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Projecting the 2017-2018 Season with Andrew Johnson&Jacob Goldstein from 2017-10-02T03:00
Andrew Johnson and Jacob Goldstein stopped by to go over their win projection systems and discuss who they were higher or lower on than conventional wisdom and why. Find their projections here: ...
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Episode 12: "Thinking Basketball"&Waxing Philosophical with Ben Taylor from 2017-08-24T06:00
Ben Taylor (@ElGee35), founder of Backpicks.com, dropped by the show to discuss his book, "Thinking Basketball," which focuses on the way we think about basketball (often in the wrong way or using ...
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Episode 11: Impact of Length, Changing Teams,&the MVP Race with Krishna Narsu from 2017-04-12T06:30
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Episode 10: Recapping Sloan Sports Analytics Conference with Bo Schwartz Madsen from 2017-03-07T05:30
Bo Schwartz Madsen joined me to discuss the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, narratives and how important they are to communicating data-driven results, behavioral psychology, Seth Partnow's pres...
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Episode 9: The Importance of Creation and Other Things with Andre Snellings from 2017-01-23T03:30
Andre Snellings joined me to discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo's amazing season, Nikola Jokic's brilliance, Russell Westbrook's dominance, Andrew Wiggins's development, and the Timberwolves' porous def...
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Episode 8: Loose Balls, Defending Drives, and KOBE! with Krishna Narsu from 2016-12-07T05:30
Krishna Narsu (@knarsu3) dropped by to discuss defending drives and how that correlates with team success, loose ball recovery rates via SportVU data, and his KOBE shot selection metric, among many...
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Episode 7: Early Season Trends with Ian Levy from 2016-11-23T05:00
Ian Levy (@HickoryHigh) dropped by to discuss DeMar DeRozan and Damian Lillard's hot starts to the season. Additionally, we discussed LeBron's place as possibly the most healthy star in NBA history...
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Episode 6: Hackathon Recap with Senthil Natarajan from 2016-11-08T03:00
Senthil (@SENTH1S) dropped by the show to discuss his experience at the NBA Hackathon, measuring defensive versatility, the changing center position, and appreciating Ray Allen's all-around superst...
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Episode 5: Projecting the 2016-17 NBA Season with Nick Restifo&Andrew Johnson from 2016-10-06T05:00
Nick Restifo (@nickrestifo) and Andrew Johnson (@CountingBaskets) of Nylon Calculus dropped by to discuss their 2016-17 NBA Season Win Total projections. They dive into their methodologies, the ins...
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Episode 4: Beating the Warriors and Dispelling Narratives with Senthil Natarajan from 2016-09-28T05:00
Senthil Natarajan (@SENTH1S) joins the show to discuss the myth of Team USA participation as an accelerant to development, beating the Warriors (at least on paper), ball movement, and his injury pr...
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Episode 3: Dollars and Sense with Max Schimanski from 2016-09-13T17:30
Max Schimanski (@Schimax) joins to discuss player valuation in the NBA, his time with the analytics teams for Davidson College and the Charlotte Hornets, among other topics. Check out Max's posts d...
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Episode 2: Predicting the Future with Andrew Johnson from 2016-09-08T03:00
Andrew Johnson (@CountingBaskets) joins to discuss the draft, his model for projecting rookies forward, his free agency value prediction model, the Celtics, and how to incorporate new information i...
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Episode 1: NBA Draft Modeling with Nick Restifo from 2016-08-02T07:00
Nick Restifo (@nickrestifo) of Nylon Calculus and Fansided dropped by to discuss his NBA draft projection model, his Knicks fandom, Derrick Rose, Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, and a fe...
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