The Wolves Are 20-21 At The Halfway Point: Lacking Energy Against Pels + Ant's Big 4th + KAT On Media Hype

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Dane Moore

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🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, we react to the Timberwolves road loss to the Pelicans on Thursday night that brought them down to 20-21 at the halfway point of the season. A game where the Wolves reminded us that while they have upside that their margin for error is thin. Topics today include: — Coming out flat in the first half in New Orleans — Running through what transpired in the five minutes that led up to the Brandon Ingram buzzer beater — Ant having a big 4th quarter (20 points) but another low-energy start to the game — How this team has the same record at the halfway point of the season as the 2018-19 Wolves team did; a team who fired their coach 40 games into the season — The importance of the upcoming stretch against Memphis, Golden State, New York and Atlanta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the day and a fourth quarter.
0:13.9	This is the Dane Moore MBA podcast, brought to you by Blue Wire podcast coming at you,
0:18.3	Tuesday night after the Timberwolves lose to the New Orleans
0:21.7	Pelicans by three on a last second Brandon Ingram buzzer beater.
0:26.1	We'll get into that last play of the game in the two or so minutes that led up to that
0:30.3	shot.
0:30.6	But I think the story of this game is how the wolves just kind of came out casual tonight.
0:36.5	That was the eye test if you watched the game,
0:38.7	and it was very clearly the message from Finch and Cat and Ant after the game,
0:43.8	just that they came out tonight without any fight.
0:48.0	The wolves, they're an interesting team that way.
0:51.0	They simultaneously have a lot of individual talent
0:54.1	and also clearly
0:56.2	a very small margin for error. If they aren't doing the things that inspire them, like bust their
1:03.5	ass on defense, then their offensive talent just isn't good enough. We've seen this this year.
1:08.7	Like, yes, you've got Carl Anthony Towns, great offensive player, Dilo, really good playmaker who can hit tough shots.
1:14.7	Anthony Edwards, an explosive athlete who can get at you at the rim, beyond the line.
1:20.3	But we're just at the point in the season where we know that these, that those three, for one reason or other, just aren't the broken nets
1:28.9	where they can just kind of fall back on their talent offensively.
1:32.4	Cat and Ant and Dilo are good, but they're not that good.
1:36.8	The, you know, the nets, they can get away with being lazy and still kind of out-talent you
1:41.4	at the end of the game.
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