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 “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
Did anyone order some early-season NBA hot takes, with some extra HAWT sauce on the side? Hopefully, you did. Because Hardwood Knocks has got them. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale First, though, we break down the grade-school beef brewing between Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo. After that,
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?
Two-part episode alert! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale In the first half of this episode, Hardwood Knocks is joined by The Ringer’s Haley O’Shaughnessy (@HaleyOSomething) to talk gut-feeling destinations for LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard. In the second part, Andy and Dan riff on their biggest draft
ALL-NBA PICKS ARE IN! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Andy and Dan wrap up their year-end award series by picking all 15 All-NBA spots. Don’t bother throwing hate at us. We already hate our ourselves. Many of these selections were excruciatingly difficult, so please, be kind. We suck,
This one’s for the kids. Cole Zwicker (@colezwicker), a co-founder and writer for The Stepien (@TheStepien), joins Hardwood Knocks to offer updates on the NBA’s youngsters. And boy, oh boy, do him and Dan Favale cover some ground. Tunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Rookie ladder? Got it. Sophomore