The leap. It’s that mythical transformation players undergo when they turn from rotation guys to key role players, role players to stars or stars to superstars. It’s vague and imperfectly defined, but we know it when we see it. Kristaps Porzingis, Victor Oladipo and Jaylen
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale To borrow a phrase from the legendary Blue’s Clues: MAIL TIME. In this week’s Hardwood Knocks mailbag, you, our loyal listeners, give us plenty of material with which to work. Your questions were fantastic, and they allowed us to tackle each of the following, among
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale History is about to be made. No, the Golden State Warriors aren’t going to win 74 games. But you’re knocking on the door of the next best thing: Hardwood Knocks‘ first-ever mailbag! To start things off, we take you around the NBA with
How does every NBA player stack up heading into 2017-18, based solely on the level at which we expect them to play during the upcoming season? That’s the question 16 NBA Math staff members and contributors sought to answer, ranking each and every player in
Somehow, only two years into his NBA career, Jahlil Okafor already stands out as one of the most polarizing players in the league—and not for what he’s done, but instead because of what he isn’t. After winning a National Championship at Duke, hype around the
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale So much is going on with the Philadelphia 76ers, we jump-start their 2017-18 season preview in the only way that makes a semblance of sense: by posing roughly six bajillion-zillion-quadtrillion questions. First and foremost: Are they a playoff team
I sit on my couch half-watching the Philadelphia 76ers struggle through a late-winter game when, suddenly, a big man throws down a resounding dunk. “Holmes!” the commentator shouts, as I begin to turn my attention back towards my computer. Just then, I stop and scold
A team is only as strong as its weakest link. Log onto Twitter and you can see self-indulgent debates left and right about the superstars on a team. Is Team A’s best player better than Team B’s? Can Team A win a championship with Player