Four Wins In A Row: The Path To .500 Thus Far + Do The Wolves Have Depth? + Nowell As A Primary Scorer

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Dane Moore

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🗓️ 20 December 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, we break down the Timberwolves fourth win a row and their path to a .500 record now 30 games into the season. Today’s topics inlcude: — The up and down path to the Wolves finding themselves at 15-15 30 games into the season, and wondering if this team has now installed bumpers that may prevent the bottom from falling out in other losing streaks — D’Angelo Russell calling this Wolves team one of the most dangerous in the league, and the role finding reliable to depth will play in making that a reality — A rematch against Dallas on Tuesday night (and an invitation to join Dane at the watch party for that game at Forgotten Star Brewery) — Jaylen Nowell playing the role of primary scorer in a bench role, and the freedom Chris Finch is giving Nowell to work with Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the dayn'clock.
0:13.7	This is the Danmore MBA podcast, brought to you by Blue Wire Podcasts.
0:18.3	Coming at you Sunday night after the Timberwolves' fourth straight win on Sunday,
0:22.4	they beat the Dallas Mavericks 11 to 105. Coming into last Sunday's game, if we rewind a little
0:29.7	bit, coming in that game against Portland, the wolves were on a five-game losing streak
0:34.1	to start the month of December. The offense was feeling stalled out.
0:38.9	The defense had clearly dropped off.
0:41.8	And then boom, they rattle off these four straight wins.
0:44.1	They beat Portland.
0:45.4	They beat Denver.
0:46.7	They beat the Lakers.
0:47.6	And tonight they beat the Mabbs.
0:49.3	So it was 0 and 5 over the first 10 days of December.
0:53.2	And over that stretch, the wolves ranked 28th on
0:55.2	offense and 28th on defense. And now it's 4 and 0 over the next 10 days of the month, ranking
1:01.3	5th on offense and 5th on defense. So it's back and forth and back and forth. And it's, it probably
1:07.1	just shouldn't come as a surprise that the wolves are now 15 and 15 on the season after tonight's win.
1:13.8	This has been the pattern, right?
1:15.8	Runs and stalls over the course of the year.
1:17.6	They win the first three games or win three of the first four games of the season.
1:22.1	Then they lose six in a row.
1:23.6	They win one, lose two.
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