The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to recap the Wolves series against Denver and the Wolves season as a whole. From recapping the two bigs experiment to Ant’s ascension, topics today include:— Tidied-up under achievement is how the season ended— Recapping the nature of the two big— Ant as the primary focus, two bigs following suit— What was said at exit interviews— Parsing Connelly/Finch/Gobert’s comments on reason for optimism— What were the intractable issues of the season, and which of those issues can be solved internally vs needing to find answers for externally?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 runs through Timberwolves exit interviews by playing the audio of the audio of Tim Connelly, Chris Finch and the five players who spoke to the media in end of season press conference form. After each of the interviews, Dane gives some thoughts and notes of what was said. If you’re looking for a specific person's exit interview audio, follow the timestamps below that roughly account for commentary and ad breaks...— Tim Connelly (4:00)— Jaden McDaniels (28:00)— Chris Finch (44:00)— Mike Conley (1:07:00)— Rudy Gobert (1:27:00)— Karl-Anthony Towns (1:56:00)— Taurean Prince (2:04:00)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 Wolves beat writers Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press and Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to reflect on the playoff series against the Nuggets and the season as a whole. To recap a wild season, Dane, Jace and Chris gather after Game 5 to reflect on it all. Some topics today include...— What we now know about Anthony Edwards after a second consecutive high-level playoff series— Reflecting on how this roster fits together now that we’ve seen a full season of it— What difference would have Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid have made in this series?— Fun stories and memories from the 2022-23 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 Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to preview Game 5 of Wolves-Nuggets by discussing what we think might happen and by discussing what we feel will have to happen for the Wolves to pull off an upset. Specific topics today include...— No Kyle Anderson, so who rounds out the Wolves already thin rotation— Needing at least one bench guy to really contribute— Can Anthony Edwards do it again?— Needing Karl-Anthony Towns to also deliver, and ways he might be able to find his production— The job Nickeil Alexander-Walker has done on Jamal Murray— What Alexander-Walker’s future with the Wolves might look like beyond this season as he enters restricted free agencySign 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.