Matt Moore (Hardwood Paroxysm) On Why He Bet On The Wolves This Season + The Wolves Defensive Scheme This Season

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Dane Moore

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🗓️ 14 February 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Matt Moore of The Action Network to discuss where the Timberwolves stand entering the All Star break. We have a conversation about why Matt was bullish on the Wolves this season dating back to the summer. And then Matt is based in Denver, having seen the Nuggets defensive progression first-hand, we discuss how switching defensive schemes to playing Nikola Jokic at the level has made all the difference for them — and also led to annual fatigue-fueled drop-offs in the defense (similar to the Wolves current defensive swoon). — Why the Wolves over (34.5 wins) was a smart bet going back to the summer — How the Wolves have switched defensive schemes with KAT this season, similar to the shift the Nuggets made with Jokic a few years back — The need for a diversity of defensive coverages come playoffs — Will the Wolves defense bounce back? — Will the Wolves finish ahead of Dallas and/or Denver in the Western Conference by season’s end? — Do we think KAT will make All-NBA this season (making him eligible to sign a 4-year $200M extension this summer)? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the daymore MBA podcast brought to you by Blue Wire podcast.
0:17.1	Coming at you on Monday afternoon, the wolves beat the Pacers.
0:23.7	Sunday afternoon, 129 to 120.
0:26.7	We're now just two games away from the All-Star break.
0:32.2	The wolves have a back-to-back here on Tuesday and Wednesday against Charlotte and Toronto.
0:39.5	Then we get a little bit of a break, which I felt like was a good time to kind of stop and just look at where the wolves are in the landscape of the league. Matt Moore of the Action Network, well, I'm sure you all
0:44.9	already follow on Twitter at Hardwood Proxism. Matt, you're here to chop it up. I convinced you
0:51.0	to come on to talk about the wolves defense that's been pretty, pretty bad lately.
0:56.7	But let's start on a more positive note.
0:58.9	You've been high on this team since the summer, kind of similarly to me,
1:05.0	like mocking the 34 and a half over under win total that was set for this team months ago.
1:12.5	Before you watch this team play at all this season, why were you intrigued by them?
1:17.9	And why did that seem like a pretty obvious proposition in your mind?
1:22.7	So I think it's always a combination.
1:24.9	And I think you start with the fact of you take that that last
1:28.2	section of the year in the games in which they weren't tanking and you look at okay how did they
1:33.0	perform what was their priority and obviously like they chose like not the tank right like they
1:36.4	were trying to actually win which actually to me that signals something and it signals something to
1:40.9	the team which is like hey we actually believe that you guys are not as bad as this record.
1:45.8	And we want to actually try and improve with you.
1:48.3	Like that vote of confidence, I think players respond to that.
1:51.3	I have an endless amount of respect and trust in Chris Finch.
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