On today’s show, we react to the Timberwolves bruising at the hands of the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. And as the Wolves cool off, we take a look at some of the underlying issues that have been brushed over during the Wolves hot run over the past few weeks. Topics include:

— Why are the Wolves again a below-average 3-point shooting team? And why D’Angelo Russell’s shot coming around should open up the offense

— Karl-Anthony Towns’ struggles in post-up situations this season, specifically focusing on how the Wizards dared KAT to post-up on Wednesday

— How Washington found a different way to attack the Wolves aggressive defense

— Jaylen Nowell finding time in the rotation and what his future in Minnesota might look like

— Keeping a .500 pace as the schedule begins to get tougher

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