• Induction Ceremony for Andrew Wiggins into Timberwolves FTG Hall of Fame.
• Playoff assessment.
• Our future as a Pro-DLo Podcast.
• All in on Rudy Gobert AND WHY.

Josh and Dan invite our first Sympathizer, Pat Mixdorf, of First Team All Nonsense (@1stTeamNonsense) onto the show to revisit preseason predictions and view our normal takes on hype, delusions, and blind spots through the lens of an impending play-in appearance. And, as always, Timberwolves Power Rankings™.

Last summer Tip to Tap was in "Camp Run-it-Back." Before the trade deadline we were "Team Stay-Put." Now, as the end of the season nears, the data points are in: how do we assess this team? And what should be considered a successful season?

Some celebration of KAT, but also talk of why getting to the next level requires TWO players that CONSISTENTLY put pressure on the rim.

PLUS, a theory SO CONTROVERSIAL Dan was unwilling to unveil it on Twitter, simply so as to avoid the mentions.

Shout-outs to Utepils, Fair State Brewing Cooperative, and Modist Brewing.

Featuring a breakdown of the various elements contributing to the massive swell of positivity surrounding the Minnesota Timberwolves.

PLUS, extending Dan's "star theory" on defense to an entire team concept, a lot of back-patting over earlier-season (and pre-season) prognostication that is bearing out. Really, the only negativity is when Dan LAYS INTO trade deadline Crazytown. Featuring beer from Dangerous Man (Minneapolis, MN) and Single Speed (Cedar Falls, IA).

Featuring a revisiting of our early season takes of "KAT cannot be the leader of this team" and "We are a Pro-DLo podcast," both of which kick off a ton of tangents around leadership and player growth.

Plus, talk about team culture change, how much is it about the refs and how much is it about guys who just don't know how to work the refs, and a littany of characters ranging from Ant to Nathan Knight. And, as always, Timberwolf Power Rankings™.

Join the fun!

Timberwolves Tip to Tap Ep 17 - Mailbag, and Keep that Mail Away from Josh's Flamethrower!

Josh goes OFF on KAT's emotions but leaves a little time for rapid-fire responses to nearly week-old questions by @balleyesnorth, @rolexvy, @Wiim1986, @JayQualquer, @JrHamsandwich, @JackWolvesFan, and @MattEbnet

Josh and Dan invite our first Sympathizer, Pat Mixdorf, of First Team All Nonsense (@1stTeamNonsense) onto the show to talk preseason prognostications. Where are Wolves fans delusional, and where is the hype justified? Preseason rankings discussed and, as always, Timberwolves Power Rankings™.

(beer talk starts at 1:16)

*Forgotten Star Brewing* talk & sampling https://www.forgottenstarbrewing.com/

(Timberwolf talk starts at 14:25)

Hot or Cold? Where are we at on a scale of 1-10

The Freakout (what are people freaking out about)

People are freaking out about free-agent inactivity. CUE: DAN'S RANT

Aside - on Free Agents:

Where are we on this? What do we think about Markkanen?

Hype it Up! What are we most excited about?

• Summer league!
• Running it back next year!!

Blind Spots: (where are people missing the point entirely?)

STAR DEFENSE

Timberwolf Power Rankings™*

(beer talk starts at 1:10)

 56 Brewing talk & sampling

(Timberwolf talk starts at 7:27)

Hot or Cold? Where are we at on a scale of 1-10

The Freakout: Fan Freakouts take over with our mailbag episode!

• What should the team work on in the offseason?
• What org is Gersson trying to model the Wolves into?
• WHY IS SIMMONS NOT A FIT FOR THE WOLVES?!

Blind Spots: Where are people missing the point entirely?

• The Power of Doing Nothing

Timberwolf Power Rankings™

(beer talk starts at 1:15)

Fair State Brewing Cooperative talk & sampling

#DrinkLocalMN

(Timberwolf talk starts at 11:48)

Hot or Cold? Where are we at on a scale of 1-10

(you'll have to listen & find out, won't ya?)

The Freakout: What are your greatest concerns?

(consistent D)

Hype it up! What are you most excited about?

(Ant, what else?)

Blind Spots: Where are people missing the point entirely?

(it takes all of one game for people to be ready to move on from KAT)

Timberwolf Power Rankings™

(you'll never guess who is in a six-way tie for #2!!!)

(beer talk starts at 1:40)

Able Seedhouse & Brewery talk & sampling

#DrinkLocalMN

(Timberwolf talk starts at 15:29)

Where art thou, Timberwolf Nation?

Hot or Cold? Where are we at on a scale of 1-10

The Freakout: What are your greatest concerns?

• The surrounding cast

Hype it up! What are you most excited about?

• The offense and what It Can Be

Blind Spots: Where are people missing the point entirely?

• What comes after this season

Timberwolf Power Rankings™

Vando's Hands (a special musical number)

Steel Toe Brewing! talk & sampling

A #DrinkLocalMN call-out

Hot or Cold? Scale of 1-10. What is your overall excitement level?

The Freakout: What are your greatest concerns?

• KAT and Leadership

Hype it up! What are you most excited about? 

• The Core

Blind Spots: Where are people missing the point entirely?

• The J.O.S.H
• DLo: HE HASN'T PLAYED YET

Timberwolf Power Rankings™

0:00 Intro

1:09 Fulton Brewing!

13:22 A plug for #DrinkLocalMN advocacy

16:42 Timberwolves

• What are we seeing coming out of the All Star Break?
• Is Anthony Edwards the new leader of the Timberwolves?
• What are we preparing for as the trade deadline approaches?
• What does Beasley/DLo integration look like at this point?

55:05 Timberwolves Power Rankings™

1:06:00 Closing Thoughts

1:09:12 End

0:00 Intro & talkin' Insight Brewing!

13:12 Talkin' MN Timberwolves

- Josh is throwing 3rd-level fireballs on the Ryan Saunders firing

- What is our patience level with the team?

- Initial impressions of Coach Finch

1:03:05 SUDDEN TECHNICAL TROUBLE!

1:03:46: Timberwolves Power Rankings™

Jerry Wacholz of Ball Eyes North joins us!

0:00 Intro & all things BallEyesNorth.com

11: 30 Talkin' Castle Danger Brewing!

18:40 #FreeTheGrowler

21:40 Timberwolves talk!

• return of KAT
• Ant's coming out party
• the return of excitement to Timberwolf basketball!

49:45 Timberwolf Power Rankings!

Josh and Dan sample and talk about Utepils Brewing.

They then cover what seem to be Wolves Fandom's assorted collection of various Despairs (all hope is lost! the team is making no progress! KAT is going to leave!), and offer their counterpoint silver linings.

PLUS, as always, Timberwolves Power Rankings™

AND...about eight minutes of unplanned bonus content! Epsidoe "6a," if you will.

• Pryes Brewing, memories/tasting
• The "Years of Mediocrity for a Ring" debate.
• "How many games to gel?" revisited.
• Josh makes a case for NO PJ TUCKER.
• Josh makes a case for MOR VANDERBILT
• and, as always, #TimberwolfPowerRankings

Josh and Dan sample and discuss Indeed Brewing of Northeast Minneapolis, from their quaint out-of-the-way arthouse location to the distinctive artwork on their cans.

hen Josh starts throwing heat! Our two hosts discuss their frustration over and distaste of what they see as the proliferation of Flamin' Hot Timberwolf Takes. Basically, two (or five) games do not define the entirety of a player's identity, especially with a moment with as much disarray as the present.

There's a general appeal to reason, some things that we've been noticing about the season along the way, and - as always - Dan's Timberwolf Power Rankings.

• Modist Brewing: Great offerings, fun anecdotes!
• Preseason game analysis; what that does (and does not) portend.
• Western Conference predictions that will SHOCK and possibly ANGER you.
• Timberwolf Power Rankings™ (with an almost wholesale turnover among the top 5!)

Josh and Dan sample the 'Sippi Squeeze and Super Sippi Squeeze from Northeast Minneapolis' 56 Brewing, then react to the Timberwolves' activity from draft night and first week of free agency.