The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss what this season's Wolves team is like off the court and KAT coming to town. Dane and Chris begin by talking about Chris' story he wrote last week on the Wolves' players-only group chat -- an important tool for clearing the air that often replaces players-only meetings. Also some conversation and clips about Karl-Anthony Towns' return to Target Center on Thursday night. Specific topics and timestamps below... - How the Wolves used their team group chat to get out of their early season funk (2:00) - How is this team different off the floor + Ant's new leadership role (19:00) - KAT is coming to town, reflecting on the KAT Era (34:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Purchase tickets for Falling Knife's New Years Early celebration: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/5WQV0YD8C37EC/checkout/RL3J4JI2K7MXXFYTDTPURWO2  Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Check out Skims Men's Underwear at https://www.skims.com -- Try out Kikoff by going to: https://www.getkikoff.com/danemoore -- Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE and get on your way to being your best self -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick to discuss the Wolves win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. Dane and Jace focus on the Wolves pattern of winning low-scoring games with elite defense. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Same script: A low-scoring win, but signs of offensive life (1:30) - The weapon of always have two of Gobert, McDaniels and Alexander-Walker on the floor (21:00) - McDaniels continuing to be a menace, and filling up the stat sheet of late (29:00) - What fueled Ant's game on offense? (40:00) - Some rotation tweaking, Dillingham and Conley share the floor (47:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Purchase tickets for Falling Knife's New Years Early celebration: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/5WQV0YD8C37EC/checkout/RL3J4JI2K7MXXFYTDTPURWO2  Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Check out Skims Men's Underwear at https://www.skims.com -- Try out Kikoff by going to: https://www.getkikoff.com/danemoore -- Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE and get on your way to being your best self -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night that was fueled by the defense, Jaden McDaniels and Julius Randle. Also some conversation about how Anthony Edwards is being guarded, Dillingham's return to the rotation and the schedule ahead. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Winning of late by trading some offense for a lot more defense (1:00) - One of the best McDaniels games, continuing a clear upward trend for him (22:00) - An effective Randle-doing-Randle-things game, and why that was needed (32:00) - What Ant needs to do against this type of defensive attention (45:30) - How Dillingham looked in his return + the schedule ahead (1:03:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Check out Skims Men's Underwear at https://www.skims.com -- Try out Kikoff by going to: https://www.getkikoff.com/danemoore -- Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE and get on your way to being your best self -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Britt's most recent column on the Wolves finding their defensive identity over the last few weeks. Dane and Britt talk a lot about shifts in identity and mentality that could shift the Wolves off of the status quo. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Do the Wolves have a defensive identity now? (3:00) - Can the Wolves adopt NAW's mentality as a collective? (20:00) - What would Randle's Aaron Gordon transformation look like? (27:30) - Finch talks Ant's crunch time decision-making growth, despite the GSW game (57:00) - Finch talks closing lineup hindsight (1:12:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Check out Skims Men's Underwear at https://www.skims.com -- Try out Kikoff by going to: https://www.getkikoff.com/danemoore -- Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE and get on your way to being your best self -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices