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#189: The importance of Motor & Misleading stats

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#188: Top-10 backcourts in the NBA

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#187: Evaluating NBA Coaches (Coach of the Year)

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#186: Mismatch hunting & hiding defenders in the playoffs

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#185: Are we seeing the best scoring seasons in NBA history?

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#184: Winning with defense in the playoffs

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#183: The parity in the West; Is Dame top-5 in offense?

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#182: Embiid-Giannis & the MVP “conversation”

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#181: The best bench players in 2023

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#180: Defenses need help | A 351 point game!

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#179: The “new” James Harden | Re-evaluating players

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#178: The best Age 21 and younger seasons in NBA history

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#177: The evolution of 3-and-D players

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#176: Overvaluing 1st round picks & The best cutters, screeners, dunkers and more...

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#175: Post deadline power rankings

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#174 2023 Sub All-Stars

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#173: Peak Harden vs. Luka & Brunson-Grimes

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#172: Is LeBron having the best 38-year old season ever?

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#171: Has the league overtaken the Warriors?

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#170: Development in the modern game & All-Star minutes

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#169: The Heliocentric rankings

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#168: Are the Clippers still built for the playoffs? (And All-defense is crowded!)

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#167: The problem with one-dimensional scorers

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#166: The title contenders

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#165: Jokic is the offensive GOAT vs. Jokic's defensive problem

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#164: The best shooters ever

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#163: Why are offenses so good right now?!

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#162: What defensive stats actually tell us | Anthony Davis & New Orleans

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#161: Top 25 under 25 Draft

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#160: Developing on good vs. bad teams

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#159: The Kings are good (!) & Point Guard defense

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#158: Luka and Trae | Different versions of heliocentrism

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#157: Whose record can't we trust?

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#156: How the game has changed | Mike Prada on “Spaced Out”

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#155: Who is actually good? Confused Power Rankings

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#154: Mike D'Antoni on the evolution of offense

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#153: It's Rudy's Fault, the winless 76ers, and early season experimentation

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#152 2023 Season preview with Dave DuFour

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#151: Top 40 careers | The GOAT candidates

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#150: Top 40 careers | Allen Iverson, Dominique Wilkins, and the missing names

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#149: Top 40 careers | The complexity of Wilt Chamberlain (and Kevin Garnett & Tim Duncan)

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#148: Top 40 careers | Magic Johnson, Larry Bird (and Kobe & Dirk)

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#147: Top 40 careers | The first offensive GOAT (Jerry West and Oscar Robertson)

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#146: Top 40 careers | Steph Curry and Chris Paul

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#145: Top 40 careers | Kevin Durant and Julius Erving

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#144: Top 40 careers | Steve Nash and John Stockton

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#143: Top 40 careers | James Harden and Reggie Miller

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#142: Top-40 careers | Isiah Thomas, Elgin Baylor & overrating the 1960s

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#141: Top-40 careers | Do Giannis and Kawhi make the list?

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#140: Are officiating changes hurting the game?

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#139 Eastern Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 2

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#138: Eastern Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 1

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#137: Western Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 2

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#136: Western Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 1

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#135 Basketball Athleticism with Eric Leidersdorf & Evan Zaucha

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#134: Developing better decision-makers with Daniel Peterson

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#133: The Gobert Experiment & other off-season moves

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#132: Modern Coaching & Development with Chris Oliver

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#131: Re-doing the Finals MVPs since 2001

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#130: 2022 NBA Draft with Chip Jones

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#129: Closing the season with a strong series (versus a weak one) | NBA Finals recap

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#128: Boston's Switch-hunting vs. Golden State's flow | NBA Finals Game 5

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#127: Should the Celtics guard Curry differently? | NBA Finals Game 4

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#126: The Adjustment Equilibrium | NBA Finals Game 3

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#125: Curry's growth & Boston's offensive struggles | NBA Finals Game 2

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#124: NBA Finals Game 1 deep dive!

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#123: Steph's legacy & Finals preview w/ J. Kyle Mann & Dave DuFour

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#122: Conference Finals MVPs (Evaluating players in a single series)

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#121: Why are there so many playoff blowouts this year?

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#120: Dominant help defense! | Conference Finals Game 1 recap

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#119: Kidd out-coaches Monty & the Playoff MVP

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#118: Big men are under attack!

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#117: A rock and a hard place | Offensive vs. defensive weaknesses

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#116: Howard Beck on Award voting and the Playoffs

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#115: What can we learn from Round One?

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#114: What changes in the playoffs? | Gibson Pyper (Half Court Hoops)

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#113: Negative narratives & Hater's Bingo

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#112: The best opening game ever! | Playoff talk

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#111: 2022 Playoff Preview

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#110: The one true MVP! (Awards fallacies & existentialism)

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#109: 2022 Defensive Awards!

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#108: Top-10 offensive players of 2022

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#107: How good is the Bucks offense?

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#106: J. Kyle Mann on new player archetypes

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#105: Making sense of the league by Bamming on the contenders

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#104: Mega penetrators & Helio brain (Mitchell vs. Morant)

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#103: The most valuable 3-point shooters in the league

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#102: The Celtics new defense, Gobert for MVP & Jokic's all-time place

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#101: The Evolution of Pace and Space | Mika Prada

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#100: Harden, Simmons & the East power rankings

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#99: 2022 Sub-All Stars

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#98: Top-10 Point Guards in 2022!

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#97: Diversity & Experimentation in today's league with Seerat Sohi

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#96: Embiid's scoring & Curry, Klay slumping

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#95: Hot Mavs & Matisse's value

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#94: The “Healthy” team standings

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#93: Draymond's value & the rise of the Grizzlies

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#92: The best players in the NBA | Nate Duncan

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Podcast #91: How teammates change your stats | WOWY interactions

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#90: The 75th anniversary team Part 2