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The D'Angelo Russell Game: Big 3 Shares The Load + A Wolves Team With Chemistry + Nowell's Contract Future Jan 08, 2022

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On today’s show, we get into the Wolves third consecutive win — a win fueled by Anthony Edwards, D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns passing the torch quarter to quarter until Oklahoma City was buried. We also discuss the rare occurrence of a Wolves team that appears to have chemistry, and how that might change the way we look at the trade deadline. Topics today include:

— The Big 3 combining for 70 points, sharing the load quarter by quarter

— How a shooting uptick here from DLo could have a similar impact to the times we’ve seen KAT have extended stretches of good defense

— A Wolves team with chemistry, and how that might change the way the trade deadline is pursued

— Jaylen Nowell’s contract being guaranteed for the year, and the future contract options the Wolves have on him in terms of his upcoming free agency

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Britt Robson On The Timberwolves Starting 5 + Need For Blended Lineups Jan 07, 2022

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson of MinnPost to discuss Britt's most recent column on the Timberwolves having the most effective starting five in the NBA but still only having a record of 18-20. Dane and Britt discuss how the starting five alone can not carry the Wolves to the playoffs, and thus the need to effectively find lineups created out of bench players or blends of bench players and starters. Britt also raves about Patrick Beverley and Dane makes the case for and against Jarred Vanderbilt making an All-Defensive team.

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Jace Frederick On The Timberwolves At The Halfway Point Of The Season Jan 06, 2022

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On today's pod, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick on the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss where the Timberwolves sit as they approach the halfway point of the season. Dane and Jace discuss:

-- Is this just what this team is; a .500, up and down roller coaster squad?

-- If things are to turn around in the second half, where is growth most likely to manifest?

-- Raving about Jaylen Nowell

-- Are you ready to build around KAT + DLo long-term?

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KAT + DLo Return And The Wolves Win: Is An Ant Leap Coming? + DLo Benched For Nowell + Comparing Beasley To Nowell Jan 06, 2022

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On today’s show, we breakdown the return of Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell, and how it wasn’t there presence that drove a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lots of Anthony Edwards talk on this episode, comparing the second half of his rookie season to the first half of this season, and wondering what another second half surge to close the season would look like. Today’s topics include:

— How the Wolves were able to win despite, as Ant said, “playing bad”

— Why Ant remains the most intriguing and ambiguous variable of the second half of the season

— Funky returns from KAT and DLo

— Jaylen Nowell closing the game over DLo and potentially unlocking something in the halfcourt offense alongside KAT

— Comparing what Nowell can do to what Malik Beasley has been doing

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Wolves Smoke Clippers, Ready For KAT + DLo to Return Jan 04, 2022

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On today’s show, we discuss the Timberwolves drubbing of the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, potentially the final game that the Wolves will play with players missing time due to COVID protocols. So we discuss what new variables have presented themselves while not playing at full strength, and how those pieces might fit into the Wolves rotation once Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell return.

— Who should be in the 10-man rotation once KAT + DLo return?

— How Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid, Jaylen Nowell and Jaden McDaniels have all shown something more these past few weeks

— Patrick Beverley feeling under appreciated while he was with the Clippers, and how he has successfully added playmaking to his bag since coming to the Timberwolves

— Naz Reid as a high volume pick and roll player

— A winnable upcoming stretch against Oklahom City (twice), Houston and New Orleans

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Britt Robson On Jaden McDaniels, Nathan Knight, Jaylen Nowell + The Timberwolves Rotation Going Forward Dec 29, 2021

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson of MinnPost to discuss what has transpired in the two Wolves games since Christmas -- the win over the Celtics and loss to the Knicks. Dane and Britt discuss what from Jaden McDaniels recent play can sustain going forward and whether or not Jaylen Nowell and Nathan Knight are long-term pieces in the Wolves rotation. Then a conversation about what the rotation might look like once the roster is back to full strength. Jaylen Nowell vs. Malik Beasley; Nathan Knight vs. Naz Reid; etc

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The Jaylen Nowell Game: Greg Monroe's Debut + Nowell Fills The Ant Role + Knight Earning A Role? Dec 28, 2021

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On today’s show, we discuss how the short-handed Timberwolves were able to knock off the Boston Celtics behind the force of Jaylen Nowell’s best game of his career and the out of nowhere presences of Greg Monroe and Nathan Knight. Topics today include:

— Greg Monroe’s crazy path to Minnesota on Monday

— Monroe operating as the hub of the Wolves offense in place of Karl-Anthony Towns and Naz Reid

— Jaylen Nowell’s massive night, and why Nowell’s game is more similar to Anthony Edwards’ game than it is to D’Angelo Russell or Malik Beasley’s

— How Nathan Knight’s jumper could unlock a spot for him in the Wolves’ long-term rotation

— Jordan McLaughlin and the Wolves need for point guard play when DLo or Patrick Beverley sit

— Not getting last year’s version of Malik Beasley

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Britt Robson On The Timberwolves Through These COVID Times Dec 22, 2021

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On today’s show, Britt Robson of MinnPost joins Dane to discuss how the Timberwolves have faired as COVID has begun to rip through the roster. Topics today include:

— How disappointing of a loss was Tuesday’s game in Dallas?

— Why the team’s identity falters without Patrick Beverley and Jarred Vanderbilt

— Karl-Anthony Towns needing to shoot more, and specific ways they could go about utilizing him to find more shooting volume

— D’Angelo Russell’s poor shooting night, and what Dallas did to make DLo’s offense harder to come by

— Would you sign DLo to an extension right now? And if so, for how much?

— Are there five coaches in the NBA you would rather have than Chris Finch?

— Malik Beasley’s role this year, his production, and his trade value (or lack thereof)

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Four Wins In A Row: The Path To .500 Thus Far + Do The Wolves Have Depth? + Nowell As A Primary Scorer Dec 20, 2021

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On today’s show, we break down the Timberwolves fourth win a row and their path to a .500 record now 30 games into the season. Today’s topics inlcude:

— The up and down path to the Wolves finding themselves at 15-15 30 games into the season, and wondering if this team has now installed bumpers that may prevent the bottom from falling out in other losing streaks

— D’Angelo Russell calling this Wolves team one of the most dangerous in the league, and the role finding reliable to depth will play in making that a reality

— A rematch against Dallas on Tuesday night (and an invitation to join Dane at the watch party for that game at Forgotten Star Brewery)

— Jaylen Nowell playing the role of primary scorer in a bench role, and the freedom Chris Finch is giving Nowell to work with

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The Wolves Dominate The Lakers Again: KAT Bests AD + Vando's Consistent Impact + No Ant = Jaylen Nowell Time Dec 18, 2021

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On today’s show, we breakdown the Wolves second dominant performance over the Los Angeles Lakers and revel in Karl-Anthony Towns turning the corner over these last three games, following up a dominant performance over Nikola Jokic with a dominant performance over Anthony Davis. Topics today include:

— Thinking about this Wolves team compared to the Jimmy-led Wolves team of 2017-18

— KAT re-establishing himself as one of the league’s best big men

— The difference in the Wolves offense when KAT is doubled versus when he is guarded with single coverage

— Attempting to quantify the value of Jarred Vanderbilt and his similarities to Dennis Rodman

— Jaylen Nowell playing a big role in the absence of Anthony Edwards

— The level of respect Wolves players have for Chris Finch growing, and why establishing that common ground feels critical to Finch’s system working

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