Category Archives: Hardwood Knocks

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 110 — Sustainability Index for NBA’s Hottest Starts (I.E. Odes to Ben Simmons and Giannis)

iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale If only every absurdly hot start to the 2017-18 NBA season could last forever. Sadly, though, life on the hardwood doesn’t work like that. Some blistering beginnings are for real. Others? Not so much. They’re protracted smokescreens—players and teams capitalizing on fiery streaks

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 109 — Panic or Chill, Cavaliers and Warriors Edition: Are NBA’s Coldest Starts for Real?

iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Certain NBA players and teams always fall short of expectations to start the regular season. But a few select cases are more dire than others. Take the Cleveland Cavaliers. They’re sporting a bottom-five defense, lackluster offense, plenty of injuries

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 107 — Grooming Kristaps Shouldn’t Be THIS Hard: 2017-18 New York Knicks Preview

iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Carmelo Anthony is gone, which means the New Yorks are…doing what exactly? We’re not quite sure. In order to find the answer, or something resembling an answer, we turn to James Marceda (@NBAInjuryR3port), the host of the Locked on Knicks podcast.