The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson to preview the Minnesota Timberwolves upcoming season through the lens of the bigs. The five players Dane and Britt focus on in this episode are Karl-Anthony Towns, Jarred Vanderbilt, Josh Okogie, Naz Reid and Nathan Knight. Part 1 and Part 2 of the season preview focused on the guards and wings, and can be found as the two previous episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson to preview the Minnesota Timberwolves upcoming season through the lens of the wings. The five players Dane and Britt focus on in this episode are Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Malik Beasley, Taurean Prince and Jake Layman. Part 3 of the season preview will focus on the bigs. Part 1 is the previous episode in the feed, focusing on the guards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson to preview the Minnesota Timberwolves upcoming season through the lens of the guards. The five players Dane and Britt focus on in this episode are D'Angelo Russell, Patrick Beverley, Jordan McLaughlin, Leandro Bolmaro, Jaylen Nowell and McKinley Wright. Part 2 of the season preview will focus on the wings and Part 3 will focus on the bigs in subsequent episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is recording after the Timberwolves’ third preseason game in Los Angeles against the Clippers, and he runs down not only what stood out in the third win but what has really popped in the preseason thus far. Some of things worth monitoring in the lead up to the season opener on October 20th.— D’Angelo Russell functioning as the engine of the Wolves offense, and the involvement of Anthony Edwards next to DLo— Who might be the 5th starter between Josh Okogie, Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley? What does each player bring to the Wolves from an offensive standpoint?— Jaylen Nowell and Leandro Bolmaro playing like they belong, even if just outside of the regular season rotation— Naz Reid and his role this season, potentially next to Karl-Anthony Towns at times— Dane’s guess for what the Timberwolves minutes hierarchy might look like this season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Adam Mares, who covers the Denver Nuggets for DNVR Sports. Dane and Adam get into the linear progression of the Nuggets since the 2017-18 season compared to the Timberwolves volatility. The role of front office continuity, the growth of a Big 3, and the coaching schematics that unleashed Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.— The Timberwolves having seven lead executives since the Nuggets hired Tim Connelly, and the impact of front office continuity— The similarities and differences between the trio of Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards compared to the trio of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.— Chris Finch modeling the Timberwolves defense after what Michael Malone installed in Denver before the Nuggets defense made a leap— How Finch helped create the Nuggets offensive identity when he was in Denver, and Adam’s optimism for the impact Finch will have on Towns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is back with a takeaways from the Timberwolves preseason opener against the New Orleans Pelicans. Any ideas that the Wolves are entering the season with bad vibes after firing their President of Basketball Operations were squashed with a pretty inspired effort from Anthony Edwards, D’Angelo Russell, Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the Wolves. Topics include:— Ant’s defense, of all things, shining in preseason opener, and what impact that could have— Starting Josh Okogie at power forward, and what we can takeaway from Chris Finch’s rotations— Being back at Target Center + witnessing Russell grow into the role of being a team leader, on and off the court— A lesser offensive burden for KAT, but a responsibility to be the team’s defensive tentpole and best defensive rebounder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Britt Robson of The Athletic joins the show to discuss his story on Chris Finch’s plan for fixing the Timberwolves story. Britt and Dane discuss Britt’s reporting on the story — including interviews with Finch, Elston Turner, Jaden McDaniels, amongst other — and just what Timberwolves fane should expect in terms of Finch’s plan to make the Wolves at least a mediocre defensive team. Additionally, Dane and Britt go into some of the other breadcrumbs that have fallen out of the first three days of Timberwolves training camp.— How Finch has used the Denver Nuggets defensive model with Nikola Jokic as a guideline for what the Wolves will be running— The differences between this scheme and what Tom Thibodeau and Ryan Saunders ran, and what this will ask of Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the roster— The importance of the defensive “low man” role that Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaden McDaniels and Taurean Prince will need to fill— Other audacious Finch plans. Plans that carry a risk, but, if executed, could increase the Wolves ceiling— The Timberwolves being one of the smallest teams in the NBA, and new defensive coordinator Elston Turner’s experience coaching a smaller roster in Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show is Part 2 of a Timberwolves Media Day reaction with Kyle Theige from CanisHoopus.com. Dane and Kyle dig into what KAT said, what Gupta didn't, and reflect on how the rest of the roster seems unphased by the firing of Gersson Rosas, ready to just play basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show is Part 1 of our two-part Timberwolves Media Day coverage with Kyle Theige of CanisHoopus.com. This episode is an immediate reaction to the introductory press conference for Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Dane and Kyle describe what was said before and after the presser, plus the general atmosphere at the Timberwolves facility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Andy Grimsrud (@PDWolves) from PunchDrunkWolves.com to recap the Gersson Rosas Era and discuss the Philadelphia 76ers potentially losing leverage once training camp begins next week. Andy, a notable Thibs Stan and Rosas Questioner, wrote an article on Friday recapping the Rosas regime and the questions he’s had about Rosas dating back to Rosas’ hiring in 2019. We go back and forth and break it down.— Rosas’ endorsement of Ryan Saunders as the best head coaching candidate available in 2019— Cleaning out the roster Rosas inherited + why many of Rosas’ moves amounted to only being half measures— A very successful 2020 Draft— How a Ben Simmons move would impact the Timberwolves timeline, and how Sachin Gupta, now in charge, might pursue that venture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices