Britt Robson On The Minnesota Timberwolves, Who Just Keep Winning

The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

Dane Moore

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4.9 • 666 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, Britt Robson of MinnPost joins to discuss the now 38-29 Minnesota Timberwolves, who have won 22 of their last 31 games and are currently on a six-game winning streak. The focus of today’s show is on the Wolves hot run over the past two months, but we also get into comparing this season’s Wolves to the 2017-18 Wolves. It’s a wide-ranging conversation including but not limited to the following topics: — Rolling, winning 22 games since the calendar turned to 2022 — Is this the best Wolves team since 2004? — What role a generally easier schedule has played in recent success — How KAT has evolved as a player from his time under Tom Thibodeau to what he has become under Chris Finch — The underrated role Malik Beasley has played in the Wolves being the No. 1 offense in the league since January 1st — Patrick Beverley mania Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Danemore NBA podcast brought to you by Blue Wire Podcast.
0:18.8	It's Thursday, March 10th, Thursday afternoon.
0:22.1	I'm joined by Britt Robson of Mimpost, Britt.
0:25.5	I was thinking about, I tried to guess in my head how many podcasts we've done together ever.
0:30.8	And it's got to be, it's got to be getting like close to 200.
0:35.3	Oh, really?
0:36.0	I was going to say in the 100 range.
0:38.0	So, yeah.
0:39.4	Yeah, maybe not quite 200.
0:46.1	But they've certainly never been on a six-game winning streak any time over that time.
0:48.6	No, ever any sort of winning anything.
0:54.0	This is just a completely different team than since my time covering this team.
0:57.1	It's just, it's completely different than it, than it ever was before.
1:01.3	The vibe has completely changed surrounding this team. Where are you just, where are you just at?
1:04.1	As you sit here on March 10th, this team, a team that you've been higher than I have,
1:10.1	going back to the beginning of
1:11.6	the season, they're kind of looking good.
1:15.6	Yeah, I mean, I'm optimistic.
1:18.5	I mean, they have exceeded my expectations.
1:20.9	I had them between 35 and 41 and pegged it of 38, revised it up, and then had to revise it up again.
1:30.6	But I'm in wait and see mode, quite frankly.
1:33.4	I mean, there's still, there's an outside chance they miss the playoffs
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