Tag Archives: Miami Heat

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 198 — MAILBAG: Best Backcourts/Frontcourts, Lakers Trade Targets, Jokic vs. Ayton

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

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 187 — 2018-19 Preview for NBA’s Southeast Division (ATL, CHA, MIA, ORL, WAS)

NBA preview #SZN is upon us! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks tips off its division-by-division breakdown with the ever-awesome Adam Spinella (@Spinella14), the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Washington & Jefferson college, in addition to a contributor for BBallBreakdown and NBA Math itself. Dan gave

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 181 — Eastern Conference Over/Unders, with Extra-Sauce Takez on NBA Prospects

Get your piping-hot NBA over/under takezzzzzz here! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Andy and Dan tip things off with the Eastern Conference. They roll through win-total predictions on all 15 teams, with an added emphasis on young prospects populating the most intriguing situations. When all’s said and

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 157 — Warriors-Pelicans Preview, Postmortems for Wizards, Spurs, Heat, Wolves

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.

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 153 — Hornacek/Vogel Fired, Previewing 1st Round of Playoffs, Final Report Cards

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

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 142 — Derrick Rose’s Fit on Timberwolves, Quarterly Report Cards for Eastern Conference

Derrick Rose is now a member of the Timberwolves, because, well, Tom Thibodeau likes collecting former Bulls. (Shoutout, Aaron Brooks.) iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Dan and Andy break down D-Rose’s fit in Minnesota—spoiler: It’s not great—and discuss what his arrival might mean for his career and Tyus