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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 91 — Embiid and Simmons and Fultz, LEGGO: 2017-18 Philadelphia 76ers Preview

iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale So much is going on with the Philadelphia 76ers, we jump-start their 2017-18 season preview in the only way that makes a semblance of sense: by posing roughly six bajillion-zillion-quadtrillion questions. First and foremost: Are they a playoff team