The Boxscore Geeks Show

We talk:

 

Why the Wins Produced metric loves big men (it's because the NBA is built for them)

 

Why the Utah Jazz are struggling despite having the MVP and, in theory, all the tools to compete.

Why the Warriors are "struggling" and if they should worry. Regardless, they should not re-sign Klay Thompson.

Did the NBA get the players of the month right?

How the NBA could fix the NBA draft, thanks to sports betting data.

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Direct download: bsg-222.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 1:01am EDT

We're back to talk:

  • Snubbing Anthony Davis' 5 by 5 on our weekly boxscore list.
  • Why are the Grizzlies so good?
  • Why are the Clippers do good?
  • Why the KD and Curry "debate" is silly.
  • A lot of analysis on the World Chess Championship by two people not very good at chess!

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Direct download: bsg-221.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 12:29pm EDT

Art Rondeau, shooting coach extradonaire returns to talk the NBA and, of course, player shooting!

We talk:
The amazingly dysfunctional Sacramento Kings, and a pet theory Art has had about how he'd fix the NBA draft (if we're forced to keep the draft)

We briefly touch on some gossip about LeBron James' time in Cleveland as well as Kevin Durant in Golden State. Topics for another day though!

We talk Art's expertise on free throw shooting to talk four big names in the NBA:
LeBron James, DeAndre Jordan, Ben Simmons, and Markelle Fultz

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Direct download: bsg-220.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 12:19pm EDT

We talk:

- Comments from last week show w/ topics like Taurean Prince, Jack McKinney, and Tyson Chandler.
- Why are the Bucks doing well?
- Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, and the "All they are" players.
- Enes Kanter on offensive rebounding.
- Fansided's spiffy new "My Top 50" NBA app.
- Tyson Chandler to the Lakers.
- Jimmy Butler's trade to Philadelphia.
- We meant to talk a lot about Melo but instead decided to talk ...
- The World Chess Championship! We're team Caruana, and it's currently a contentious match of ... three draws.

Direct download: bsg-219.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:51am EDT

We talk:

The Boxscores of the Week and if Stephen Curry is the MVP!

Why the 76ers aren't living up to last season.

The Lakers' woes and should they worry yet.

Are the Nuggets for real?

Why the Bucks are playing so well.

Why we side with Jimmy Butler over the owners.

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Direct download: bsg-218.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 4:08am EDT

A lot to talk. We go over:

Is it time to panic in Los Angeles?

Are the Bucks the best team in the NBA?

Are the Rockets wasting their title window?

Is Cleveland already tanking?

Do the Warriors need Klay?

Are the Warriors Moneyballing their bigs?

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Direct download: bsg-217.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 1:45pm EDT

We talk:

The Raptors hot start and the folly of advanced stats this early in the season. We also talk the Raptors' foolish "hype" video.

We talk the Lakers/Rockets fight, the whys, the implication, etc. We also talk how NBA fans are really like professional wrestling fans.

We talk why Nikola Jokic has had the best game of the year, and why the Nuggets are the new contenders!

We talk about if you should be worried about the Warriors and Rockets.

Finally, we discuss our regular segment - the top boxscores of the week. We recorded this before I posted it, so there were spoilers, BUT we posted the podcast after that post, so not really!

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Direct download: bsg-216.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 12:03pm EDT

Does Dre hate Luka Doncic? Of course not!

The NBA is back, and we talk the Southwest Division.

Michael Lewis talks analytics, and we talk Michael Lewis talking analytics. It's turtles all the way down.

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Direct download: bsg-215.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 8:23am EDT

We talk how good the 2018-2019 Lakers look.

We also talk Chris Yeh's new book "Blitzscaling", which he co-wrote with Reid Hoffman. Check out https://www.blitzscaling.com/ for more info.

Direct download: bsg-214.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 4:18am EDT

We talk:

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns drama.

We also talk Andrew Wiggins place as a horrible #1 pick.

We talk the "resolution" to the Dallas Mavericks scandal.

We talk the freakiest mascot in the NHL. Tune in!

Direct download: bsg-213.mp3
Category:NBA -- posted at: 8:09pm EDT