Flaming Out Against The Suns: Expecting More From Ant + Is Vando the PF of the Future? + Defensive Frustrations

The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

Dane Moore

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🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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On today’s show, we get into the Wolves home loss to Phoenix on Wednesday, their second loss in a row. As the level of competition has improved and the stakes keep getting higher, the Wolves have struggled to find consistency on both sides of the ball. So we get into the road blocks the Wolves have been hitting defensively and also look for ways than can get a little more offensively, specifically from Anthony Edwards. — Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton’s 4th quarter take over — Is adding defense still the Wolves biggest need? — Holding Anthony Edwards accountable for his play, even through the knee injury — What is the cost of Karl-Anthony Towns’ consistent trouble with fouls? — Is Jarred Vanderbilt has a bounce back game, and asking the question: Is Vando the power forward of the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the dayn'
0:02.8	This is the Danmore NBA podcast brought you by Blue Wire podcast coming at your Wednesday night after the wolves lost at Target Center to the
0:22.0	Phoenix Suns by nine final score Wolves 116 Suns 1 25 that's two losses in a row for
0:29.2	the wolves including the Dallas loss on Monday and while this team is very much not in the
0:35.8	market for moral victories right now.
0:37.7	I will say I do think this was a better loss than the Dallas game in that it didn't
0:43.8	feel like a game the wolves blue necessarily, but instead a game kind of where the suns just
0:48.8	beat them.
0:50.2	I don't know if that's the technical definition of a moral victory, but I just feel like
0:54.1	that Dallas game felt winnable.
0:57.2	I left the Mavs loss thinking that the wolves could have done more.
1:00.8	They made the right adjustments in that game, right?
1:03.1	They just made those adjustments too late.
1:05.2	I think if you add another five minutes onto that Dallas game, the wolves win it.
1:09.8	That's a, I view that game as a missed opportunity.
1:13.8	Tonight, I didn't feel like it was a missed opportunity.
1:15.7	Again, just kind of felt like the sons eventually beat them.
1:19.2	They out executed the wolves down the stretch.
1:21.1	Booker took over in the fourth, he had 11 huge fourth quarter points.
1:24.9	Aiton also had 11 of his 35 points in the fourth.
1:27.3	And Landry Shamet attacked on 10 in the fourth quarter points. Ait also had 11 of his 35 points in the fourth, and Landry Shammit,
1:29.2	attacked on 10 in the fourth too.
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