The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson and Kyle Theige at Crypto.com Arena to give their immediate reactions to the Wolves Game 2 loss against the Lakers. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- Another poor start to the game, and a poor start they could not recover from this time (2:00)

-- A very Randle-centric offense (10:00)

-- The foul trouble for Reid and DiVincenzo + A game with more physicality (22:00)

-- Doncic and ...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to look back at Game 1 and ahead to Game 2. Dane and Jace start the episode by discussing the Wolves no longer being the underdgos in this series. From there, lots of conversation looking back at Game 1 and then what could be different in Game 2. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- What will be the Wolves approach to Game 2, no...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige and Britt Robson at Crypto.com Arena for immediate reactions to the Wolves' Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- The bench flipping the game (5:00)

- McDaniels' big game + How they defended Luka (26:00)

- LA adjustments (36:00)

- A more bought in and connected Wolves team than expected (44:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to get into the burning questions and X-factors that could tilt this Wolves-Lakers series. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Will small-ball actually be a problem for Rudy Gobert in this series? (7:00)

- What will be the first starting lineup coaching chess move? (16:00)

- Finch having more playoff coaching experience than Redick (26:00)

- What version of Ant do the Lakers prefer? ...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to get into initial thoughts on the Wolves-Lakers first round playoff matchup. A lot of this episode starts trying to understand the puzzle of the series by looking at matchups and who will be guarding who -- obviously very important details in a series that features Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic. Specific topics and timestamps be...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves 16-point win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Dane and Kyle focus this episode on Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle, and the idea of "this is what this 1-2 punch could look like". Also a look-ahead to this weekend and what the Wolves have to do to lock up a top-6 seed in the West. They control their fate. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- The best the Edwards-Ra...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune, who has been on the road with the Wolves for this 5-game road trip, to get his perspective on where the Wolves are at as they enter these final three games. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- This 5-game road trip through the eyes of the beat writer (3:00)

- They blamed it all on the Bucks' zone? (23:00)

- DiVincenzo and Reid getti...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves crumbling in the 4th quarter in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, continuing their trend of late-game struggles. Dane and Britt discuss the collapse, this seeming to be baked into this team's DNA, and the role Finch plays in this issue persisting. Dane and Britt also discuss the passing of their friend and owner of Falling Knife Brewing Company, Tom Berg....

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick to discuss what went into the Wolves' win in Philadelphia over the weekend and to set the table for the final week of the season. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Rudy Gobert tapping into Steven Adams mode (5:00)

- Ant's big shot in Philly + Where is the Wolves' late-game offense at entering the postseason? (15:00)

- Having different closing lineups + What i...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for a live show at Treasure Island Resort and Casino. For this episode, Dane and Kyle discuss what we will remember from this 2024-25 Wolves season -- Ant's 3-point shooting explosion, the Julius Randle experience, etc. Then, for the second half of the episode, Dane and Kyle are joined by the Crunch Wears No Pants podcast crew to discuss what vibes we will remember from this Wolves sea...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves' double overtime win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Dane and Britt dig into the key contributors in that game and discuss this matchup more broadly, as it's very possible that these two teams again meet in the playoffs. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- NAW scales his role and delivers in Reid and DiVincenzo's absence (4:00)

- Ant's...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves' fight and then victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. And then, after some fight discussion, Dane and Jace dig into the Wolves' month of March, clearly their most encouraging month of the season. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- The fight and the potential for suspensions (1:00)

- Themes and ...

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 a...

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 ...

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...

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 beh...

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 ...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves' overtime home loss to the Indiana Pacers and to discuss Britt's feature story on Tim Connelly. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- What was missing at the end of the game for the Wolves? (3:30)

- Will their clutch play be ready in time for the playoffs? (23:00)

- Defending Indiana's pace (48:00)

- Is this Wolves team currently better at offense o...