The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves’ recent losses to Boston and Miami. Dane and Chris dive into some of the season-long problems that particularly plagued the Wolves against the Celtics and Heat this week — turnovers, defensive rebounding, execution in high leverage situations. Additionally, they discuss the recent play of Naz Reid and Jaylen Nowell, two players who have been thrust into bigger roles over the last month as injuries have begun to pile up.— What is behind the Wolves’ persistent rebounding and turnover issues?— Seeing more and more of the Naz Reid and Rudy Gobert pairing on the floor together— Playing crunch time games teams that have been there before, like Dallas, Boston and Miami— Has Jaylen Nowell begun pressing in a contract year?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad 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 loss in the rematch against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Rudy Gobert returned, giving the Wolves a different look, that worked but ultimately broke down. Dane and Kyle get into what worked and how Luka Doncic ultimately broke it down. Topics today include...— The defense wasn’t the only thing that broke down. Edwards, Russell and Nowell combining to shoot 0 for 16 from three— How Luka Doncic eventually broke down the Wolves defensive coverage, and how that ultimately prove to be the difference— Rudy Gobert returns and was used in a different way defensively— Why the Wolves are also missing Taurean Prince, Kyle Anderson and Jordan McLaughlin— Looking ahead to the road trip over the holidaysSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad 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 has worked in the “one big” look alongside Anthony Edwards, and whether or not that can sustain when it is just Rudy Gobert or Karl-Anthony Towns next to Edwards. Additionally, they discuss how the defensive communication has kept the defense afloat in Gobert’s absence. And finally, what the growing impact of Austin Rivers has looked like.— Comparing the Ant-plus-one-big numbers from Reid to Towns to Gobert, and why that might be able to sustain once the main bigs return— How defensive communication has kept the defense afloat in Gobert’s absence— Austin Rivers growing impact, and specifically the value of his high quality shot selectionSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to attempt to attack the topic of what will happen when Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert return from injury. The Wolves recent play — a 3-game winning streak at the time of our recording — has been stylistically different, most notably in Anthony Edwards’ play. How the Wolves are able to reintegrate Towns and Gobert to the roll the Wolves are currently on will come to define this season, and maybe the Gobert trade as a whole. Topics include...— Why the KAT and Gobert reintegration will be equal parts tricky and critical to success— How Edwards and Russell have functioned with Naz Reid at center— Might the Wolves try playing the same schematically once KAT and Gobert return? Specifically, might they try Gobert up in coverage to maintain the fly-around mentality?— The hell of a task that Chris Finch has in front of him— Would you give D’Angelo Russell a one-year, $26M extension today?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad 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 the Wolves dropping a franchise-record 150 points against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night, and specifically the role D’Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards are playing that fosters greater ball movement. Also plenty of discussion on the difference of how the bigs have been utilized in the absence of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns.— DLo and Ant sharing playmaking duties for profit— DLo’s shooting numbers over the last month— The impact of Naz Reid and Nate Knight in the absence of Towns and Gobert— Similarities between this recent stretch to when the Wolves were decimated by COVID about this same time last seasonSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad 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 state of the very-injured Minnesota Timberwolves, who enter their fifth game of a five-game road trip in Oklahoma City on Friday night. The theme of this episode is not only what has been playing out as the Wolves have taken on more and more injuries but also what else Chris Finch and crew can get to while trying to replace the available minutes that are piling up due to injury. Topics include...— Why the Wolves are underdogs against the Thunder— The Wolves’ lack of 3-point shooting hurting at least the perception of the Wolves’ defense— What we saw from “Point Ant” against the Clippers, while D’Angelo Russell and Jordan McLaughlin had to miss the game— Who is in the rotation after all these injuries? Matt Ryan? Josh Minott?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to take stock of where the Wolves are three games into their five-game road trip. Much of the focus of this episode is on the inconsistency of this team right now and specifically the role Chris Finch can (or can not) be expected to bring in terms of motivation. Topics include...— How much of the Wolves sporadic effort falls on Chris Finch?— Gregg Popovich philosophy on player motivation— What type of wing defender is missing from this Wolves wing roster?— If the Wolves could add any player in the NBA not on a rookie contract who makes between $9 and $11 million, who would you choose?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Britt’s most recent column on what Kyle Anderson has brought to Minnesota in his first year with the Wolves. A conversation about Anderson naturally transitions into a conversation about who the Wolves have become in Karl-Anthony Towns’ absence, as Anderson has replaced Towns in the starting lineup. And that all ties into the Wolves last three games against Utah and twice against Portland. Topics include...— Kyle Anderson’s fit on this roster, specifically as it connects to Rudy Gobert— The role Anderson has played in D’Angelo Russell’s game leveling up of late— The things the Wolves have consistently been in consistent in this season, with KAT or without KAT— Needing more consistency from Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards— And much moreSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune and Kyle Theige of SKORNorth after Timberwolves practice on Monday afternoon in Portland to take a look at some statistical trends forming in KAT's absence these last five games compared to the first 21 games of the season that KAT played in.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined in Portland by Kyle Theige after the Wolves loss to the Blazers on Saturday. The conversation revolves around the recent leveling up of play from Rudy Gobert and D’Angelo Russell, and how the way they have been playing has shifted in Karl-Anthony Towns’ absence. Topics include...— Running out of gas in the 4th against the Blazers— Starting to see what “unlocked” Gobert actually looks like— Wondering how KAT would mesh with this version of Gobert, Russell and Edwards— DLo’s monster 4th against Utah and his play of late— Kyle Anderson’s budding chemistry with both Gobert and Russell in KAT’s absence— Continuing to see issues with playing two bigs in the Gobert and Naz Reid minutesSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/DaneUse Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices