Conference Finals Recap
Taylor recaps the eastern and western conference finals. He still can't wrap his head around the Heat and the Nuggets look like the team of destiny.
May 31, 2023•40 min•Ep. 123
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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Episodes
The Luckiest Teams This Season
Taylor and Krishna take a look at the luckiest teams this season. Using Luck-Adjusted Net Rating the guys were able to see who was benefitting from things like 3pt% and free-throw% luck the most.
Jan 12, 2023•29 min•Ep. 122
January Power Rankings - Part 2 of 2
Taylor, Krishna, and Tim finish power ranking the top 10 teams in the league. They have big disagreements on the Nuggets as well as the Bucks.
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 121
January Power Rankings - Part 1 of 2
Taylor, Krishna, and Tim reconvene to update this season's power rankings. They cover teams 11-30 in part 1 of 2.
Jan 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 120
Donovan Mitchell's Season By The Numbers
Taylor digs into the numbers that tell the season of Donovan Mitchell's year. His crazy pull-up 3pt shooting, playmaking, and finishing.
Jan 05, 2023•14 min•Ep. 119
The Best Of The BBI Podcast 2022
Taylor put together a clip show of his favorite moments on the pod from 2022
Jan 02, 2023•13 min•Ep. 118
The Role Player All-Star Ballot
Taylor and Krishna made an All-Star ballot for role players. To qualify a player has to have a Total Offensive Load under 30 and play less than 30 minutes a night. Here is the link to the ballot. Select 2 guards, 2 wings, and 1 big. https://forms.gle/sXEeoCXKJs4wrN4eA
Dec 31, 2022•23 min•Ep. 117
Jaylen Brown Scouting Report
Taylor breaks down Jaylen Brown's game. He talks about his two-way value and devastating pull-up midrange shot. He hits on his limitations as a passer and his inability to suppress offensive players on the perimeter.
Dec 28, 2022•26 min•Ep. 116
The Best Perimeter Defenders This Season - By The Numbers
Taylor and Krishna look at the top perimeter defenders this season. They use On-Ball Defense, Ball Screen Navigation, and Off-Ball Chaser Defense as the criteria to rank players.
Dec 23, 2022•35 min•Ep. 115
How Our Shot Making Stats Work
Taylor and Krishna chat about how the Shot Making stats work at Basketball Index. Krishna explains how they show a player's performance relative to their shot quality. They cover 3 PT Shot Making, Rim Shot Making, and Overall Shoot Making in depth.
Dec 21, 2022•15 min•Ep. 114
5 Stats That Tell The Story Of The Season
Taylor digs up 5 stats that tell the story of the first third of the season. He talks about SGA's Middle Game Talent, Zion's Finishing Talent, Luka's "BBI triple crown", Donavan Mitchell's 3 PT Shot Making, and Durants Overall Shot Making.
Dec 19, 2022•10 min•Ep. 113
The Dirty Work Triple Crown
Taylor created the dirty work triple crown. It comprises boxing out, screening, and matchup difficulty stats. He created it to highlight players doing the dirty work that contributes to teams winning.
Dec 16, 2022•15 min•Ep. 112
Brandon Ingram Scouting Report
Taylor breaks down Brandon Ingram's game. He uses the box score, analytics, and game tape to highlight his strengths and weaknesses
Dec 12, 2022•18 min•Ep. 111
How LEBRON Evaluates Players
Taylor explains how LEBRON evaluates players. He gives context about how much a point per 100 possessions is worth. +0 = a top 125 player +1 = a top 75 player +2= a top 40 player +3= an All Star level player +4= an All NBA level player +5= An MVP level player +6= an MVP finalist/winning season
Dec 09, 2022•23 min•Ep. 110
What's Wrong With The Warriors - With Saurabh Rane
Taylor chats with Saurabh Rane about what's wrong with the Warriors. Saurabh explains who has been playing poorly and the adjustments the team has made to help turn things around.
Dec 07, 2022•22 min•Ep. 109
Power Rankings - Part 3 of 3 - Teams 1-10
Taylor, Tim, and Krishna break down the top teams in the NBA in their first ever BBI power ranking.
Dec 05, 2022•59 min•Ep. 108
Power Rankings - Part 2 of 3 - Teams 11-20
Taylor, Tim, and Krishna breakdown the middling teams in the NBA in their first ever power ranking.
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 107
Dec 1 Power Rankings - Part 1 of 3 - Teams 21-30
Taylor, Tim, and Krishna unveil the first ever BBI power rankings. This discuss their process and the end results.
Dec 03, 2022•46 min•Ep. 106
Bam Adebayo Scouting Report
Taylor gives his scouting report on Bam Adebayo using the box score, analytics, and tape study.
Nov 28, 2022•16 min•Ep. 105
State Of The Kings - With Brenden Nunez
Taylor talks to Brenden Nunez about the state of the Kings. Brenden gets the listeners up to speed on the King's season thus far, He explains how their high-powered offense works and who the main drivers are, and he talks about Kevin Huerter's breakout season.
Nov 25, 2022•24 min•Ep. 104
The Best Players This Year By Defensive Role - With Jackson Frank
Taylor and Krishna chat with Jackson Frank about who the best player has been in Basketball Index's 7 Defensive roles this season. The seven defensive roles: Point Of Attack Wing Stopper Chaser Helper Low Activity Mobile Big Anchor Big
Nov 23, 2022•40 min•Ep. 103
State Of The Magic - With Philip Rossman-Reich
Taylor and Krishna chat with Philip Rossman-Reich about the state of the Magic. Philip talks about Paolo Banchero's fast start, The Magic's Jumbo lineups, and Wendell Carter Jr's development.
Nov 18, 2022•23 min•Ep. 102
State Of The Thunder - With David Brandon
Taylor and Krishna talk to David Brandon about the state of the Thunder. David talks about SGA's breakout season, Lu Dort's ideal role, and Giddy's overall offensive game.
Nov 17, 2022•26 min•Ep. 101
Devin Booker Player Profile
Taylor breaks down Devin Booker's game with the box score, analytics, and game tape. He highlights bookers' strength's as mid-range shooter, and limitations as a defender and playmaker.
Nov 14, 2022•17 min•Ep. 100
The Best Early Season Playmakers - By The Numbers
Taylor and Krishna unveil the leaders in this season's Playmaking Talent Metric, discuss the 5 players that have improved the most compared to last season, and highlight the league leaders in Passing Creation Volume, Quality, Versatility, and efficiency.
Nov 13, 2022•40 min•Ep. 99
State Of The Spurs - With Matthew Tynan
Taylor talks to Matthew Tynan about the state of the Spurs. Mathew gets everybody up to speed on where the Spurs are in their current rebuild, they talk about Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell and their potential as building blocks, and Matthew wraps up the episode with a Jakob Poeltl scouting report for any interested fanbases.
Nov 09, 2022•30 min•Ep. 98
Karl-Anthony Towns - Player Profile
Taylor gives a full scouting report on Karl-Anthony Towns. He uses the box score, Analytics, and game tape to give a complete breakdown his strengths and weaknesses.
Nov 07, 2022•20 min•Ep. 97
The Best Players This Year By Offensive Role - With Mark Schindler
Taylor, Krishna, and Mark Schindler looked at the best players this season by offensive role. To simplify things they broke down BBI's 12 offensive roles into on-ball, off-ball, and bigs, and selected their favorite Shote Creator, Movement Shooter, and Stretch Big. Players mentioned Tatum Luka Hield Brook Lopez Keegan Murry Kevin Love
Nov 04, 2022•35 min•Ep. 96
Small Sample Sizes, The Padding Method, And You
Taylor and Krishna take a look at early box score numbers and try to make sense of what they mean. Krishna explains how padding small sample sizes can help make them more predictive. And they finish up with some obscure trivia.
Nov 02, 2022•34 min•Ep. 95
CJ McCollum Player Profile
Taylor breaks down CJ McCollum's game in detail with the help of the box score, analytics, and game tape.
Oct 31, 2022•17 min•Ep. 94
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