The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dane and Britt get into how the Wolves and Thunder have matched up thus far this season and how the Thunder have arguably been the opponent who have given the Wolves the most problems. Plus, some conversation on the Wolves' ongoing issues surrounding turnovers. Specific topics and...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night and to dig into two topics Jace has written about recently -- the Wolves need to play with more pace and Mike Conley. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Another chapter in Conley's career of winning (1:00) - How Gobert + Conley pr...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for a live show immediately following the Wolves win in Detroit on Wednesday night. Dane and Kyle get into what worked and what didn't against the lowly Pistons and take listener questions. - Gobert's provides stability against bad opponents (2:00) - A big McDaniels game. No fouls! (17:00) - KAT shooting 71% from 3 over last 5 games (21:00) - Needing...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine to discuss Chris' recent article on what Anthony Edwards has done to drive up the volume of free throws he is taking this season. Dane and Chris also get into just how much better the Wolves No. 1 defense has been than even other top-5 defenses in the NBA. Also some conversation on the Wolves schedule lightening up a bit over the nex...

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 th...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss all things Wolves-Celtics from Wednesday night's loss in Boston. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- The travel, schedule and fatigue before Boston (0:15) -- Ant being the guy who gets them there, but also problematic late in games (9:00) -- What went well to push the Wolves to force OT (28:00) -- The importance of McDaniels and sett...

On today's show, Dane is joined in Orlando by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss how the Wolves played to their big identity against Orlando, dominating the interior of the floor on both ends with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. Specific topics listed below... -- McDaniels shutting down Banchero -- Towns and Gobert's most dominating game in tandem -- Can KAT bottle up this type of performan...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss how many teams the Wolves are better than in the West. Dane and Jace do this by going through the West to list what teams they think would beat the Wolves in a playoff series. Then they look at the question another way by listing the teams in the West that they think will have a better record tha...

On today's show, Dane is joined in Dallas by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves losing a game in the clutch to Dallas on Sunday night. This episode begins by focusing on the end of the game in Dallas -- what worked, what didn't -- and then goes into the broader question of "where can this team get more offense". Dane and Chris also take stock of the Wolves now 14 games into the...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves having lost two games in a row for the first time this season. Dane and Kyle run through what Finch and the players are saying needs to get better for this team to get back on track. Also some talk about the Wolves and Pels as a potential playoff matchup and what that series might look like. Specific topics and timestamps below.....

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to run through the advantages and disadvantages the Wolves have against bigger, more physical teams and the advantages and disadvantages the Wolves have against smaller, quicker teams. Then Dane and Jace wrap the conversation up with some talk about Jordan McLaughlin potentially entering the rotation and by...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves matinee loss at Madison Square Garden to the Knicks. Chris brings anecdotes from the locker room postgame and Dane highlights a few trends, both positive and negative, in that game. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- The vibe in the locker room after the loss (1:30) -- How should th...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves frustrating win over Dallas on Thursday and to talk about five things the Wolves have been really good at through 30 games this season. A lot of clips in this episode. Specific topics and timestamps below. -- The Wolves being a team that nitpicks their shortcomings (5:00) -- Finch's frustration with the O (13:00) -- Kyle Anderson...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves last 8 games (halfway through a very difficult stretch in the schedule) and looking back on Rudy Gobert's tenure in Minnesota as he plays his 100th game in a Wolves uniform on Thursday night. Plus much more. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Halfway through the most difficult stretch in the schedule (1:00)...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss their last two games against the Kings and Thunder. A clash of two very different styles of play. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Double-big look vs. smaller Kings/Thunder (4:00) -- The type of shots OKC generated (19:00) -- Better playoff matchup for Wolves, OKC or SAC? (23:00) -- Not having an answer f...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige after the Wolves win over the Lakers to discuss the many elements of this team's identity that has taken shape. A lot of focus on Gobert and Conley in this episode in terms of their effectiveness as a pairing but also their commitment to play night-to-night, without resting for backs. Plus, plenty more. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Being...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Wolves loss to Joel Embiid and the Sixers on Wednesday and their victory over Jimmy Butler and Miami on Monday. Also some focus on the pattern of the Wolves being an elite second half team and a bit of a slow starter. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- How Embiid was defended and officiated (1:30) -- Losing the no...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves very fun, very exciting 4th quarter comeback in Miami on Monday night. Dane and Jace go back and forth picking the elements that fueled the Wolves in the 4th quarter. Specific topics and timestamps below... - KAT's great, controlled 4th against Jimmy (2:00) - Gobert's 4th quarter dominance this...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss how the KAT and Ant pairing continues grow and find more and more success. Dane and Chris parse KAT and Ant's comments from after the win against Indiana on how the tandem works together. Also some comparison of the KAT and Ant teammate dynamic compared to the KAT and Jimmy Butler dynamic. Specific to...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss what fueled a Wolves comeback win in Dallas on Thursday and to set the table for what trade season might look like for the Wolves. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Luka's hot start and what changed (5:00) -- Reid stepping up in Gobert's foul trouble (12:00) -- How the KAT-Naz-Jaden-Ant-NAW lineup turned the game (23:00) -- Back at...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Britt's most-recent column on how, after an astonishing start to the season, now comes the hard part. Dane and Britt discuss a handful of X-factors for surviving and sustaining what will almost surely be the most difficult stretch of the season. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Now comes the hard part of the schedul...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what the Wolves loss in New Orleans on Monday night showed the Wolves might need to keep sustaining success this season. Specific topics and timestamps below... - How they guarded Zion (2:00) - Navigating KAT getting doubled (9:30) - Needing more offense when Ant sits. Where from? (14:00) - The i...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss Chris' recent story on four numbers behind the Wolves 17-4 record. Dane and Chris also discuss Anthony Edwards' hip injury and the pattern of Ant re-aggravating injuries in his career. And finally, Dane and Chris look at the difficult schedule ahead for the next month. Topics and timestamps below... -...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for a live postgame show following the Wolves win in Memphis on Friday night -- their 16th win in the last 18 games. Dane and Kyle discuss key themes from the win and take big picture questions live from the audience. Topics and timestamps below... -- Ant re-aggravates hip injury(2:00) -- Neverminds + Gobert dominating again (5:00) -- Troy Brown Jr. +...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss how there is much more to gush than fret about with the Wolves lately. Much of the gushing in the conversation is focused on what has been behind Rudy Gobert's recent dominance and why it's mitigating concerns about Gobert in the playoffs. The frets are the small adjustments Chris Finch has been mentioning that need to be iro...