Listen to “Hardwood Knocks” on Spreaker. MAIL TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale In the latest Hardwood Knocks mailbag, Andy and Dan tackle macro issues from all over the NBA, including Nikola Jokic’s MVP case; overall MVP rankings; trade-deadline targets for the Jazz; Dennis Smith Jr. rumors;
Listen to “212 – Melo to Lakers(?), Eastern Conference Quarterly Grades, Part I” on Spreaker. Report card SZN is rolling on, and on, and on. Next up: The first half of the Eastern Conference, featuring #takez and #stizzatz on the Wizards, Raptors, Sixers, Magic, Knicks,
Listen to “211 – Reaction to Bulls Firing Hoiberg, Western Conference Quarterly Grades (Part 2)” on Spreaker. Report-card SZN continues with Part II of our Western Conference grades, featuring the Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Rockets, Nuggets and Mavericks. First, though, Andy and Dan react
Should the Lakers panic after a 2-5 start? Will LeBron James force them to make substantive changes if the status quo doesn’t improve? Did Klay Thompson’s 52-point explosion reinforce the inevitability of the Warriors winning the title? Is Luka Doncic running away with Rookie of
MAIL TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Which teams have the deepest backcourt rotations? How about frontcourt? What will the top-five-player rankings look like in a half-decade? Would you rather have Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton or Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic? Who are the Lakers most
The Jimmy Butler trade-request saga is rolling along, so the fellas from Hardwood Knocks feel compelled to tackle it from all angles. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale The latest from ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski has Timberwolves coach-president Tom Thibodeau resisting outside inquiries while owner Glen Taylor remains open
MAAAAAIL TIME. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks takes a break from the division-preview grind to answer a bunch of listener-posed questions that take them around the entire NBA and then back again. The topics of this edition’s inquiries include potential trade candidates; a Rudy Gobert-Draymond
MAIL TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks plows through another extensive bag of mail that takes them down rabbit holes indulging both nostalgia and future forecasts. Which players will make their first All-Star team in 2019? Will Jamal Murray or OG Anunoby become a star?