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Taylor Wyman reacts to the blockbuster trade between the Knicks and Timberwolves. He loves the talent upgrade for the Knicks but not the change to their financial situation
Taylor Wyman explains the difference between impact vs talent. Impact is the ability to affect the game while on the court. Talent is the theoretical value a player has. Balancing the two can be tricky
Taylor Wyman looks at the last decade of champions and ranks their path to a ring by difficulty using LEBRON
Taylor Wyman ranks the top 15 two-way impact players in the league right now. He looks at players who are clear positives on both offense and defense.
Taylor Wyman unveils Basketball Index's Perimeter Defense and Defensive Playmaking for 2024. He explains how they work and who the top players in the league are
Taylor Wyman talks about the players he misevaluated. He explains what his concerns were with these players and how they improved and exceeded his expectations
Taylor goes through the Olympic roster highlighting what each player brought to the table on their gold medal run
Taylor evaluates if positionless basketball even works. He looks at the rosters of the last 5 finals to determine if this trend has led to success.
Taylor gives his top 10 contract values of the off-season and rants about Caitlin Clark
Taylor Wyman goes through every off-season trade picking winners and losers. He Starts with the Caruso/Giddey trade and finishes with the DeRozan trade
Taylor covers all 42 free agent signings that have happened this offseason. He talks about player fit, player skill set, and contract value
Taylor Wyman ranks the top 10 scorers in the postseason by looking at volume and efficiency. Then he talks about the impact of Alex Caruso heading the OKC and Giddey going to Chicago.
Taylor Wyman ranks the top 10 best scorers in the Conference Finals by scoring volume and efficiency relative to the series they played in.
Taylor recaps each of the four series from the second round. He looks at each player's points/75 and relative shooting efficiency compared to the series they played in
Taylor ranks the top 10 scorers with the help of his modern playoff scoring run app.Link to the app:https://shorturl.at/fsAL3
Taylor Wyman explains what went wrong for the Lakers and Suns and gets you up to speed on the rest of the playoff series
Taylor Wyman had Filippos Polyzos on to explain their new app, "Modern Playoff Scoring Runs". It lets you compare the greatest scoring runs since 2000 adjusting for scoring environmentThe app:https://filippos-pol.shinyapps.io/modern-playoff-scoring-runs/
Taylor makes his case for why FG% is the most useless stat in basketball. Then he ranks the importance of every box score stat
Taylor Wyman uses Adjusted Big Time Scoring to find the top 10 scorers this seasonUse the app for free!https://filippos-pol.shinyapps.io/adjusted-big-time-scoring/
Taylor digs into the Magic's data and finds two key data points that point to the team's success this season.
Taylor talks about Keon Ellis, Payton Pritchard, Vince Willaims Jr, Sam Merrill, and Dean Wade breakout seasons as role players
Taylor uses the box score, analytics, and tape study to determine how good Jalen Williams is right now
Taylor continues to rank the top players in the league. In this ep he covers his B tier of playersRead the full article here:https://www.bball-index.com/taylor-wymans-2024-mid-season-player-rankings/
Taylor goes through his A- and B+ tier of players Link to the full article:https://www.bball-index.com/taylor-wymans-2024-mid-season-player-rankings/
Taylor talks through what makes the Nuggets offense so hard to stop. He explains how their shooting, passing, and connection are often overwhelming and how Aaron Gordon is a key piece to their success.
Taylor looks at the best passers in 5 stats this season, volume, quality, efficiency, versatility, and gravity
Taylor covers players ranked in his A tier (6-17) in his mid-season rankingsSee the entire list here:https://www.bball-index.com/taylor-wymans-2024-mid-season-player-rankings/
Taylor explains his criteria for his mid-season rankings and discusses players in his A+ tier
Taylor talks with Tim about how he's charted every Lakers half court offensive possession this season. Tim explains the value of running organized sets versus freelance offense.
Taylor breaks down what the Pacers are getting in Siakam and if the price of 3 first round picks was too high.
Taylor explains why efficiency is more valuable than production. The answer is scalability.
Taylor sorts through a myriad of different data points to quantify how good Wembanyama has been this season
Taylor explains why the knicks got a better closing lineup but the Raptors got more upside
Taylor explains why shot quality stats are useful by explaining the context they provide
Taylor gives 20 random facts about the NBA season so far, some are insightful, and others just take up space in his brain
Taylor goes through teams 16-30 and gives his 2 cents about the direction of each team's season so far.December NBA Power Ranking Article:https://www.bball-index.com/december-nba-power-rankings/
Taylor uses luck-adjusted net rating to help cut through the noise of early season in his first power rankings of the seasonFull article here:https://www.bball-index.com/december-nba-power-rankings/
Taylor uses luck-adjusted net rating to determine which teams have been the most and least luckiest to start the season
Taylor goes through the Bulls roster and looks at what contending teams could add via trade.Here is the companion article:https://www.bball-index.com/stripping-the-bulls-for-parts/
Taylor uses Adjusted Big-Time Scoring and BBI data to determine how good Dame is right now.
Taylor uses Wins above contract to see which players outperformed their contract value last season.
Taylor goes through Team USA's roster construction and points out 3 glaring flaws: their youth, lack of playmaking outside of their guards, and lack of rebounding and high-end drop coverage defenders.
Taylor talks about some incorrect assumptions people make about analytics. People often say any player who takes a lot of 3s is an "analytics guy". That's not always true.
Taylor ranks the top 5 offseasons by franchise
Here is a link to the article sighted in the ep: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10081526-grading-every-nba-teams-offseason-so-far
Taylor Uses BBI's new teammate stats to determine who had the most and least amount of help in the league last season
Taylor uses LEBRON WAR to determine the top 10 most impactful rookie seasons of the last decade
Taylor chats with Steve Palazzolo about his career in sports analytics. Steve talks about the different hats he wore while helping build Pro Football Focus.
Taylor explains a stat he co-created, Defensive Playmaking. Its made up of steals, deflections, offensive fouls drawn, blocks recovered, and
blocks not recovered.
taylor uses age, length of deal, and AAV to determine the 10 best deals in the league.
No rookies or top 20 players
Taylor ranks the top 10 worst contracts in the league. He takes into account, age, years, and AAV
Taylor uses BBI data to create a criteria for what makes a 3&D player. 24 players made the list this season
Taylor looks at the top age 36+ seasons over the last decade to find out how likely high-level play is for current aging stars
Taylor and Filippos Polyzos co-created a stat that compares the big time scoring seasons from across the different era's of the NBA
Taylor uses BBI's new rim protection stat to define the top 10 rim protectors from last season
Taylor lists the top 10 best free-agent bargains this year. The criteria is the players had to make less than 10 mil next season.
Taylor hits on the top 20 free agents giving a lighting quick recap of what they bring to the table
Taylor uses LEBRON WAR to revisit the 2019 draft. He looks at which players were the most productive on their rookie deals.
Taylor traces the roots of the Nuggets championship from the 2020 playoff run to the present.
He ranks Jokic historically
He ranks Jamal Murray in the league
He ranks NBA players as Slamball players
Taylor recaps the eastern and western conference finals. He still can't wrap his head around the Heat and the Nuggets look like the team of destiny.
Taylor and Krishna take a look at the luckiest teams this season. Using Luck-Adjusted Net Rating the guys were able to see who was benefitting from things like 3pt% and free-throw% luck the most.
Taylor, Krishna, and Tim finish power ranking the top 10 teams in the league. They have big disagreements on the Nuggets as well as the Bucks.
Taylor, Krishna, and Tim reconvene to update this season's power rankings. They cover teams 11-30 in part 1 of 2.
Taylor digs into the numbers that tell the season of Donovan Mitchell's year. His crazy pull-up 3pt shooting, playmaking, and finishing.
Taylor and Krishna made an All-Star ballot for role players. To qualify a player has to have a Total Offensive Load under 30 and play less than 30 minutes a night.Here is the link to the ballot. Select 2 guards, 2 wings, and 1 big.https://forms.gle/sXEeoCXKJs4wrN4eA
Taylor breaks down Jaylen Brown's game. He talks about his two-way value and devastating pull-up midrange shot. He hits on his limitations as a passer and his inability to suppress offensive players on the perimeter.
Taylor and Krishna look at the top perimeter defenders this season. They use On-Ball Defense, Ball Screen Navigation, and Off-Ball Chaser Defense as the criteria to rank players.
Taylor and Krishna chat about how the Shot Making stats work at Basketball Index. Krishna explains how they show a player's performance relative to their shot quality. They cover 3 PT Shot Making, Rim Shot Making, and Overall Shoot Making in depth.
Taylor digs up 5 stats that tell the story of the first third of the season. He talks about SGA's Middle Game Talent, Zion's Finishing Talent, Luka's "BBI triple crown", Donavan Mitchell's 3 PT Shot Making, and Durants Overall Shot Making.
Taylor created the dirty work triple crown. It comprises boxing out, screening, and matchup difficulty stats. He created it to highlight players doing the dirty work that contributes to teams winning.
Taylor breaks down Brandon Ingram's game. He uses the box score, analytics, and game tape to highlight his strengths and weaknesses
Taylor explains how LEBRON evaluates players. He gives context about how much a point per 100 possessions is worth.+0 = a top 125 player+1 = a top 75 player+2= a top 40 player+3= an All Star level player+4= an All NBA level player+5= An MVP level player+6= an MVP finalist/winning season
Taylor chats with Saurabh Rane about what's wrong with the Warriors. Saurabh explains who has been playing poorly and the adjustments the team has made to help turn things around.
Taylor, Tim, and Krishna break down the top teams in the NBA in their first ever BBI power ranking.
Taylor, Tim, and Krishna breakdown the middling teams in the NBA in their first ever power ranking.
Taylor, Tim, and Krishna unveil the first ever BBI power rankings. This discuss their process and the end results.
Taylor gives his scouting report on Bam Adebayo using the box score, analytics, and tape study.
Taylor talks to Brenden Nunez about the state of the Kings. Brenden gets the listeners up to speed on the King's season thus far, He explains how their high-powered offense works and who the main drivers are, and he talks about Kevin Huerter's breakout season.
Taylor and Krishna chat with Jackson Frank about who the best player has been in Basketball Index's 7 Defensive roles this season.
The seven defensive roles: Point Of Attack Wing Stopper
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Taylor and Krishna chat with Philip Rossman-Reich about the state of the Magic. Philip talks about Paolo Banchero's fast start, The Magic's Jumbo lineups, and Wendell Carter Jr's development.
Taylor and Krishna talk to David Brandon about the state of the Thunder. David talks about SGA's breakout season, Lu Dort's ideal role, and Giddy's overall offensive game.
Taylor breaks down Devin Booker's game with the box score, analytics, and game tape. He highlights bookers' strength's as mid-range shooter, and limitations as a defender and playmaker.
Taylor and Krishna unveil the leaders in this season's Playmaking Talent Metric, discuss the 5 players that have improved the most compared to last season, and highlight the league leaders in Passing Creation Volume, Quality, Versatility, and efficiency.
Taylor talks to Matthew Tynan about the state of the Spurs. Mathew gets everybody up to speed on where the Spurs are in their current rebuild, they talk about Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell and their potential as building blocks, and Matthew wraps up the episode with a Jakob Poeltl scouting report for any interested fanbases.
Taylor gives a full scouting report on Karl-Anthony Towns. He uses the box score, Analytics, and game tape to give a complete breakdown his strengths and weaknesses.
Taylor, Krishna, and Mark Schindler looked at the best players this season by offensive role. To simplify things they broke down BBI's 12 offensive roles into on-ball, off-ball, and bigs, and selected their favorite Shote Creator, Movement Shooter, and Stretch Big.
Players mentioned Tatum Luka Hield Brook Lopez Keegan Murry Kevin Love
Taylor and Krishna take a look at early box score numbers and try to make sense of what they mean. Krishna explains how padding small sample sizes can help make them more predictive. And they finish up with some obscure trivia.
Taylor breaks down CJ McCollum's game in detail with the help of the box score, analytics, and game tape.
Taylor, Krishna, and Esfandiar Baraheni give their picks for dark horse All-Star and All-NBA candidates.
players mentioned: Siakam Brunson Bane Markkanen Mitchell
Taylor, Krishna, and Dan Devine discuss the biggest surprises, correct assumptions, and unanswered questions of the early NBA season.
teams and topics covered: -The Blazer's 4-0 start. -The Jazz's hot start. -Why the Knicks look functional. -The Lakers shooting woe's. -Why the Sixers seem out of sorts. -The Wolves' disappointing start.
Taylor and Krishna Char with Chase Hughes about the state of the wizards.
-They discuss the Porziņģis and Beal pairing. -Kyle Kuzma's intriguing skill set. -And what this team's ceiling is.
Taylor and Krishna talk with Vivek Jacob and he gets them up to speed on the state of the Raptors.
-The overall defensive depth of the team without a defensive star -Vivek explains how Fred Vanvleet's second-half was slowed by injury. -Siakam's jump as a scorer, particularly in the mid-range.
Taylor hosts while Krishna, Kevin Ferrigan, & Kostya Medvedovsky compare their win projections.
-They discuses the difficulty of minutes projections, and how they affect their overall win totals. -How tanking complicates projections -Kostya's Darko model loves the Kings over -Kevin Ferrigan is down on the Blazers
Taylor and Keith Parish discuss the Grizzle's current roster.
-Ja Morant's absurd finishing -Jaren Jackson Jr's emergence -Dillon Brooks' defensive value + Brooks vs Jeremi Grant
Taylor and Danny Marang talk about the new look Blazers.
How quickly people forget Dame's greatness. Anfernee Simons breakout year. How the team added much needed defensive talent.
Taylor and Brad Rowland discuss the top topics heading into the season.
The impact Dejounte Murray Brings. Trae Young's Offensive Dominance. What to make of John Collins?
Taylor and Ti Windisch preview the Buck's season.
Who's more valuable Middleton or Jrue? Is Brook Lopez's age a concern? Plus a Bobby Portis deep dive
Taylor, Krishna, and Howard Beck discuss their top 5 most interesting players heading into the season.
Taylor/Krishna's list: Maxey - Horford - D Murry- Mobley - Zion
Beck's list: Harden - Mitchell - Zion - Ben Simmons - Wiseman!
Taylor and Justin Rowan break down how the Mitchell trade affects the Cavs, Evan Mobley's potential, and how the team will fill the small forward starting spot.
Taylor and Robert Flom preview the Clippers season. They start with Kawaii and Paul George, then they marvel at the Team's depth, and finish up trying to figure out the teams possible rotation options.
Taylor talks to Joe Viray about the state of the Warriors coming off their championship. The discuss Steph's greatness, Klay's strengths and weaknesses, and how the team will replace key rotation players.
Taylor and T.J. McBride preview the Nugget's upcoming season. They discuss team expectations, health, and how Jokic can win his third straight MVP.
Taylor and Tim finish up this series of pods ranking the best player at every age. They start off arguing between Butler and Harden and finish looking at players in their late 30s.
Taylor talks to Matt Brooks about the expectations fans should have for this Nets team. They discuss Durant's sage-level shooting, Ben Simmon's ideal role, and just how impressive the bench's 3-point shooting depth is.
Taylor Sits down with Bobby Karalla to talk about Mav's basketball. They kick off the show digging into why Luka's all-in-one numbers were lower than fan expectations this year, The ball handling void Spencer Dinwiddie must fill, and how the pieces around Luka can come together to solidify this team as a threat.
Taylor and Tim continue their debate in part 3. First, things got interesting trying to compare Kyrie Irving's value against Middleton. Then the two debated Jrue Holiday's value relative to Paul George and Damian Lillard.
Taylor and Keith Smith discuss the KD trade rumors, where Tatum can add to his game, and what Robert Williams's potential is.
In this episode, Mason Ginsberg gets Taylor up to speed on the state of the pelicans. They kick off the show talking about Zion and what his ideal fit is defensively, they talk about the strides Brandon Ingram as a playmaker, and if Jose Alverado's rookie year was a flash in the pan or something repeatable.
Taylor and Tim are back to continue debating the best player at every age. They speculate about if down the line Robert Williams III can overtake Bam from an impact standpoint, Who the second-best 26-year-old is, and how far away a shark can smell blood in the water from.
Taylor talks to Giancarlo Navas about the Heat's upcoming season. They start by discussing how the heat didn't pull the trigger on any trades this offseason and later debate on where Bam ranks in the league.
Taylor Talks To Steph Noh about the Bulls. They discuss Lonzo Ball's injury, DeRozan's 2022 shot-making, and Vucevic's disappointing impact.
Taylor and Tim debate the top 5 best players at every age group. They agree, they disagree, Taylor gets off topic, Regular BBI stuff.
Taylor and Mike Vigil dig into the Sun's current situation. Pheonix had an eventful off-season full of almost trades, They discuss how that might affect the team heading into next season.
Taylor, Krishna, and Justin Rowan sit down and pick apart the Mitchell trade to the Cavs. They talk about how he will fit in and improve the Cavs, As well as what the jazz are getting back in return.
Taylor is joined by BBI app developer Nate Hawkins. He talks about his journey getting into the sports data industry. He talks about the languages he uses and prefers, and gives tips on where to look for industry opportunities.
Taylor chats with James Plowright from the "All Hornets Podcast Network" about the Hornet's upcoming season. They start with LaMelo Ball's ascension as a shooter and a playmaker, then they dig into Terry Rozier's impressive offense numbers, and they finish up breaking down PJ Washington's best lineup fits.
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Taylor and Krishna talk to Brian Toporek about the Sixer's upcoming season. He shares his vision for how Harden, Embiid, & Maxey will fit together on offense and tries to explain Matisse Thybulle's defensive impact.
Taylor and Tim look back at the last 9 NBA Finals to determine how good a team has to be on offense to win a ring. They use offensive rating and O-LEBRON as their criteria.
Taylor gives a quick breakdown of the Lakers/Jazz trade. He explains each player's strengths and weaknesses, and how they might fit on their new teams
Taylor sits down with Tony East to discuss the Pacers rebuild. Tony showcases Myles Turner and Buddy Hields strengths and weaknesses for potential trade partners. The two debate on Tyrese Haliburton's ceiling. and they touch on Chris Duarte's solid rookie season.
Taylor goes back and looks at the history of NBA champs to see how team defense affects winning rings. He uses defensive rating and D-LEBRON as a critera
Tayor is joined by Dane Moore to preview the Timberwolves season. They kick off the show discussing how Kat and Gobert will fit together, Then, they speculate on the ascension of Anthoney Edwards, and finally wrap up discussing Minnesota's unknown microwave.
Taylor sits down with The Athletic's Seth Partnow to discuss his top 125 players list. He explains his process on how his tiering system works. Later they talk about his book The Mid Range Theory, and they wrap up the show with Seth teasing what he's working on over at StatsBomb.
Taylor and Tim dig into the finishing and driving data to figure out which players are elite, which have specific strengths, and which players are on the decline.
Taylor and Tim build a criteria for the top 3&D players of the 2022 season. They use Total Offensive Load, 3pt Shot Making, and D-LEBRON to narrow it down to a top 10.
Taylor and Tim go through the top 10 best contract values of the 2022 NBA season.
- Luka
- Joker
- Poole
- Mikal Bridges
- Brunson
- Garland
- Bane
- Miles Bridges
- Herb Jones
- Trae Young
Taylor starts the show picking Cody Houdeck's brain about the Buck's roster. After, they debate Taylor's best and worst signings of the off-season. They finish up the show by explaining how they research players and who their pick-up basketball player comps are.
Taylor is joined by draft guru Chip Jones. He breaks down the top 5 players selected in this years draft and ranks them with the top players from pervious drafts.
Taylor and Tim revisit the 2018 NBA Draft. They rank top-performing players for the draft using BBI WAR.
Taylor explains the 7 defensive roles at BBI. He talks about how these roles do a much better job providing context than the standard 5 positions. Then he takes a look at which role has the largest jump in value in the playoffs.
Taylor dives into Jayson Tatum's player profile and highlights his interesting blend of strengths and weaknesses. He also recaps game 1 and gives his predictions for the series.
Taylor rants about the Boston & Miami series. He focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of each team, and the obstacles they face in winning the series. Then he spends about two minutes on the Mavs & Warriors series. (Golden State is going to win)
Taylor goes through each series in the second round highlighting players that caught his eye.
Taylor goes through each matchup in the 1st round of the playoffs one by one and uses the LEBRON playoff matchup simulator to give playoff win proababilities.
Taylor explains the difference between top 10 and top 20 players in the NBA. The secret is offering two way value. Most of the players people often rank 10-20 only provide value on one side of the court.
Taylor dives into the east and analyzes how long each team's playoffs window is using, age, contracts, and roster construction as indicators.
Taylor goes through each team in the west evaluating their playoff windows going forward.
Taylor breaks down the Heat's roster and explains how it's designed to have playoff resiliency because of its depth and versatility. Then he highlights the strengths of each of their key contributors.
Taylor talks about what he thinks makes up a league average player, he then goes into detail profiling three different players with wildly different box scores but the same LEBRON. Then he wraps up the episode comparing impact vs skill set.
Taylor talks about the trend he is seeing with extremely versatile talented power forwards. He talks about how they impacted the Bucks and Lakers during their title runs, and how they have been at the center of the Grizzles and Cavs breakout seasons.
Taylor breaks down the current Lakers roster situation. He examines the last few years and explains how the Lakers have gone all in, and how they are out of options to help improve the team.
Taylor reviews the notable trades at the deadline and gives context to the players being moved. He also goes on a small rant about his love/hate relationship with fake trades.
Taylor goes in-depth on the Hornets rebuild. He highlights Lamelo Ball, Miles Bridges, Gordon Hayward, and Terry Rozier. Using the B-Ball Index database he highlights key offense and defensive stats for the young stars.
Taylor analyzes Jusuf Nurkić, Robert Covington, and CJ McCollum. He explains their strengths and weakness and the value they could provide to a contender.
Taylor takes a look at the Bulls roster and explains how they are greater than the sum of their parts. He digs into the B-ball Index database to highlight Zach Lavine's offense prowess and Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso's Defensive fits.
Taylor and Tim explain how B-ball indexes new perimeter defensive grades work. They break down the on-ball, off-ball chaser, and ball-handler screen defense grades work. They close out the show highlighting the players that rank highly in the database.
Kostya Medvedovsky stopped by to discuss the preseason impact on the regular season, Vegas vs DARKO vs LEBRON win projections and his best over-under bets for the season.
Cranjis walks through the 3 talent grades the BBall Index team has revamped, what they and their component ratings say about Houston and OKC ahead of game 7, and introduces talent badges as well.
Tim and BBI WNBA writer Ben Dull discuss the upcoming WNBA draft, top team storylines to watch, and players to keep an eye on.
This episode, Tim introduces some of the key concepts from a recent article and sets the stage for conversations around optimizing lineup fit.
This week, Tim breaks down some of the ways we can try to capture optimization of players and win more games.
To help equip you to win your debates during the off period for the NBA, Cranjis shares a series of stats that help add clarity to the DPOY debate. This pod is brought to you through our partners at Untuckit and BetOnline.ag.
This week, Cranjis works through a mailbag of key questions to help you have the best fun facts this NBA season. Who are the most talented players and teams? Which role changes haven't worked? Find out here, with this episode brought to you through BetOnline and UNTUCKit
Nathan Walker joins Cranjis to chat about Stable SPR, Predictive Win %, Replacement On/Off, and how each of those can be used by fans to learn more about the NBA. The duo also discusses Nathan's research around showing how clutch is real and can be predicted.
Cranjis is joined by Brazilian 2nd League Champion and Unifacisa coach KJ Smith to discuss what US basketball can learn from int'l basketball, and KJ's relationship with data as a coach for a championship contender.
Cranjis chats this week with creator of the DARKO projection system, Kostya Medvedovsky. They cover how DARKO works, what it tells us, and what it says about some key players this season.
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This week, Tim takes us through how he watches games live and on film, pointing out what he looks for on offense and defense, what sources he uses for his film, and what stats he mixes in to stay sharp. Special thanks to our sponsor, Roman. Go to GetRoman.com/BlueWire to get a FREE online visit and FREE two-day shipping.
This week Jacob takes you through his process for watching film, watching a game, and what tools he uses to get into advanced information.
On this week's pod, Tim answers your questions to talk through shooting variance and teams hot from 3, how basketball styles of play may impact injury frequency, the real ways to apply lessons from the 3s vs 2s debate, and which teams to expect the most positive or negative regression from moving forward.
This week, Mike Vigil from the Timeline Podcast joins Tim to talk about the white hot Suns, why their early season start isn't a mirage, and what the new expectations should be for Phoenix. Be sure to go to Untuckit.com and use code BLUE at checkout and check out Manscaped.com and use promo code BLUEWIRE, both for 20% off your orders.
Tim and Jacob are joined this week by Eric Griffith to discuss Eric's upcoming BBall Index article on rookie extensions and dive into what Jaylen Brown will need to do to provide value on his new deal. The guys also touch on several players who didn't get an extension figured out by the deadline, along with a quick state of the battle for LA.
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This week, Tim and Jacob share the results of a study estimating the 2019-20 talent grades for Zion Williamson, what those say about his most effective roles, and the likelihood of the Pelicans using him to his peak impact. Thanks our partners for this week, Shipstation & Roman. Try Shipstation free for 60 days by going to shipstation.com and entering promo code Blue and go to roman.com/bluewire to get a free online visit & free two day shipping.
This week, the guys break down which preseason data is predictive of future performance in real games, walk through some of the players and teams that have stood out to them so far, and predict what sort of role Zion Williamson will see in 2019.
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This week, the guys discuss what EDD's injury means for the WNBA Finals, and also introduce Offensive Role Ladders to more clearly outline how players grow and what role jumps for players are likely this season.
In this pod, Cranjis shares some of the players who BBall Index's data said were misused this past season in their deployed roles and are primed to break out, and then chats about the idea of rating player overall defense and what to be careful about when averaging different stats together to come up with a rating system.
This week, the guys showcase the brand new overall offensive and defensive grades the team developed for the NBA. Players who made role changes that helped or hurt are touched on, along with role changes that could help unlock the potential of specific players.
Jacob and Tim talk through SI's top ranked players compared to how the guys would (or wouldn't) order players, then mourn the USA team's losses in the FIBA World Cup, and discuss what future implications could be from the US's quick exit in the tournament.
Tony joins Tim and Jacob this week to discuss the FIBA World Cup's best teams, how they'd stack up as NBA teams, and cover the WNBA teams poised to make title runs in this year's WNBA playoffs.
This week, Tim and Jacob discuss a next-level application of the NBA player talent grades along with other data sources to identify players in a niche skill set, then talk about their journeys to data analytics and recommendations for others interested in the field.
This pod, the guys share whom the math says each of them play most similarly to in games of pickup, then introduce PIPM data for international leagues and what it means for a couple of the top international draft prospects from this past draft.
This week, Jacob and Tim welcome new BBall Index data contributor, Andrew Patton, to the pod to discuss his player gravity data and the site's new lineup spacing ratings derived from that baseline data.
In episode 7, the guys discuss which team season win totals grade out as best bets based on the site's projections, as well as what the math says about which teams made out best and worst with their free agent signings.
This week, the guys break down the site's Player Development Ratings, discuss how to best apply that math to analysis on players and coaches, and answer your burning questions on the next market inefficiency, using PIPM for players changing teams, and more!
In episode 4, Tim and Tony are joined by Alex Regla to introduce BBall Index's Playmaking grades and some of the best and worst playmaking teams of 2018-19, discuss the 11 offensive roles the site uses to categorize players, and square off drafting this week's game. For more podcasts like this, check out bluewirepods.com
This week the crew reacts the first wave of free agency signings, including Kawhi's absence from signing. They also discuss how players earn grades based around offensive and defensive rebounds.. You know what they say, "Board man gets paid." For more podcasts check out bluewirepods.com
In episode three, the crew breaks down their top value free agents, the biggest projected overpays, break down the site's defensive grades, and Cranjis attempts to end Jacob's undefeated streak of winning the episode. For more podcasts, check out bluewirepods.com.
In episode two, the crew reacts to the Anthony Davis trade with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, talk optimization ratings, introduce the idea of roll gravity, and Jacob and Tony compete yet again- this time as matchmakers.
In the podcast’s first episode, the crew introduces player talent grades and PIPM, the idea of “luck” in data and matching players with roles, and Tony and Jacob square off in a competition to name the league’s best shooters. For more podcasts, check out bluewirepods.com.
Tim introduces you to the BBall Index Podcast. Listeners can expect a unique perspective based around statistics. For more podcasts, check out bluewirepods.com.