On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to preview the Wolves 2nd round series against the Golden State Warriors. Dane and Jace dive into the who-is-guarding-who matchups on both sides of the ball, and look into specific factors that could swing a game or series in this matchups. Specific topics and timestamps below... - How will the Warriors matchups with the Wolves + Can they stick with their small-ball starting look? (5:00) - Guardi...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 827
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson to go through the roster, player-by-player, looking back at their performance in Round 1 against the Lakers and ahead to their Round 2 matchup against the Warriors or Rockets. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Rudy Gobert (2:00) - Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle (22:00) - Jaden McDaniels (43:00) - Mike Conley (55:00) - Reid, DiVincenzo and Alexander-Walker (1:06:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Learn more about First Resour...
May 03, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 826
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for some immediate reactions to the Wolves winning Game 5 in LA on Wednesday night to win the series in five games. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The Rudy Gobert Game (5:00) - Winning despite poor shooting, from Ant and the team as a whole (27:00) - Depth again shows its value, overcoming foul trouble to McDaniels, Randle and Gobert (43:00) - Randle and Gobert, players who receive "unfair criticism" and have something to prove (51:00) - ...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 825
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige and Britt Robson for some immediate reactions to the Wolves' Game 4 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Ant's nuclear 4th + The synergy of the Wolves' closing lineup (1:00) - Big LeBron and Luka game + Rudy's diminished role in this series (26:00) - Randle understanding how he fits into this team (49:00) - Stray thoughts on Ant, Conley, Finch and the Wolves' size and second efforts (57:00) If you'd like to supp...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 824
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige and Britt Robson for some immediate reactions to the Wolves' Game 3 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Overcoming clutch time demons + A different closing lineup (3:00) - McDaniels' monster game + Can LA afford to have Luka guard him? (20:00) - The value of Randle providing consistent offensive production (39:00) - Ant rising to the moment + The environment at Target Center (52:00) If you'd like to support our...
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 823
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune to look ahead to Game 3 of Wolves-Lakers. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Why getting the offense back on track is the most important thing (4:00) - How the Wolves feel about Gobert switched on Doncic/Reaves (24:00) - The importance of Reid + DiVincenzo bouncing back + The value of the Wolves' switching lineups (39:00) - The role of physicality in this series and these playoffs at large (53...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 822
On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson and Kyle Theige at Crypto.com Arena to give their immediate reactions to the Wolves Game 2 loss against the Lakers. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Another poor start to the game, and a poor start they could not recover from this time (2:00) -- A very Randle-centric offense (10:00) -- The foul trouble for Reid and DiVincenzo + A game with more physicality (22:00) -- Doncic and Reaves seeking Gobert in isolation (40:00) -- What is/should ...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 821
On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to look back at Game 1 and ahead to Game 2. Dane and Jace start the episode by discussing the Wolves no longer being the underdgos in this series. From there, lots of conversation looking back at Game 1 and then what could be different in Game 2. Specific topics and timestamps below... - What will be the Wolves approach to Game 2, no longer as underdogs in the series? (2:00) - The effectiveness o...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 820
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige and Britt Robson at Crypto.com Arena for immediate reactions to the Wolves' Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The bench flipping the game (5:00) - McDaniels' big game + How they defended Luka (26:00) - LA adjustments (36:00) - A more bought in and connected Wolves team than expected (44:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give onlin...
Apr 20, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 819
On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to get into the burning questions and X-factors that could tilt this Wolves-Lakers series. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Will small-ball actually be a problem for Rudy Gobert in this series? (7:00) - What will be the first starting lineup coaching chess move? (16:00) - Finch having more playoff coaching experience than Redick (26:00) - What version of Ant do the Lakers prefer? (33:00) - Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo as x-factors (49:00) ...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 818
Apr 16, 2025•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 817
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
