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RN by day, Credentialed beat reporter for ZoneCoverage by night covering the TimberWolves and Lynx

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The Lynx finished the season as one of the Most dominant teams in the WNBA.

With their victory Thursday night they made it official that they will be facing the Valkyries in round one, so I dove into the numbers.

Read more about the Valkyries below:

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The Lynx's Revenge Tour Starts With Golden State - Zone Coverage
Shortly after the Minnesota Lynx’s 72-53 victory over the Golden State Valkyries, I asked Cheryl Reeve how proud she was of the Lynx after they finished
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New The Missing Wolves! 🐺🏀

@adukemn.bsky.social is joined by @brandonbeck4.bsky.social from @nopantscrunch.bsky.social to break down Monday's Wolves win, including talking about Julius Randle's triple-double, the Wolves getting back above .500 and more!

Tap in! ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/1sNt...
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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New The Missing Lynx‼️

The entire HTH crew — @hansen13.bsky.social, @terryhorstman.bsky.social and @adukemn.bsky.social — is here to tie a bow on the 2025 Minnesota Lynx season. The good, the bad, the what happens next and everything in between.

Take a listen! ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/1IfQ...
October 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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🐺 Two Words: Wolves Pod 🐺

@adukemn.bsky.social joins the show to discuss the end of the Lynx season and the Wolves preseason opener

→ Phee speaks out 👑
→ Wolves vs. Nuggets preseason ⛏️
→ Rudy Gobert on offense 🇫🇷
→ Naz Reid 3⃣

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Napheesa Collier Speaks Out + the Timberwolves Played Basketball with Andrew Dukowitz
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October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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New The Missing Lynx‼️

@adukemn.bsky.social is joined by @ellemohs.bsky.social of WCCO to talk the Lynx falling 3-1 to Phoenix and now starting their offseason after a historic 2025. They discuss WNBA officiating, memories from the season and much more!

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September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Excited to continue to expand the @hittingthehardwood.bsky.social Network with the addition of The Missing Wolves Pod, which @adukemn.bsky.social will do a great job with!

As noted, this changes nothing from a Lynx/WNBA coverage perspective. That's who we are and that's what we'll continue to do.
🌲𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩!🌲

The Hitting the Hardwood Network is excited to announce we're continuing to grow with a new branch of the network: a Minnesota Timberwolves-centric podcast, The Missing Wolves, hosted by @adukemn.bsky.social! 🐺🏀🔊

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September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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This piece from @adukemn.bsky.social is enlightening. The lack of experience for 3 officials working a semifinal series is alarming
Transparency Is the WNBA's Biggest Officiating Issue - Zone Coverage
Cheryl Reeve didn’t mince words after the Minnesota Lynx’s 84-76 Game 3 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. “One of the best players in the league shot zero free
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September 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Cheryl Reeve called the flat action the Mercury run with Alyssa Thomas the WNBA equivalent to the tush push

After allowing 42 points in the paint in the first half of game one, Courtney Williams and Reeve broke the WNBAs toughest action

Read how below:

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The Lynx Spent Halfitme Of Game 1 Trying To Solve Phoenix's "Flat Action" - Zone Coverage
The Minnesota Lynx went into the halftime locker room Sunday evening facing a seven-point deficit to the Phoenix Mercury (47-40). Led by their point
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September 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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New The Missing Lynx‼️

@adukemn.bsky.social is joined by @terryhorstman.bsky.social live from San Jose to break down the Lynx's sweep of the Golden State Valkyries. They detail the stunning 17-point comeback, discuss the semifinals, take fan questions and more!

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September 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Last second Livestream 🚨🚨

The radio voice of the Lynx Sloane Martin (Live from San Jose) will be going live with me on The missing Lynx’s YouTube Channel at 8:30 CT

If you can’t join the conversation it will be released tomorrow where ever you get your podcasts
September 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
After a 6-5 end to the season and a rocky first quarter the Lynx Sunday the Lynx proved they still have the edge that caused them to start the season’s 28-5.

Read why a 2003 Futurama episode caused me to reflect on the Lynx entire season below:

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The Lynx Still Got 'It' - Zone Coverage
Travel with me back to 2003. You might notice my cool, long, baggy, dark black long-sleeve shirt stuffed inside a short-sleeved Meteora Linkin Park shirt.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Lynx finished the season as one of the Most dominant teams in the WNBA.

With their victory Thursday night they made it official that they will be facing the Valkyries in round one, so I dove into the numbers.

Read more about the Valkyries below:

zonecoverage.com/2025/lynx/th...
The Lynx's Revenge Tour Starts With Golden State - Zone Coverage
Shortly after the Minnesota Lynx’s 72-53 victory over the Golden State Valkyries, I asked Cheryl Reeve how proud she was of the Lynx after they finished
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September 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Cheryl Reeve is making history for the Lynx this year.

She’s at the helm of the best O rating, D rating , and TS% team that owns the WNBAs best record.

Yet, she’s rarely mentioned for COTY.

Read why Reeve is at the peak of her powers below:

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This Season Has Been Cheryl Reeve's Magnum Opus - Zone Coverage
It seems that everyone on the Lynx is being discussed for end-of-season awards. Napheesa Collier is in the running for MVP, and Natisha Hiedeman and
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September 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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#Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve spoke on the horrifying school shooting that occurred in Minneapolis this morning 💭

(🎥 via @adukemn.bsky.social)
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳: 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭

@adukemn.bsky.social covers the #Lynx and Wolves for Zone Coverage and continues to provide quality coverage on the Lynx through The Missing Lynx Podcast. Dukowitz joined the HTH team during the 2025 #WNBA season.

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August 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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If you listen to one thing today, make it this.

Great stuff as always from my guys @terryhorstman.bsky.social and @adukemn.bsky.social!
You made it.

Friday is here, which means so is Lynx Happy Hour!🍻🏀

This week, it's a HTH crossover as @terryhorstman.bsky.social is joined by @adukemn.bsky.social to discuss the first Lynx/Liberty game, if we can call this a rivalry, the trade deadline & more!

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August 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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The rematch did not disappoint and the MN #Lynx put on a show to top the NY Liberty tonight at Target Center.

Join @adukemn.bsky.social live on Twitter/X, on TikTok or on YouTube once post-game interviews wrap up as he recaps tonight's Lynx/Liberty battle!
July 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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July 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Let’s gooooo! 🔥

Stoked to have @adukemn.bsky.social joining me and @terryhorstman.bsky.social at @hittingthehardwood.bsky.social. Look for the same great content from these two guys, all in one place!
🚨Big Announcement!🚨

The HTH team is proud to announce the continued expansion of the HTH family, bringing talented writer and reporter Andrew Dukowitz onto the team to join @hansen13.bsky.social and @terryhorstman.bsky.social with another aspect to coverage. 

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July 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Napheesa Collier on Courtney Williams bounce back game

“The amazing thing about Courtney is as much as we believe in Courtney, nobody believes in Courtney more than Courtney, than Courtney(laughing) it’s a skill set that if you could bottle you’d make millions of dollars”
June 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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The Timberwolves selected Joan Beringer and Rocco Zikarsky in the NBA Draft

I brought @adukemn.bsky.social on @twowordspod.bsky.social to talk about the two picks, as well as what the Wolves could do in free agency

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Timberwolves Pick Joan Beringer and Rocco Zikarsky in the 2025 NBA Draft
Podcast Episode · Two Words: Wolves Pod · 06/27/2025 · 58m
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June 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman (The StudBudz) play a round of Prrr or Grrr on the jumbo tron

#lynxrecognize
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Alanna Smith on her favorite Courtney Williams moment

“My favorite moment was when she hit that three in New York, the and 1 three, that’s going to stay with me for a long time… she’s got a really short term memory, and every shot she believes is going in and that spreads to the whole team”

#lynx
June 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Alanna Smith on Minnesota as a state to live in

“It’s been really nice to experience what Minny has to offer outside of down town, I’ve enjoyed the food scene, the cafe scene. The weathers been beautiful recently, the lakes, so I think it’s really simple easy living here and I’ve enjoyed that”
June 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Alanna Smith on who the biggest trash talker on the Lynx is

“Oh Courtney for sure”

On who talks a lot of trash that fans wouldn’t expect

“everyone else is just sweet angel babies”

On her own trash talking
“That’s just not in me, like I said, I’m a sweet angel baby”

#lynxrecognize
June 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The 10-1 Lynx are built with players not afflicted with the “disease of me”.

Read how that has forged their identity below:

#lynxrecognize

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Resilience Is the Lynx's Superpower - Zone Coverage
Alanna Smith spoke about Diamond Miller after practice on Thursday, after Miller’s most impactful game of the season in the 76-62 victory over the Las
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June 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM