The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, we breakdown the Wolves win in their rematch against the Mavericks on Friday night. After struggling to find a coverage to get the ball out of Luka Doncic’s hands on Monday, on Friday the Wolves effectively switched up coverages and tried to make someone else beat them. In the process, Jordan McLaughlin was a hidden gem and, unfortunately, Malik Beasley caught an injury that appeared to be serious.— A different defensive coverage plan designed to get the ball out of Luka’s hands, and the role Karl-Anthony Towns played in making that happen— Jordan McLaughlin, Chris Finch muse and plus-minus maestro— How will the Wolves go about replacing Malik Beasley’s minutes if he has to miss time?— D’Angelo Russell caught in another offensive lull, and why the Wolves need him to breakthrough prior to the playoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson of MinnPost to discuss his most recent column on Anthony Edwards’ significant drop in production since returning from his knee injury. Beyond that, we get into the case Karl-Anthony Towns for making an All NBA team and the significant impact that could have on building the roster going forward. And we also get into Jarred Vanderbilt’s recent play and wonder if he might be the Wolves power forward of the future.— Where we’ve seen Edwards play drop off since his return from injury— Towns case for All NBA, why he’ll likely get it and why that could significantly benefit the Wolves from a roster construction standpoint— DLo’s recent play and how he might fit into the big picture— Vanderbilt, Prince, McDaniels and the future of the power forward position Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we get into the Wolves home loss to Phoenix on Wednesday, their second loss in a row. As the level of competition has improved and the stakes keep getting higher, the Wolves have struggled to find consistency on both sides of the ball. So we get into the road blocks the Wolves have been hitting defensively and also look for ways than can get a little more offensively, specifically from Anthony Edwards.— Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton’s 4th quarter take over— Is adding defense still the Wolves biggest need?— Holding Anthony Edwards accountable for his play, even through the knee injury— What is the cost of Karl-Anthony Towns’ consistent trouble with fouls?— Is Jarred Vanderbilt has a bounce back game, and asking the question: Is Vando the power forward of the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we get into the Wolves 2-point loss on the road in Dallas on Monday night. A game where the Mavs effectively slowed down Karl-Anthony Towns, while the Wolves struggle to contain Luka Doncic’s playmaking. With a rematch against Dallas coming on Friday, we focus this episode on the tactics the Wolves and Mavs used against eachother, so as to be able to estimate what the rematch might look like. Topics include:— A new defensive scheme utilized by Dallas to take KAT’s driving game away— The Wolves losing the non-KAT minutes and the Mavs dominating in the non-Luka minutes— Wolves switch coverages against Luka in the second half and find some defensive success— Taurean Prince continues to step up, but they missed Jaden McDaniels in this one— Jarred Vanderbilt’s role and effectiveness continuing to shrink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we break down the Wolves win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night — their 11th win in 13 games since the All Star break. Even though the Bucks were without Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Wolves continued their recent trend of taking care of whoever the schedule presents. Topics on today’s show include:— Effectively turning focus from Giannis to Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday— The Wolves are showing layers of perimeter defense, even with Jaden McDaniels currently removed from the mix— Leaning in to the Patrick Beverley identity, not shying away from opponents— Reflecting on the Wolves having a top-10 defense 72 games into the season and what that has unlocked— Naz Reid as a high volume roll man— Controlling their destiny to the 5 or 6 seed now that Dallas and Denver are within range Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson of MinnPost to discuss his column on why this is a confident Timberwolves team worth enjoying the rest of the season — whatever the final outcome may be. We get into how the Wolves have gotten here and what that final outcome might end up looking like. Topics in our conversation today include but are not limited to:— Karl-Anthony Towns’ ratification tour and acknowledging that individual accolades matter to him— The Wolves officially having exceeded everyone’s preseason win total expectations— The Jaden McDaniels injury and the path(s) the Wolves have to replacing his minutes and production— Looking at the final 11 games of the season— The Wolves developing a Memphis Grizzlies-like confidence— Malik Beasley’s unexpected and unprecedented resurgence over the past three months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we discuss the Wolves ninth win in their past 10 games — a 20-point victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. And as the Wolves keep winning their confidence keeps growing, which reminded me of the progression of confidence the Memphis Grizzlies caught early in the season and have parlayed into currently being the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. So we also look into similarities there. Topics include:— Do the Wolves have swag?— KAT’s growing ability to draw fouls (and lingering propensity to get called for them)— The Pat Bev and KAT leadership duo— Reflecting on a weird stretch in the schedule, and looking forward to the final 11 games— The importance of Taurean Prince during Jaden McDaniels’ injury absence— An announcement on a Wolves watch party for the Boston game on March 27th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we get into Karl-Anthony Towns’ 60-point performance in San Antonio on Monday and discuss how KAT is aggressively making his case to be on one of the All NBA teams. With making an All NBA team comes the ability for KAT to sign a 4-year, $200 million contract extension this summer. So we also dig into what that contract would look like if he qualifies — and why that should be what Wolves fans are cheering for, even if it comes with a higher annual price tag.— KAT goes off for 60, highlighted by a 32-point third quarter— Why KAT making All NBA this season and signing a supermax contract is the best-case scenario for the Wolves in the long-term clarity it would provide— The correlation between KAT good games and Anthony Edwards having quiet games— Why D’Angelo Russell thinks the Wolves needed to lose that game in Orlando that broke up the winning streak— Relishing in how big of a deal it is that the Wolves have the No. 1 offense in the NBA since January 1st Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we discuss the Wolves getting back on track with a win over the Heat in Miami on Saturday. A game that had a weird arc, due to Karl-Anthony Towns again picking up three fouls in the first quarter. But this time a game where the Wolves bench picked him up, fueled by a double-double from Naz Reid and by Jaylen Nowell leading the team in scoring.— Eight Wolves score in double figures in perhaps the most balanced performance of the season— Finding ways to get Jaylen Nowell on the floor on why he could be a critical piece come a playoff series— The value of playing Malik Beasley and Taurean Prince around the Big 3 compared to playing two of Jaden McDaniels, Patrick Beverley and Jarred Vanderbilt around KAT, DLo and Ant— A roster that’s beginning to make a lot of sense Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we discuss the Wolves six-game winning coming to a halt on Friday night in Orlando against the Magic. We get into a game full of foul trouble and the Wolves going ice cold from deep in the second half. The conversation also turns to looking ahead to Miami on Saturday night in a game, like most of the games for the rest of the season if the Wolves want to avoid the play-in, that will be a must-win.— The Wolves missing 17 3s in the final 17 minutes of the game— If KAT gets in foul trouble in the playoffs, how will they deal with it?— Ant leads the team in scoring, looks like his old, explosive self— Changes in KAT’s shot selection and free throw mechanics— Looking ahead to the Miami matchup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices