On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to get into initial thoughts on the Wolves-Lakers first round playoff matchup. A lot of this episode starts trying to understand the puzzle of the series by looking at matchups and who will be guarding who -- obviously very important details in a series that features Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic. Specific topics and timestamps below... - How might matchups work in this series? Who guards Ant/L...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 816
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves 16-point win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Dane and Kyle focus this episode on Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle, and the idea of "this is what this 1-2 punch could look like". Also a look-ahead to this weekend and what the Wolves have to do to lock up a top-6 seed in the West. They control their fate. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The best the Edwards-Randle pairing has looked all season? (2:00) - A 52-point 3rd quar...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 815
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune, who has been on the road with the Wolves for this 5-game road trip, to get his perspective on where the Wolves are at as they enter these final three games. Specific topics and timestamps below... - This 5-game road trip through the eyes of the beat writer (3:00) - They blamed it all on the Bucks' zone? (23:00) - DiVincenzo and Reid getting back on track in Milwaukee as an encouraging signal (33:00)...
Apr 10, 2025•58 min•Ep. 814
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves crumbling in the 4th quarter in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, continuing their trend of late-game struggles. Dane and Britt discuss the collapse, this seeming to be baked into this team's DNA, and the role Finch plays in this issue persisting. Dane and Britt also discuss the passing of their friend and owner of Falling Knife Brewing Company, Tom Berg. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The 4th Quarter Collap...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 813
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick to discuss what went into the Wolves' win in Philadelphia over the weekend and to set the table for the final week of the season. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Rudy Gobert tapping into Steven Adams mode (5:00) - Ant's big shot in Philly + Where is the Wolves' late-game offense at entering the postseason? (15:00) - Having different closing lineups + What is Randle's late-game role? (26:00) - Ant's dunk + the spots th...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 812
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for a live show at Treasure Island Resort and Casino. For this episode, Dane and Kyle discuss what we will remember from this 2024-25 Wolves season -- Ant's 3-point shooting explosion, the Julius Randle experience, etc. Then, for the second half of the episode, Dane and Kyle are joined by the Crunch Wears No Pants podcast crew to discuss what vibes we will remember from this Wolves season. If you'd like to support our partners... -- Try out our new ...
Apr 05, 2025•56 min•Ep. 811
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves' double overtime win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Dane and Britt dig into the key contributors in that game and discuss this matchup more broadly, as it's very possible that these two teams again meet in the playoffs. Specific topics and timestamps below... - NAW scales his role and delivers in Reid and DiVincenzo's absence (4:00) - Ant's initial struggles against Denver's scheme, his clutch time pla...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 810
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves' fight and then victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. And then, after some fight discussion, Dane and Jace dig into the Wolves' month of March, clearly their most encouraging month of the season. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The fight and the potential for suspensions (1:00) - Themes and numbers from the Wolves' March (19:00) - The resurgence of the ...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 809
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves' win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Dane and Kyle dig into the ways games against the Suns this season seem to always get them back on track, and specifically how Friday's game did that for the trio of Randle, McDaniels and Gobert. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The rare game where Randle, McDaniels and Gobert all thrive together (2:00) - Randle active immediately, scoring and playmaking -- even for Gobert (7...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 808
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson to discuss his column on reasons to be optimistic about this Wolves team in the upcoming playoffs. Also some conversation on the Edwards-Randle pairing, Jaylen Clark's consistency and the Phoenix and Detroit matchups this weekend. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Reasons to be optimistic about this Wolves team in the playoffs (1:00) - Is the Edwards-Randle pairing ready to win a playoff series? (25:00) - Why Jaylen Clark fits this team's n...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 807
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves loss to Indiana on Monday night and how things feel like they're beginning to slip away. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The Wolves needing to get back to setting the tone (2:00) - The 3-point shooting drying up since the winning streak (13:00) - The Wolves struggling with pace and physicality + what playoff matchups that could be a problem for (21:00) - Conley Corner:...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 806
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves 41-point win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night and a very cool, very human Joe Ingles story that emerged from that game. Dane and Kyle also discuss the silly question of "Who is the Wolves' 2nd-best player?" Also some Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle and Jaylen Clark discussion. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The very cool, very human story behind why Joe Ingles started on Friday (2:00) - Who would you say ...
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 805
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves' disappointing loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on the heels of a disappointing loss to the Pacers on Monday. Dane and Chris dig into the Wolves' energy feeling off, and the areas the Wolves' effectiveness drops when the energy is not there. Also plenty conversation on Edwards' ineffectiveness from 2-point range this season and the importance of the Edwards-Finch relationship. Specific to...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 804
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves' overtime home loss to the Indiana Pacers and to discuss Britt's feature story on Tim Connelly. Specific topics and timestamps below... - What was missing at the end of the game for the Wolves? (3:30) - Will their clutch play be ready in time for the playoffs? (23:00) - Defending Indiana's pace (48:00) - Is this Wolves team currently better at offense or defense? (56:00) - Discussing Britt's feature story he wrot...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 803
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the best/worst playoff matchups for the Wolves in the Western Conference. Dane and Jace start the episode by ranking playoff matchups before discussing some themes from the Wolves blowout win over the Jazz on sunday night. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Ranking best/worst playoff matchups for the Wolves between OKC, HOU, DEN, MEM. LAL and GSW (2:00) - Ant setting the tone wi...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 802
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves win over the Orlando Magic and what is now a 7-game winning streak for the Wolves since Julius Randle returned from injuries. Dane and Kyle talk about the 4th quarter comeback, what's been fueling the offense and some potential concerns about matching up with a very physical team in the playoffs. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The 4th quarter comeback + Energy play becoming contagious (1:00) - The Wolves have shot ov...
Mar 15, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 801
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves' convincing win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Dane and Britt get into why it is that the Wolves appear to have the Nuggets' number. Also plenty of discussion on the growing chemistry between Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle. Then finally getting into the numbers and some theme from what is now a six-game winning streak for the Wolves. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Why the Wolves have Denver's...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 800
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to do a draft of the Wolves schedule the rest of the season. Dane and Chris go back and forth drafting the Wolves most likely wins for the rest of the season as a way to discuss what the quality of competition will be for the rest of the season. Also some conversation on Julius Randle's health journey this season, Rob Dillingham's rookie season and the Denver matchup on Wednesday. Specific topics and timestamp...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 799
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves win over San Antonio on Sunday night. Being as this was Rudy Gobert's first game in nearly a month, a lot of the focus of the episode is on how the Wolves looked and functioned with Gobert in the mix. Also plenty of talk about Randle's playmaking and the weapon it has become. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The Wolves (and Randle) learning how to play around Randle...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 798
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the evolution of Jaden McDaniels' game over the last month and what is ahead in the final chapter of the season for the Wolves. A lot of focus on McDaniels in this one, along with the three players who have come back from injury or are set to comeback from injury and how that might impact the rest of the team. Specific topics and timestamps below... - McDaniels thrives in Charlotte + How his offensive game has evolved over ...
Mar 06, 2025•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 797
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss what we have seen in the returns of Donte DiVincenzo and Julius Randle. Also conversation on what the Wolves new rotation is looking like now that key pieces have returned from injury. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Where DiVincenzo's impact has shown + the future of the PG position (2:00) - What we've seen from Randle in his two games since returning (22:00) - How is the new rotation working? (41:00) - NAW's big game, hid skil...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 796
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves' loss to the Lakers on Thursday night. Dane and Kyle focus the beginning of this episode on Anthony Edwards' ejection and subsequent suspension before getting into some other themes from the loss -- including Terrence Shannon Jr. and Donte DiVincenzo being bright spots. Also some conversation on Jaylen Clark receiving a new contract. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Ant's ejection/suspension + The Wolves' relationship ...
Feb 28, 2025•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 795
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Chris was on site and in the locker room for the Wolves comeback win in Oklahoma City on Monday night, and described the vibe in the locker room after the game and what the players had to say. Also some conversation on Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid and the young vets now serving as mentors. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The vibe in the locker room after the win in OKC (1:00) - The Wolves' de...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 794
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves' insane comeback win in Oklahoma City on Monday night. Dane and Britt focus the episode on the close of the game, and who closed the game for the Wolves. Also plenty of discussion about what reintegrating the injured pieces will look like later this week. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Who was on the floor, driving the Wolves' comeback (1:00) - Dillingham thriving, fitting in with the future pieces of ...
Feb 25, 2025•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 793
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves loss to the Thunder on Sunday night. Dane and Jace focus this episode on the things we've seen from the Wolves while they've been injured, and ask what elements from this time can sustain once the roster is back at full-strength. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The Reid-McDaniels frontcourt (1:00) - Clark, NAW and the Wolves' depth of perimeter defenders (20:00) - ...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 792
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Dane and Kyle focus this episode on the Wolves again playing small successfully without Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle, but also how they again struggled immensely in the clutch. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Clutch time again an issue for Ant and the Wolves (2:00) - What can Finch do to help more of to help the Wolves in the clutch (25:00) - Playing small effectively agai...
Feb 22, 2025•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 791
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson for a live episode at Falling Knife Brewing Company. In this episode, Dane and Britt take a look at how the Wolves were playing right before the All Star break, and how that could be read as something that signals a strong close is coming. Also, plenty of live listener questions from the crowd at Falling Knife. Sorry, no specific timestamps for this episode, being as it was recorded live on sight. If you'd like to support our partners... -- Try out...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 790
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the short-handed Wolves beating the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, sending them to the All Star break on a positive note. Specific topics and timestamps below... - How the small ball Wolves played without Rudy Gobert (1:00) - Naz Reid. And the Naz-at-the-5 look (13:00) - How Jaden McDaniels playing more at the 4 has correlated to his recent success (24:00) - The Thunder mold: Having a young core in the same "season of their care...
Feb 14, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 789
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Anthony Edwards' clutch time play in the loss to Milwaukee. Dane and Britt also spend a good chunk of time discussing the Thunder, who the Wolves play three times in the next four games. And then they wrap up the episode by discussing Britt's story on Jaylen Clark, plus mix in some discussion on Terrence Shannon Jr. and Rob Dillingham. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The last possession against Milwaukee + Ant in ...
Feb 13, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 788
On today's show, Dane begins the episode solo, covering Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez winning their arbitration battle for ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dane discusses what went down on Monday and what he believes can change going forward as a product of new ownership. Then, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Chris and Dane discuss themes from the Wolves loss to Cleveland on Monday night and then also wrap up the episode with some more con...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 787
