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.
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
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
How does every NBA player stack up coming out of the 2017-18 regular season, based on everything we’ve learned after studying their performances during the last 82 games? That’s the question NBA Math staff members and contributors sought to answer, ranking each and every player in
MAIL TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale In the latest listener-driven episode, Andy and Dan get equally topical, hot takey, analytical, historical, obscure and, most critically, all kinds of impassioned. They tackle questions that take you down all kinds of rabbit holes—tangents that collectively include: Kawhi Leonard trade
Ever wonder which NBA teams are deploying the best lineups this season? Think you know which five-man units are the cream of the Association’s crop? Are you just interested in the data that goes in to determining this year’s best arrangements? iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Whatever your
Andy Bailey and Dan Favale go around the NBA to riff on the latest hot-button issues, both real and of their own design and preference. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale In addition to talking about the imminent returns of Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry, they dig deep on Andrew
MAIL(BAG) TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Should the Warriors be concerned about their recent spate of injuries, including extensive absences from Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry? Aside from Victor Oladipo, what makes the Pacers so damn awesome? Are the Bucks dead where they stand? Can the Raptors really make it