1 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back, order in for PA nine to noon and 2 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: joining me Now you can follow them at Wolves Radio 3 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: via x Voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Alan Horton, joining me, Now, 4 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: how are you doing this morning? 5 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 2: Alan? 6 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: I'm doing great? How are you? Man? 7 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: Oh, I'm fantastic. 8 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: I got the hockey team doing what it's doing, and 9 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: then I can take a breath from the puck to 10 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: watch the Wolves on the hardwood tonight hosting the Grizzlies. 11 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: I believe you attend said morning skates and such, mister Horton, 12 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: or morning shooter rounds. I should say, what'd you see 13 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: this morning from our favorite hoop squad? 14 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 3: Well, a change in plans. Oftentimes they'll if they have 15 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 3: a couple of days before a game, sometimes they will 16 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 3: bypass shoot around and so a late change. They had 17 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 3: a practice yesterday and they got in all their work 18 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 3: about preparing for Memphis, and so beginning of busy stretch 19 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 3: right now, of like this is seventeen starting tonight, seventeen 20 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 3: straight days the Wolves will play every other night, and 21 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 3: so the coaching staff kind of looks at that, and 22 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 3: I think that kind of factored into trying to find 23 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 3: some rest for the guys. As much as they can 24 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 3: to kind of get through this stretch. It'll also be 25 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 3: fourteen games in twenty six days, and so you try 26 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 3: to keep that long term view while still you know, 27 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 3: doing all the little things and putting in the work 28 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 3: you need to do to beat you know, to to 29 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: keep the wins that coming. Because they're seven out of 30 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 3: eight and the Wolves are thirteen and five. They got 31 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 3: the fifth best record in the NBA over that stretch, 32 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 3: and so things are headed in the right direction. But 33 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: a busy stretch starting starting tonight. 34 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: How difficult is that for Finchy to handle? When you 35 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: think about He's got to tinker with some things haven't 36 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: seen at the last couple of days, want to figure 37 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: out what we have in some of the kids. 38 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: The lack of practice. 39 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: Time associated with that schedule has got to be difficult 40 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: for the coach to just find time to get some 41 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: things on court, to organize. 42 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's in coach's blood. I don't care 43 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 3: what sport it is. They love practice, right, They want 44 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 3: they want to continue to work on things. They want 45 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 3: to try new combinations of players together. See these guys 46 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 3: with the old guys, get guys reps, get them up 47 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 3: to speed, and you have to do that also with 48 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 3: half your brain preparing for the future, like it doesn't 49 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 3: do you any good to go, you know, have a 50 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 3: shoot around, play, have a practice, have a shoot around, 51 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 3: play again, and then all of a sudden next week 52 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 3: when you're six days into this thing, everybody's gassed, everybody's 53 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 3: worn out. It's too much. So you have to keep 54 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 3: an eye on the long term as well as balancing 55 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 3: that short term, and like I said, making sure you're 56 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 3: prepared for every single night, because if you're not prepared 57 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 3: for every single night, guess what you lose those games. 58 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 3: Even teams like Memphis that are struggling well do have 59 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 3: a loss of Sacramento that's struggling. You don't come out 60 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 3: one hundred percent against those any team in this league. 61 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: You'll get beat the game tonight seven pm ish tip off, 62 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: and you can always listen to it on the free 63 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: iHeart Radio app of course, but tonight you'll get to 64 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: hear it on the fan as well. Shortly after Bumper 65 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: to Bumper, looking forward to that, we will start with 66 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards and just his foot soreness that has kind 67 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: of nagged him. And for a guy that just doesn't 68 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: miss games. If he can go, he's going to go. 69 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: We haven't seen him for two in a row, but 70 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: those were w's both out in the Bay and then 71 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: versus the Kings the other night. Are we optimistic, whether 72 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: it's tonight and certainly maybe later this week against OKAC, 73 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: that we should see Anthony back in the mix. 74 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean he's going to be questionable. He's listed 75 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 3: as questionable right now, so that technically means fifty to 76 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 3: fifty and that's kind of where he's been on game 77 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 3: days the last couple of last couple of games, the 78 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 3: Golden State game like you mentioned, and then the Sacramento 79 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 3: as well, and the Wolves have performed pretty well. They 80 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 3: lost their first two without Aunt this year when he 81 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 3: had the hamstring issue earlier in the season. That was 82 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 3: against the Lakers in Denver, but they've won four in 83 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 3: a row without him since. And you know, when you 84 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 3: don't have your number one guy, a guy who plays 85 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 3: such a huge role on the team, you need everybody 86 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 3: else to kind of step up, and the Wolves have 87 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 3: gotten those kind of balanced attacks the last couple of games. 88 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: Nas Reed's been on a tear off the bench. Julius 89 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 3: Randall has taken, you know, take the leadership of this 90 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 3: team in these last couple of games, and Jaden McDaniels 91 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 3: and Rudy Gobert, and you look up and down the 92 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 3: lineup and everybody's contributing, and it's Bones Highland. Last game, 93 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 3: it's Rob Dillingham contributing some some big fourth quarter minutes. 94 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 3: Everybody's really stepped up, and you just you need that 95 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 3: to happen if you're gonna win games, you know, over 96 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: the long term, without without Anthony Edwards. But I think 97 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 3: they're hopeful he'll be back for Friday. That's got that's 98 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 3: National TV. That's an eight thirty start, That's a Friday night. 99 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 3: It's the holiday season. It's time to get after, get 100 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 3: after the rest a little bit, get after SGA. I 101 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 3: think I think things are building towards Friday Night, at 102 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 3: least in my mind they are. I can't wait for Friday. 103 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,679 Speaker 3: Not overlooking tonight. I mean, we have some feelings against 104 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 3: Memphis too, dating back a few seasons. But Friday Night 105 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 3: against OKC, man, that could be a lot of fun. 106 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, it will be. 107 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: And I do want to touch on ok C as 108 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: it just it feels like everyone's in a race for 109 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: second against that juggernaut right now, But we'll get we'll 110 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: get to that momentarily. You mentioned the Grizzlies, who they're 111 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: having a down year, probably not a playoff team, although 112 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: they're technically in the play in right now and they've 113 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 1: won eight of their last eleven. 114 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 2: You know, on their side, they're just sweating. 115 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: Will John Morant either be able to play or does 116 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: he want to play? 117 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 2: Just kind of the way that Memphis. 118 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: Has really they they they've found themselves at this this 119 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: precipitous rate of degradation. Desmond Baines no longer in the mix. 120 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: Just a lot of struggles for them, but not a team. 121 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: As you mentioned, we can overlook those cats tonight. 122 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, John Moransk hurt his ankle last game, so he's 123 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 3: questionable heading into tonight. But they got Jaron Jackson Junior, 124 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 3: who's always kind of a theign in the side and 125 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 3: the former Defensive Player of the Year. The guy that 126 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 3: really has contributed to their winning though, has been Zach ed. 127 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 3: He he's the big man who played at Perdue. I 128 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 3: think fans are a big ten. Fans are familiar with 129 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 3: his work through all the years. He's driven winning for 130 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 3: this Memphis. He missed the first chunk of games this season. 131 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 3: Then he comes back and they and they only lose 132 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 3: I think they think eight and two in his ten games. 133 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 3: But now he's out injured again, and so it has 134 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 3: not worked out with John Moran, and it's it's you know, 135 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 3: he had the one game suspension earlier for conduct detrimental 136 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 3: to the team when he called out his coach not 137 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 3: only in a locker room to him, but also to 138 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 3: the media afterwards, and so you just don't know how 139 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: this is going to play out with John. Randy has 140 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 3: not been as impactful, and the numbers haven't been as good, 141 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 3: and the winning hasn't been there as in years past, 142 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 3: and so he and Jaron Jackson Junior haven't been enough. 143 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 3: It's it's really been, like I said, Zach Edie, who's 144 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 3: been carrying the workload and the win rate. And unfortunately 145 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 3: for the Grizzlies, those three guys have played five minutes 146 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 3: together all seasons, so they've battled some injuries there too, 147 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 3: So you know, but that's when you want to face 148 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 3: the team when they're when they're at some crossroads. And yeah, 149 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 3: they're playing well of late, they got a little confidence, 150 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 3: but without Edie, they've they've basically been able to feast 151 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: on some sub five hundred teams. They've really struggled. Only 152 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 3: one win this year against a five hundred or better team. 153 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 2: Oh wow, Okay, I did not know that stat. 154 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: I know, you know one of the best rebounds are 155 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: going to be important to this one. I do want 156 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: to jump back to our favorite team and with ant 157 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: you know, you mentioned it, the balanced attack that this 158 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: team has found itself in these last couple of games. 159 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: We can focus in on those without Anthony in the lineup, 160 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: and it just seems like that's been the the balancing 161 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: act of this squad thus far, Allen in terms of 162 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: Anthony's going to go for forty and Jaden McDaniels is 163 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: going to go one of seven. Anthony Edwards is going 164 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: to get you twelve or fifteen, maybe a little more 165 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: on the assists side that night, and then it's Nas 166 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 1: Reed and it's Jaden McDaniels that are carrying you offensively. 167 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: It just seems like that that struggle and maybe it 168 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: all relates to one particular position that they're still trying 169 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: to master here, that finding that balance with Anthony in 170 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: the mix has been a bit of a struggle. 171 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, there are times where you know it's all Ant 172 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: and nobody else can kind of get on track. He's 173 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 3: almost doing it kind of by himself rather than through 174 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: the construct of the offense and through his team. And 175 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 3: then you'll the games where Ant is a willing distributor, 176 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 3: eager to set up his teammates, has a better feel 177 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 3: for the game of when to set guys up and 178 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 3: get touches. That's something I was talking to Mike Conley 179 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 3: about last week before his injury, and I think the 180 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,719 Speaker 3: Wolves have missed him a little bit too the last 181 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 3: couple of games. Even though his minutes have been down, 182 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 3: he's been coming off the bench. Mike, such a studying 183 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 3: force is and he was talking about how you know 184 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 3: it takes time to develop when to look for your shot, 185 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,119 Speaker 3: When to know everybody who's on the floor, what positions 186 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 3: they're in, and how long it's been since they've had 187 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 3: a touch or maybe a shot. How do I get 188 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 3: someone else involved? And that's kind of the next level. 189 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 3: How do you get to a level of scoring which 190 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 3: Aunt is at an elite level right He's averaging close 191 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 3: to thirty points a game, but also makes the game 192 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 3: feel like everybody else is involved. So it's something that 193 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 3: Shay Gildas Alexander does very well. He gets the high 194 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 3: scoring rate, but he also keeps his teammates involved, and 195 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 3: Jalen Williams has big nights and chet Holmgren has big nights, 196 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 3: you know, And that's that's always the work in progress, 197 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 3: is to get to get your top guy going, get 198 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 3: your second guy, your third guy, and you just want 199 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,839 Speaker 3: that balance attack. Now, it's not gonna be perfect every night. 200 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 3: There are gonna be off shooting nights, but that's the 201 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 3: kind of mindset you want to be in, is being 202 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 3: impactful but still playing that team game and getting everybody going. 203 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 2: What have you thought of Tarren Shannon Junior. 204 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: Now you know, post post Nikil Alexander Walker, and if 205 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: if PA was here, he would call him a rolling 206 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: ball of butcher knives. Tarren Shannon Junior, instant offense, instant energy, 207 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: finds himself maybe getting a little too many fouls on 208 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: the defensive side of things and just kind of. 209 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 2: The ebbs and flows. 210 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: As a little bit older but still immature in the 211 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: grand scheme of his NBA career, Arren Shannon Junior finding 212 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: his way along. 213 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, and he's gonna you know, he knew he was 214 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 3: going to get an opportunity this season. Without Nikiell, he 215 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 3: and Jalen Clark, we're going to try to, you know, 216 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 3: to sort of tag team those minutes. I think that 217 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 3: Nikil brought you every single night for two and a 218 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 3: half seasons. Nik Kill was so good with the Wolves, 219 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: not only with how he played, but the consistency that 220 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 3: he brought every night. He missed one game in two 221 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 3: and a half years, and that wasn't because he was injured. 222 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 3: It was because it was the second game after he 223 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 3: got traded for So nik Kill was awesome and he's 224 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 3: flourishing in Atlanta, and I know all the Wolves love 225 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 3: to see that. And he got paid. He got himself 226 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 3: a nice big contract, which he's well deserved. But TJ's 227 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 3: kind of been up and down this season. Then he 228 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 3: battled through a foot issue that I think had a 229 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 3: large role to do with that, and then he then 230 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 3: he did have the game let's see last week where 231 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 3: he did have three thousand and four minutes, and the Wolves, 232 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 3: their coaching is to have really challenged him, like you've 233 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 3: got to be better on the defensive end of the floor. 234 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 3: It can't just be offense, which he preaches to everybody. 235 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 3: Everybody's got to play both ends of the floor. You're 236 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 3: not going to play very long. And I thought TJ 237 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 3: responded with some good games over the weekend, especially that 238 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 3: Golden State game on Friday night. They needed a performance 239 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 3: like that. He's such a downhill player. Boy, he catches 240 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 3: it and attacks, and he always puts the defense on 241 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 3: their heels. Now, sometimes you could argue, I think that 242 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 3: he probably attacks too much when maybe there's not a 243 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 3: lane there. Sometimes you have to be able to read 244 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 3: what's available. Okay, it's not here, let's move it. I'll 245 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 3: get it back in a different position on a different 246 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 3: spot on the floor perhaps, and now maybe that lane's there, 247 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 3: or maybe it's the next possession. But picking those moments 248 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 3: to go rather than going every single time. But what 249 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 3: he does get going downhill and has got a lane, 250 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 3: I mean, he's got the size and the strength to finish. 251 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 3: And it's you know, they need that off the bench 252 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 3: because the Wolves bench is really all nas Reed as 253 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 3: far as the scoring goes, no bench player in the 254 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 3: NBA has carried a bigger percentage of their bench points 255 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: than Nasri. Nazried has scored forty four percent of the 256 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 3: Wolve's bench points, which is by far and away the 257 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 3: highest rate in the league. So he's been tremendous and 258 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 3: he's on an up swing right now knocking down threes. 259 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 3: But you do need that balance attack. You need TJ. Shannon, 260 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 3: you need Jail and Clark doing his things on the 261 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 3: defensive end of the floor and then chipping in on offense, 262 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 3: and then when you get Mike Conley back to and 263 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 3: you know, getting whatever minutes you're gonna get out of 264 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 3: Mike Conley, He's just it's just such a steadying force 265 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 3: on the floor. Even though you look at the box score, 266 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 3: his stats might not blow you away. 267 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: Well, it's kind of crazy with Jalen Clark. You mentioned 268 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: box score is not blowing you away. Uh, Jalen Clark's 269 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: not gonna not gonna get you you know, filling. 270 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 2: The stat sheets, so to speak. 271 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: But there is a trend that plays out with Jalen 272 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,599 Speaker 1: that the longer he's on the court, the more difficult 273 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: and the the steeper hill that any opponent has to 274 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: climb to get over the hump against our team. Jalen 275 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: Clark a nice little piece if he maybe he can 276 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: add a couple of buckets to that defense. 277 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I think those buckets will come. He works 278 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 3: so hard at practice and shoot around and off, you know, 279 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 3: oft times getting his shots up to be able to 280 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 3: contribute in those spots because he is so good defensively. 281 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 3: Is one on one defense is great. They've got metrics 282 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 3: that are defensive field goal percentage, So what does the 283 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 3: opponent shoot when you're the primary defender? And Jalen's been 284 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 3: up amongst the league leaders almost all season. When he's 285 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 3: on the floor of the Wolve's defensive rating is at 286 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 3: an elite level. When he drops off, it's very Rudy 287 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 3: Gobert esque. When he's on the floor. Both those guys, 288 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 3: the defense is really good. And when they drop they 289 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 3: when they come off the floor and get arrest the 290 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 3: defense really suffers. So those guys make their impact on 291 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 3: the defensive end. And when Jalen's in the zone and 292 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 3: and and contributing like that, it just helps pick up 293 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 3: some of the You know, there's so many talented offensive 294 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: players and guess what, Aunt and Jaden can't defend everybody. 295 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 3: And that's where you miss Nikil because he was so 296 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 3: solid in those roles and defending wing defenders. You need, 297 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 3: you need Jalen Clark to be one of those guys 298 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 3: coming off the bench that can they can help shut 299 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 3: down and make life difficult for all the potent scores 300 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 3: in this league. 301 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: Now I want to I want to get the Bones. 302 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: What about Bones? Bones Highland. It's a cool it's a 303 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: cool name to say. And you know, just following from 304 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: I can't remember if it was their title year or 305 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: maybe the year after, but Bones, when he was playing 306 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: for the Denver Nuggets had. 307 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 2: Just kind of just out of nowhere. He just couldn't miss. 308 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: And I think it was early stages of the postseason 309 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: and and there was just this buzz and this fervor 310 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: around Bones. Now he heads to the Clippers either the 311 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: next year or the year after, that kind of disappears 312 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: in obscurity, and now we have him here in Minnesota 313 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: and you see him on a night when you needed him, 314 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: dishes in eighteen points and just look good on the floor. 315 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: But is that truly just worth stemming the tide until 316 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: Anthony's healthy? 317 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 2: Kind of going back to what we were. 318 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: Talking about maybe five ten minutes ago, just players having 319 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: to plug the gap as we continue to figure out 320 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: not just being balanced without Anthony, but who the heck's 321 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: going to freaking handle the ball for twenty plus minutes 322 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: a night and orchestrate this offense. 323 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was good to see Bones have that kind 324 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 3: of game, especially in the starting lineup, because it was 325 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 3: so excited to be in the starting lineup in Golden 326 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 3: State and it only lasted three and a half minutes. 327 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 3: Then he banged knees with somebody and was out for 328 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 3: the rest of the game. So it was great to 329 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 3: see him have a second opportunity because it's something he's 330 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 3: worked awfully hard at and it's tough for It's tough 331 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 3: for young in this league to find their way into teams, 332 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 3: into positions under coaches, to find their role to succeed, 333 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 3: and so I think it's almost more difficult sometimes for 334 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 3: young players to come on the good teams because good 335 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 3: teams are focused on winning games. They're not focused on 336 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 3: making sure you get your minutes or this guy gets 337 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 3: their minutes in the name of development. This isn't the 338 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 3: Wizard situation. So if he'd been on the Wizards and 339 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 3: gotten twenty eight to thirty two minutes a game, you know, 340 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 3: it might be a different scenario. But it was tough 341 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 3: to find his way in Denver. It was tough to 342 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 3: find his way with the LA Clippers. Now Tim Conley, 343 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 3: the guy who drafted him in Denver, brings him back 344 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 3: to Minnesota. At the end of last season. You know, 345 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 3: there wasn't an opportunity really for him to crack the 346 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 3: rotation at that point. That was right when the Wolves 347 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 3: were about to take off and finish the season on 348 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 3: the seventeen and four record and make their deep run. 349 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 3: But he got a sense of how Chris Finch operated, 350 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 3: He knows Tim Conley, He got a sense of his teammates. 351 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 3: He comes back this year and he feels a little 352 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,919 Speaker 3: more comfortable and he's you know, every year, these guys, 353 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 3: we have to forget that when they come in the 354 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 3: league they're eighteen, nineteen years old, and even three years 355 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 3: removed from that, you realize they're twenty two to twenty three, 356 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 3: twenty four, and they're more mature, they've gone through experiences, 357 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 3: they kind of accept things now, they have a better understanding. 358 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 3: It's what all of us go through in life. Right. 359 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 3: We were so different from eighteen to twenty to twenty 360 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 3: two to twenty four, and so it's the same for 361 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 3: these guys, and so it's been difficult for Bonones to 362 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 3: find himself in a situation. And he probably would admit 363 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 3: too that he maybe hasn't handled all those other situations 364 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 3: very well, but he's had the right mindset from the 365 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 3: moment training camp started this year that he I mean, 366 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 3: this guy's got a smile on his face all the time. 367 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 3: Will he will dap up everybody, whether you're the radio 368 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 3: guy or whether you're Anthony Edwards or coaching staff. He's 369 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 3: got a smile in his face. He's quick to say hi. 370 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 3: It's he's got a great personality, a lot like Anthony 371 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 3: Edwards too, it's just with just kind of it's sort 372 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 3: of a magnetic aristhma. And so it's great to see 373 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 3: him get this opportunity, and I think he having gone 374 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 3: through his prior experiences, probably appreciates it even more and 375 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 3: is even if and when Ant comes back, he'll clearly 376 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 3: go back to the bench, but there might be a 377 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 3: role for him now where maybe there wasn't a consistent 378 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 3: one before. And you know, when you're a winning team, 379 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 3: it's about finding ways to have the team at their 380 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 3: best and use all eighteen guys that you have in 381 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 3: your roster to find your way to wins. So if 382 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 3: that means that Bones is playing better than Rob Dillingham, 383 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 3: he's going to get more minutes than Rob Dillingham. If 384 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 3: Rob's playing better, well, then he's going to get an opportunity. 385 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 3: And if there are guys out, well, then that opens 386 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 3: up opportunities for a lot of different guys. So it's 387 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 3: you know, it's been fun to see Bones have that 388 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 3: kind of game the other night. He definitely deserved it. 389 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 2: Time for a couple more here and thanks again for 390 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 2: your time. 391 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 3: Alan. 392 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 1: The other night, Rudy Gobert played twenty minutes against the 393 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: Sacramento Kings and then it was abruptly announced he was 394 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: out for the remainder of the game. 395 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 2: Due to personal reasons. 396 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,479 Speaker 1: Now, and I assume maybe stuff like this, there were 397 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:06,400 Speaker 1: rumors there were people that on the inside knew and everything. 398 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 2: But on the outside it's like, whoa this is. 399 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: This is either catastrophically bad or miraculously good. Thankfully it 400 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:14,919 Speaker 1: was on the good side of things. How about Rudy 401 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: welcoming a new baby girl into the mix. 402 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 2: There was a little you know, what's. 403 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 1: Going on with Rudy and then we got the good 404 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: news a day or two later. 405 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 2: That's awesome. 406 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're right, it could be. It could be really 407 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 3: bad news or could be really good news. And I 408 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 3: was hoping when he was wapping up his teammates as 409 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 3: he was leaving the floor and then leaving the bench 410 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 3: area and obviously heading to the birth of his daughter. 411 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 3: You know, usually if it was something more serious, I mean, 412 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 3: this is what I was hoping, is that it wasn't. 413 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 3: That was a sign of something good that he tapping 414 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 3: up his teammates, and you know, it's funny to practice 415 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 3: the other day. They just you know, they acknowledged that 416 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 3: they thanked Rudy for putting in the time and for playing, 417 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 3: because he easily could have not played right. Yeah, but 418 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 3: they they he wanted to be there. He knew how 419 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: important winds are. He played as long as he could 420 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 3: and then got the go code, if you will, and 421 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,719 Speaker 3: then was able to was able to be there and 422 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 3: so and it helped it. You know, I don't know 423 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 3: if he doesn't play the other night, I don't know 424 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 3: that the Wolves pull out that win. I mean, he 425 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 3: was he was instrumental in that victory. And so that 426 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 3: those kind of things don't go unnoticed. And it was 427 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 3: great to see Rudy have a great night all the 428 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 3: way around. He played well, got the you know, the team, 429 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 3: got the win, and he welcomes his second child in 430 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 3: the world. So that's that's fantastic. 431 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 2: Now, that is super cool. 432 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: Now later this week getting back to it, uh, okay, 433 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: see and I was chatting Pat mcalletty. We were chatting 434 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: Wild Hockey in studio last couple of segments, but we 435 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: did venture into the Wolves world and just the the 436 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 1: idea that when you talk about like windows championship windows, 437 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: what we've seen from OKAC not just last year in 438 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: the Western Conference Finals they hoist the trophy, we're all 439 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 1: sad and downtrodden, but now twenty four and two and 440 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: what they've put back on the court this year. Just 441 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: I wonder whether you're Tim Connolly or maybe just at 442 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: a at a more floor level, it's finch in the squad, 443 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: like how they view you know, James again, is it 444 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: a race for second? But but really just maybe more 445 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 1: focusing in simply into into Friday night, just maybe despite 446 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: being a regular season game in mid mid December, like 447 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: how VI like how pumped they are to play this 448 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: game and figure out how to best those Thunder. 449 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, and I think they played the Thunder 450 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 3: really well a couple of weeks ago in ok See. 451 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 3: That was a game that was tied with about three 452 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 3: minutes to go, and unfortunately that came in the stretch 453 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,119 Speaker 3: where the Wolves were really struggling. They had lost in Phoenix, 454 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 3: Sacramento and OKC all with you know, really poor end 455 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 3: of game final three minutes in overtime struggles. So I think, ay, 456 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 3: they feel like they match up very well against Oklahoma City. 457 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 3: It you know, you always look to improve your team. 458 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 3: I don't know that you do it with one team 459 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 3: in mind, though, because there's you only played the Thunder 460 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 3: four times during the regular season. You take your best 461 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 3: shot at them, and and who knows, you may not 462 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 3: even see them in the post. If you want to 463 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 3: get to where you want to go, you're likely going 464 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 3: to see them. But my point is you just don't. 465 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 3: You just don't keep them in mind solely in terms 466 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 3: of trying to. 467 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 2: Fill a hole of you if you can. 468 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:11,959 Speaker 3: If you're going to improve your team and you think that 469 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 3: makes you better against Okay See, well that's fine, but 470 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 3: I don't know that you start making moves based on 471 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 3: any potential opponent down the line. But but this it 472 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 3: is going to be fun. I'm glad to see him 473 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 3: is at home. I feel like there's some real you know, 474 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 3: social media is not a great barometer, I think of 475 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 3: of of of the general public's views. It's very we're 476 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 3: being force fed exactly what we want to see, apparently 477 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 3: from our algorithm algorithms and all that. But I will 478 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 3: say that I feel like there's some anti oka see, 479 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 3: you know, momentum coming. More and more people are pointing 480 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 3: out that what we've seen all year, well the last 481 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 3: couple of years, with Shay Gilles Alexander and his antics 482 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 3: getting to the free throw line. This is a supremely 483 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 3: talented guy. There's no doubting that. But I think what 484 00:22:56,720 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 3: people have had enough of and we've seen played on firsthand, 485 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 3: is you know, on the marginal contact and him selling 486 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 3: that and you know, having just collapsing to the floor, 487 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 3: flailing himself to the deck. That's the stuff that he seems. 488 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 2: To get rewarded with more than more. 489 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 3: Than other players in this league. And I'm I'll be 490 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 3: interested to see how you know, I just think a 491 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 3: lot is building towards Friday night. Maybe It's just me 492 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 3: because I want to see this matchup. But how Chris 493 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 3: Finch and the and the fans get into it, and 494 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 3: how you handle the referees and really kind of get 495 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 3: into this game early so that those kind of things 496 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 3: don't build. But I mean, Shay has made a master. 497 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 3: It's kind of like when James Harden started to take 498 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 3: control in Houston, he just kind of changed the game. 499 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 3: He pushed the envelope. I think Shay Gildess Alexander does 500 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 3: the same thing. He's pushing the envelope and what what 501 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 3: is what's troubling though, is that it appears at least 502 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 3: that the referees are looking to reward that they're so 503 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 3: quick to give him a whistle. I mean, there's a 504 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 3: famous play in the Western Conference finals where Shaye drives. 505 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 3: He got he tripped himself up, he tripped on the floor, 506 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 3: went down, and they could there were two whistles right 507 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 3: away like what you saw what? And the Wolves had 508 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 3: to challenge that it was clearly not a foul. But 509 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,479 Speaker 3: they're so quick to reward Shay gilds of Alexander when 510 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 3: oftentimes it's not deserved. And so we'll see if that 511 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 3: plays in the plays in the things. I didn't think 512 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 3: it really did in the first meeting, But I don't know. Well, 513 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,679 Speaker 3: I think we're gonna get some I think things are 514 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 3: gonna be heated on Friday night. I'm looking forward to it. 515 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm looking forward to it too. 516 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: But before that, let's handle the grizz call a great 517 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: one tonight and always appreciate you joining the show. 518 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 3: My man, you got anordo anytime. 519 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:31,199 Speaker 2: Thank you. 520 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: That's Alan Horton at Wolves Radio via x Voice of 521 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: your Minnesota Timberwolves and again tip off shortly after seven 522 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: pm tonight the Target Center Wolves hosting the Grizzlies. Sounds 523 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: like we're gonna have to wait until the eleventh hour 524 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: to hear if Anthony Edwards is playing similarly for John 525 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,479 Speaker 1: Morant and tweaking his ankle because he's always tweaking his ankle. 526 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: But that's seven pm ission. You're gonna get to hear 527 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 1: that right here on the fan final hour. Nord to 528 00:24:54,200 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: Win for PA. We're back in minutes. 529 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: Nord to Win for PA. 530 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: A couple of shorties to go here, and then we 531 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: will we will give way to the program. 532 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 2: And I just saw common Man was nice enough to 533 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 2: step in studio and say. 534 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,919 Speaker 1: Hey for a moment so I can confirm that the 535 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: host of Noon to three is here. The host of 536 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: nine to noon is going to be back tomorrow. Vocal 537 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: maintenance day on a Wednesday. It was an emotional win 538 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 1: that the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Now we've got 539 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: to figure out how to beat the Giants and met 540 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: life for a couple of division collisions and the twenty 541 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: twenty five season for the Minnesota Vikings. That's why it's 542 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: been really a two topic affair nine to Noon today, 543 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: whether it's the Wolves hosting the Grizz tonight, what the 544 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: Wild did last night. We're now winners of five in 545 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: a row after a five to zero w over the Capitals. 546 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: Seven shutouts for your hockey team this year, by far 547 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: leads the NHL. I think the Aisles are in second 548 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: with four. 549 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 2: So that's just kind of the vibe. 550 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: And that's amidst by the way the Hughes Steam and 551 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: the kremline doing their thing last night with year Off 552 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: getting a goal I believe also an assist on the 553 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: night might have been a three point night for year Off. 554 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: Tarasenko with two goals and an assist as well, Capris 555 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: off on the with the man advantage. Just beautiful work 556 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: being done by the hockey team right now. Text line 557 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: I got this one doesn't have a name on it, 558 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: but just how big of a swing and mortgage of 559 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: the future does Billy g take? And he references, I 560 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 1: don't know if this would ever be a thing. I 561 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: don't want it to be a thing. Trade the Great 562 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: Wall of Saint Paul for a rental in Sydney Crosby, 563 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: and do you go all in for one year? Would 564 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: you rather have a three to five year window to 565 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: win a championship? See you trade for Quinn Hughes teams 566 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: on just on fire right now, red freaking hot, and 567 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: you start talking about these sorts of things. I also 568 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: got a text earlier. Do you think the Wild can 569 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: beat the Panthers? I mean that would be well, that'd 570 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: be a bit farther down the road. Right now we're 571 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: talking about hockey in June and maybe parade routes and 572 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:20,360 Speaker 1: all sorts of things. But that's the life that has 573 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: just been breathed into thrust into this hockey team over 574 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: in Saint Paul, and it's a beautiful thing. To that question, 575 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 1: I guess you know hypotheticals. No, I mean you want 576 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: a window, right. You want to sustain greatness. You want 577 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: to sustain your contending ability for as long as humanly possible. 578 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: And that's where whether it's with the Wolves too straight 579 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: Western Conference berths or the Minnesota Wild now in the 580 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 1: spot that they are in and appear to be in 581 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: moving forward, is potentially the Wolves make a move and 582 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,719 Speaker 1: Connolly can't be afraid to make this thing better if 583 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: he believes that this puts them in a better spot 584 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: over a seven game series. To oust Okac Now, I 585 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: mostly agree with what Alan Horton said last segment. You 586 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: can't necessarily mortgage future or move assets simply to beat 587 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: one team in the league. 588 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 2: However, that's kind of a mix. 589 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 1: You think about how certain teams and dynasty like fashion 590 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,679 Speaker 1: kind of led to changes. Whether it was in the 591 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 1: nineties with the Bulls, You've seen it, with the Lakers, 592 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: you saw it, you know, just Lebron led teams in general. 593 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,959 Speaker 1: And then you look at the Warriors and how the 594 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: way that they played and Steph Curry and Klay Thompson 595 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: in his absolute prime, etc. How that kind of changed 596 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: the way the league focused on how they acquired talent, 597 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: what they were looking for and how to potentially beat 598 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 1: the Warriors. Right now, it feels like you're going to 599 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: be staring up at Okac, maybe not just this year, 600 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: but for years to come, and so that does naturally 601 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: or inherently, I think, impact how you view your own 602 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: roster and how to get better. 603 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 2: Now back to the Wild, similar state of affairs. 604 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: You get, Quinn Hughes, you are absolutely this team's an 605 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: absolute Cup contender in twenty twenty five, twenty six. 606 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 2: Now how do they get better? And in the end, 607 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 2: I guess. 608 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: Kind of moving it, just kind of aligning it with 609 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 1: the hoops team. You know, the question is, you know, 610 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: I think again, I think you're talking about windows. You're 611 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: talking about you know, consistent contention. That's what you want. 612 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: And you want a hoist to Stanley Cup. You want 613 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: a hoist I Larry O'Brien trophy, Target Center and Grand 614 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: Casino Arena getting wild. But with all of that that's happened, 615 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: you're still looking up at the Dallas Stars. There's still 616 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: you know, the Wolves are looking up at Okac. How 617 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: do you get over that hump? The Wild are still 618 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,719 Speaker 1: looking up at the stars. They're still looking up at 619 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: the Aves. Love what you saw on Black Friday, the 620 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: shootout victory over the Avs. You love how the Wild 621 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: handled the Stars. More recently, they're they're beating these big 622 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: timers in the conference. Now, that's something you haven't been 623 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: able to say for several seasons. 624 00:29:58,360 --> 00:29:58,959 Speaker 2: So you dig that. 625 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: But with all of it, as good as this is, 626 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: as good as it can be, and maybe even get 627 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: any you know, maybe get even better. 628 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 2: Billy g making some more moves, the Panthers, the freaking Panthers. 629 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: The Panthers with that roster, and how you know Four 630 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: Nations Cup. People worried about injuries, get Chuck I think, 631 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: gets hurt in the tourney and then. 632 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 2: You find his way. 633 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: And while he wasn't necessarily the story of that tournament, 634 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: you think about Bennett, you think about just I mean, 635 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: the roster that they built down there. 636 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 2: You're still looking up at some of those teams. 637 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: So and this isn't about trying to stifle excitement, by 638 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: the way, It's just kind of an interesting spot that 639 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: both our teams are in, whether it's the Wolves and 640 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: let's figure out this point guard spot. 641 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 2: Man and Bones love bones, same Bones. 642 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't like playing Bones thirty five minutes in games 643 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: that really count with the season on the line, however, 644 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: so they. 645 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 2: Got to figure that out. 646 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: And then on the hockey side of things, how you 647 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: match up. And this is a conversation that frankly fun 648 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: hockey fodder, Hot takes a happy hour with Isaac's style fodder. 649 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: Just this is going to persist until we actually get 650 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: to see it, right because as of now, unless the 651 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: Wild where to find their way at the top of 652 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: the central, you're going to be playing either the Stars 653 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 1: or the Avs in Round one of the postseason, and 654 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna get a final answer on that one way 655 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: or the other. Just really fun, but again, windows and 656 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: taking more big swings, et cetera. It's just that that's 657 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: the lot in life with both teams. But man, we're 658 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: on the good side of it right now. And that 659 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: is again, whether it's it's Billy g what he's done, 660 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: what we have here with finching the howel man, the 661 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: getting is good. 662 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 2: The getting is good for hockey and hoops right now. 663 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 2: Final segment around the corner. 664 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: And locking it, final segment, vocal maintenance day in play. 665 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: But I assure you the host will return tomorrow. Big 666 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: ups to my guy Russo for joining during the first hour. 667 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: Florio head coach of the Wild John High hit me 668 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: up during the ten am hour, fresh off that victory 669 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 1: last night, and good to see Pat mcletty back in 670 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:06,479 Speaker 1: the studio. 671 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 2: I haven't seen him in months. 672 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: And then, of course, thanks to thanks to Alan Horton 673 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: Voice of the Wolves, as the Wolves, you get to 674 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: hear him on the fan tonight tip off shortly after 675 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: seven pm right here on the fan now the Wolves 676 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: hosting the Grizzlies. And as you heard from from margal 677 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: Ronda Moss, questionable is Anthony Edwards at this particular point 678 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: with the foot soreness? Heads up on a cool event? 679 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: This actually this originally it took place back in May. 680 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: I didn't get to go. We just had some mouth 681 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 1: issues at the Nord Quizz House. But a winter trip 682 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: Ballard's Resort. We're doing a walleye trip February twentieth through 683 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: the twenty third, and if we get enough folks in 684 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: the mix, we're gonna head up there for a few days, 685 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 1: catch some walleye and enjoy the beautiful winter wonderland up 686 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: at Ballard's Resort. You can learn about it the package 687 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: includes lodging, meals, fishing, drinks, licensed transportation includes all of that, 688 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 1: and the spots are limited, so you can at the 689 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: hook hook your spot. 690 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 2: You can go to Ballardsresort dot com. 691 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: Love it up there, And I just got this text 692 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:10,160 Speaker 1: message again part of the conversation a deviation from Vikings football. 693 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: We're going to dig back deep into the purple tomorrow, 694 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: of course, but just think about it for a second, 695 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: where we at one point, specifically earlier in the season 696 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: and prior to the games actually counting, It's like, can 697 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: we just get out of the first round? It's cool 698 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: that we have career back looking forward to that need 699 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: to stay healthy. Hopefully yesper Valstat can do his thing 700 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: and provide a compliment, create that duo there in net. 701 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: Can we just get out of the first round in 702 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs once in a while have we considered doing that? 703 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: Could we just actually win a freaking series in the 704 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 1: postseason instead of going up to one and then losing 705 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: three straight and getting ousted like we've been experienced. And 706 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: it feels like for the better part of a decade, 707 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: we've gone from that in a month and a half 708 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: two months to getting text messages like this Hey, what 709 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: do you think about gust Bus for Dry? Title both needs, 710 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: both great at their positions. In just two months, we've 711 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: gone from can we just win a playoff series? To 712 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: now we got Quinn Hughes maybe the best deep pair 713 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: in the league, we got the krem line, and we're 714 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 1: talking about Hey, I wonder if sid would like to 715 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: play here? Hey, why don't we give Gus bust for Dry? 716 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: Sidle not endorsing that trade, but my point is how 717 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: quickly things have changed with the hockey team, and it's 718 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: a beautiful thing. 719 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 2: That's it for me. 720 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: Nordo appreciate you guys listening whenever you do The Common 721 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: Man the program with Tennabe their next right here on 722 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: the Fan, have an awesome afternoon. 723 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:51,439 Speaker 2: Podcast, Today's Paul Allen Show. 724 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:54,360 Speaker 1: We're listening back to previous show and interviewsite going to 725 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, orgfan dot com.