The regular season is done and the Wolves are locked in as the six seed headed to face Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Today we do something a little different. A quick season in review, the Denver matchup broken down, Ant in the playoffs, the Rudy/Slo Mo/Jokic rotation puzzle, play-in predictions for both conferences, every first-round pick, and a full bracket all the way to the NBA Finals. We crowned a champion...and you'll never guess who! Go Wolves.

The Wolves go 1-3 this week, and it is not great. Tom took his five-year-old, Julien, to his first Wolves game on Easter Sunday against Charlotte -- spoiler, they left at halftime, and it was the right call. We break down the week, talk about what Ant and Jaden being hurt actually means heading into a first-round matchup with Denver, dig into the stat that shows Ant elevates against the best teams while Rudy quietly does the opposite, and close out with KG returning to Target Center on April 12th for the first time since 2018. Meaningless game. Still a sellout. Still a Howl.

The Wolves went 1-1 this week, but one of those games will go down in history. Minnesota came back from 13 points down in overtime to beat the Houston Rockets 110-108 — the largest overtime comeback since the NBA began tracking play-by-play data in 1997. Oh, and Scott Foster was the ref. Fuck that guy. We break down both games in full, get into the Scott Foster file, and debate whether the NBA needs to do something about him before the playoffs.

Then we get into One Big Thing — the rumored new Wolves logo (we have thoughts), plus the end of year awards race. Is it Wembanyama or SGA for MVP? We make the case for Wemby. And is Kon Knueppel the Rookie of the Year over Cooper Flagg? We break down both races.

Finally, Howl or Foul — fans ask whether Ant can return and play at the pace that has helped this team succeed in his absence. Tom says foul for now. Josh says howl. We explain why.

3-1 without Anthony Edwards! It's all good, right? Not so fast.

This week, Tom and Josh break down a Wolves squad navigating the stretch run without their best player and discovering that Julius Randle might not be the alpha they were banking on. Finch publicly called him out for his rebounding effort. And Josh loved it. The bench outplayed Julius in three of four games. And Tom takes a detour to blast American Airlines...because it's his show and he can.

Also on the pod: the 65-game awards rule and what it could cost Ant, the Celtics win you probably didn't expect, Naz Reid's case for more minutes, and a Howl or Foul on whether letting Nickeil Alexander-Walker walk in the offseason was a mistake. A quick dive into the Western Conference standings, and Tom still refuses to admit the Lakers are good.

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Ant drops 40 on Memphis, posterizes RJ Barrett in Toronto, and the Wolves go two and one on the week, but Julius Randle shooting 15% from three in March is impossible to ignore. Tom and Josh recap all three games, dig into Randle's month-by-month three-point collapse, and work through six fan submissions covering the biggest questions facing this roster: Is this team deeper than the last two Western Conference Finals squads? Is the defense completely dependent on Rudy Gobert? Will Naz Reid, Rudy, Randle, and Joan Beringer all be back next year? And is Jaden McDaniels the number two scoring option of the future? The most audience-driven episode of the season - now 13 episodes in!

The Wolves went 3-0 this week, with wins over Portland (124-121), the Clippers (94-88), and Denver (117-108). Jaden McDaniels was the standout against the Blazers, drawing praise from Jamal Crawford, while Ant continued his clutch-time dominance despite some efficiency concerns. The Clippers win featured a gritty fourth-quarter comeback and sparked conversation about the Ant-Finch dynamic after Edwards hit a contested dagger three against his coach's wishes, though both sides say the relationship is strong. The Denver road win was highlighted by what may be Bones Hyland's best game in a Wolves uniform, plus a stellar all-around performance from DDV.

The guys dive into the Wolves bench transformation, noting the team is 20-3 when bench players score 36+ points. With the addition of Kyle Anderson (Slo-Mo), the bench depth is looking better than it has all season. They debate whether Slo-Mo will crack 10+ minutes per game and break down how his basketball IQ, defensive versatility, and calming presence fill critical gaps heading into the playoffs.

For One Big Thing, the focus turns to the Western Conference standings. Minnesota sits fourth, just percentage points behind Houston for the three seed, with a crucial positioning battle since the three seed likely draws the Lakers or Suns in the first round rather than Denver. Both Tom and Josh predict a 3-0 homestand against Memphis, Toronto, and Orlando to close out the week and potentially grab that third spot outright.

Ant drops 40 on Dallas, wins All-Star MVP, and then calls out Cade Cunningham — and the Wolves turn around and get smoked by the 76ers. Classic Wolves basketball. This week, Tom and Josh recap both post-All-Star break games, break down what Ant's All-Star MVP historically means for a player's future, and dig into the Wolves' brutal remaining schedule (third hardest in the league). Plus: Is Cade Cunningham really the best American basketball player in the NBA? And Beringer gets his first start! — which went about as well as you'd expect without Rudy and Naz.

We're halfway there and livin' on a prayer that this team figures it out in the second half.

The Wolves hit the All-Star break sitting 6th in the West despite having better talent than last year. What went wrong, and can they turn it around?

We break down Julius Randle's ridiculous All-Star snub (1000 pts, 250 rebs, 250 ast - only 7 players hit that, all All-Stars except him), recap the wild first-half storylines from continuity failures to Mike Conley's decline, and debate our expansion draft protection list.

Plus: Ayo Dosunmu's instant defensive impact, the Rob Dillingham saga, Baron Beringer's raw potential, Jaden McDaniels shooting 45% from three, and why Ant's "just waiting for the playoffs" quote defined the season's effort problems.

WHO WE'D PROTECT: Ant, Jaden, Naz, Ayo, DDV, Baron J, and two controversial choices.

Second half prediction: Can effort and consistency save this season, or is this just Timberwolves basketball?