On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss what has been like to cover a team that has exceeded expectations and why they are exceeding those expectations. Topics and timestamps below... - The Wolves rarity of exceeding expectations (2:00) - Gobert adjusting his defensive style (16:00) - The numbers behind the defensive ascension (27:00) - Ant as a star and offensive glue guy (43:00) - Empowering Rudy vs. placating him (56:00) - Why the ceiling is found in KAT (1:05...
Nov 09, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves overtime victory against the Boston Celtics. Dane and Kyle discuss Anthony Edwards' takeover, Jaden McDaniels stepping up as an extension of Ant, Rudy Gobert and his confidence in the defense, and what might be behind Karl-Anthony Towns' dismal start to the season. Topics and timestamps below... - The Ant takeover (6:00) - McDaniels + Boston's funky matchups (18:00) - Gobert's confidence in the defense (31:00) - What's going on...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves blowout win over Utah on Saturday night and what is shaping up to be their greater formula for winning. Specific topics (with timestamps) today include... - Formula for winning (2:00) - What got KAT going on offense (8:00) - Believing this an elite defense (17:00) - Ant's best shot selection mix (34:00) - McDaniels foul trouble + defensive rebounding (43:00) If you'd like to support our p...
Nov 05, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to recap the Wolves first week of games -- from Toronto through Denver. The majority of this episode focuses on the Denver matchup, Rudy and Naz's hot starts, KAT's early struggles and Ant searching for the right balance of points vs. winning plays. Timestamps below... - Quick recap of the first four games (2:00) - Why the matchup well with Denver (6:20) - The Rudy-Naz pairing (23:00) - KAT's early-season struggles (39:00) - Ant's pur...
Nov 02, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to try and dissect what is behind the Wolves pattern, dating back three seasons now, of blowing 20-point leads in the second half. Dane and Jace do this by look specifically into the areas in which Anthony Edwards, Chris Finch and Karl-Anthony Towns hold blame (or don't). Timestamps below... -- How to think about assigning blame: 2:00 -- The role Ant plays (7:00) -- The role Finch plays (20:00) -- The rol...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Star Tribune beat writer Chris Hine from Atlanta to discuss three key themes from the first two games: Naz Reid, Point Ant and the Wolves defense situationally looking elite. Topic timestamps... -- Naz Reid (3:00) -- Can the defense be elite? (21:00) -- Finding Point ant (40:00) -- Atlanta Matchup and Shake Milton (45:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMoo...
Oct 30, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves season opening loss against Toronto. Then, they preview the matchup against Miami and give their initial takeaways from other teams around the NBA. Topic timestamps below... -- The KAT and Rudy pairing disappoints (1:30) -- Why Ant was so ineffective (21:00) -- Making offense work w/ Rudy (37:30) -- Previewing Miami (46:00) -- Around the NBA (Okogie!): (54:00) -- Needing more from the bench: (60:00) If you'd like...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give their instant reactions to the Wolves season opening loss to the Toronto Raptors. Dane and Kyle detail what they felt cost the Wolves this game and acknowledge the handful of positives, specifically Rudy Gobert, that emerged. Some topics covered include... -- The KAT-Rudy look struggles -- Ant's hot start but inefficient shooting overall -- Transition defense again being a problem -- Gobert anchoring good halfcourt defense -- Not the same co...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss Jaden McDaniels signing a five-year contract extension. Dane and Jace discuss how the amount McDaniels signed for compares to other similar-aged players and what that contract extension means for the future of the Wolves' finances. And then in the second half of the episode, Dane and Jace preview the Wolves-Raptors season opener by discussing what they will be looking for in that matchup. Times...
Oct 24, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine to discuss his story on the 64-hour "darkness retreat" Rudy Gobert went on this summer and the physical and mental state Gobert enters his second season in Minnesota with. Plus, the latest on Jaden McDaniels' lingering calf injury and what we should expect if McDaniels does need to begin the season sidelined. Timestamps... -- McDaniels injury latest/Who starts if McDaniels can't? (1:30) -- If McDaniels doesn't sign an extension (11...
Oct 23, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to do season-long season predictions. How many points per game does Anthony Edwards score this season? How many rebounds does Rudy Gobert average? Will Kyle Anderson have a triple-double!? Plus, a preseason wrap-up, where Dane and Kyle give their key takeaways from the Wolves win over the Bulls on Thursday night. Timestamps below... -- Anthony Edwards stat predictions (5:00) -- Karl-Anthony Towns stat predictions (19:00) -- Rudy Gobert stat predicti...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to preview the Wolves the Wolves guards. After diving into the bigs with Britt two weeks and the wings last week, today's episode looks at the guards. Timestamps for each of the guards previewed here... -- Identity of this Wolves guard group (1:00) -- Anthony Edwards (8:00) -- Mike Conley (27:30) -- Where does the Conley-Edwards backcourt rank in the NBA? (37:00) -- Shake Milton (47:00) -- Jordan McLaughlin (57:00) -- Wendell Moore Jr...
Oct 20, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to answer the question of 'What If Playing Big Works?' Dane and Jace discussed the doubt that surrounded the double-big look last season and wonder about the impact on the psyche of the team if that doubt is replaced with belief this season. Additionally, Jace shares takeaways from his most recent 'Conley Corner' sit down with Mike Conley. And finally, some takeaways from the fourth preseason game on Luka...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Craig Kilbron and Chris Hine to answer Five Wolves Questions as the season nears, and for Craig and Chris to nerd out about the, now-rebooted, classic sitcom Frasier. -- What has excited you most in the Wolves first three preseason games -- Naz Reid? -- How should we feel about Ant consistently being labeled as "Jordan-esque" -- How many wins will the Wolves have -- What are Craig's top-5 episodes of Frasier Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 20...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson at Falling Knife Brewing Company for a live podcast where they answer in-person listener questions. All manner of questions are answered. Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th -- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV -- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to do their annual bold Wolves predictions episode. They also each mix in a global NBA bold prediction. Topics related to the predictions include... -- Kyle Anderson's future (2:00) -- The Naz-Rudy pairing (8:00) -- NAW's role (17:00) -- Ant accolades (23:00) -- Winning streaks (29:00) -- The quality of the offense vs. defense (33:00) -- NBA predictions (45:00) Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company ...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frderick from the Pioneer Press to discuss the latest topics percolating at Wolves training camp. Specific topics today include... -- Aggressive KAT in the offense (3:00 -- Subdued KAT in the media (8:00) -- How more offensive structure impacts Ant (17:00) -- The Ant-Finch Relationship (24:00) -- What the rotation might look like / minutes per game guesses (32:00) Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife B...
Oct 11, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to preview the Wolves wing position for the 2023-24 season. A look at those players numbers from last season and what we anticipate those players' roles and production to look like this season. -- Jaden McDaniels -- Kyle Anderson -- Troy Brown Jr. -- Josh Minott -- Matt Ryan -- Jaylen Clark Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th -- More info on the Wolves Fest he...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the StarTribune to recap the Wolves' two wins in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. Specific topics today include: -- Effectively playing big, imposing size (2:00) -- NAW picking up where he left off and how the offense looked (17:00) -- What we are trying to figure out in training camp (32:00) -- Ant returning to the mix for Game 2 (40:00) Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th -...
Oct 09, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give their immediate takeaways from the Wolves preseason opener against the Mavs on Thursday. No Anthony Edwards in this game was discouraging, but just about everything else was very encouraging. Specific topics include... -- KAT being productive at both the 4 and the 5 offensively -- First look at a more structured offense -- What did the rotation look like? -- The Shake/NAW combo -- Gobert finding clean looks at the rim -- Some McDaniels foul ...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss a few more burning training camp topics. Those topics today are... -- What we're thinking a McDaniels extension will look like (4:00) -- Is going to the second round a good season expectation? (16:00) -- How the Wolves might balance structure vs. flow on the offensive side of the ball (31:00) Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on Octo...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to preview the Wolves big men this season -- Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, Naz Reid, Luka Garza and Leonard Miller. Also a little Kyle Anderson conversation, but we'll save his deep-dive for the wings episode. -- Rudy Gobert (2:00) -- Karl-Anthony Towns (28:00) -- Naz Reid (62:00) -- Luka Garza and Leonard Miller (70:00) Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th ...
Oct 03, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Description: On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to begin digging into a few training camp topics as the Wolves head to Abu Dhabi to begin the preseason. Topics and timestamps for today's episode: -- Rekindling the KAT and Ant Chemistry (4:00) -- Keeping Mike Conley's elite production from last season (15:00) -- What more maturity looks like for the Wolves (33:00) Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing C...
Oct 02, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige immediately following Wolves Media Day to give thoughts and reactions on the four hours of interviews that took place on Thursday. Dane and Kyle hit the highlights and themes of the interviews of Tim Connelly, Chris Finch and the 17 Wolves players who spoke. Many topics touched on, and at least a few minutes on every player. Support our partners... -- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th -- More info o...
Sep 29, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the rest of Britt's extensive Q+A with Wolves coach Chris Finch. In this episode, Part 2, we focus on Finch's answers on the following topics... -- Rudy and what the defense will look like -- Ant navigating superstardom -- Anderson and Reid is new role player roles -- Developing greater maturity this season -- Finch's thoughts on the Gobert trade a year removed -- The anticipated further ascension of McDaniels -- Who Finch ...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Jack Borman from CanisHoopus.com to review the film of the Wolves Game 5 loss to Denver in last season's playoffs. Dane and Jack rewatched Game 5 in preparation for this episode, and focused on these specific topics for review... -- What was it about Game 5 that got everyone so encouraged? -- How KAT, Ant and Rudy got going simultaneously in the 2nd half -- Will Ant be the same level of aggressive this regular season as he was in Game 5? -- KAT's polarizing hal...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Part 1 of Britt's interview with Timberwolves coach Chris Finch. Dane and Britt discuss Finch's answers about the Karl-Anthony Towns and Gobert pairing and his strategies for maximizing Anthony Edwards. Specific topics include... -- How Finch says structure unlocks the KAT-Gobert pairing -- How Gobert can better accommodate the roster -- How the rest of the roster can better accommodate Gobert -- Finding a balance of usage ...
Sep 22, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by former Sportscenter, Late Night TV host and diehard Wolves fan Craig Kilborn, live at Falling Knife Brewing Company. Dane and Craig begin by discussing the "Will Anthony Edwards leave for a bigger market?" conversation and touch on KAT, Finch, Gobert and more before taking listener questions. Specific topics include... - Will Anthony Edwards eventually leave for a bigger market? - Thoughts on Chris Finch after getting to know him - KAT playing for the DR this s...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss the seven Wolves players who are participating in FIBA play this summer -- Edwards, Towns, Gobert, Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Garza and Spagnolo. This episode focuses on what has stood out on tape from those players playing in the exhibition games this August, in advance of The World Cup beginning this weekend. Heavy film review episode. Topics include... -- Ant being "the guy" not just in highlights -- KAT's willingness t...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to answer listener questions in summer Wolves Mailbag episode. Some specific topics include... -- What to make of Jaden McDaniels not yet signing a contract extension -- How can McDaniels' offensive role grow this season? -- What does the future of the Wolves' point guard position look like? -- New jerseys for next season? -- ARod says a new Wolves stadium will likely be privately-funded. What does that mean? Sign up today for a 14-da...
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