Takes of the Game: Recent Episodes
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Taylor Young (@TheTYoung) and Ishan Nath (@shouldakeptJB) discuss Manu Ginobili's retirement from the San Antonio Spurs, his legacy in the NBA, and the greatest Manu moments of all time. Ishan also prognosticates on the WNBA postseason and talks about why fantasy basketball is so great.
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Taylor Young (@TheTYoung) and Ishan Nath (@shouldakeptJB) return to the microphones this week for a primer on advanced stats for the uninitiated. Want to know all about lineup data, VORP, and more? This is the pod for you. You'll also hear Taylor's hot take on Michael Jordan (he was "good at basketball") and hear Ishan's story about a Luol Deng trade that sent him into the literal fetal position.
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Taylor and Ishan discuss the Kawhi/DeMar trade from the Spurs and Raptors angles and how both players will fit with their new teams. Then they dive into Jabari Parker on the Bulls and Melo on the Rockets & much more.
Taylor gives an emotional goodbye to Tony Parker, to which Ishan feels no sympathy. Then, they discuss the Bulls shelling out big money for Zach Lavine and what the Rockets are thinking with their offseason moves and reported Melo interest. Then we introduce a new segment: the best moment of the week in #NBATwitter. Finally, the guys anticipate who the top 10 players in the NBA will be this time next year.
In this week's episode, Taylor and Ishan talk about LeBron's Decision 3.0 and how it will affect his legacy. Then they evaluate the Lakers' interesting free agency decisions, as the team looks to build a core around LeBron. Finally, Ishan gives a hearty plug for WNBA action (buy tickets here!) after the guys give a quick draft recap and evaluate whether or not Boogie's signing with Golden State has ruined the NBA.
In this episode of Takes of the Game, Pounding the Rock’s Bruno Passos (@BouncePassos) joins Taylor (@TheTYoung) to talk about the latest developments in the Kawhi saga.
For more, read Bruno’s recent reflection on what Kawhi means to Spurs fans, and whether or not Kawhi ever wanted that. And separately, check out Taylor’s piece at Vernacular’s blog on LeBron James and his legacy.
In this first episode of Takes of the Game, Taylor Young (@TheTYoung) and Ishan Nath (@shouldakeptJB) break down some of the main pre-draft storylines, including the top players in the draft, the lottery team (besides Philly and the Cavs) that could make the conference finals next year, the team most likely to screw up their draft, and late pick winners. It's a great conversation and is only the first of many to come!