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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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MOORE: Karl-Anthony Towns’ Defense is Rationalizing a DeAndre Jordan Trade
By Dane Moore - Dec 6, 2017
In Sunday evening’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Karl-Anthony Towns had perhaps his worst defensive game of the season culminating in a sequence of fourth-quarter miscues […]
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12/1 RECAP: The Thunder’s Personnel Gives the Timberwolves Problems, Win 111-107
By Dane Moore - Dec 2, 2017
Score-first point guards, hulking pick-and-roll big men, and playmaking power forwards have proven to be the three most likely things to puncture the Minnesota Timberwolves defensive shield in […]
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MOORE: The Offensive And Defensive Strategies Appear Outdated In Minnesota
By Dane Moore - Nov 29, 2017
On Tuesday evening, with 55.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards were tied at 89 when Tom Thibodeau called a […]
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11/28 PREVIEW: Timberwolves Work Through Injuries in Preparation for Wizards
By Dane Moore - Nov 28, 2017
The Minnesota Timberwolves have played their past two games without their starting point guard, Jeff Teague. Similarly, the Washington Wizards have also been void of their lead […]
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MOORE: Stop; Karl-Anthony Towns is Better than Andre Drummond
By Dane Moore - Nov 19, 2017
Karl-Anthony Towns is getting Anthony Davis’d this year. In the 2014-15 season, Davis’ third in the NBA, it was hard to find an existential basketball article that […]
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11/17 RECAP: Timberwolves Come Back Versus Mavericks, Win Third Straight
By Dane Moore - Nov 17, 2017
In Dallas, top-of-the-key 3-pointers by 6-foot-10 foreign-born power forwards are a common occurrence. It’s rare that foreigner is not Dirk Nowitzki. On Friday, it was Nemanja Bjelica. With […]
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MOORE: Taj Gibson is Perfectly Erratic in Minnesota
By Dane Moore - Nov 16, 2017
The very first possession of the Timberwolves’ Wednesday evening matchup against the San Antonio Spurs ended in a made corner 3 by Taj Gibson. Karl-Anthony Towns prodded […]
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MOORE: The Wolves Are Playoff-Bound; Why a Deep Bench is Integral to Their Success
By Dane Moore - Nov 8, 2017
In 2016-17, the Miami Heat went on a 13-game winning streak after starting the season 11-30. Due to their brutal start, that Miami team was the only […]
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SHOOTAROUND NOTES: Bjelica Keeps Thibs Happy As Dirk And The Mavericks Come To Town
By Dane Moore - Nov 4, 2017
With the Dallas Mavericks in town, naturally the conversation at the Minnesota Timberwolves shootaround Saturday morning swirled around what could be one of Dirk Nowitzki’s final appearances […]
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MOORE: Why Andrew Wiggins Has Begun Shooting Very Deep 3’s
By Dane Moore - Nov 2, 2017
There were 4.7 seconds left in regulation when the score tallied 113-112 after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Carmelo Anthony delivered what felt like a fatal blow in […]
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Timberwolves Revert to Their Ways of Old in 21-Point Defeat Against Pistons
By Dane Moore - Oct 25, 2017
When the Wolves traded Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and the No. 7 overall pick for Jimmy Butler, they did so with the idea that Butler would become […]
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10/24 PRACTICE NOTES: Wiggins Remains the Center of Attention as Indiana Comes to Town
By Dane Moore - Oct 24, 2017
Andrew Wiggins remained the center of attention on Tuesday afternoon following the Wolves shootaround at Target Center prior to their matchup against the Indiana Pacers. His Sunday […]