The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, we dig into what we can from a lopsided, 37-point Wolves win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. This episode focuses a lot on the Wolves bench, who continued a trend of excellent play of late in tonight’s game. And with that, we look into the offseason outlook of Taurean Prince and Naz Reid, who can both become free agents this summer. Other topics today include:— The Wolves bench players think they have the best bench in the NBA. Do they?— An offseason outlook for Taurean Prince and Naz Reid, both of whom can become free agents this summer— Malik Beasley getting more time next to Karl-Anthony Towns in Anthony Edwards’ injury absence— The growth of the JMac and Naz two-man combination over the last three years 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 Timberwolves hot start out of the All Star break. Dane and Britt get into what has clicked together since the break and what remains up in the air. After a difficult schedule through February, 19 games remain and the expectations keep rising.— Starting 3-1 out of the break, with wins over Memphis, Cleveland and Golden State— How we’re thinking about the Anthony Edwards injury going forward— The Wolves having multiple levels of depth, not only on the bench but also at the top of the pecking order— The play of Jordan McLaughlin, Malik Beasley and the Wolves’ bench over the past month— Would Golden State or Memphis be a better first round matchup for the Wolves? 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, we react to the Wolves’ win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, fueled by 39 points from Karl-Anthony Towns, and played without Anthony Edwards. The Wolves have now come out of the All Star break with three wins in four games against a tough schedule. Things are clicking into place for KAT and DLo after the break, and the bench group has effectively been waiting in the wings.— KAT goes off for 39 points in a higher usage role in Ant’s absence— DLo is getting to the rim and play his best brand of offense since the All Star break— The value of the Chris Paul rip through from DLo— Jordan McLaughlin’s evolving role and growing effectiveness as the season goes on— Malik Beasley shooting 48% from 3 over the past month on crazy volume— An Anthony Edwards injury update 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, we discuss the Wolves going into Cleveland and handling the Cavs size, unlike the last time these two teams matched up. A crunch time 3 by Karl-Anthony Towns triggered by D’Angelo Russell, Patrick Beverley guarding 7-footers, the bench kick-starting the offense and Jaden McDaniels leveling carry the conversation today.— Beating the Cavs (without Darius Garland and Caris LeVert) was going to be about managing the bigs— Patrick Beverley checking Lauri Markkanen— How KAT’s game-winner was a product of KAT and DLo slowly learning how to play together in late-game situations— The Bench Five providing a much-needed spark in the second quarter that got the starters going in the third quarter— Jaden McDaniels clearly leveling up over the past month, and how foul trouble still plagues his rhythm 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, we dig into the Wolves’ 31-point loss to the Sixers on Friday night that highlighted some concerning trends. Including the Wolves starting five plummeting over the past two months, Karl-Anthony Towns being guarded by a small with a lurking double team, and Anthony Edwards’ continued funk.— The starting five going from being the Wolves’ greatest strength in the first half of the season to a glaring weakness over these past two months— The Sixers guard KAT Utah-style, with Embiid lurking a la Gobert, and why that’s a red flag come playoffs— Jarred Vanderbilt benched in second half— Anthony Edwards’ funk continues, but some signs of life in the third quarter— Seeing Malik Beasley’s value to the second unit in his absence tonight due to a non-COVID illness 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, the Wolves come back from the All Star break with a win over a Memphis Grizzlies team that they could see again in the playoffs. It was a D’Angelo Russell takeover game, so we get into how some of the tweaks to his game this season helped fuel his 23-point fourth quarter. We also hit on the Wolves again just getting destroyed on the glass. And also touch on Anthony Edwards guarding Ja Morant tonight and Ant’s bizarre defensive evolution this season.— Why the Wolves matchup well with the Grizzlies— DLo’s 4th quarter takeover, and how he is attacking pick and roll differently this season— A Wolves roster that was built to fail on the defensive glass— Anthony Edwards guarding Ja Morant, and how he seems to be embracing on-ball defense more than off-ball defense lately 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 Britt’s feature story on Chris Finch’s lead assistant in Minnesota Micah Nori, and the impact coaching has had on the Wolves exceeding expectations thus far this season. From there, Dane and Britt discuss coaching tweaks we might see from the Wolves in the post-All Star break portion of the season. Topics today include:— Micah Nori’s background as a lifer in the NBA coaching world— The Chris Finch and Nori working relationship— What coaching tweaks we might see from the Wolves in the post-All Star portion of the season— Checking in on the success of the Wolves’ previously dominant starting 5— The areas D’Angelo Russell, Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns have found success defensively— Looking ahead to a Memphis matchup out of the break, and to a difficult schedule that will come to define where the Wolves stand in the playoff race 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 take stock of the Timberwolves at the All Star break. Dane and Britt discuss the Wolves winding road to a 31-28 record entering the break and discuss where Chris Finch can make tweaks on the margins to re-establish the team’s identity for the final 23 games of the season. Topics today include:— Jaden McDaniels’ recent ascension and Finch’s unrelenting belief in him— The evolution of KAT’s game, and the similarities and differences to his game compared to Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo— How the Wolves dual-window timeline has reset after the Patrick Beverley extension— What type of tweaks might we see from Finch post-All Star?— Who will and will not be in the Wolves’ playoff rotation? 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, we take stock of where the Wolves sit after losing the final game before the All Star break — their bizarre path to being a top-10 offense and above-average defense 59 games into the season. We also focus this episode on the similarities between Chris Finch and Nick Nurse, and the striking likeness of the Wolves and Raptors’s statistical profiles this season.— If Chris Finch is Nick Nurse 2.0, what impact does that have on winning?— Why the Raptors might be the team most stylistically similar to the Wolves in the league right now— Why the Wolves are adding to their defensive coverage portfolio and what impact those additions might be having on the defensive drop-off this past month— The Wolves shooting woes these past few games, and wondering if there are tweaks that Beasley and McDaniels can make to their shot selection— Inconsistency from DLo and Ant of late 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, we get into Karl-Anthony Towns taking over late in the fourth quarter and overtime in a win against the Charlotte Hornets, we talk about Jaden McDaniels stepping up once Anthony Edwards went down with an ankle injury, and we break down the one-year, $13 million extension Patrick Beverley agreed to on Monday night.— KAT takes over late by getting back to firing from deep— McDaniels stepping into a bigger role once Edwards went down, and why McDaniels is becoming an ideal fit as the 6th man of the future for this Timberwolves team— The Patrick Beverley extension— How the Pat Bev extension draws a clearer line in the sand for the next windows for the Wolves— D’Angelo Russell calls out Wolves fans, and they answer with the best environment at Target Center of the season 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.