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Jul 18, 2024 | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves |Andrew Dukowitz |Charlie Walton |Chelanga Langason
Summer League is exciting because some of the newest draft selections get their first glimpse of NBA action. It’s also a significant development checkpoint for young players looking to solidify themselves in the league. Teams often make decisions about fringe roster spots based on Summer League performances. Still, how much can we learn about prospects when they’re playing against their peers in Vegas?
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
zonecoverage.com | Andrew Dukowitz |Charlie Walton |Chelanga Langason |Alex Dukowitz
Before NBA Summer League started in Vegas, a reporter asked Terrence Shannon Jr. a simple question: What do you expect to do in Summer League? “Win the whole league,” Shannon responded. Terrance Shannon Jr on what he anticipates in Vegas“Win the whole league, anything I do I’m going to compete and win”@ZoneCoverageMN@Timberwolves#WolvesBack pic.twitter.com/fs1iw0XNjY— Andrew Dukowitz (@adukeMN) July 9, 2024We’re three games in, and Shannon is meeting his own expectations.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
zonecoverage.com | Brandon Warne |Max Kappel |Chelanga Langason |Chris Schad
The Minnesota Twins open their second half in Milwaukee on Saturday, and in this edition of Locked On Twins, Brandon (@Brandon_Warne) and Dave (@answerdavebrown) take a look at how confident they are in the team’s starting and relief pitching as well as its offense heading into the home stretch. Audio available here or check out the YouTube video below:VIDEO
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
zonecoverage.com | Charlie Walton |Chelanga Langason |Andrew Dukowitz |Markos Tsegaye
Tim Connelly and his staff had to address crucial roster uncertainty for the future and present this summer. Last year, the Minnesota Timberwolves made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost in five games against the Dallas Mavericks, and don’t want to regress next season. They have a championship window with Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Rudy Gobert on the roster.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
zonecoverage.com | Chelanga Langason |Andrew Dukowitz |Markos Tsegaye |Phil Ford
In this episode, we learn about Dylan and Chelanga’s NBA comps. Then we find out who is legit after one summer league game. Finally, we forgot to talk about the Kings and the Grizz! So we begrudgingly devote about 15 minutes to those teams.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
zonecoverage.com | Tom Schreier |Chelanga Langason |Markos Tsegaye |Andrew Dukowitz
On Saturday, Jake’s Graphs made a compelling case that Naz Reid is the ideal man. He’s loved by all, has a killer crossover, and is hard-working. Reid is also confident, extremely athletic, and highly skilled. His nickname is his name. “He’s been an incredible story here,” Chris Finch said after Friday’s 104-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. “The way he’s, from Day 1, changed his body, kept growing his game, plays with so much confidence and energy.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
zonecoverage.com | Chelanga Langason |Markos Tsegaye |Andrew Dukowitz |Joe Rogers
We’re back and better than ever! On today’s episode, we talk about the ownership drama, Sachin’s hard drive, and say goodbye to the G-League Ignite!Then, did we learn anything about the Wolves in the close loss to the Nuggets? Is Naz Reid Lisan Al-Gaib? Is Anthony Edwards 1st team All-NBA? And find out how Doordash saved Chelanga’s life and if you say that Doordash is bad you’re basically wishing that Chelanga was dead. This episode is not brought to you by Doordash.
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Nov 19, 2023 | 
zonecoverage.com | Alex Dukowitz |Markos Tsegaye |Phil Ford |Chelanga Langason
In a 2015 Grantland interview, Jonathan Abrams asked Mike Conley Sr. what the net big goal for his son and himself was at the time. “The big thing for me and Mike right now is getting rid of the ‘underrated’ tag and calling him what he is — one of the top point guards in the country.”Fast forward eight years, and Mike Conley Jr. is having arguably the best season of his career.
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Nov 18, 2023 | 
zonecoverage.com | Markos Tsegaye |Phil Ford |Chelanga Langason
Sitting at (8-3), the Minnesota Timberwolves are off to their best start to a season since the Kevin Garnett era. They’ve made improvements across the board, particularly on defense. The Wolves lead the league in defensive efficiency and are among the league’s leaders in other defensive statistics. With the early success Minnesota has experienced, how should we assess this team (11) games into the regular season?
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Nov 18, 2023 | 
zonecoverage.com | Nick Hamaty |Chelanga Langason |Matt Johnson |Dylan Carlson
(Apple, Spotify, Amazon links below)On this week’s episode of Tiny Nick’s Giant Picks we cover:Day in Florida Man HistoryWho Was it a Bad Day For? NFL Week 11 PreviewSpeed RoundBest BetsFinished in the top 1% of the 2021 Las Vegas Westgate NFL SuperContest. You can find Tiny Nick’s daily gambling picks over on ZoneCoverage.com and see him appear regularly on SportsGrid!Follow Tiny Nick and Ethan on Twitter. A Zone Coverage Podcast Network ProductionFollow Zone Coverage: @ZoneCoverageMN
