After Friday night’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Karl-Anthony Towns reflected on how he is done “chasing stats” and is only interested in building his legacy through winning. So on today’s pod, we get into how KAT has adjusted his game accordingly and how the Wolves roster has not yet made the same adjustments.

- KAT needing to be both the glue guy and the top performer
- Has KAT limited his ceiling by adjusting his game every year to fit the cast of misfit toys that are currently surrounding him?
- When will it be time to have KAT stop adjusting and instead adjust the roster to him?
- Why the Timberwolves expensive core requires the rest of the roster to be built on the cheap
- Can Naz Reid, Jordan McLaughlin and Jaylen Nowell be impactful role players on minimum salaries going forward?

  
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What Are The Timberwolves Building Around KAT? + Observations From Grizzlies-Wolves

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 is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what they are looking for in Game 2 of Wolves-Suns. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- Did winning Game 1 put the Wolves "back in the mix" in the West? (2:00)
- KAT's two halves in Game 1 + The value of a big Game 2 from KAT (10:00)
- Why we think Phoenix will go small more + and what the Wolves need to do against that look (25:00)
- The NAW and Naz pairing + how Anderson returning might impact minutes (37:00)
- What might Phoenix do to generate better offense? (46:00)
- The importance of Conley and closing games in this series (51:00)

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What We're Looking For In Game 2 of Wolves-Suns w/ Jace Frederick

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give immediate reactions to the Wolves 25-point win over the Suns in Game 1. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- Ant's progression through the game that led to a special 3rd quarter (4:00)
- KD's big game and how the Wolves handled the KD matchup (10:00)
- KAT's keeping the Wolves afloat offensively in the 1st half and then not playing much in the 2nd half (24:00)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker as Game 1's X-Factor/Maybe-MVP (36:000
- What potential counters does Phoenix have for Game 2? More KD-at-the-5? (43:00)
- Winning despite a rough Game 1 from Mike Conley (54:00)

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Immediate Reactions From A Game 1 Wolves Win w/ Kyle Theige

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson and Kyle Theige live at Falling Knife Brewing Company for one final Wolves-Suns playoff preview. The majority of this episode is Dane, Britt and Kyle taking live listener questions from the taproom, so topics range and vary throughout the episode.

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LIVE at Falling Knife Brewing Company, One Last Wolves-Suns Preview w/ Britt Robson and Kyle Theige

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 Are The Timberwolves Building Around KAT? + Observations From Grizzlies-Wolves

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