The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Britt Robson of MinnPost joins to discuss his most-recent column on the ascension of Anthony Edwards, highlighted by Edwards’ 40-point explosion on Tuesday evening against Portland. We discuss Edwards’ growing ceiling and how the nature of his ceiling is different than Kevin Garnett’s was and different than Karl-Anthony Towns’ is, in part due to the position that Edwards plays. The list of topics today include:— Edwards reaching a new level as he further prioritizes attacking the basket while his 3-point shooting numbers also tick up drastically— KAT staring in his role of late but being a limited offensive option, and why that too needs to evolve— The upcoming Golden State, Phoenix, Utah schedule gauntlet— Chris Finch continuing to effectively tinker with both the style of play and who is playing 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, Kyle Theige of CanisHoopus joins from Portland to discuss Anthony Edwards' 40-point night against the Blazers that pushed the Wolves over-.500 for the season. Dane and Kyle discuss Edwards hitting another level, the growing chemistry between the Wolves' Big 3, both on and off the court, and what it is going to take from Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the Wolves to stay on this run as they face an upcoming gauntlet of a schedule. 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, after the Wolves knocked of the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, we discuss what has driven the Wolves to be the number one offense in the NBA over the past three weeks. We focus on what changed during that stretch of COVID protocol games and how D’Angelo Russell has been the face of this latest team-wide offensive boomlet. Topics today include:— No. 1 offense in NBA since January 3rd— How DLo’s play has been representative of the offensive burst — shooting, passing, playing with pace— Being able to have a dominant offensive performance on a slow night for Karl-Anthony Towns— How a team meeting helped lock the Wolves roster into specific roles player-by-player— Why it’s important that the defense, which has dipped lately, rejoins the party for the Wolves’ upcoming road trip 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, Britt Robson of MinnPost joins to discuss his most recent column on the chaos that transpired in Wednesday’s loss to Atlanta and how he feels Karl-Anthony Towns is unfairly being held accountable for career-long transgressions with the refs. We also move on from the Atlanta game to hit on a series of other topics, that include:— The chaotic Atlanta game, focusing on the interactions of KAT and Anthony Edwards with the refs— Amidst the chaos, the Wolves winning five of their last games (the post-COVID period)— How blended lineups, and specifically Jaylen Nowell, is lessening the burden on the Wolves’ starting 5— What Wolves rotation player is most likely to be traded at the deadline, and for what?— Patrick Beverley’s value as a leader, in which Britt compares to Kevin Garnett, and what Beverley’s future in Minnesota might look like— Looking ahead to the Brooklyn matchup— Our NBA Finals picks at the halfway point of the season 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, we breakdown the chaos in Atlanta on Wednesday that surrounded Anthony Edwards’ ejection and the weird technical foul that became a technical and a flagrant(?) on Karl-Anthony Towns. We discuss the Wolves on-going battle with referees and the role KAT plays in navigating that fine line. We also discuss Patrick Beverley’s ankle injury suffered in the first half and what his long-term future with the Wolves in Minnesota might look like. Trae Young scoring 30 in the second half also comes up.— The Ant ejection— Trying to distinguish what went into KAT not only being called for a technical but also a flagrant foul at the end of the 3rd quarter.— The Wolves on-going battle with the referees and KAT navigating what DLo called a “fine line”— Beverley’s ankle injury and a season of a few nagging ailments, and looking at the proposition of signing Beverley long-term this summer— How Trae exploited the Wolves defensive coverages in a way only he really can 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, we get into what went into the Wolves taking down the Knicks in New York without any player scoring over 21 points. Another strong performance from the bench, and specifically Jaylen Nowell, who took over the game in the 4th and set up Karl-Anthony Towns for the finishing move on Julius Randle. Topics today include:— Being the rare Wolves team that can execute a game down the stretch, and how depth and positional versatility is allowing Chris Finch to get creative with lineup combinations— Nowell, becoming the face of the Wolves bench, taking over in the 4th quarter on Tuesday, unlocking KAT for the game-winner— Looking at the heavy load of minutes that Anthony Edwards is playing next to KAT, and acknowledging how important D’Angelo Russell has been to unlocking the two franchise tentpoles 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, we dig into what fueled the Wolves 20-point win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night and take some time, now three years later, to take another look back at the D’Angelo Russell for Andrew Wiggins swap. It’s an episode with a heavy focus on Karl-Anthony Towns — both in his impact tonight and potential for future impact in his pairing with DLo in the pick and roll. Today’s topics include:— KAT keeps his head, shutting down the Warriors offense at the rime and driving the Wolves offense— Checking in on the KAT-DLo pick and roll pairing, asking if we might see more of that action in the second half of the season— Wolves’ bench sparks a dominant second half— Looking back at the many factors that played into the DLo-for-Wiggins trade three years ago 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, we breakdown what went wrong in the Wolves loss on the road in Memphis on Thursday night. Getting into why the Grizzlies are actually a good matchup for the Wolves, and how the Wolves took advantage of how they matchup in the first half but got away from it in the second half. Other topics today include:— How using Karl-Anthony Towns as a spacer freed up Anthony Edwards to score 25 points in the first half, and how things changed in the second half— The nature of the Wolves’ Big 3 passing the baton offensively between KAT, Ant and DLo— KAT’s overwhelming offensive foul numbers this season, and how that’s cutting into his impact on winning— DLo’s hot shooting of late, and how he has changed his mental approach to offense after starting the year slow on that end 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 of MinnPost to discuss Britt’s most recent column that takes stock of where the Timberwolves now stand at the halfway point of the season and looks ahead to the looming trade deadline in February. Topics discussed include:— How this Wolves team has proven to be the opposite of what we expected in terms of offensive and defensive effectiveness— Reacting to what went wrong in a New Orleans game that did not effectively bring the energy or tap into the Wolves’ typical identity— KAT’s postgame commentary on needing to “not listen to the media”— Looking ahead to a critical trade deadline, making the case for specific moves and not being afraid to stand pat— How an ownership group that may want to make a splash could influence the trade deadline— The significance of the Timberwolves hiring Marquise Watts as their new Chief Experience Officer 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, we react to the Timberwolves road loss to the Pelicans on Thursday night that brought them down to 20-21 at the halfway point of the season. A game where the Wolves reminded us that while they have upside that their margin for error is thin. Topics today include:— Coming out flat in the first half in New Orleans— Running through what transpired in the five minutes that led up to the Brandon Ingram buzzer beater— Ant having a big 4th quarter (20 points) but another low-energy start to the game— How this team has the same record at the halfway point of the season as the 2018-19 Wolves team did; a team who fired their coach 40 games into the season— The importance of the upcoming stretch against Memphis, Golden State, New York and Atlanta 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.