MAILBAG: All-Defense, All-Rookie, Biggest Surprises/Disappointments, Finding the Next Ja Morant

MAIL TIME. Adam and Dan start things off by tackling their official 2021-22 NBA All-Defense and All-Rookie selections. After that, they dive into a mailbag that covers this year's biggest surprises and disappointments, the search for the next Ja Morant-type leap, the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors playoff series, how to better evaluate player legacies, prospective head coaching candidates for the Los Angeles Lakers, and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 All-Rookie (3:14) 🔘 All-Defense (11:10) 🔘 Biggest disappointments from the season (18:23) 🔘 Biggest surprises from this season (27:36) 🔘 Is Anthony Davis still a top-10 player? (33:07) 🔘 Doc Rivers/Lakers (37:29) 🔘 Coach of the Year curse(?) (38:32) 🔘 Who will make the next Ja Morant-type leap? (40:12) 🔘 How stats evolve year-to-year (47:14) 🔘 Nikola Jokic's defense (50:29) 🔘 How can we improve the dialogue on NBA legacies? (53:18) 🔘 Can the Hawks make a surprise playoff push? (59:40) 🔘 Thoughts on Raptors-Sixers (1:00:40) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices