The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Dane is joined in LA by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves losing the play-in game to the Lakers on Tuesday night. Despite being short-handed, it felt, at least for three quarters, that the Wolves had enough to win. Dane and Chris breakdown how the Wolves built the lead and then ultimately let it slip away. Topics today include...— The offense completely drying up in the 4th— What role KAT’s foul trouble played + KAT’s overall performance— Anthony Edwards being completely missing in action the entire night— Another excellent Conley game— Having almost no one off the bench to go to— What should the level of desperation be for the 8 seed?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 Britt Robson from MinnPost after the Wolves final game of the regular season. Obviously no shortage of items to get to from the beating the Wolves gave themselves in the first half and the beating they handed out to the Pelicans in the second half. Topics today include...— Is McDaniels a more consequential loss than Gobert?— With McDaniels’ season over, some discussion on what his extension talks might look like this summer— Do the Wolves really “have to trade Gobert”?— KAT having no part of the Wolves dysfunction, and an opportunity for him to shine— How will the Lakers matchup with KAT and Ant?— Conley showing his underrated versatility since getting to Minnesota— Does this team still have enough talent to be frisky in a playoff series?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 gets into the Wolves’ “active hands” against the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 82 and tries to apply some context on what went down between Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson, and how they’re going to need to move forward through the altercation and without Jaden McDaniels. Because Chris Hine got stranded on the road after the Wolves’ win over the Spurs, Dane goes solo on this one. Topics today include...— Can Gobert and Anderson make it work going forward?— What role did Gobert’s back spasms play in everything that went down?— The latest sign of this team being inexperienced and immature— McDaniels breaking his hand and replacing his role going forward— Ant has always been able to guard in the fourth quarter, but they now need him to guard for all four quarters with McDaniels out— Why it feels like KAT now feels like he has to drive the bus on offense, and how he’s begun to show he can again do that— Anderson now needing to play the 3, which will be new— Thinking ahead to the Lakers 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 is joined by Britt Robson and Kyle Theige live from Falling Knife Brewing Company to discuss where the Wolves sit 80 games into the season at 40-40. Dane, Kyle and Britt start by discussing Britt’s most recent column about the Wolves consistently being .500 this season, and whether or not that can change here in the final week of the season and into the play-in/playoffs. Then they take questions from listeners live from the taproom. A whole array of topics are covered as we enter the final stretch of the regular season.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 Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what went into the Wolves win in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. The episode starts by focusing on how the Wolves closed the game, with Rudy Gobert on the bench, and how it worked. From there, most of the focus was Karl-Anthony Towns and his bounce back game after only having eight points on three shots against Portland on Sunday. And finally some two games to go standings talk.— Not closing the game with Gobert and even Towns at times— Where the Wolves went to Towns offensively to get him back on track— Overall thoughts on the offensive fit of the Towns, Gobert and Edwards fit, now after those three have played 24 games together— Where the Wolves may fall in the play-in and who the optimal play-in opponent would beSign 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 a loss so bad to the Portland Trailblazers that you can’t help but deeply question the trajectory of this team as currently constructed. With that, topics today include...— Were the 52 games the Wolves played without Karl-Anthony Towns at all relevant to solving the puzzle at hand?— Why this season has made conversations about a potential Karl-Anthony Towns trade not seem inappropriate— If you have to play offense one way with Gobert, can KAT, Ant and Rudy all do it together?— Are the Wolves pot-committed to a bad hand?— With lots of negative focus on Towns and Gobert, how much of this season is also on Edwards and Finch?— Chris discusses what went into getting the quote from Gobert about the officiating when he was in Phoenix on WednesdaySign 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’ bizarre loss against the Lakers on Friday night and the role the illness this team is dealing with is making it very difficult to understand what they are (or are not). Topics today include...— Was that the October Wolves or are they just sick?— Where we’ve most seen the impact of the flu going around the team— The bizarre Anthony Davis ankle roll sequence and how that seemed to turn the game— How do the Wolves go about replacing Naz Reid’s offense in the second unit?— Injecting ball movement back into the offense— Schedule and standings entering the final weekSign 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 discuss the Wolves loss in Phoenix on Wednesday night and the outrage surrounding NBA officiating that has taken over the NBA. After covering the loss and the postgame comments from Chris Finch and Rudy Gobert on the officiating, Dane and Britt dive into the Wolves’ overall play since the return of Karl-Anthony Towns. Topics today include...— Chris Finch and Rudy Gobert’s commentary on the officiating after the Phoenix loss— What might be behind the narrative forming that NBA officiating is corrupt— Ball movement offense vs. KAT/Ant force of will offense— Naz Reid’s wrist injury and grading his play next to KAT compared to his play next to Gobert— How the Wolves are using Karl-Anthony Towns offensively since he returnedSign 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 Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss what the Wolves’ recipe is for winning basketball. As the roster has gotten back to full-strength, the identity is coming together, making it clearer what ingredients are required for winning. Topics discussed today include...— Driving down the frequency of mistakes on both sides of the ball (turnovers, missed rotations on defense, lacking effort)— Playing an equal opportunity offense, seeking the most advantageous matchup, thus not necessarily seeking your most-talented scorers— How much can turnovers go down in a heavy ball movement offense?— What is Jordan McLaughlin’s place in the playoffs rotation?— Why has Naz Reid had offensive success while guarded by forwards?— How might Phoenix try to guard KAT and Naz when they’re playing the 4?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 peaking at a perfect time to save their season. With consecutive wins over New York, Atlanta, Golden State and now Sacramento the Wolves appear to have an identity coming together that makes you believe they’re in the mix as any team of the Western Conference’s large middle class. Topics discussed by Dane and Kyle today include...— An identity coming together before it’s too late— Did the Mike Conley trade save the Wolves ability to meet expectations this season?— The value of consistently playing in close games— The best season of Kyle Anderson’s career— Finch intentional about going to McDaniels early and often— Naz Reid a core piece of the roster?— Player comparisons for Naz Reid— Riffing on Rudy GobertSign 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