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#65: Seth Partnow | Value vs. goodness, defensive versatility & 2-way players
Former Bucks Director of Analytics and Athletic writer Seth Partnow joins to discuss his upcoming book, The Finals MVP, defensive versatility in the …
5 years, 3 months ago
#64: Building modern offenses around big men | 5 Archetypes
Has the big man really gone away on offense? Or have they just moved beyond the post up? In this episode, I lay out ways to build strong offenses aro…
5 years, 3 months ago
#63: The Big Bubble lesson? Evaluating small samples...
There are lots of takeaways from the bubble, but is the biggest lesson how much we struggle with evaluating players/teams in small sample seasons? Wi…
5 years, 3 months ago
#62: Nuggets Duo, Heat Zone & history's least scalable player
I talk Nuggets and how they match up with the Lakers, get into the Heat-Celtics clash, but before that look at the All-NBA teams and whether this yea…
5 years, 3 months ago
#61 Backwards Basketball | Giannis, Siakam and our playoff narratives
In a meandering free association exercise, I explore some of the new playoff narratives developing in the social media age – how big are “capital-M” …
5 years, 4 months ago
#60: 1st round analysis, 2nd round preview with Gibson Pyper
Coach Gibson Pyper from Half Court Hoops joins to deep dive into the matchups of the 2020 NBA playoffs. We discuss Giannis guarding Jimmy Butler, the…
5 years, 4 months ago
#59: The bubble playoffs with Dave DuFour
The Athletic's Dave DuFour stops by to preview the bubble playoffs. We discuss what to make of the Lakers, challengers to the Bucks, whether Dave is …
5 years, 4 months ago
#58 The Restart with Steve Jones Jr.
Former Nets assistant coach Steve Jones returns to the show for the NBA return in the Orlando bubble. We discuss how the environment helps and hurts …
5 years, 5 months ago
#57: The most influential teams of All Time with Mike Prada
SBNation alum Mike Prada stops by to discuss the most influential NBA team of the last 75 years. How have the Curry Warriors, Jordan Bulls, Bad Boys …
5 years, 6 months ago
#56: The defensive awards show with Mo Dakhil
Former NBA video coordinator Mo Dakhil joins to discuss the first ever Thinking Basketball Defensive Awards. We look at the best defenders in a numbe…
5 years, 7 months ago