All posts by Dan Favale

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 160 — Raptors/Thunder Postmortems, PG13’s Free Agency, BOS/PHI Game 5, Hornets/Knicks News

Hardwood Knocks is joined by NBA Math’s own Adam Spinella (@Spinella14) to talk about the futures of the Raptors and Thunder, along with potential trades and Paul George’s free agency. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Should the Raptors blow it up? What does that even mean? Trade

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 159 — Knicks/Fizdale, Jokic Contract, CLE/TOR, BOS/PHI, UTA/HOU, Pacers Postmortem

Listen to “159 Knicks/Fizdale, Jokic Contract, Pacers Postmortem, Takeaways for CLE/TOR, BOS/PHI, UTA/HOU” on Spreaker. Andy and Dan start off with their takeaways from Jazz-Rockets, Sixers-Celtics, Pelicans-Warriors and Cavaliers-Raptors. Get ready for LeBron James, Dante Exum, Ben Simmons and Al Horford #takez! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 157 — Warriors-Pelicans Preview, Postmortems for Wizards, Spurs, Heat, Wolves

Round 2 of the NBA playoffs begins on Saturday with Game 1 of the Pelicans-Warriors series. Ergo, stuff’s about to get real. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Knowing this, Hardwood Knocks has called in Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to preview the best-of-seven set.

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 156 — MAILBAG: Blazers Postmortem, OKC/UTA, Cavs, NOP/Boogie, Underrated Players

MAIIIIIL TIME. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale In Hardwood Knocks’ first postseason mailbag, Andy and Dan tackle all things playoffs-related. Their journey takes them into the surprising developments behind the Jazz-Thunder series and down the Russell Westbrook legacy rabbit hole. They also explore DeMarcus

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 155 — Playoff Takeaways, Kawhi Drama, Ranking Future of Lottery Teams (Part 2)

Playoffs, baby! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale With the NBA playoffs in full swing, Andy and Dan discuss what they’ve seen so far from the Cavs-Pacers, Jazz-Thunder, Blazers-Pelicans and Bucks-Celtics matchups. They also talk about the latest in Kawhi Leonard dramatics; the Hornets’ decision

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 154 — Ranking Futures of NBA Lottery Teams (Part I), Final Report Cards (Part I)

Take a break from the utter madness that is the NBA playoffs and check out Hardwood Knocks’ future power rankings for every lottery squad. Tunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale In the first of two installments, Andy and Dan anatomize the big-picture outlooks for the

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 153 — Hornacek/Vogel Fired, Previewing 1st Round of Playoffs, Final Report Cards

HELLO PLAYOFFS. But first, some obligatory breaking-news banter. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Andy and Dan break down what will happen in the aftermath of the Knicks firing Jeff Hornacek and the Magic canning Frank Vogel. They then rank which of the current head-coaching vacancies