Episodios
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Dre and Brian are back to recap the 2024 NBA Finals. How do the 2024 Celtics rack up all time?
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Professor David Berri returns to talk "Slaying the Trolls" the book he wrote with UMass' Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion Nefertiti Walker. It deconstructs many of the myths in women sports, and touches on a lot of NBA and WNBA, which we love!
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Dre and Brian return to talk the Conference Finals and some of the previous NBA Playoffs. Do the Wolves have a chance? We recorded this before Luka definitively answered no. Also some sad Bill Walton talk and some WNBA talk.
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Dre and Brian are back to talk
The opening round of the NBA Playoffs Our thoughts on the various award finalists The "rule changes" the NBA has had in regards to fouls The WNBA! Some thoughts on the FIDE Chess Candidates tournament -
We're back to talk:
Super Tuesday! Can the Warriors win with the Rookie of the Year? Gotta keep up the Victor Wembenyama love! A fun stroll down memory lane and why the blogging analytics movement fractured, crashed, and burned, but why analytics still won. Tune in! -
Recorded 2-13-2024
Superbowl Talk! We talk the Celtics, who are good, have no weaknesses, and may be the best Celtics squad ever. Victor Wembenyama is making his threes, as Vince Carter would say - "It's over!" We talk the All-Star Reserves and ... ugh. We finish talking Melo's revisionist history about his departure from the Nuggets. -
For the first time in awhile we got some promo codes! Paydirt24 over at paydirtdfs.com! A little football talk to start! we check in on the OG Anunoby trade and revisit a segment we call "Brian is Right" We analyze the Kyle Lowry for Terry Rozier deck chairs trade. We talk about NBA All-Star starters and how we're pretty much fine with them. We also discuss All-Star rules and the Steph Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu matchup. We briefly talk about the NBA salary cap, moving on! We discuss Luka Doncic's 73-point game, the top games so far this NBA season, and the top scoring games. We talk about the MVP race, Joel Embiid's injury, and Doc Rivers getting to coach again.
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Stat padding, blockbuster trades, the MVP race, and more!
Embiid and Stat Padding MVP Race, can a player be an MVP w/ 65 games played? The Detroit Pistons / Washington Wizards "Blockbuster Trade" and if Marvin Bagley should dethrone Same Bowie as the biggest draft bust. A history lesson about how Moneyball is a misleading narrative. We discuss Pascal Siakam's possible spot. Spoiler, we think Dallas was a better fit than Indiana. We also question DeJounte Murray and if he should return to the Spurs. We don't believe Mikal Bridges is on the block but do question if a change of scenery would help. A brief Warriors check in! A Victor Wembenyama check-in, and like most rookies he started out a bit rough. Unlike most rookies, a mere 40 games into the season he's playing star level. Watch out!
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Dre and Brian return to talk a whole lotta Warriors as well as the Knicks/Raptors "blockbuster trade", the Rookie of the Year Race and why the Thunder have Rookie of the Year and MVP. Tune in!
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Dre and Brian return to talk the end of the NBA Cup, if Joel Embiid is MVP, how Harden is doing on the Clippers, a couple of NBA scandals and feuds!
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We're back to talk:
The Phoenix Suns
How Nikola Jokic and Tyrese Haliburton are generational MVP talents this season.
The Minnesota TImberwolves finally being good!
The Rookie of the Year race with Chet Holmgren and Victor WembenyamaOur thoughts on the NBA Cup aka the in-season tournament with some design advice from Brian.
The Golden State Warriors, of course.
Shout out to @AtomicNBA on X! -
We're thrilled to have special guest Scott Williams on the podcast today. Scott is a fifteen year NBA veteran and three time title winner. Scott is on to discuss his book "Through the Fire: A Memoir of Trauma and Loss, Basketball and Triumph."
We talk Scott's time at UNC with Dean Smith and how he overcame major tragedy including domestic abuse. Scott's time in the NBA and what it was like playing with MJ, Iverson, and LeBron Why Scott is the ultimate answer for the coolest (nerdiest?) NBA game Immaculate Grid.You can find Scott at
ScottWill42 on Instagram Scottwilliams1767 on TikTok and at his site https://www.scottwilliamsbasketball.com/ -
We're back after three weeks! The NBA started right after we recorded this, so a lot to discuss including:
The 76ers and Clippers and if they should pull the trigger for James Harden Has Dre joined the Wembanyama hype train? Is Boston the favorite? The Grizzlies and how fast predictions fall apart. The Warriors look good but do they have weaknesses? Will the Phoenix Suns have an amazing offense? Can Ben Simmons make a comeback? Will Chet and the Thunder impress this year?
We even end with a hypothetical question about if playing time in the NBA matters for injuries!
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The slumber of the offseason is over! We discuss the major Damian Lillard trade and follow up trades. Meaning we go over, in depth:
The state of the Portland Trail Blazers The state of the Milwaukee Bucks The state of the Phoenix Suns The state of the Boston CelticsBroadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/nerdnumbers
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We talk:
Anthony Davis' big contract. The demise of the PAC 12 ESPN getting directly in the sports betting arena Rank over 130 NBA Nicknames!Thanks to:
Basketball Reference - https://basketball-reference.com Thomas Neumann - https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/li... Pat Heery - https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articl... Brady Klopfer (https://twitter.com/BradyKlopferNBA) - https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2022/12/... Howard Fear (https://twitter.com/hsfear) "Regular American" (https://twitter.com/Bot_From_Russia) Logan Trent (https://twitter.com/TheLoganTrent) -
We're back! We discuss:
The Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis signings in Boston and why both are bad, but Boston will likely still be good. Briefly about Bronnie and how sports has a sad history of risk, even to the young and healthy. We review a list of 101 NBA Nicknames (https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/lists/greatest-nicknames-in-nba-history/ thanks Thomas Neumann!) and prepare for a fun Tier game in a few weeks. -
We're back to talk:
NBA Free Agency and why contract analysis is difficult -- unlike player evaluation. Damian Lillard's current saga in Portland Every, if not most, important free agency signing as of 7/11/2023. Some highlights: Austin Reeves Haliburton vs Sabonis Brook Lopez Why Andre Drummond's sentiment that being a good teammate in attitude matters, really, his stats just aren't as important as others in terms of pay in the NBA. -
We're back we talk:
The NBA Finals and Dre's firsthand account of the Nuggets' historic win. The Chris Paul Trades, why the Suns and Wizards are who we thought they were, and the Warriors are light years ahead again. Why Bradley Beal and Devin Booker don't make sense next to each other. How the Warriors did well "drafting" Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis and how Mike Dunleavy has the right expectations. How the Celtics and Grizzlies lost the Kristaps Porzingis trade, and why it's harder to tell than you think. We're meh on the John Collins and Rudy Gay trade. Some top level NBA Draft thoughts, sorry, no real in-depth analysis here! -
Brian and Dre talk the NBA Finals, what happened to Boston, Bob Myers exit in Golden State, and Jimmy Butler's attitude. Tune in!
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Andrew Sutton returns to talk the NBA Conference Finals with Brian and Dre.
We also talk:
Doc Rivers firing Are the Heat for real? Can the Nuggets make the finals? Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. - Mostrar más
