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Statistics tutor Josh Lowe breaks down the greatest NBA seasons from the Last Dance Bulls to LeBron and the block, all with an eye toward accessible analytics.
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- 2013-14 No Rest in the West Part 3 · 27 minWe break down five teams in the 2013-14 NBA season by overachievement, underachievement, and accurate achievement and chronicle what this meant for their respective futures in…
- Tanking Terminus · 16 minWe may finally have a solution to the NBA's tanking problem. I break down the new proposal and what it means for basketball fans.
- 2013-14 No Rest in the West Part 2 · 10 minTime to talk about PLAYOFFS! We break down the 2013-14 playoffs, the upsets, the Elo projections, and the many game sevens!
- 2013-14 No Rest in the West Part 1 · 35 minWe look back on the 2013-14 NBA season. You'll hear which teams rose to the occasion and which teams fell short as backed by Elo simulation.
- Lin in the End Part 2 · 34 minThe long awaited conclusion to the Linsanity series! We break down Lin's statistical impact on the 2012 Knicks and discuss why the rest of his career never reached the heights of…
- Thoughts on the NBA Cup · 12 minWe talk about the NBA Cup and its relevance in the current NBA climate. We also look at some ideas to improve it and what the average NBA fan thinks of it. Your vote is your…
- Lin in the End Part 1 · 22 minWe chronicle the rise of Linsanity from Harvard to undrafted to media sensation. We also discuss Lin's brief time with the Steph Curry Warriors.
- 2011-12 Linsanity and the Heatles Part 5 · 32 minWe break down our four featured teams--the Heat, Thunder, Clippers, and Bobcats--and reveal a surprising metric that can lead teams to NBA championships.
- 2011-12 Linsanity and the Heatles Part 4 · 30 minWe look at Four Factors performance for the 2011-12 NBA season including some surprising results from playoff teams.
- 2011-12 Linsanity and the Heatles Part 3 · 29 minWe break down four teams in terms of Elo progression, and note surprising parallels between the 2012 and 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder, our most recent NBA Champions.
- 2011-12 Linsanity and the Heatles Part 2 · 17 minWe discuss the 2011-12 playoffs. We note a major underachievement, a major overachievement, and talk about two "new classic" teams who reached the finals.
- 2011-12 Linsanity and the Heatles Part 1 · 43 minWe introduce the 2011-12 NBA season, noting several key parallels with current league events. We also look at Elo projections for regular season performance and compare with…
- Days of Our Lakers Part 3 · 45 minThe long-awaited conclusion to our coverage of the 2004 Lakers season. We go behind the scenes of the Western conference finals against the Timberwolves and the NBA Finals…
- Days of Our Lakers Part 2 · 27 minTime to talk about the Lakers in the 2004 PLAYOFFS! Plus, inside Shaq's free throw trouble and a potential fix with whom the team parted ways.
- Tanking Tendency · 26 minWe discuss the NBA's worst-kept secret--teams tanking for top draft picks-- and what the league can do about it.
- Days of Our Lakers Part 1 · 46 minWe chronicle the soap opera-like drama--and relate it to the data--of the 2003-04 Lakers regular season. This was the NBA's first "superteam" that I can remember. Also, if…
- 2004 Lakers Soap Opera, Linsanity · 3 minWe are taking a break due to statistics tutoring business, but we still have the 2004 Lakers episode coming up, which resembles a soap opera. We also have Linsanity ahead. Stay…
- 2003-04 Wild Wild West Part 6 · 33 minWe break down six teams in Elo and Four Factors projections and show why defense wins championships.
- 2003-04 Wild Wild West Part 5 · 25 minWe discuss the Four Factors model as it applies to the 2004 season. We also compare it to the previous Elo model. Finally, we talk about the state of the NBA All Star Game.
- 2003-04 Wild Wild West Part 4 · 22 minWe break down six teams in terms of Elo achievement. We also briefly discuss the groundbreaking trade that went down in the current NBA.
