indiana— DLo’s late game offense and the Wolves late game defensive tweak— Wolves remaining volatile in nature— A first look at Luka Garza— The Wolves 3-point shooting volume dropping drastically this season— More talk about identity (drink!)— Looking at the Utah matchup, specifically focusing on Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley and Walker Kessler— Do the Wolves have a lower ceiling but higher floor without KAT?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Jace Frederick of the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves taking the early steps toward finding an identity in the absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. The majority of the conversation centers on the idea of which players will be instrumental in creating that identity. But before getting into all of that, Dane and Jace touch on the Wolves’ signing of former-Laker Matt Ryan to a two-way contract.— What do we make of the Matt Ryan signing? Something or a nothing-burger?— What do we think the KAT-less identity of this team will prove to be during this stretch?— What are the non-Rudy minutes going to look like in KAT’s absence?— Might Luka Garza and/or Nate Knight find their way into the rotation?— We’ve talked about Ant needing to step up as a leader in KAT’s absence. What has that leadership looked like? What might it look like going forward?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, the second game of the KAT-less chapter for the Wolves. The focus of the episode is things that showed up in that Oklahoma City game that will be relevant over this window without Karl-Anthony Towns. Topics include...— Terrible officiating, but also poor composure amidst the poor officiating — which has been a trend all season— How Ant and DLo are stepping into a bigger leadership role in KAT’s absence— D’Angelo Russell’s improved performance over the last 10 games— Naz Reid’s role in KAT’s absence, and how Nate Knight/Luka Garza have not yet been used— Jaden McDaniels struggles with foul trouble again in his return from his 3-game absenceSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night — a game that begins a new chapter of the Wolves season, given the absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. Dane and Kyle try to dig for themes from the Memphis game — notably Anthony Edwards evolution — that could come to define this chapter, and potentially change how Chris Finch goes about reintegrating KAT, whenever that time comes.— Anthony Edwards becoming the main character— Hello, spread pick and roll— What went into the Wendell Moore Jr. start, and the impressive job he did defending Ja Morant— How the Wolves appear to be tweaking the defensive plan in KAT’s absenceSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss how this version of the Wolves is built in a way that should be able to withstand a Karl-Anthony Towns injury — at least significantly more than previous rosters have been. Dane and Jace walk through the Wolves rotation players player-by-player to discuss how they may be impacted by Towns’s absence. What players might stand to gain more freedom in a temporarily Towns-less roster? What players will be most hurt by Towns’s absence?— Why this Wolves roster is built in a way that should be able to withstand a KAT injury— What stylistic changes, outside of more pick and roll, might be enacted in KAT’s absence— Going through the roster player-by-player, discussing how KAT’s absence might impact them on an individual basis— What if things get significantly better in KAT’s absence? What then?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the Wolves first quarter of the season. Plus some conversation on what life might look like in at least temporary absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. A lot of the focus of the episode is on the underlying issues that have held the Wolves back from being the best version of themselves, outside of the win over Indiana— How the compilation of players on the roster have not led to on-court chemistry— How the Wolves might function without Towns for the next few weeks— What can be developed in the “Rudy Only” lineups while Towns is out?— What schematic changes might be coming from Chris Finch, and how might those ideas be put into action quicker after the Towns injury?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss the frustrations mounting surrounding some of the issues with the Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert frontcourt pairing. For a team that is no longer in the early stages of the Towns-Gobert pairing, stamping out issues and leaning into strengths is beginning to feel like an immediate need. Related topics include...— Teams attacking KAT and Gobert’s ability to run the floor— Not only needing to get back in transition, but the importance of finding specific matchups when getting back on defense— Being able to punish opponents with size more than the size is getting taken advantage of— The team’s identity 20 games into the seasonSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to what went into the Wolves five-game winning streak and what snapped it in Charlotte on Friday night. While the Charlotte loss felt a lot like the beginning of the season, that doesn’t mean the five-game winning streak didn’t happen — so we look for differences. Dane and Kyle also discuss the Wolves catching their first case of the injury bug, and how the rotation might shift to react to those injuries— What was different in the five-game winning streak compared to the first 13 games of the season?— What didn’t carry-over from the winning streak to Charlotte on Friday?— What level of play can reasonably be expected going forward— How the rotation might shift in Taurean Prince’s injury absence (and Jordan McLaughlin’s, if his injury lingers)?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves 4-game winning streak and the themes from that streak that will need to carry over (or be removed) for the Wolves to continue winning at a high level. In addition to that, Dane asks Jace about the booing at Target Center and how the players publicly responded to that in the locker room postgame. Topics include...— Ant’s Big Offensive Quarters/Games Correlating With Poor Defense— Playing Against Zone D – Will This Become a Tactic To Slow The Wolves Offense?— Can Jordan McLaughlin’s Shooting Translate? Does It Need To?— Edwards and Gobert Asking Fans To Stop Booing— Needing Jaden McDaniels’ recent play to carry overSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane begins with a solo recap of Monday night’s 4-point Wolves win over the Miami Heat that extended the Wolves current winning streak to four games. After digging into five themes from the win over Miami, Dane is joined by Tony East who covers the Indiana Pacers for SportsIllsutrated.com to preview Wednesday night’s matchup in Indiana. Topics include...— What went in to Rudy Gobert taking zero shots from the field against Miami— The point guard play from D’Angelo Russell and Jordan McLaughlin, focusing in on Jordan McLaughlin’s 3-point shot making a bounce back— Karl-Anthony Towns propelling the Wolves in the first half and then picking up five fouls in the second half and fouling out for the third time this season— Anthony Edwards waking up in the second half and driving the Wolves comeback— Previewing the Indiana matchup, focusing on the Edwards and McDaniels against Haliburton and Mathurin matchup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris of the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves recent winning streak that has served as litmus test for optimism or pessimism, given that their opponents over the streak have not been at full strength and due to the fact that late-game execution has remained an issue. Dane and Chris all discuss the idea of sacrifice in the starting lineup, and how winning, despite some of the flaws in the wins, may be able to foster that necessary sacrifice sinking into the group.— The mood of the Wolves’ locker room after the win in Philadelphia— Glass half full: Something to be said about just getting a win— Glass half empty: The win in Philadelphia came with an “avalanche of mistakes” in the fourth quarter, said Chris Finch— The factors that fuel making sacrifice a difficult concept in the NBA— Do the recent wins coming against teams not at full strength cheapen the merit of those wins?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for an episode that focuses on the context, for better or worse, that applies to the beginning of the Rudy Gobert experience in Minnesota. Through a Gobert lens, Dane and Kyle focus on Saturday’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid on Sunday, and how the Wolves now have Gobert to throw at the Embiid matchup. A portion of the episode also focuses on anecdotes from Kyle’s interview with Jim Petersen on the Flagrant Howls podcast.— How the Wolves might go about countering Embiid with Gobert— What we learned from Embiid’s 59-point performance earlier in the week that could help the Wolves in their game plan for the Sixers— Where the Wolves can best utilize Gobert offensively— Some context to the tweet about Edwards not passing to GobertSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss bright spots that have materialized for the Wolves over their two wins thus far this week. In that, a lot of the early focus of the episode is on Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell, who traded off having big games in the wins, and then also Rudy Gobert, who seems to slowly be finding himself. Dane and Britt also get into a few of the questions Britt answered in his mailbag column over at MinnPost.— Gobert beginning to fit in on both sides of the ball— What stood out from big performances from Ant and DLo, outside of their scoring output— Finch beginning to make some schematic changes— How the Wolves are navigating the leadership void left by Patrick Beverley— If DLo were to be traded, in what ways might that be an empty scapegoating— The job Tim Connelly has in front of himSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to look into the numbers behind the first 14 games of the Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert experiment. Dane and Jace look at how Towns and Gobert have thus far graded out on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball analytically, and discuss how fair those catch-all metrics have been to the still relatively small sample size. Before Jace joins, Dane starts the episode with a solo film review of Kyle Anderson’s recent play.— Kyle Anderson film review— What is going into KAT grading out as a 26th percentile defender thus far this season?— What is going into KAT grading out as a 94th percentile offensive player thus far this season?— What is going into Gobert grading out as a 65th percentile defender thus far this season?— What is going into Gobert grading out as a 66th percentile offensive player thus far this season?— What might crunch time offense look like once the Wolves start finding themselves in crunch time situationsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss D’Angelo Russell and the Wolves bouncing back with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. The Wolves were driven by a combined 59 points on extremely efficient scoring from Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns, which papered over some other flaws that again reared their head. Topics discussed include:— DLo bounces back, and does it by playing the way he’s most comfortable— Cleveland had no answer for KAT — from Lamar Stevens to Robin Lopez and even to Evan Mobley— Jaden McDaniels string together impressive defensive performances, but foul trouble has remained a nightly issue— Ant follows up a strong Friday performance on ESPN with an uninspiring effort in Cleveland on Sunday evening— Wolves almost let 24-point lead slip away after getting too comfortableSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.