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.