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#75: Evan Wasch, the NBA's EVP of Analytics (IDEA 2021 conference)
My fireside chat with Evan Wasch from the 2021 IDEA Analytics conference. We discuss officiating, scheduling, playoff formatting, balancing excitemen…
4 years, 9 months ago
#74: Inside LEBRON with BBall Index
Cranjis McBasketball (Tim) and Krishna Narsu stop by to dissect their new LEBRON metric. We discuss role types, coaching impact, stabilizing the nois…
4 years, 11 months ago
#73: Feel & “Basketball IQ” with Evan Zaucha
What exactly is “feel” in basketball? What do we mean when we talk about “basketball IQ?” Evan Zaucha from Premium Hoops draws on his neuroscience ba…
4 years, 11 months ago
#72: Great defenses without great defenders
What are the characteristics of great defensive teams historically? Are they all built around rim protectors and interior defenders? How great can a …
5 years ago
#71 J Kyle Mann | Magic, Larry, Innovation and Comparison
The Ringer's J. Kyle Mann returns to continue our meta discussions about innovation and creativity in basketball, this time through the lens of Magic…
5 years ago
#70: Dave DuFour season preview 2021
The Athletic's Dave DuFour returns for our semi-annual preview episode. It's impossible to top last year's extravaganza, but we take a measured appro…
5 years ago
#69: What we don't see, we don't measure | What to look for when watching?
What should we look for when we watch games? How does our basketball concepts influence what stats we produce and what we're interested in measuring?…
5 years, 1 month ago
#68: Klay & Golden State, Trade Assessments
I discuss Golden State's future outlook with Klay Thompson's injury and Steph Curry's return, along with the new Bucks roster after trading for Jrue …
5 years, 1 month ago
#67: The Top 10 passers in the NBA
Who are the best passers in the NBA? In this episode I dive in to discuss the game's best passers and the difficulty in balanced a variety of strengt…
5 years, 2 months ago
#66: The End of the First Option
I try to take down the idea of the “first option” and replace it with a new framework for thinking about player hierarchies. Also thoughts on the Lak…
5 years, 2 months ago