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.
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
Dan and Andy deliver Part 2 of their top-25 lineup series with Nos. 10 through 1. Be sure to check out Part I of these rankings, featuring Nos. 25 through 11, right here. Did your favorite team’s favorite lineup make either cut? iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale But
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
Kawhi Leonard is expected to rejoin the Spurs this Thursday when they play the Pelicans. Is it too little too late for their slumping playoff chances? Plus, hosts Dan Favale and Andrew Bailey hand out updated report card grades for each of the Western Conference’s
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
Eight NBA teams are vying for the Western Conference’s final six playoff seeds, and things are starting to get weird. Everyone is worthy, and no one is safe. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Can the Spurs survive the NBA’s toughest remaining schedule without Kawhi Leonard? Could the Thunder