The apple link edition of last night's pod at Falling Knife between Dane + I, while Tacko Fall strode through a batch of desultory celebrities on the telly. As always, appreciate the people coming and all the earnest engagement and goodwill both before and after. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Here is the spotify link to last night's pod at Falling Knife. We recap the season pre-All Star break and take questions from the crowd. open.spotify.com/episode/5jJD...

The pods Dane and I do at Falling Knife never disappoint. The beer is varied and delicious, the vibe always upbeat, the questions cover a wide range and address topics in ways we don't always tackle. Just good times. Here's the youtube link www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBKQ...

And I don't believe for a moment ICE is getting out completely. Defiantly celebrating this bullshit has become politically unpalatable. So they're going to stop the celebrating--not the bullshit.

The Strib's giant AN END IN SIGHT headline is giving off vibes of Bush in a flight suit declaring Mission Accomplished. At best, ICE is going somewhere else to do the same thing. And that thing can't be tolerated anywhere in thus country.

I'll believe Ice is out of Minneapolis when our signal chats are quiet and the clips of unconstitutional government aggression have ceased. Meanwhile, a lot of terrorized people still need our help.

And ICYMI, here is yesterday's column about the Wolves frustrating lack of maturity this season. Stomping the Hawks + Blazers was a great way to head into the break, but consistent focus on the other side will be crucial. www.minnpost.com/sports/2026/...

Reminder that Dane and I will be doing a live pod at Falling Knife tomorrow evening (Friday), our first there since just before the season started. These things are always a good time (at least for me) and after a couple beers I'll be happy to play the curmudgeon or booster depending on the topic.

Latest Wolves: The team's reneging on its preseason vows of greater maturity and sustained commitment to teamwork keep coming home to roost www.minnpost.com/sports/2026/...

Out of batteries. See you next time

38 points for the bench. Would have been more except for Naz's ejection

Randle fakes a corner feed on his turnaround and instead dumps it off to a cutting Rudy for a slam. Slick and impressive.

Hawks cut it to 17. Finch calls time. He wants a decisive win to put all this bad juju back in the box

Ayo and Bones are going to be a thing. That bucket took about 1.6 seconds

Naz and Gueye get tossed for jersey tugging and pulling lackluster undercard compared to the slugfest in Pistons-Hornets, although Landale has a large scratch and welt on his neck and clearly caught a stray. Now shooting for chicken and disappointing fans with a make

Wolves lead by 19 with 12 to play. Finch tweaking lineups: Got Naz, Ayo, Clark, McDaniels and Randle out there now

I like that Finch is frustrated on D despite the score. This is when you believe it is habit forming, when you snuff in a blowout. Saw it in 2022-23

Finch chews out Ant and Randle for getting outrebounded on two putback attempts by Landale (one successful). Public viewing, with the Wolves up 22 at the time

Enjoying the Ayo energy drink. As many calories burned as advertised

Quinn Snyder looks like a villain in a children's book.

Ant with a sterling defensive play. Good statement

McDaniels great block at the apex. Jaden playing big in the paint is one of my favorite basketball things the last 13 months

Randle with a great casual feed to Gobert. Wolves offense is humming. As in first quarter, content to trade baskets rather than bury opponent. Rudy had one basket, a putback in first half. Has been fed two of last three possessions.

Randle having a nice game 6-7 from the floor, 2-3 from deep. Three rebounds four assists to go with 14 points. Wolves +24 in his 17:20

Back to back 40 point quarters in the first half and the Wolves allow just 22 in the second quarter. Barring historic pratfall, looking like tension is abating

Wolves out here having fun, which for a change is a very good thing under the circumstances

Ayo has 9 in 10 minutes and as I type McDaniels posterizes somebody. Has more dunks than ant this season I bet. More memorable ones anyeay

Great steal by Naz, who whizzes a pass to streaking McDaniels for a slam and 1. Welcome back connectivity

Wolves push it to 70-52. After giving up 34 in first quarter, have allowed just 18 in first 8:20 of the second. McCollum has calmed down and turnovers are up.

Hawks have no defenders. They need Dyson Daniels, so important to their schemes last season and very briefly this one.

Wolves allow an And-1 by Risacher on a football pass beating team down the floor. McDaniels commits the foul

insane fight(s) between Pistons and Hornets

Clark letting his freak flag fly on the afro tip

Wolves give up 34 points. Fortunately they score 41, with Ant (13), Randle (9) and McDaniels (7) leading the way

Randle hits his classic left block midrange, runs up the court catching a low five from A-Rod at courtside

McCollum 7-8 from the field for 16 points. Wolves waiting for him to sit, finally happens

Offense is humming. Defense remains a part-time work in progress

Ayo and Bones is a really fun pairing on offense. Couple of speed merchants and they are in there with a Naz/Mcdaniels frontcourt (Ant the fifth)

Wolves working exceptionally hard to share the ball. Seven assists and one turnover. 62% shooting

McDaniels 3 shots, which is more than he had in the entire first half the other night. 7 points in 5 minutes

McCollum strolls past Ant and then nobody moves on his way to the layup

No Jalen Johnson tonight. That's a huge break. He's an all star who went 34-10-6 in their last meeting

Let's see the depth and breadth of effort on the defensive end tonight by Ant and Randle. That is really the meat of the matter.

Nice video tribute to NAW, but showed way too many dunks and not a single defensive play. Guy negotiated screens as well as anybody not named Garnett.

Here for Wolves-Hawks, an important game at a shaky time for this ballclub. Need at least one, and preferably two (obviously) against two more sub.500 opponents, having lost badly to the Pels and Clips. Hawks dismantled the Wolves in the first meeting with Jalen Johnson going off

ICYMI, this piece from Jon is right on the money. I checked out of the locker room early because I figured it was going to be more of the same, but Rudy has had enough at exactly the right time. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Old man who is behind the curve question: What's with the occasional cluster of new followers with no followers, no tweets, and anachronistic "bombshell" photos? It happens every week or so.

I love the way brains roam. I happened upon a reference to Jean Gray from the X-Men comics and wound up spending an hour listening to rapper Jean Grae for the first time in over a decade, probably. Check out "The Bootleg of the Bootleg," or most anything else she's done. Quick, merciless, exciting.

Bad loss. Once again couldn't get stops.

Ant with two contested hero ball shots both well short