Let’s keep Hardwood Knocks’ division-preview train rolling, rolling, rolling! iTunes | Art19 | Google Play | Spotify @AndrewDBailey | @@DanFavale Spreaker | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher Dan is once again joined by the New York Daily News‘ Kristian Winfield to wrap up their deep dive into the Atlantic Division. They’re cannonballing into all things Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers
Andy and Dan come up with some Andre Iguodala trades and discuss the NBA’s mega-dumb decision to ban “ninja-style” headbands. They also build their All “Ninja Headband” Team, because why not? iTunes | Art19 | Google Play | Spotify @AndrewDBailey | @MoDakhil_NBA | @DanFavale Spreaker | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher After that, they devote an entire mailbag to Eastern Conference
The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors are banged up almost beyond repair, and the Association will never be the same. iTunes | Art19 | Google Play | Spotify Spreaker | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Andy and Dan dive into the profound fallout from the Finals, an emotive dissection that runs through
And then there were two. iTunes | Art19 | Google Play | Spotify Spreaker | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale With the Raptors and Warriors getting set to tip off in the NBA Finals, Hardwood Knocks previews their matchup from all angles—Kevin Durant’s health, Kawhi Leonard’s health, X-factors, defensive matchups, etc. After that, it’s on to
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
Toronto and its basketball team have developed a special love and obsession for the number six, thanks to Canadian rapper Drake, who came up with the city’s nickname, “The Six,” and was dubbed the organization’s global ambassador in 2013. The Raptors, in fact, just unveiled their
The Toronto Raptors know how to win in the regular season. They’ve proved as much, securing home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference each of the last four years. Over that span, they have had one of most potent attacks in the league. In fact, since
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