On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Chris was in Memphis on Monday afternoon for the Wolves' loss to the Grizzlies, and was there to ask Chris Finch about what caused this game to slip away from the Wolves. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Dillingham's best game of the season, but not closing the game + Wolves' season-long struggles in the clutch (2:00)

- DiVincenzo injury update + should this injury reframe thes rest of the season for the Wolves? (20:00)

- Gobert's struggles spreading beyond rebounding + the cost of Gobert losing his primacy on this roster (36:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves' win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. A Wolves win fueled by high-level offense from Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid. Also plenty of discussion about Donte DiVincenzo's injury and the opportunity it provides Rob Dillingham. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- A great Ant game + As good as the Wolves' offense has been all season (3:00)

-- Playing without DiVincenzo + replacing his minutes by committee (19:00)

-- Dillingham's get his opportunity + Ant as his mentor (24:00)

-- Naz Reid (43:00)

-- Gobert, McDaniels and the defense (55:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to take stock of where the Wolves are at 40 games into the season, specifically focusing on comparing the first 20 games of the season to the second 20 games of the season. Then, for the second half of the episode, Dane and Britt discuss the third chapter of the season and the trade deadline that is 17 games away. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- The Wolves offense Games 1-20 vs. Games 21-40 (5:00)

-- The Wolves defense Game 1-20 vs. Games 21-40 (24:00)

-- What can be learned in Chapter 3 of the season? (44:00)

-- Using the next 17 games to figure out the value to the Wolves of Gobert/McDaniels/NAW before the trade deadline (60:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune to discuss another 41-point performance from Anthony Edwards. A game Chris was on the scene for in DC. Plenty of discussion on the game last night, and then Chris shares quotes and takeaways from the postgame press conferences. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Edwards' 41-point night being a microcosm of his season (1:30)

- What Finch and Edwards had to say about the fines piling up for Ant (22:00)

- Gobert, Randle and Reid squish another bad team (28:00)

- These turnover problems, are they solvable? (43:00)

- The stretch ahead: GSW, NYK, CLE, MEM, DAL, DEN (50:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Dane and Jace start the episode by looking at the end of the game and what went wrong, then get into some themes that were very encouraging (DiVincenzo, ball movement, etc). Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- The role Finch, Ant and Randle played in the poor close to the MEM game (2:00)

-- The impact of Ant being face guarded by Jaylen Wells all night (20:00)

-- DiVincenzo's best game of the season + the best the ball movement has been (36:00) 

-- Offensive rebounds + turnovers costing them against the Grizzlies, just like the 2022 playoffs (43:00)

-- By when do we think Dillingham and other young players enter the rotation? (55:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the looming question of what is going to happen with Julius Randle's player option. Dane and Kyle take a look at the Wolves salary cap sheet, and in that detail how much they have to spend if Randle opts in and how much added financial flexibility they'll receive if he opts out. After salary cap talk, Dane and Kyle also discuss themes from the win in Orlando and ripple effects of the starting lineup change. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Wolves cap sheet update + The two paths of the Randle player option (2:00)

- What position to use the MLE on in free agency, if Randle opts out/isn't on the team (15:00)

- Big games for all 3 bigs in an ideal Orlando matchup (36:00)

- Finch's applause for Ant finding consistent effectiveness in games following his comments (45:00)

- Ripples of the starting lineup change and how they impact DiVincenzo and McDaniels specifically (65:00)

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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 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Chris was on the scene in New Orleans, and was thus able to discuss both the locker room vibe and Finch's postgame comments on Julius Randle. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- Finch's admiration for Randle's play and role acceptance this season (1:30)

-- Ant scoring 122 points over the last 4 days/3 games (20:00)

-- Gobert getting back on track after the losing streak + the type of matchups he excels in (38:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the rationale behind the starting lineup change and the externalities that could come from it -- including how it helped fuel the win over the Clippers on Monday night. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- Finch's rationale behind the starting lineup change (1:00)

-- The new starting lineup also coming with a new, more familiar closing lineup (13:00)

-- What DiVincenzo brings to the starting group (26:00)

-- Ant playing with more force of late, and the big box scores that have come from it (44:00)

-- The Wolves playing in more of a spread floor look, and how that can help Gobert offensively (53:00)

-- A rough Randle game (1:03:00)

-- Would trading Randle be addition by subtraction? (1:13:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss Anthony Edwards scoring 53 points in Detroit on Saturday night, but in a losing effort. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Ant having better playmaking than 53 and 2 box score suggests (1:30)

- Gobert's struggles becoming a critical offensive issue (7:00)

- Edwards and Randle in a spread look with Naz, NAW + DDV (22:00)

- Running through a hypothetical starting lineup + rotation tweak (31:00)

- Finch saying a starting lineup change is not "the magic bullet" (43:00)

- The Detroit pick + how aggressive they should be with trading it at the deadline (51:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss Anthony Edwards's rant on being doubled and how that overshadowed other pieces of a close loss to the Celtics on Thursday night. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- Why Ant's frustration with double-teams was misplaced (1:00)

-- Finch liking how Ant found teammates when doubled (22:00)

-- The Bench + Randle (almost) save the day again (43:00)

-- The lineups Ant and Randle do fit well together in (50:00)

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss his most recent column on the Wolves loss to the Thunder and why those teams are not in the same tier right now. Also some conversation on Finch, McDaniels, how they matched up and the Boston game ahead. Specific topics and timestamps below...

-- Ant v. SGA + their different roster environments (1:00)

-- The clashing styles of MIN's size and OKC's ball pressure + execution (23:00)

-- What's going on with Finch and his timeouts + McDaniels and his confidence? (46:00)

-- How they had to match up with OKC differently this season (58:00)

-- Boston matchup another test against a good, precise team (1:13:00)

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