Wed, 8 May 2019
We talk the NBA Playoffs. Namely: Milwaukee vs. Boston - ho-hum Toronto vs. Philadelphia - a barnburner thanks to stars. We recorded this before Kawhi went Nova in game 5. Denver vs. Portland - an amazing chance for Denver. Luckily, so far, they've delivered. Golden State vs. Houston - It all comes down to health. We talk Chris Yeh's Mental Samurai run too. Finally, we spend a lot of time, a little under half the show on Game of Thrones. What can we say, we're fans! |
Tue, 30 April 2019
We talk the NBA Playoffs: We "shout out" Forbes for screwing over Dr. Dave Berri while continuing to use a bastardization of his work despite firing him over using it for the WNBA. |
Tue, 23 April 2019
We're back! We talk: Every NBA playoff series, every last one. We focus a little harder on the Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets series, going out of our way to say Jae Crowder is done. He started the game that night 5-5 after we finished recording. |
Tue, 16 April 2019
We're happy to have special guest Dr. Jonathan Weiler, who is a professor of global studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. He's also co-author of the amazing book "Prius or Pickup?: How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide", and co-host of the great "Agony of Defeat" podcast. As the playoffs loom we talk ... politics. At least one thing from 4/15 made Brian, our Warriors fan, happy. 1. We talk Jonathan's book "Prius or Pickup", particularly how it relates to the US, politics, and racism. Don't worry, we sprinkle in a little sports ala Donovan Mitchell hate. 2. We couldn't avoid at least touching on the NCAA scandals, namely the Felicity Huffman/Lori Loughlin pay to play admissions one, as well as Zion Williamson's injury. Jonathan is actually less optimistic than us that anything changes. 3. We talk the Knicks and if there's room for optimism. Certainly, if the draft Zion, get Durant and Irving there will be. 4. We talk a little about the baseball Hall of Fame. Dre confuses Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz ... enjoy! You'll have to wait to the end to see why Ed Davis is in the title! |
Wed, 10 April 2019
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Thu, 4 April 2019
We talk: Even more of the WWE style of fandom between Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. Really, Kevin Durant is Roman Reigns and a Face Push just isn't going to work. We talk about Jokic and the stupidity of fouls. And how maybe dunks vs. floaters impact ref perception. Just a fun jab - how many talented young bigs have the Lakers let walk? More TV Talk - a Mental Samurai checkin and Babylon 5? |
Tue, 26 March 2019
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We spend a lot of time bashing the outdated hardnosed coaching model thanks to Tom Izzo's March Madness antics. Thanks to Coach Nick at bballbreakdown for bringing this subject up. We talk the new reality TV show Mental Samurai and how Dre is already digging into the stats. Tune in! |
Tue, 19 March 2019
First, we have a sponsor! Sunshower is the place to go if you're looking for the ultimate cloud-based solution support. Go to sunshower.io/nerdnumbers and check em out! How the NBA should copy baseball's award structures. Shout out to iceman for the suggestion! About a major college pay scandal that only marginally involves the NCAA. How Giannis is cementing his MVP status and if the Bucks can win it all. We talk a great Todd Whitehead article on the Hot Hand and Klay Thompson. Spoiler alert, Dre didn't realize it had a second-half past an ad, so his opinion changes halfway through the show. Give it a full listen. Tune in! |
Tue, 12 March 2019
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Wed, 6 March 2019
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