#76: Peaks Finale & playoff plus-minus
Answering questions and few thoughts on the end of the Greatest Peaks series, including playoff plus-minus and the best offensive players in the series. Populate the shuffle page at getshuffle.app/thi...
12 Apr 202145min
#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 excitement with fairness and more. Get 12 free meals from He...
13 Mars 202148min
#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 noise in data and 3 points shooting and a ton more. Tha...
8 Feb 20211h 2min
#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 background to dig deeper into feel on the basketball ...
24 Jan 20211h 4min
#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 defense be without a great defender? How do coaches...
11 Jan 202153min
#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 Johnson and Larry Bird...as well the historical tr...
1 Jan 20211h 6min
#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 approach at guessing what the heck is going to happen in...
22 Dec 20201h 22min
#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? This is a natural follow up to the Tyranny of Quan...
10 Dec 202040min
