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#50: Top scorers in NBA history revisited
I reboot the inaugural episode with new data and a deeper look at the all-time best scorers in NBA history. What makes someone a great scorer? What m…
6 years ago
#49 Dave DuFour on MVPs & Dr. Maia Majumder on COVID-19 numbers
The Athletic's Dave DuFour on things and the NBA MVP. We compare 2020 LeBron James to another historical MVP winner. Dr. Maia Majumder also stops by …
6 years, 1 month ago
#48: Tatum vs. Giannis & BPM 2.0! Inside Basketball-Reference's new metric
I take a first look at the new Box Plus-Minus on Basketball-Reference that goes back to 1974, including an all-time top-10 list based on playoff BPM.…
6 years, 1 month ago
#47: A scandal! & Lessons from other sports | Danny Leroux
The undiscussed scandal of the dunk contest! A lesson in comparing statistical profiles. Plus, The Athletic's Danny Leroux discusses lessons from oth…
6 years, 1 month ago
#46: Types of athleticism | Zion vs. Luka vs. Jokic with Eric Leidersdorf of P3
Eric Leidersdorf, director of biomechanics of P3 Sports Science, helps expand on our idea of “athleticism” and discusses his experience measuring and…
6 years, 2 months ago
#45: Jackson Frank on Zion, Lillard & Jayson Tatum
Jackson Frank of the Athletic stops by to discuss the beginning of Zion Williamson's career, the white shot scoring of Damian Lillard and the nuances…
6 years, 2 months ago
#44: 2020 Sub All-Stars
Who are the best players after the All-Stars? It's the 2nd annual sub All-Star team, where I agonizingly select the next group of players who are sti…
6 years, 2 months ago
#43: Most Improved Players in 2020
How much should defense factor into the MIP discussion? Is the award too scoring centric? I stack up the Most Improved players this year by diving in…
6 years, 2 months ago
#42: How players use data | Shane Battier
Heat VP Shane Battier joins to discuss how players use data as part of their game preparation and how it can create an advantage. How has the scoutin…
6 years, 3 months ago
#41: Duncan vs. Garnett | Andre Snellings, Great Debates
ESPN's Andre Snellings and I go deep on a classic player comparison between Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. We stack up their playoff comparisons, hist…
6 years, 3 months ago