Andy and Dan submit their officially official, irreversibly irreversible picks for all seven of the NBA’s year-end awards: Coach of the Year, Executive of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and MVP. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher
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
MAIIIIIIIL TIME! You asked. Andy and Dan answered. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale This week’s mailbag covers a little bit of everything. Here’s a quick breakdown: LeBron James’ greatness at Age 33 Kyrie Irving’s knee injury Persisting awkwardness between Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs LaMarcus Aldridge’s season-long offensive
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
NBA Math’s Arjun Baradwaj (@arjunebug21) and Chris Crouse (CW_Crouse) join Hardwood Knocks to talk about everything they learned, saw and heard while attending the 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. From NBA playoff realignment and tanking, to potential league expansion and team relocation, to legalized
MAIL TIME! But first, some breaking-news items. Tunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Will Dwyane Wade retire after this season? Is Gregg Popovich subtly recruiting LeBron James on behalf of the Spurs? How much does Ersan Ilyasova help the 76ers? Andy and Dan douse the NBA’s latest talking points
Phew, well, that was something. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Despite plenty of people predicting a stagnant NBA trade deadline, this year’s transaction party lived up to its usual chaotic billing. The Cavaliers completely re-made their roster on the fly—without giving up their Nets pick. The Lakers now
Blake Griffin is now a member of the Detroit Pistons. Yes, you read that correctly. Mere months after signing a five-year max deal to remain with the Clippers, the oft-injured All-Star was flipped to Motor City on Monday, along with Willie Reed and Brice Johnson,