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Dane Moore
Dane Moore is Zone Coverage's staff writer covering the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dane has been covering the Wolves in various capacities since the inception of the Tom Thibodeau era -- which was a really weird place to start his NBA writing career.
You can find Dane's coverage of the Timberwolves and the NBA with Charlie Johnson at Zone Coverage and on The Dane Moore NBA Podcast. The goal is perpetuating a love of the game and elevating the basketball conversation -- because that's what Nikola Pekovic would want. (Will talk about jump hooks.)
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Dane Moore NBA Podcast: Jonathan Tjarks on the aftermath of the Jimmy Butler trade
By Dane Moore - Nov 13, 2018
Jonathan Tjarks (@JonathanTjarks) Staff Writer for The Ringer joins us to talk the player-role transitions post-Butler, how well will Butler meld with Philly, and we discuss Thibs […]
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Derrick Rose is Ascending but Still Learning
By Dane Moore - Nov 13, 2018
“I mean, it was a shitty game,” was how Derrick Rose described the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. It was the team’s […]
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Finally, Freedom From the Jimmy Butler Holding Pattern
By Dane Moore - Nov 10, 2018
Where to start? Assessment for NBA trades fall on a gradient; there aren’t simply “good trades,” and it’s hard to say any deal is unilaterally “bad.” Benefits […]
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Dane Moore NBA Podcast: The Jimmy Butler holding pattern, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Nemanja Bjelica
By Dane Moore - Nov 8, 2018
Charlie Johnson (@cjohnsNBA) is back to talk Karl-Anthony Towns, Darren Wolfson’s The Scoop podcast, and Dane and Charlie break down Bjelica’s success on the Kings. In […]
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The Naivety of the Jimmy Butler Holding Pattern
By Dane Moore - Nov 8, 2018
When you survey the Minnesota Timberwolves locker room in an attempt to gain perspective as to what degree the Jimmy Butler saga is distracting those in the […]
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Dane Moore NBA Podcast: Derrick Rose’s 50 Point Game and a Look Ahead
By Dane Moore - Nov 1, 2018
Charlie Johnson (@cjohnsNBA) is back on-air with us to discuss Derrick Rose’s performance, a new jersey unveiled at Paisley Park, and a mythical secret ball. In Today’s […]
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Derrick Rose’s Story is Mysterious And Unfinished
By Dane Moore - Nov 1, 2018
So, Derrick Rose has this big green ball. He carries it with him everywhere. If Rose isn’t holding a basketball at the Minnesota Timberwolves facilities — or […]
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Dane Moore NBA Podcast: Britt Robson
By Dane Moore - Oct 30, 2018
Britt Robson (@brittrobson) is in studio! Britt has written for almost every Twin Cities publication it seems; The Star Tribune, The Athletic, SBNation, MinnPost, to name just […]
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and Effectively Incubating Youth
By Dane Moore - Oct 30, 2018
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers really aren’t all that different teams on paper. Sure, the presence of LeBron James makes any roster bizarro, but Jimmy […]
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The Timberwolves are Faltering in the Wake of Latest Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors
By Dane Moore - Oct 27, 2018
For more than a month, the Twitter feed of ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has been sending tremors through the Minnesota Timberwolves’ fanbase. The explosive nature of the reports […]
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Dane Moore NBA Podcast: Wolves Bench and Defensive Adjustments with Charlie Johnson
By Dane Moore - Oct 25, 2018
Charlie Johnson (@cjohnsNBA) is back on-air with us, just as we started recording today, we heard the news “Houston Rockets offer The Wolves 4 First Round picks […]
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‘The New NBA, Finally’: Tom Thibodeau and the Theory of Defensive Evolution
By Dane Moore - Oct 23, 2018
For the 2018-19 Minnesota Timberwolves, the most easily discernable departure from the identity of last season’s 47-win team is found in this new group’s willingness to play […]