The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss Kyle Anderson and what went into the Wolves’ 21-point win in Atlanta on Monday night. Dane and Jace discuss Anderson’s second triple-double of the season and how Anderson has become an invaluable part of this Wolves team. Additional topics today include...— Does Kyle Anderson still close games once KAT is back?— No longer being able to hide bad defenders on Jaden McDaniels— The Wolves having great offense against bad defenses since the trade (and vice a versa)— Will the Wolves bring Luka Garza back next season?— The biggest issues remain: Transition defense, defensive rebounding and finishing games once they get a leadSign 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 writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune, who is in Atlanta for Wolves-Hawks on Monday. Dane and Chris get into the Wolves’ maddening relationship with being consistently inconsistent and how it feel like that lack of consistency needs to die to salvage the opportunity for this season to not feel like a let down. As always, the specter of the return of Karl-Anthony Towns weighs in large here, so Dane and Chris give their latest thoughts on timetables and what we’ve seen from KAT of late. Topics today include:— The consistently inconsistent nature of this season’s Wolves— This week of games against Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Toronto feeling like the Wolves’ last stand— How Ant’s play contributes to the consistency or lack there of— The idea that KAT’s return will initially slow this team down not really making sense— How much of Gobert’s better offensive play of late was coming with or without the addition of Mike Conley?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 Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Karl-Anthony Towns returning to live action at Wolves practice on Thursday and how that might impact the rest of the season. As always, Dane and Britt bounce quite a bit. But today’s show’s primary topics include...— What Chris Finch said at practice on Thursday about what KAT is able to do at practice right now— Does it make sense to have KAT come off the bench (at first) when he returns?— What will the closing lineup be once KAT is in the fold?— How will KAT’s return impact what the Wolves’ offense and defense has been of late?— What we’re most interested to see once KAT returns— Ant’s effectiveness with Rudy vs. Naz— Gobert’s offensive expansion since the trade— Why the Wolves feel like an inexperience teamSign 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 writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss a Wolves offense that is desperately in need of the somewhat ambiguously absent Karl-Anthony Towns. Dane and Jace start the episode by talking about how the Wolves didn’t have the firepower to keep pace with Joel Embiid on Tuesday night before getting into KAT and his absence. Topics today include...— Not being able slow Embiid’s offense, while Embiid was able to slow the Wolves’ offense— The Wolves needing a second scoring punch, and why that punch, for now, might need to start on the defensive end— The “Spy Rudy” tactic on defense and the Wolves ability to defend stretch bigs— What should we do with the whole KAT thing?— What’s the Wolves best-case scenario in the standings?If you'd like to register for Dane's class on the evolution of sports media on March 9th, you can do so here: https://hopkins.ce.eleyo.com/course/11468/adult-winter-spring-2023/the-evolution-of-sports-mediaSign 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 writer, Chris Hine from the Star Tribune. Chris was on the road with the Wolves for the Wolves’ California road trip, so he shares some of the sights and sounds from the Wolves road trip. And then Dane and Chris get into Chris’ feature story on Jaylen Nowell and his “basketball whisperer,” Spencer Levy, who has been helping Nowell through a contract year. Topics today include...— Chris shares sights and sounds from the Wolves four-game California road trip— How Mike Conley’s role and impact has grown over the last week— Chris shares some details on Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s personality he’s gathered behind the scenes— Rudy Gobert stepping up on both sides of the ball since the All-Star break— How Jaylen Nowell has brought in a personal coach to help him through an up and down contract year in MinnesotaIf you'd like to register for Dane's class on the evolution of sports media on March 9th, you can do so here: https://hopkins.ce.eleyo.com/course/11468/adult-winter-spring-2023/the-evolution-of-sports-mediaSign 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 to discuss the Wolves beating the Kings on Saturday night to extend their recent winning streak to three games. Now eight games into the post-DLo era of the Wolves, Dane and Kyle review the trade and take a look at how the pre-trade Wolves compare to the post-trade Wolves. Topics today include...— Recapping the Wolves’ California road trip— Noting the offense has been the same pre-trade vs. post-trade— Reviewing the trade, not in only the DLo-for-Conley swap but also the value of Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s presence, in addition to the draft capital they brought back— How it seems to always take a little while to acclimate to Finch— A “clutch” time win over the Kings— What’s behind Ant’s individual numbers dipping since the trade?— The Philly matchup and Rudy vs. elite bigsIf you'd like to register for Dane's class on the evolution of sports media on March 9th, you can do so here: https://hopkins.ce.eleyo.com/course/11468/adult-winter-spring-2023/the-evolution-of-sports-mediaSign 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 focus on discussing the ascension of Jaden McDaniels this season. After focusing on McDaniels for the first half of the pod, Dane and Britt get into the Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert, and how Gobert punished the Clippers for going small. Then the episode is finished off with some discussion about the NBA standings at large — from the bottom of the West to the teams that look most like true contenders. Topics today include...— Jaden McDaniels ascension this season— Looking at rookie contract extensions from 2022 (Poole, Herro, Barrett, Hunter, Johnson, Clarke) so as to estimate what McDaniels’ next contract might look like— The Wolves effectively countering the Clippers small-ball lineup against Gobert— Britt makes a Mike Conley-Tyus Jones comparison— Looking ahead to the Lakers matchup on Friday— Around the NBA, from the Western Conference play-in group to who we think the top-5 teams most likely to win a championship areIf you'd like to register for Dane's class on the evolution of sports media on March 9th, you can do so here: https://hopkins.ce.eleyo.com/course/11468/adult-winter-spring-2023/the-evolution-of-sports-mediaSign 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 St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves bouncing back from a rough start out of the break with a win in Los Angeles over the Clippers. Topics today include...— How it’s feeling like success for this Wolves team starts with Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels, at least in this KAT-less period— Finch opting to pair all of Rudy Gobert’s minutes with Mike Conley, and thus all of the back point guard and center minutes to Naz Reid and Jordan McLaughlin— The impact of Taurean Prince— Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s case for a permanent role in the rotation— Finch honing in on an optimized rotation— How the Wolves are optimized in the clutchIf you'd like to register for Dane's class on the evolution of sports media on March 9th, you can do so here: https://hopkins.ce.eleyo.com/course/11468/adult-winter-spring-2023/the-evolution-of-sports-mediaSign 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 discuss a Wolves team that is in a bit of a free fall coming out of the All-Star break. Dane and Britt dive into the factors that have contributed to the recent demise. Some of those topics include...— How much of the blame this season falls on Chris Finch and how much is unfair to put on Finch?— The Wolves youth not being an excuse but seeming to rear its head in crunchtime— Ant looking fatigued, even after a week off for the All-Star break— Who on this roster best fits with Ant?— What can this Wolves team bank on night-to-night?— What’s going on with KAT?— Naz as a starter compared to coming off the bench— Comparing the identity of this season’s team to last seasons— Will the Wolves finish better or worse than the 9 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 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 Dan Bowling of the Genesis Company to discuss what Wolves fans should be expecting from new Wolves owner Marc Lore.Bowling had the chance to sit down with Lore prior to the episode's recording to better understand Lore's background in business, so as to have an idea of what Lore's vision for the organization might functionally look like. Lots of discussion on the business of basketball and the value of ownership in professional sports. A big picture pivot for some All-Star break listening.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.