Episodes
Dan and Grant discuss which 2024 NBA playoff teams and hopefuls are under the most pressure—using tiers! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:31 - NBA Pressure Index  46:14 - STAT PADDING (GUESS-A-PLAYER!) SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS...
Published 03/28/24
Dan breaks down his most improved player from NBA team for the 2023-24 regular season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:32 - Atlanta Hawks 2:30 - Boston Celtics 3:16 - Brooklyn Nets 4:44 - Charlotte Hornets 6:36 - Chicago Bulls 8:09 - Cleveland Cavaliers 9:50 - Dallas Mavericks 11:09 - Denver Nuggets 12:38 - Detroit Pistons 14:01 - Golden State Warriors 16:03 - Houston Rockets 19:34 - Indiana Pacers 20:45 - Los Angeles Clippers 22:14 - Los Angeles Lakers 24:01 - Memphis Grizzlies 26:47 - Miami...
Published 03/26/24
Published 03/26/24
Dan and Grant run through one goal or storyline they'll be monitoring during the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season for the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:29 - Miami Heat 8:42 - Milwaukee Bucks 13:56 - New York Knicks 22:30 - Orlando Magic 30:13 - Philadelphia 76ers 37:19 - Toronto Raptors 47:06 - Washington Wizards 54:22 - STAT PADDING (GUESS THAT PLAYER!) SUPPORT THE SHOW BY...
Published 03/23/24
Dan and Grant run through one goal or storyline they'll be monitoring during the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season for the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 8:46 - Atlanta Hawks 19:09 - Boston Celtics 25:18 - Brooklyn Nets 31:19 - Charlotte Hornets 36:05 - Chicago Bulls 41:52 - Cleveland Cavaliers 46:51 - Detroit Pistons 53:46 - Indiana Pacers 1:01:40 - STAT...
Published 03/21/24
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. In Part 2 of our Western Conference deep dive, we're covering the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. CHECK OUT PART 1! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:04 - Minnesota Timberwolves 11:08 - New Orleans Pelicans 34:02 - Oklahoma City Thunder 51:18 - Phoenix Suns 55:47 - Portland Trail Blazers 59:10 -...
Published 03/19/24
Enjoy this sneak snippet from our upcoming episode dropping in which Dan and Grant discuss the intricacies of the New Orleans Pelicans defense. SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]
Published 03/17/24
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. In Part 1 of our Western Conference deep dive, we're covering the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:19 - Dallas Mavericks 14:34 - Denver Nuggets 19:00 - Golden State Warriors 24:22 - Houston Rockets 38:16 - Los Angeles Clippers 52:19 - Los Angeles Lakers 58:35 - Memphis Grizzlies 1:02:54 -...
Published 03/15/24
Dan is joined by Kyle Theige (@KyleTheige) from The Dane Moore NBA Podcast and Flagrant Howls podcast to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves and their ceiling heading into the 2024 NBA playoffs. They get into the Wolves' comeback win over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Karl-Anthony Towns injury and prospective return, rotation changes for Minnesota, Jaden McDaniels struggles, the rise of Naz Reid, a continued ascent for Anthony Edwards and so much more. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:32 - The...
Published 03/13/24
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. We begin with the Eastern Conference. In Part 2 of 2, we'll be tackling questions submitted for the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards. Check out Part 1 in which we answer questions on the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers! IT'S RIGHT...
Published 03/09/24
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. We begin with the Eastern Conference. In Part 1 of 2, we'll be tackling questions submitted for the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:04 - Atlanta Hawks 11:39 - Brooklyn Nets 29:59 - Boston Celtics 39:21 - Charlotte Hornets 45:58 - Chicago Bulls 56:01 - Cleveland Cavaliers 1:05:21 - Detroit...
Published 03/07/24
Dan and Grant check in on the 2024 NBA awards race. In Part 2, they give their *current but subject to change* picks for Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, All-Defense, All-Rookie and All-NBA. CHECK OUT PART 1 WHERE THEY TALK MVP, MOST IMPROVED AND MORE HERE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 4:52 - Sixth Man of the Year 17:25 - Defensive Player of the Year 37:49 - Rookie of the Year 1:00:10 - All-Rookie Teams 1:09:31 - All-Defense Teams 1:23:25 - All-NBA Teams 1:42:26 -...
Published 03/04/24
Enjoy this sneak-snippet from Monday's episode in which Dan and Grant discuss when (or if) Victor Wembanyama will be the best player in the NBA. Can he really usurp Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Devin Booker and others while they're still in their prime? And if so, how soon should we expect Wemby to be the best player in the NBA? Can he rise as quickly as LeBron James did? SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR...
Published 03/03/24
Dan and Grant check in on the 2024 NBA awards race. In Part 1, they give their *current but subject to change* picks for MVP, Clutch Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Executive of the Year and Coach of the Year. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:57 - Criteria and methodology 6:34 - MVP 38:06 - Clutch Player of the Year 43:58 - Most Improved Player 1:03:20 - Executive of the Year 1:14:55 - Coach of the Year 1:26:32 - STAT PADDING SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN...
Published 03/01/24
Dan is joined by Ryan Blackburn (@BlackburnNBA) from Mile High Sports and The Alley-Oop podcast (@AlleyOopPod) to discuss the Denver Nuggets, their continued evolution, their NBA title defense, the MVP case of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon at the 5 lineups, the importance of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the value of Michael Porter Jr., two timelines and MUCH MORE. FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALLEY-OOP PODCAST HERE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:17 - Are the Denver Nuggets sending the...
Published 02/28/24
Dan does some housekeeping and answers some mailbag questions from the Hardwood Knocks Discord. (SHAMELESS PLUG: JOIN OUR DISCORD 👉 https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb.) This time around, we're covering the trade value of Jalen Green, some Houston Rockets stuff, ring culture and player movement through the lens of Kevin Durant, a proposed rule change, restrictions in the new CBA and MORE! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:47 - Why do sign-and-trades take place in free agency? 5:14 - How do pick...
Published 02/26/24
Dan is BACK from vaca and tackles some topics he's been itching to comment on while he was away, including matters related to the Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA All-Star Game and JJ Redick/basketball coverage and discourse and fandom in general. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:36 - Mitch Kupchak leaves Charlotte, Hornets direction 7:10 - Brooklyn fires Jacque Vaughn, What's next for the Nets? 13:07 - Let's talk about the NBA All-Star Game 23:30 - Doc Rivers, JJ...
Published 02/24/24
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 center rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]
Published 02/23/24
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 power forward rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]
Published 02/21/24
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 small forward rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]
Published 02/19/24
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 shooting guard rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]
Published 02/16/24
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 point guard rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]
Published 02/14/24
Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) of Bleacher Report, Forbes, Liberty Ballers and The NBA Podcast discuss the biggest questions they have for the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season following the trade deadline. SUBSCRIBE TO THE NBA PODCAST HERE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:41 - Chicago Bulls 11:27 - Who is the second-best team in the Eastern Conference: Knicks, Cavaliers, Bucks or Sixers? 21:33 - What's up the Philadelphia 76ers? Will Joel Embiid play again this season? 26:57 - Which...
Published 02/12/24
Enjoy this sneak-snippet from Monday's episode with Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) of Bleacher Report, Forbes, Liberty Ballers and The NBA Podcast in which he and Dan discuss whether the masses are sleeping on the Phoenix Suns. SUBSCRIBE TO THE NBA PODCAST HERE. SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale /...
Published 02/10/24
Dan and Grant react to (pretty much) everything that happened ahead of the 2024 NBA trade deadline. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 4:11 - New York Knicks 8:32 - Philadelphia 76ers 11:28 - OG ANUNOBY HAS SURGERY 12:34 - BACK TO THE SIXERS 17:10 - Dallas Mavericks 26:32 - Charlotte Hornets 30:36 - Oklahoma City Thunder 37:33 - Washington Wizards 40:46 - Toronto Raptors 45:13 - Utah Jazz 40:46 - Toronto Raptors 49:32 - Indiana Pacers 54:21 - Phoenix Suns 58:40 - Detroit Pistons 1:04:52 - Milwaukee...
Published 02/09/24