iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale To borrow a phrase from the legendary Blue’s Clues: MAIL TIME. In this week’s Hardwood Knocks mailbag, you, our loyal listeners, give us plenty of material with which to work. Your questions were fantastic, and they allowed us to tackle each of the following, among
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale This one’s for the Luka Doncic fans. And the Michael Porter Jr. enthusiasts. And the DeAndre Ayton lovers. And the Marvin Bagley III apologists. “Tanking” is an uncomfortable word for NBA teams—unless, of course, they’re already tanking their brains out. (Sup, Sacramento Kings,
Take a look at the NBA’s defensive efficiency rankings, and you’ll notice the Boston Celtics at the very top, allowing just 95.7 points per 100 possessions. That number isn’t merely good; it would be the best defensive rating since the 2011-12 season, when Tom Thibodeau’s
What happens in the beginning of the NBA season always seems to leave a larger indentation in our minds than the happenings of the middle portion, much of which has to do with a sudden rush of data points to overanalyze after a few months
The new-look Oklahoma City Thunder have big aspirations. Russell Westbrook has transformed himself from a one-man band into a more distribution-focused point guard, while Paul George is getting comfortable working off the ball, slinking off pin-downs and nailing spot-ups. Carmelo Anthony is carrying the second
Statistics are a great part of the basketball. They can tell you all kinds of stories. With traditional stats, we can see who scores a lot of points, gets boards and shoots at a high percentage. With advanced numbers, we can tell tell how much
With the bright lights of an ESPN nationally televised contest against the Los Angeles Lakers drawing eyeballs from the NBA’s general populace on Nov. 8, second-year forward Jaylen Brown was a relative non-factor offensively, scoring nine points on 3-of-11 shooting, including an 0-of-3 showing from
As an avid Detroit Pistons fan, watching Andre Drummond walk to the free-throw line in previous seasons evoked a feeling of fear. It was the same feeling that came from being called on in class when you failed to do the reading. You knew it