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The BBall Index

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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

Episodes

The Secret To The Magic's Success

Taylor digs into the Magic's data and finds two key data points that point to the team's success this season.

Mar 23, 202423 minEp. 182

Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 4

Taylor continues to rank the top players in the league. In this ep he covers his B tier of players Read the full article here: https://www.bball-index.com/taylor-wymans-2024-mid-season-player-rankings/

Mar 12, 202431 minEp. 179

Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 3

Taylor goes through his A- and B+ tier of players Link to the full article: https://www.bball-index.com/taylor-wymans-2024-mid-season-player-rankings/

Mar 10, 202442 minEp. 178

Can Anyone Stop The Nuggets?

Taylor talks through what makes the Nuggets offense so hard to stop. He explains how their shooting, passing, and connection are often overwhelming and how Aaron Gordon is a key piece to their success.

Mar 06, 202421 minEp. 177

The Best Passers This Season

Taylor looks at the best passers in 5 stats this season, volume, quality, efficiency, versatility, and gravity

Mar 01, 202427 minEp. 176

Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 2

Taylor covers players ranked in his A tier (6-17) in his mid-season rankings See the entire list here: https://www.bball-index.com/taylor-wymans-2024-mid-season-player-rankings/

Feb 24, 202437 minEp. 175

February Power Rankings

Taylor uses advanced luck adjusted net rating to create his February power rankings

Feb 21, 202428 minEp. 174

Trade Deadline Recap

Taylor goes through each trade made at the deadline rapid fire style

Feb 14, 202427 minEp. 173

All-Star Snubs

Taylor rants about the All-Star reserve choices

Feb 04, 202430 minEp. 171

Charting The Lakers Half Court Offense

Taylor talks with Tim about how he's charted every Lakers half court offensive possession this season. Tim explains the value of running organized sets versus freelance offense.

Jan 30, 202450 minEp. 170

Mid-Season Awards

Taylor gives his mid-season awards picks for MVP, DPOY, ROY, and MIP

Jan 27, 202430 minEp. 169

Production vs Efficiency

Taylor explains why efficiency is more valuable than production. The answer is scalability.

Jan 17, 202422 minEp. 166

How To Use Shot Quality Stats

Taylor explains why shot quality stats are useful by explaining the context they provide

Dec 19, 202322 minEp. 159

20 Random Facts About The NBA Season

Taylor gives 20 random facts about the NBA season so far, some are insightful, and others just take up space in his brain

Dec 16, 202331 minEp. 158

December Power Rankings - (Part 2 of 2)

Taylor goes through teams 16-30 and gives his 2 cents about the direction of each team's season so far. December NBA Power Ranking Article: https://www.bball-index.com/december-nba-power-rankings/

Dec 12, 202334 minEp. 157

December Power Rankings - (Part 1 of 2)

Taylor uses luck-adjusted net rating to help cut through the noise of early season in his first power rankings of the season Full article here: https://www.bball-index.com/december-nba-power-rankings/

Dec 08, 202327 minEp. 156

The Luckiest Team In The NBA

Taylor uses luck-adjusted net rating to determine which teams have been the most and least luckiest to start the season

Dec 06, 202325 minEp. 155

Stripping The Bulls For Parts

Taylor goes through the Bulls roster and looks at what contending teams could add via trade. Here is the companion article: https://www.bball-index.com/stripping-the-bulls-for-parts/

Dec 02, 202322 minEp. 154
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