All Episodes

#89: 2022 Season preview with Dave DuFour

#88: The 75th anniversary team Part 1

#87: Draft grades & Black swans with J. Kyle Mann

#86: How good was Giannis? Full 2021 Finals analysis

#85: Bucks-Suns Shot Quality with Simon Gerszberg

#84: Seth Partnow | Random Basketball

#83: David Thorpe | Offense in the playoffs

#82: Seerat Sohi | The Nets, Bucks and future of the NBA

#81: Role player problems & LA narratives

# 80: Seth Partnow | Regular season vs playoffs

#79: 2021 playoff preview with Dave DuFour

#78: 2021 Sub All-Stars

#77: Chris Herring on Jokic, the Nets and 2021

#76: Peaks Finale & playoff plus-minus

#75: Evan Wasch, the NBA's EVP of Analytics (IDEA 2021 conference)

#74: Inside LEBRON with BBall Index

#73: Feel & “Basketball IQ” with Evan Zaucha

#72: Great defenses without great defenders

#71 J Kyle Mann | Magic, Larry, Innovation and Comparison

#70: Dave DuFour season preview 2021

#69: What we don't see, we don't measure | What to look for when watching?

#68: Klay & Golden State, Trade Assessments

#67: The Top 10 passers in the NBA

#66: The End of the First Option

#65: Seth Partnow | Value vs. goodness, defensive versatility & 2-way players

#64: Building modern offenses around big men | 5 Archetypes

#63: The Big Bubble lesson? Evaluating small samples...

#62: Nuggets Duo, Heat Zone & history's least scalable player

#61 Backwards Basketball | Giannis, Siakam and our playoff narratives

#60: 1st round analysis, 2nd round preview with Gibson Pyper

#59: The bubble playoffs with Dave DuFour

#58 The Restart with Steve Jones Jr.

#57: The most influential teams of All Time with Mike Prada

#56: The defensive awards show with Mo Dakhil

#55: Hakeem vs. Robinson vs. Russell | Andre Snellings, Great Debates

#54: J. Kyle Mann | The innovation of iconic moves & Soviet Sabonis

#53: The Best 6th-men in NBA History

#52: The best off-ball players of the 3-point era

#51: Klay vs. Miller vs. Allen | Great Debates

#50: Top scorers in NBA history revisited

#49 Dave DuFour on MVPs & Dr. Maia Majumder on COVID-19 numbers

#48: Tatum vs. Giannis & BPM 2.0! Inside Basketball-Reference's new metric

#47: A scandal! & Lessons from other sports | Danny Leroux

#46: Types of athleticism | Zion vs. Luka vs. Jokic with Eric Leidersdorf of P3

#45: Jackson Frank on Zion, Lillard & Jayson Tatum

#44: 2020 Sub All-Stars

#43: Most Improved Players in 2020

#42: How players use data | Shane Battier

#41: Duncan vs. Garnett | Andre Snellings, Great Debates

#40: Should the Board Man get paid!? | Rebounding 101

#39: The post up is dying & the stunning physics of out of bounds calls

#38: Analyzing trades | Who fits where and what do teams need?

#37: Dirk vs. Barkley vs. Malone | Nate Duncan, Great Debates

#36: Steve Jones Jr. | The best offenses in the NBA

#35: Designing a more perfect NBA based on fan behavior

#34: Harden vs. Kobe vs. Wade | Great Debates

#33: J. Kyle Mann | Luka, Legacies & LeBron Jr.

#32: The Science and data of Load Management

#31: Ben Falk | The one-number debate, film in analytics & measuring defense

#30: 2020 season preview with Dave DuFour

#28: 2020 Regression candidates with Danny Leroux

#27: 2020 Breakout candidates Part II with Danny Leroux

#26: 2020 Breakout candidates with Danny Leroux

#25: The 2010s All-Decade Team

#24: Devin Booker, skill curves & young scorers on bad teams

#23: Top playmakers in NBA history

#22 Cole Zwicker on the 2019 NBA draft

#21: Incredible stories from Game 6 of the Finals, AD trade

#20: How the Raptors klawed away at the Warriors

#19: Steve Jones Jr. on Game 1 of the NBA Finals

#18: Nerds can't tell you how to play | skill vs. strategy

#17: Dave DuFour on GoT, NBA Playoffs & the greatness of Steph Curry

#16: Neil Paine on the Battle for Basketball's Soul

#15: Adjustments the Bucks can make in Game 2 & Round 2 thoughts

#14: Projecting the best shooters of the 3-pt era

#13: Unexpected superstars breaking their ceiling

#12: Mo Dakhil & scouting the East contenders

#11: The 2019 Sub-All Stars, Trade thoughts

#10: Big man defense in 2019 & James Harden's portability

#9: Bad signs for Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell

#8: Luka, Jaren and the top rookie seasons ever

#7: The Bucks historic start & interpreting modern numbers

#6: Nate Duncan, Part II - LeBron vs. Jordan

#5: Nate Duncan, Part I - 2019 League trends & the GOATness of Steph Curry

#4: The Lakers Math Problem & the Promise of Passing

#3: The Problem with Analytics

#2: Best Scorers in NBA History Part II

#1: Best Scorers in NBA History Part I