Does Offense Win Championships?
Taylor and Tim look back at the last 9 NBA Finals to determine how good a team has to be on offense to win a ring. They use offensive rating and O-LEBRON as their criteria.
Aug 26, 2022•22 min•Ep. 63
The BBall Index
Taylor and Tim/Cranjis McBasketball, dive deep into the data and analytics to provide detailed and contextualized analysis of the broader NBA. bball-index.combluewirepods.com
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Patrick Beverly for Talen Horton-Tucker & Stanley Johnson Trade Analysis
Taylor gives a quick breakdown of the Lakers/Jazz trade. He explains each player's strengths and weaknesses, and how they might fit on their new teams
Aug 25, 2022•12 min•Ep. 62
State Of The Pacers - With Tony East
Taylor sits down with Tony East to discuss the Pacers rebuild. Tony showcases Myles Turner and Buddy Hields strengths and weaknesses for potential trade partners. The two debate on Tyrese Haliburton's ceiling. and they touch on Chris Duarte's solid rookie season.
Aug 23, 2022•24 min•Ep. 61
Does Defense Win Championships?
Taylor goes back and looks at the history of NBA champs to see how team defense affects winning rings. He uses defensive rating and D-LEBRON as a critera
Aug 19, 2022•19 min•Ep. 60
State Of The Timberwolves - With Dane Moore
Tayor is joined by Dane Moore to preview the Timberwolves season. They kick off the show discussing how Kat and Gobert will fit together, Then, they speculate on the ascension of Anthoney Edwards, and finally wrap up discussing Minnesota's unknown microwave.
Aug 17, 2022•30 min•Ep. 59
Seth Partnow's Top 125 Players - With Seth Partnow
Taylor sits down with The Athletic's Seth Partnow to discuss his top 125 players list. He explains his process on how his tiering system works. Later they talk about his book The Mid Range Theory, and they wrap up the show with Seth teasing what he's working on over at StatsBomb.
Aug 12, 2022•44 min•Ep. 58
How To Use Driving & Finishing Data To Evaluate Players
Taylor and Tim dig into the finishing and driving data to figure out which players are elite, which have specific strengths, and which players are on the decline.
Aug 11, 2022•38 min•Ep. 57
Top 10 3&D Players Of The 2022 Season
Taylor and Tim build a criteria for the top 3&D players of the 2022 season. They use Total Offensive Load, 3pt Shot Making, and D-LEBRON to narrow it down to a top 10.
Aug 05, 2022•27 min•Ep. 56
Top 10 Contract Values Of the 2022 Season
Taylor and Tim go through the top 10 best contract values of the 2022 NBA season. 10. Luka 9. Joker 8. Poole 7. Mikal Bridges 6. Brunson 5. Garland 4. Bane 3. Miles Bridges 2. Herb Jones 1. Trae Young
Jul 29, 2022•49 min•Ep. 55
2022 Free Agency Recap With Cody Houdeck
Taylor starts the show picking Cody Houdeck's brain about the Buck's roster. After, they debate Taylor's best and worst signings of the off-season. They finish up the show by explaining how they research players and who their pick-up basketball player comps are.
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 54
2022 Draft Recap With Chip Jones
Taylor is joined by draft guru Chip Jones. He breaks down the top 5 players selected in this years draft and ranks them with the top players from pervious drafts.
Jul 01, 2022•31 min•Ep. 53
The 2018 NBA Draft Revisited
Taylor and Tim revisit the 2018 NBA Draft. They rank top-performing players for the draft using BBI WAR.
Jun 24, 2022•24 min•Ep. 52
BBI's 7 Defensive Roles & How They Translate To The Playoffs
Taylor explains the 7 defensive roles at BBI. He talks about how these roles do a much better job providing context than the standard 5 positions. Then he takes a look at which role has the largest jump in value in the playoffs.
Jun 14, 2022•15 min•Ep. 51
NBA Finals Preview
Taylor dives into Jayson Tatum's player profile and highlights his interesting blend of strengths and weaknesses. He also recaps game 1 and gives his predictions for the series.
Jun 04, 2022•17 min•Ep. 50
Previewing the Conference Finals
Taylor rants about the Boston & Miami series. He focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of each team, and the obstacles they face in winning the series. Then he spends about two minutes on the Mavs & Warriors series. (Golden State is going to win)
May 20, 2022•17 min•Ep. 49
Recapping Round 2 Of The 2022 Playoffs
Taylor goes through each series in the second round highlighting players that caught his eye.
May 16, 2022•17 min•Ep. 48
Recapping The First Round Of The 2022 Playoffs
Taylor runs through each first-round series and provides important "takeaways".
May 01, 2022•4 min•Ep. 47
LEBRON Playoff Predictions
Taylor goes through each matchup in the 1st round of the playoffs one by one and uses the LEBRON playoff matchup simulator to give playoff win proababilities.
Apr 17, 2022•8 min•Ep. 46
The Difference Between A Top 10 Player & A Top 20 Player
Taylor explains the difference between top 10 and top 20 players in the NBA. The secret is offering two way value. Most of the players people often rank 10-20 only provide value on one side of the court.
Apr 07, 2022•12 min•Ep. 45
Evaluating The Eastern Conference's Championship Windows
Taylor dives into the east and analyzes how long each team's playoffs window is using, age, contracts, and roster construction as indicators.
Apr 02, 2022•23 min•Ep. 44
Evaluating The Western Conference's Championship Windows
Taylor goes through each team in the west evaluating their playoff windows going forward.
Mar 25, 2022•18 min•Ep. 43
Why The Heat Are Built For The Playoffs
Taylor breaks down the Heat's roster and explains how it's designed to have playoff resiliency because of its depth and versatility. Then he highlights the strengths of each of their key contributors.
Mar 18, 2022•20 min•Ep. 42
What Makes Up A League Average Player
Taylor talks about what he thinks makes up a league average player, he then goes into detail profiling three different players with wildly different box scores but the same LEBRON. Then he wraps up the episode comparing impact vs skill set.
Mar 04, 2022•18 min•Ep. 41
The Value & Versatility Of Elite Power Forwards
Taylor talks about the trend he is seeing with extremely versatile talented power forwards. He talks about how they impacted the Bucks and Lakers during their title runs, and how they have been at the center of the Grizzles and Cavs breakout seasons.
Feb 25, 2022•14 min•Ep. 40
The Lakers And The Perils Of Going All In
Taylor breaks down the current Lakers roster situation. He examines the last few years and explains how the Lakers have gone all in, and how they are out of options to help improve the team.
Feb 19, 2022•12 min•Ep. 39
Trade Deadline Recap + Loving & Hating Fake Trades
Taylor reviews the notable trades at the deadline and gives context to the players being moved. He also goes on a small rant about his love/hate relationship with fake trades.
Feb 12, 2022•17 min•Ep. 38
Checking In With The Hornets Mid Rebuild
Taylor goes in-depth on the Hornets rebuild. He highlights Lamelo Ball, Miles Bridges, Gordon Hayward, and Terry Rozier. Using the B-Ball Index database he highlights key offense and defensive stats for the young stars.
Feb 04, 2022•13 min•Ep. 37
Scrapping The Blazers For Parts
Taylor analyzes Jusuf Nurkić, Robert Covington, and CJ McCollum. He explains their strengths and weakness and the value they could provide to a contender.
Jan 28, 2022•12 min•Ep. 36
Why The Bulls Fit Together Perfectly
Taylor takes a look at the Bulls roster and explains how they are greater than the sum of their parts. He digs into the B-ball Index database to highlight Zach Lavine's offense prowess and Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso's Defensive fits.
Jan 20, 2022•11 min•Ep. 35
How Our Perimeter Defense Grades Work
Taylor and Tim explain how B-ball indexes new perimeter defensive grades work. They break down the on-ball, off-ball chaser, and ball-handler screen defense grades work. They close out the show highlighting the players that rank highly in the database.
Nov 13, 2021•33 min•Ep. 34
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