Somehow the Utah Jazz have only lost 16 games this season and two of them have come at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. On today’s pod, we discuss Saturday night’s well-rounded win in Utah — and the parts that feel like meaningful signals for what could be coming.

- Legitimately good defense from everyone, including Anthony Edwards, whose defense — when it’s there — tends to inspire his offense
- Why the right types of wins can be more valuable than simply pursuing lottery balls
- Cutting around Karl-Anthony Towns versus spacing around Karl-Anthony Towns. And how Rudy Gobert and the Jazz handled the KAT chess match in Game 1
- Reminding ourselves how meaningful the development of Jaden McDaniels has been this season. And how McDaniels and Josh Okogie suggest they can help balance the Wolves offensively-tilted roster

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2-0 Against The Jazz This Year!? + The KAT-Gobert Chess Match + Observations From Jazz-Wolves Round 1

Dane Moore interviews experts from around the league on the state of the Minnesota Timberwolves and latest NBA news.

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On today's show, Dane begins the episode solo, focusing on Anthony Edwards and how Edwards' mentality has evolved from feeling like he "he left bullets in the chamber" earlier in the season to understanding the value of involving his teammates as a playmaker. Then, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss Chris' feature story on Naz Reid that came out on Wednesday. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- Anthony Edwards no longer feeling like he's "leaving bullets in the chamber" on offense (2:00)
- The story behind why Naz Reid missed the end of the last playoffs he was in (12:30)
- Stories left on the cutting room floor of Chris' Naz Reid feature (30:00)
- Who Rudy Roundtree was + the role he played in Naz Reid's story happening in Minnesota (35:00)
- The importance of Naz Reid in the Phoenix matchup, specifically against Kevin Durant (43:00)

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Chris Hine On His Naz Reid Feature Story + How Ant's Mentality Against Double Teams Has Evolved This Season

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Britt's most-recent column on what the Wolves learned this season, and to discuss how those points of growth can help them against Phoenix in the first round. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- How Rudy Gobert effectively altered and reconciled his career-long habits to fit this Wolves team this season, and why that needs to continue against Phoenix (5:00)
- Anthony Edwards' leap this season was, in part, due to upgrading some of the subtle but damaging flaws in his game, and can he sustain that against Phoenix? (25:00)
- How Chris Finch wrung optimal value out of an overcrowded frontcourt this season, and the need for that frontcourt remaining a weapon against Phoenix (45:00)
- How the Wolves relied on Mike Conley at 36 years old this season, and why they might need even more from him against Phoenix (55:00)

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What The Wolves Learned This Season + How It Can Help Them Against Phoenix w/ Britt Robson

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to, amongst other things, discuss what the Wolves need from Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards to compete with Phoenix in Round 1. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- KAT in this series defensively: The KD v. Allen matchup question (3:30)
- KAT in this series offensively: How + why he need to be a threat (15:30)
- Ant against PHX's shell defense + the gap help problem (25:00)
- Is KD the right defensive matchup for Ant? (31:00)
- Why did the Wolves have success against the Clippers and struggle against the Suns this season? (35:00)
- Gobert in this series + Will PHX go super small? (44:00)
- Conley on Beal + The need for Conley offense (51:00)

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What The Wolves Need From KAT and Ant Against Phoenix w/ Jace Frederick

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for an immediate reaction to the Wolves loss to the Suns in Game 82 and initial thoughts on the Suns as the Wolves first round playoff matchup. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- How will the Wolves approach the KD matchup? (4:00)
- What Phoenix was doing to Ant defensively (12:00)
- Is defense or offense more of a concern in this matchup? (22:00)
- Needing more offense from Reid and Anderson at the 4 (30:00)
- What is up with the awful 1st quarters? (35:00)
- Beal played well + needing NAW out there more (40:00)
- Needing more from KAT so as to free up Ant, who is Phoenix's priority (50:00)

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Initial Thoughts On The Suns Playoff Matchup w/ Kyle Theige

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss not only the return of Karl-Anthony Towns but also the return to Target Center for Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez. In segment 1 (first 20 minutes), Dane and Kyle discuss how the return of KAT went and how his presence may be helped Rudy Gobert go off. Segment 2 (the second 20 minutes), was all about the latest with ownership -- from Jon Krawczynski's most recent reporting to Lore and Rodriguez being in the building. And then segment 3 looks ahead to the playoffs. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- The return of KAT: How he looked and how his presence helps Gobert (4:00)
- ARod and Lore in the building, plus the latest in the reporting surrounding ownership (24:00)
- How KAT's presence shifts important roles of Reid and Anderson (45:00)
- Scenarios for Sunday and would you rather Pels or Suns? (62:00)

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2-0 Against The Jazz This Year!? + The KAT-Gobert Chess Match + Observations From Jazz-Wolves Round 1

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