The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

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 (7:00)

- McDaniels shutting down Booker and sparking the offense (22:00)

- When Gobert is used this way, the Wolves "function the way this team is supposed to function (38:00)

- The Wolves being their own biggest enemy + Is that a good or bad thing? (1:03:00)

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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 needs so well (52:00)

- The matchups against Phoenix and Detroit this weekend, and one last push for the 6 seed (1:06:00)

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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: Why Mike Conley's health took half a season to come around (43:00)

- Some standings talk, with the Wolves falling back to 8th in the standings (54:00)

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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 is the Wolves' 2nd-best player? (18:00)

- Jaylen Clark becoming much more than just a cool story (42:00)

- Randle getting back in rhythm + McDaniels being the barometer of this team (50:00)

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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 topics and timestamps below...

- The Wolves' energy is off + that showing up in their approach, rebounding, turnovers and clutch time performance (2:00)

- Ant's struggles from 2-point range this season when not getting fouled (22:00)

- The Edwards-Finch relationship (42:00)

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