The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for an immediate reaction to the Wolves loss to the Suns in Game 82 and initial thoughts on the Suns as the Wolves first round playoff matchup. Specific topics and timestamps below...

How will the Wolves approach the KD matchup? (4:00)

What Phoenix was doing to Ant defensively (12:00)

Is defense or offense more of a concern in this matchup? (22:00)

Needing more offense from Reid and Anderson at the 4 (30:00)

What is up with the awful 1st quarters? (35:00)

Beal played well + needing NAW out there more (40:00)

Needing more from KAT so as to free up Ant, who is Phoenix's priority (50:00)

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On today’s show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss how the Wolves might close games in a post-DLo world. Dane and Jace use the Dallas matchup on Monday, and Kyle Anderson’s play specifically, to get into what late-game offense and defense might look like once the Wolves are back at full strength. Topics today include...

— What stood out from Mike Conley’s introduction to the media on Tuesday afternoon

— Looking into Kyle Anderson’s effectiveness in clutch time this season

— Discussing how the Wolves might close games once KAT returns, and how there are seemingly different answers for offense and defense

— The Wolves’ defensive numbers this season with Gobert on the floor vs off the floor

— Why are the Wolves’ defensive numbers with Naz Reid on the floor far better when he starts versus when he comes off the bench?

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On today’s show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune, who has been on the road with the Wolves since the acquisition of Mike Conley, to discuss what Chris has gathered from his interactions with Conley thus far. Dane and Chris discuss, on and off the floor, what the roster shift from D’Angelo Russell to Conley might look like. Topics include...

— Initial reactions to Conley, from his debut in Memphis to how he seems to be acclimating to his new surroundings

— If Conley helps, how it will likely be on the margins — which have been a critical weak point for this Wolves team this season

— What has gone into the Wolves’ recent regression on defense

— How Conley might fit into the Wolves’ toggling defensive schemes

— What do we think the rotation will look like going forward?

— Chris’ thoughts on Rihanna’s halftime performance

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves' very impressive and fairly surprising handling of the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Dane and Britt run through the specifics of why the Wolves seem to matchup better with the Clippers than expected. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- How different do we now feel about how the Wolves matchup with the Clippers? (1:00)

-- Wolves matching up well with heavy-iso teams, like the Clippers and Celtics (6:00)

-- Gobert defending and switching in space (22:00)

-- Reminding ourselves that KAT used to never guard wings (30:00)

-- What if LAC hit more shots/had Zubac? (36:00)

-- Ant decisive against doubles / Paul George as an Ant comp (40:00)

-- Tough opponent for KAT/Naz (58:00)

-- Great shooting game, still lots of turnovers (1:05:00)

-- Down to an 8-man rotation (1:15:00)

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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 Mike Conley when your head coach is out of commission (11:30)

Weapons the Wolves have in this series, starting with Ant (19:00)

How the Wolves will try to use Gobert as a defensive weapon in this series (26:00)

Weak points the Wolves may have in this serious, including Gordon on the O glass, guarding MPJ as a spacer and transition D (34:00)

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