MAIL TIME. Our latest journey through the minds of you, our treasured audience, takes us through the Los Angeles Lakers, Frank Vogel and Russell Westbrook dumpster fire; the Utah Jazz's struggles; trade targets for the Dallas Mavericks; thoughts on Ben Simmons; 2022 NBA title contender rankings; Stephen Curry's offensive usage with the Golden State Warriors; Kevin Love's Sixth Man of the Year candidacy; the Charlotte Hornets' defensive uptick; Anthony Edwards' growth; Marcus Smart's down year(?); and sooooo much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:49)   🔘 SMALL-BUT-IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT😳 (1:51) 🔘 Lakers/Frank Vogel/Russell Westbrook (3:33) 🔘 Contender Rankings/East vs. West (15:01) 🔘 Kevin Love's SMOY case (21:22) 🔘 Useful stats when talking DPOY (23:51) 🔘 Top Most Improved Player candidates (26:27) 🔘 What's wrong with the Jazz? (29:49) 🔘 Ben Simmons + Kings rumors (36:01) 🔘 WHO SAYS NO? - Listener proposes Sixers-Jazz trade idea (40:45)  🔘 Best Hornets defensive lineup/Charlotte's defensive improvement (44:17) 🔘 Anthony Edwards' growth (48:34) 🔘 How good is Ayo Dosunmo REALLY? (51:55) 🔘 WTF is the deal with Steph Curry? (55:21) 🔘 Realistic-but-impactful Mavs trade target rankings (58:24) 🔘 Top net ratings so far/Top net ratings in victories only (1:07:11) 🔘 Should the Celtics look to trade Marcus Smart? (1:09:19) JOIN OUR DISCORD: Hardwood Knocks Chitchat Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Follow: @HardwoodKnocks Follow: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices