On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige after the Wolves season came to a close in Game 5 against against Dallas. Dane and Kyle take the episode to not only reflect on these Western Conference Finals but the Wolves season as a while, discussing what ultimately led them to come up short. -- Reflecting on the series (4:00) -- An offense that wasn't quite enough this series or all season (23:00) -- KAT + Ant, can they level up together? (32:00) -- Finch's successful season and the next steps...
May 31, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves avoiding the sweep in Dallas and send the series back to Minneapolis, after finally looking like themselves for the first time all series. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- What got the Wolves to start looking like themselves again in the 2nd half? (1:00) -- KAT bounces back in a big game, even with foul trouble (6:00) -- What opened up for Ant to have a better, more effective offensive game (19:00) -- The Wolves' best...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss how Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards have not been able to keep pace with Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic in the Western Conference Finals, causing the Wolves to be down the dreaded 0-3 through three games. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Ant not having a defensive role he can consistently fill in this series (4:00) -- KAT's continued ineffectiveness on offense in this series (20:00) -- How and why this has been a great Kyle...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss how Game 2 slipped away from the Wolves. Dane and Kyle discuss KAT and Ant's continued struggles, the machine-like force that has been the Kyrie and Luka-led Dallas offense and much more. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The Luka shot + late-game execution (3:00) - Ant and KAT's continued struggles against Dallas' rim protection (21:30) - Huge Naz game + KAT being benched in the 4th quarter (31:00) - Lively and Gafford as lob thr...
May 25, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Jim Petersen, Britt Robson and Kyle Theige, Live At Falling Knife Brewing Company to discuss what they saw in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals and what they're looking to change in Game 2. Plus, plenty of live listener questions from the crowd at Falling Knife. (Sorry, no timestamps for this episode, as we bounced around quite a bit.) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Come to Thursday, 5/23's outdoor Live Show at Falling Knife Brewing Company i...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves Game 1 loss to the Mavs on Wednesday night. Dane and Kyle get into the factors that went sideways that left Game 1 feeling like a bit of a missed opportunity for the Wolves. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Who played well offensively, who struggled and why (4:00) -- Guarding the Kyrie and Luka tag team (22:00) -- Fatigue a factor for the Wolves and how that showed up with points allowed in the paint (35:00) -- The la...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss key themes to look for in this Wolves-Mavs Western Conference Finals. Dane and Chris discuss themes that stick out to them and also play clips from some of what Finch and the players highlighted as key themes to the series. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Dallas being a less familiar opponent than Phoenix or Denver (4:00) -- Should be a heavy pick and roll series for Dallas (10:00) -- Is ...
May 22, 2024•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 take a first stab at the Wolves-Mavs Western Conference Finals. Before previewing Wolves-Mavs, Dane and Jace discuss Jace's behind the scenes story on what happened at halftime of Game 7 that saved the Wolves' season. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Jace's behind the scenes story on what happened at halftime of Game 7 in Denver (3:00) - Running through what happened in the four Wolves-Mavs re...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige and Britt Robson to discuss the Wolves overcoming a 20-point deficit to win Game 7, in Denver and against the defending champions. Dane, Kyle and Britt highlight the special performers in this one and try to recap and bizarre game that served as a bizarre microcosm for this whole series. Specific topics and timestamps below... - KAT's performance, on both sides of the ball, saving Game 7 (4:00) - The 3rd quarter comeback + Ant's commitment to trusti...
May 20, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss what went into the Wolves being able to blow out the Denver Nuggets in Game 6. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The defense returns + How they guarded Jokic differently (1:00) - Jaden McDaniels, a barometer for the Wolves' offense (25:00) - Rudy Gobert's gravity returned (31:00) - What changes having Mike Conley in the lineup (37:00) - KAT stepping up in an elimination game (49:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Cont...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss Nikola Jokic taking over and the Wolves dropping Game 5 in Denver on Tuesday night. Dane and Kyle discuss key themes in the loss and also some things that went well for the Wolves that they can potentially build on for Game 6. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The Wolves having nothing for Jokic in Game 5 (1:00) - Denver loading up on Ant and slowing him down (11:00) - Does the Wolves' defense need to fuel their offense? (22:00) -...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give immediate reactions to the Wolves Game 4 loss to the Nuggets and discuss what Finch and the players had to say to the media postgame. Specific topics and timestamps below... - How Denver used Aaron Gordon differently in Games 3 and 4 (1:00) - What fueled KAT's struggles in Game 4? (12:00) - The game-turning sequence at the end of the first half (21:00) - The non-Jokic minutes + the overall bench performances (25:00) - Gobert being left open ...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige and Britt Robson live at Dual Citizen Brewing Company to react to Game 3, look ahead to Game and take live listener questions from the audience. Sorry, no specific topics and timestamps for this episode. If you'd like to support our partners... -- Come to Falling Knife Brewing Company for a live show at 6pm on May 9th! -- Come to Dual Citizen Brewing for a live show at 4pm on May 11th! -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a fre...
May 12, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige after Game 3 to give some immediate reactions to the Wolves' one-sided loss at Target Center on Friday night. Dane and Kyle get into what was missing on offense and defense, the impact of the officiating and Ant's energy and aggressiveness not being there. Specific topics and timestamps below... - What was missing from the Wolves' defense in Game 3? (0:30) - The impact of the officiating (9:00) - Ant's energy not being there, while Denver's was (22:...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Alex Rodriguez, Kyle Theige and Britt Robson live at Falling Knife Brewing Company to get things going in advance of Game 3 on Friday night. Dane, Alex, Kyle and Britt discuss the moment the Wolves are in and look ahead to Game 3. They also take live listener questions from the audience. Sorry, no specific topics and timestamps for this episode. If you'd like to support our partners... -- Come to Falling Knife Brewing Company for a live show at 6pm on May 9th! ...
May 10, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to take some time on an off day to look back at the Wolves' last 12 months, and reflect on how unexpected this progression by the Wolves at this speed has been to the two of us. Prior to bringing Jace in, Dane starts the show solo, discussing Rudy Gobert winning Defensive Player of the Year. In doing that, Dane tries to figure out if this was Gobert's best defensive season of his career. Specific topics and timestamps below...
May 08, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give immediate reactions to the Wolves Game 2 win in Denver on Monday night and to bring some audio clips from the locker room and postgame press conference. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Jaden McDaniels and the way this team has defended (8:00) - Towns and Reid stepping up in Gobert's absence + Gobert's defensive culture sustaining even in his absence (14:00) - Malone, Murray and Denver's frustration + hot pack gate (34:00) - Ant's p...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss who stood out, what we learned and what's next following the Wolves Game 1 win in Denver on Saturday night. Specific topics and timestamps below... - What stood out in Game 1?: Ant's 43, Naz Reid's 4th quarter, Conley's competitiveness and late-game execution (1:00) - What did we learn in Game 1?: The Finch/Nori dynamic, defensive priorities, Murray not 100%, etc - What's next? The opportunity of Game 2 and the test of sustaining If you'd...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Ryan Blackburn from Mile High Sports to get the Denver perspective on the Wolves-Nuggets Round 2 Series. Dane stress-tests many of the topics he has been talking about all week through Ryan's Denver lens. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Why Aaron Gordon is Denver's X-Factor in this series (4:00) - The battle of Jokic, Murray and MPJ vs. The Wolves defense (13:30) - The Wolves on the offensive glass as a weapon (25:30) - The importance of the benches i...
May 04, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the status of the Wolves entering Round 2 and the value of the chemistry the seem to have right now. Dane and Britt also get into four key factors in the Wolves-Nuggets series. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The Wolves chemistry, and how it's showing up with an expectation of winning (1:00) - What goes into the Wolves effectively defending Nikola Jokic? (27:30) - What goes into the Nuggets effectively defending A...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss what was said after practice by Wolves players and Wolves assistant coach Micah Nori about the Wolves-Nuggets series. Dane and Chris discuss the update on Chris Finch's health and get into what the players mentioned as weapons and weaknesses in this series. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The latest on Chris Finch's health + his ability to coach in this series (3:30) - Sure helps to have M...
May 01, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to take a first stab at previewing the Wolves-Nuggets second round series. Dane and Jace try to set the stage for the series by trying to find the keep factors that will begin to define this matchup. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The status of this Denver team entering Round 2: Murray and KCP health; how they looked against LA; etc (1:00) - How the Wolves matchup with Denver: KAT on Jokic; Who...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by both Britt Robson and Kyle Theige immediately following the Wolves' Game 4 win and sweep of the Phoenix Suns. The episode is mostly a reflection on the Wolves getting to this point of winning a playoff series, while also providing some anecdotes from the locker room and the scene at Footprint Center. If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: http...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give immediate reactions to the Wolves Game 3 win over the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix on Friday night. Dane and Kyle dive into why this is becoming a team that is getting easy to believe in. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Ant's playmaking has leveled up, and it's making all the difference (4:00) - The stability Rudy Gobert's defense brings (11:00) - KAT's bizarre but effective reintegration (25:00) - This Wolves team can shapeshift stylis...
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss Naz Reid being named 6th Man of the Year. Dane and Chris run through the experience of Naz Reid for his five years -- team by team. After discussing Reid winning the award, Dane and Chris also get Chris' take on the series so far, what he's been encouraged by and what potential pratfalls lie ahead. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Chris on the experience of covering a player that is a cult he...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves taking care of business at home and moving to an early 2-0 series lead. Dane and Britt discuss what factors have fueled this head start and look to wondering what the suns might have for the Wolves once the series moves to Phoenix. Also some discussion about how Denver has fared in Round 1 against the Lakers thus far. Specific topics and timestamps below... - McDaniels and Alexander-Walker being the MVPs of Games...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for immediate reactions to Game 2 of the Wolves-Suns series. With big games from McDaniels and the Conley-Gobert two-man game, the Wolves and their suffocating defense moved to 2-0 in this series. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Jaden McDaniels steps up on offense in a game KAT + Ant didn't have it going (3:00) - Conley-Gobert two-man game shows it can be another offensive lever to pull (12:00) - The overall suffocating nature of the Wolve...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what they are looking for in Game 2 of Wolves-Suns. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Did winning Game 1 put the Wolves "back in the mix" in the West? (2:00) - KAT's two halves in Game 1 + The value of a big Game 2 from KAT (10:00) - Why we think Phoenix will go small more + and what the Wolves need to do against that look (25:00) - The NAW and Naz pairing + how Anderson returning might...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give immediate reactions to the Wolves 25-point win over the Suns in Game 1. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Ant's progression through the game that led to a special 3rd quarter (4:00) - KD's big game and how the Wolves handled the KD matchup (10:00) - KAT's keeping the Wolves afloat offensively in the 1st half and then not playing much in the 2nd half (24:00) - Nickeil Alexander-Walker as Game 1's X-Factor/Maybe-MVP (36:000 - What pote...
Apr 21, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson and Kyle Theige live at Falling Knife Brewing Company for one final Wolves-Suns playoff preview. The majority of this episode is Dane, Britt and Kyle taking live listener questions from the taproom, so topics range and vary throughout the episode. If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation (and get a pair of Wolves tickets) at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/te...
Apr 20, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
