The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frderick from The Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves continuing to roll in KAT's now 9-game absence. Dane and Jace recap the weekend of wins against the Cavs and Warriors and more globally take a look at why the Wolves aren't better without KAT but also haven't been worse for the wear. Specific topics and timestamps below...- How the Wolves have fared in KAT's absence statistically (1:00)- The Wolves leaning into playing multiple PGs and/or numerous handlers at all times (11:00)- The Naz Reid/Kyle Anderson split at PF (22:00)- Gobert's gravity "is the offense," says Mike Conley (35:00)- Ant's playmaking continuing to level up (40:00)- The impact of the group of PGs -- McLaughlin, Morris, NAW and Conley (48:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1-- Try Unifyd Healing at https://unifydhealing.com/danemoore-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss how the Wolves have looked playing small ball due injuries to their bigs, with Denver on Tuesday as the latest example. Then, in the second half of the episode, Dane and Britt discuss seeding in the West and which teams would be most to least desirable to matchup with in the playoffs. Specific topics and timestamps below...- Playing small, back to the old "fly-around" days (1:30)- Eating crow for giving up on McDaniels' offense (23:00)- The McDaniels and Alexander-Walker defensive pairing (32:00)- This being Ant's best chapter yet, physically and intellectually (47:00)- Discussing better and worse playoff matchups for the Wolves (1:01:000If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss not Ant's dunk but how Ant completely took over the entire game in the second half against Utah on Monday night. Dane and Jace also spend time discussing what a Wolves-Nuggets playoff series might look like, and how, through Ant, they present a different threat to the Nuggets this year. Specific topics and timestamps below...- The Ant dunk and 2nd half takeover- Does Ant *need* to be guarded by big wings? Do the Nuggets *have* to guard him with Gordon? (7:30)- Can McDaniels both be a perimeter defender and rim protector? (13:00)- McDaniels' O not leveling up, but D is there. What to make of that. (21:00)- NAW + Anderson + JMac fuel Ant's comeback (32:00)- How much small ball does Ant need to be playing? (40:00)- Ant against Denver's aggressive coverage + Will we see Gobert guard Jokic without KAT? (48:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, from Utah, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss a Wolves without Rudy Gobert over the Jazz. Dane and Chris focus this episode on how Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid and Mike Conley are leveling up in the now 5-game absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. Specific topics and timestamps below...- Edwards seamlessly expanding his role in KAT's (5:00)- Conley gets out of the mud with 48 points over the last two games (18:00)- Reid effectively shifting from being a wing into a center again (28:00)- Luka Garza and TJ Warren getting opportunities (38:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to look back at the Wolves' first week without Karl-Anthony Towns. Dane and Kyle take a look at how the offense has fared in KAT's absence, how the defense has fared and whose usage has stepped up. Specific topics and timestamps below...- How has the offense fared without KAT? (4:00)- How has the defense fared without KAT? (21:00)- Which players have replaced KAT's usage on offense? (44:00)- Why your appreciation for Rudy Gobert's impact grows over time (58:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from The Pioneer Press to discuss a very consequential Wolves victory over the Clippers on Tuesday night. Lots of discussion on the guards stepping, as the Wolves took a different tact for this one: Winning with their smalls. Specific topics and timestamps below...- Ant steps up again (1:00)- Feels like the Wolves need (at least) two guys going on offense to win without KAT (11:00)- Anderson vs. Reid as the starting 4 (17:30)- McDaniels struggles + who should close games? (25:00)- Conley dials up the aggression (33:30)- Wolves physicality has given George and Harden problems all year (42:00)- McLaughlin, NAW and Warren sparked comeback (50:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune, who was in LA for the Wolves win over the Lakers. Dane and Chris discuss how life looked for the Wolves with Towns, Gobert and Anderson all sidelined. Specific topics and timestamps below...- All the games biggest themes tied to Naz Reid (4:00)- LA's adjustment was to dare McDaniels to score (7:30)- Mike Conley's play of late is stuck in the mud (17:00)- TJ Warren's role + will he be in the playoff rotation? (25:00)- Ant's role without KAT + his frustration with the refs (32:00)- Garza cracking the Wolves rotation in a game they needed defense more than offense (42:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost for an immediate reaction episode at the stadium in Cleveland to the Wolves overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dane and Britt begin the episode by discussing the Rudy Gobert and Scott Foster dynamic in the game and Gobert's comments on Foster after the game. From there, a discussion of Naz Reid's performance and the overall wariness of the Wolves who have been bombarded by fatigue, injury and illness. Specific topics and timestamps below.- The Rudy Gobert and Scott Foster dynamic and Gobert's comments on Foster after game (1:00)- Naz stepping up in a big way (20:00)- The Wolves replacing KAT by committee strategy (30:00)- The fatigue factor (41:00)- Winning is extra hard through adversity (50:00)- Recapping what we saw the last two nights in Indiana and Cleveland (56:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost for an immediate reaction to Ant's superhero performance in Indiana and to discuss the fallout from KAT's meniscus injury. Dane and Britt were in Indiana for Thursday's game, so this episode was recorded immediately after the game from the stadium. Specific topics and timestamps below.- Superhero Ant (2:00)- The Wolves roster being more set up to take a Towns injury than a Gobert or Edwards injury (9:00)- Reid and Anderson (and others) replacing KAT by committee (17:00)- Who played and how the rotation looked without KAT (31:00)- Keys to making the defense work without KAT (41:00)- Keys to making the offense work without KAT (49:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige on a off day to look back at their preseason predictions. Dane and Kyle, at the end of the episode (around 45-minute mark), also touch on the latest on the Wolves ownerships transition of power from Glen Taylor to Marc Lore and Alex Rodiguez. Specific topics and timestamps below...- The Naz and Rudy pairing (4:00)- Anderson's post-deadline play (14:00)- Ant made All Star, will he make All NBA? (23:00)- Alexander-Walker delivering in a 23 minutes a night role (31:00)- The offense being worse than expected and defense being way better than expected (37:00)- Key dates tied to the Wolves ownership transition (45:00)If you'd like to support our partners...-- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920-- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA-- Try Factor Meals at: https://factormeals.com/danemoore50-- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/-- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/-- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23-- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com-- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices