The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to check in on some statistical trends for the season — specific to individual players and to the team as a whole. As the season rolls on, there are strengths the Wolves will need into, weaknesses they’ll need to mitigate, and in this episode we try to diagnose where those shifts need to come from. Topics include...— D’Angelo Russell’s shooting spike over the last month— Comparing Rudy Gobert’s numbers in Minnesota to his numbers in Utah— Why the Wolves offensive turnovers are hurting the Wolves defense— With the 3-point volume down, where else can the Wolves find value?— Looking ahead to two games in Portland after Friday night’s game in UtahSign 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 of MinnPost to discuss the Wolves win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday evening and other trends that are beginning to emerge as Rudy Gobert seems to be getting increasingly comfortable in his role on this team. Topics include...— Looking back at the 4th quarter against Indiana— DLo’s late game offense and the Wolves late game defensive tweak— Wolves remaining volatile in nature— A first look at Luka Garza— The Wolves 3-point shooting volume dropping drastically this season— More talk about identity (drink!)— Looking at the Utah matchup, specifically focusing on Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley and Walker Kessler— Do the Wolves have a lower ceiling but higher floor without KAT?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 Wolves beat writer, Jace Frederick of the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves taking the early steps toward finding an identity in the absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. The majority of the conversation centers on the idea of which players will be instrumental in creating that identity. But before getting into all of that, Dane and Jace touch on the Wolves’ signing of former-Laker Matt Ryan to a two-way contract.— What do we make of the Matt Ryan signing? Something or a nothing-burger?— What do we think the KAT-less identity of this team will prove to be during this stretch?— What are the non-Rudy minutes going to look like in KAT’s absence?— Might Luka Garza and/or Nate Knight find their way into the rotation?— We’ve talked about Ant needing to step up as a leader in KAT’s absence. What has that leadership looked like? What might it look like going forward?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 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, the second game of the KAT-less chapter for the Wolves. The focus of the episode is things that showed up in that Oklahoma City game that will be relevant over this window without Karl-Anthony Towns. Topics include...— Terrible officiating, but also poor composure amidst the poor officiating — which has been a trend all season— How Ant and DLo are stepping into a bigger leadership role in KAT’s absence— D’Angelo Russell’s improved performance over the last 10 games— Naz Reid’s role in KAT’s absence, and how Nate Knight/Luka Garza have not yet been used— Jaden McDaniels struggles with foul trouble again in his return from his 3-game absenceSign 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 to discuss the Wolves win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night — a game that begins a new chapter of the Wolves season, given the absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. Dane and Kyle try to dig for themes from the Memphis game — notably Anthony Edwards evolution — that could come to define this chapter, and potentially change how Chris Finch goes about reintegrating KAT, whenever that time comes.— Anthony Edwards becoming the main character— Hello, spread pick and roll— What went into the Wendell Moore Jr. start, and the impressive job he did defending Ja Morant— How the Wolves appear to be tweaking the defensive plan in KAT’s absenceSign 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 how this version of the Wolves is built in a way that should be able to withstand a Karl-Anthony Towns injury — at least significantly more than previous rosters have been. Dane and Jace walk through the Wolves rotation players player-by-player to discuss how they may be impacted by Towns’s absence. What players might stand to gain more freedom in a temporarily Towns-less roster? What players will be most hurt by Towns’s absence?— Why this Wolves roster is built in a way that should be able to withstand a KAT injury— What stylistic changes, outside of more pick and roll, might be enacted in KAT’s absence— Going through the roster player-by-player, discussing how KAT’s absence might impact them on an individual basis— What if things get significantly better in KAT’s absence? What then?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 the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the Wolves first quarter of the season. Plus some conversation on what life might look like in at least temporary absence of Karl-Anthony Towns. A lot of the focus of the episode is on the underlying issues that have held the Wolves back from being the best version of themselves, outside of the win over Indiana— How the compilation of players on the roster have not led to on-court chemistry— How the Wolves might function without Towns for the next few weeks— What can be developed in the “Rudy Only” lineups while Towns is out?— What schematic changes might be coming from Chris Finch, and how might those ideas be put into action quicker after the Towns injury?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 of the Star Tribune to discuss the frustrations mounting surrounding some of the issues with the Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert frontcourt pairing. For a team that is no longer in the early stages of the Towns-Gobert pairing, stamping out issues and leaning into strengths is beginning to feel like an immediate need. Related topics include...— Teams attacking KAT and Gobert’s ability to run the floor— Not only needing to get back in transition, but the importance of finding specific matchups when getting back on defense— Being able to punish opponents with size more than the size is getting taken advantage of— The team’s identity 20 games into the 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 to what went into the Wolves five-game winning streak and what snapped it in Charlotte on Friday night. While the Charlotte loss felt a lot like the beginning of the season, that doesn’t mean the five-game winning streak didn’t happen — so we look for differences. Dane and Kyle also discuss the Wolves catching their first case of the injury bug, and how the rotation might shift to react to those injuries— What was different in the five-game winning streak compared to the first 13 games of the season?— What didn’t carry-over from the winning streak to Charlotte on Friday?— What level of play can reasonably be expected going forward— How the rotation might shift in Taurean Prince’s injury absence (and Jordan McLaughlin’s, if his injury lingers)?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 Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves 4-game winning streak and the themes from that streak that will need to carry over (or be removed) for the Wolves to continue winning at a high level. In addition to that, Dane asks Jace about the booing at Target Center and how the players publicly responded to that in the locker room postgame. Topics include...— Ant’s Big Offensive Quarters/Games Correlating With Poor Defense— Playing Against Zone D – Will This Become a Tactic To Slow The Wolves Offense?— Can Jordan McLaughlin’s Shooting Translate? Does It Need To?— Edwards and Gobert Asking Fans To Stop Booing— Needing Jaden McDaniels’ recent play to carry overSign 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