Win-now Or Win-Later Mentality For The Wolves At The Deadline + What Went Wrong in Denver w/ Jace Frederick

The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

Dane Moore

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4.9 • 666 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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On today’s show, Dane is joined by Timberwolves beat writer, Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves’ debacle of a 34-point loss in Denver on Tuesday night. And then Dane and Jace take one more stab at the trade deadline, discussing what the team needs might be down the stretch run of the season and whether or not it is wise to invest resources to acquire that need. — What led to the Nuggets 33-to-2 run in the first quarter? — How might the Wolves weigh players returning from injury when considering trades the deadline? — Was Rudy Gobert acquired to make the Wolves a contender or to first make the franchise more relevant? — Why the Wolves could regret not giving Naz Reid and extension and why the Wolves could regret not trading Reid — Will deadline moves be about winning now or about winning years down the road? Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Dane Moore MBA podcast brought to you by the Genesis Company coming at a Wednesday morning.
0:18.8	It's February 8th after the wolves lost in Denver on Tuesday night by 34 points.
0:25.7	146 to 112.
0:28.3	I promise to try and talk about that game for as little as possible today.
0:33.6	But we do have to talk about it because that game served as yet another reminder that this team, while it's had some high highs, can have some really low lows, shockingly low lows.
0:46.3	Given what I was just thinking about, like, given what this team was pitched to be at the beginning of the season, you know, Carl and Three Towns comes out for the year saying,
0:55.6	championship or bust?
0:58.5	And I think we forget that in the context of all that.
1:00.7	Of course, Kat's been out and he's out for that game.
1:06.1	But when the Wolves do play a real championship contender last night,
1:08.2	and yes, no cat, no Kyle Anderson,
1:17.6	it just, it is jarring in these games how far away this team can look from being on that level.
1:20.8	So, I don't know, let's get into it briefly.
1:24.5	I'm joined by Wolves beatwriter Jason Frederick from the Pioneer Press.
1:26.8	Jason, start with that first quarter last night.
1:30.3	The wolves were up 13 to 12 in the first,
1:32.3	and from that point forward,
1:35.6	Denver went on a 33 to 2 run, I believe.
1:37.1	And at the end of the quarter,
1:41.0	it was Wolves 19 Nuggets 49.
1:42.9	Jason, what the hell happened?
1:45.8	I honestly forgot that it was 13 to 12.
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