The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKOR North to give instant reactions from the Wolves Game 4 win over Denver. Some specific topics today include...— Anthony Edwards, again, leveling up in a playoff game— Nickeil Alexander-Walker as an X-factor and the two game-saving 3s he hit in overtime— Switching KAT back onto Jokic and the impact that had— Needing to take advantage of the non-Jokic minutes in Game 5— KAT taking on more of a Paul George role in the pecking order— Kyle’s top-10 Timberwolves moments of the 2022-23 season— Much moreSign 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

On today’s show, Dane is joined Ryan Blackburn of Mile High Sports to get the Denver perspective on this Wolves-Nuggets series as we sit at 3-0 three games in.-- What has surprised you most about what the Wolves have not been able to do in this series?-- I know you’ve spent the last week or so digging into the Wolves as an opponent, thinking about how this roster works/doesn’t work-- In theory, the biggest threats to the Nuggets in this window of a few years are…-- What do you make of this from a Connelly perspective?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

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth for instant reactions from Game 3 and discuss the state of the franchise as this team is quickly approaching the offseason. Some topics today include...— Faith in Ant but not how the roster is constructed— Not where this team was supposed to be after trading for Gobert— The possibility of Tim Connelly leaving for the Wizards and what that would mean for the Wolves— Losing the minutes Jokic has been off the floor in this series— A roster that doesn’t do the little things— How the spacing cratered in Game 3— Having compassion for the fanbaseSign 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

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to give their immediate reactions from Game 2 and to share what was said to the media in the locker room postgame. Specific topics today include...— A tale of two halves— Anthony Edwards’ 41-point explosion— Karl-Anthony Towns struggles again in a meaningful way— What changed in the third quarter— The decision to have Rudy Gobert guard Nikola Jokic— Slowing Jokic, but not having answers for Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.— Finding both an offensive and defensive blueprint, despite losingSign 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

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jon Krawczynski from The Athletic, plus Adam Mares and Harrison Wind from DNVR Sports to preview Game 2 of the Wolves-Nuggets series. But at the beginning of the episode, prior to joining the guests, Dane goes solo, sharing audio clips from Tuesday’s Wolves practice that hopefully illustrate where the Wolves are at in advance of Game 2. Some topics today include...— Needing to up the physicality against Denver— How the Wolves generate better offense in Game 2— Looking at Game 2 through the Nuggets lens— Game plan tweaks we could see in Game 2— Reflecting on Tim Connelly’s first year in Minnesota— Predictions for Game 2Sign 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

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what needs to change in Game 2 for the Wolves. Dane and Jace focus on specific tweaks to the offense and rotation. Topics today include...— The Wolves needing to come in more prepared— Finding ways to weaponize Rudy Gobert, on both sides of the ball— Making more shots so as to be caught in transition defense less often— Having more Towns, Conley and Anderson minutes— Finding ways to activate Anthony EdwardsSign 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

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss what happened in the Wolves Game 1 loss in Denver. This episode is split into three parts: offensive subplots from Game 1; the defensive subplots; and then Tim Connelly’s comments to media pregame. Specific topics today include...— As ineffective as the Wolves offense has been all season— How the double big look slowed the offensive effectiveness of KAT and Ant specifically— The decision to start KAT on Jokic, and how that fared/the impact it may have had on KAT’s offensive game— Transition defense, not only off of turnovers, being the most concerning element of the defense— Tim Connelly speaks to the media, specifically focusing on his comments about the Towns and Gobert pairingSign 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

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to preview the Wolves and Nuggets first round matchup. Naturally, this episode also includes plenty of discussion of the Wolves play-in win over the Thunder as well. As we sprint into the postseason, Dane and Britt try and cover all the bases.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

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss the Wolves officially making the playoffs. Dane and Kyle get into what went into the Wolves 25-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night before looking ahead to the matchup against Denver — which somehow begins in like 36 hours. Topics today include...— The Wolves actually tapping into their big identity to take down the undersized Thunder— Nickeil Alexander-Walker getting the start and being the X-factor in his ability to slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander— A defensive game plan catered to shutting down what the Thunder do best— How Mike Conley makes the Wolves make more sense— The Wolves short rotation and bare bones bench— Looking ahead to the Denver matchupSign 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

On today’s show, Dane previews the matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder by first giving updates from Thursday’s practice on the health of Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards before bringing in Andrew Schlecht who covers the Thunder for The Athletic to get some of the Thunder perspective. Topics today include...— Rudy Gobert talks about his back injury and availability for Friday— The balance between attacking the offensive glass and getting back in transition— Playing through likely KAT doubles in the post— What to expect from Ant after the performance in LA— The Thunder perspective from Andrew Schlecht— What will the inflection points of this loser goes home matchup be?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