Reacting To The Timberwolves Opening Night Win

The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

Dane Moore

Sports News, Sports, Basketball, News

4.9 • 666 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, after a preseason of many questions, Dane brings immediate takeaways from the Timberwolves opening night victory over the Houston Rockets. Topics today include: — The Anthony Edwards Show Detailing how Ant seems to be on the brink of something special. And why this seemingly imminent explosion isn’t coming from nowhere, but instead just the next step in his progression — Josh Okogie Starts And Sets The Defensive Tone After a summer of questions about who would be the Wolves fifth starter, Okogie got the nod and showed why he is critical to laying a defensive foundation — A Game Of Passing The Offensive Baton From KAT to Ant to DLo How the Timberwolves offense moved through KAT early, to the Ant Show in the second quarter and to D’Angelo Russell in the second half — Why Malik Beasley Was Tonight’s Forgotten Star — Looking Ahead To The Next Two Games Against The Pelicans And The Debut Of Patrick Beverley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the dayn'clock.
0:13.9	This is the Dane Moore NBA podcast.
0:16.2	We're brought to you by Blue Wire Podcasts.
0:19.1	Minnesota Timberlves are 1 in 0.
0:20.4	They smoked the Houston Rockets Wednesday night.
0:22.9	It was 72 to 45 at halftime.
0:26.6	Carl Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards on their own scored as many points as Houston did in those
0:31.3	first two quarters.
0:32.9	The final score was 124-106.
0:35.9	If you knew to the podcast this season, let me just tell you what we do here.
0:39.7	I'm Dane. I'm covering the Wolves as a writer and other capacities since 2016. And this is my
0:45.8	podcast on these postgame pods. Yeah, we just kind of recap the game. It really, it's usually my
0:51.9	four or five biggest takeaways from the game.
0:58.0	And in between those takeaways, I mix in some audio clips from the interviews.
1:01.6	We do post game with the players and coaches today on the pod. You'll hear from Chris Finch, Carl Anthony Towns, and Anthony Edwards.
1:05.8	And Anthony Edwards really is the place to start tonight in this game.
1:08.8	I mean, he finished with 29 points.
1:11.8	Six made threes on 12 attempts, four of nine from two. Twenty-four, again, of those 29 points
1:17.8	came in the first half. It was, he dominated, man. I mean, I don't know, I don't know when
1:23.1	the recognition is going to come nationally, but this kid's special. I'm telling you right now,
1:28.7	the narrative is going to come that Ant is, you know, quote, a different player this season,
1:33.1	that that's going to be the word, right? Because people are going to look at his stats from last
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