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Live Q&A Audio June 3, 2023

A fun playoff edition - thanks to everyone for joining and asking such thoughtful questions!

Next Live Q&A Saturday, June 3 @ 6pm EST / 3pm PST

The next Live Q&A for Deluxe ($7) subscribers in the Discord will take place this Saturday on June 3. (Saturday at 6pm EST / 3pm PST.)If you can't make it, send me a question via Patreon messages (or send one to @Onionknight or @gabriel1200 inside the Discord) and we'll answer it during the ...

Playoff stats are live!

https://thinkingbasketball.net/daily-board/

2022 CORP Valuations

Many of you have asked, here they are...only a year late! https://thinkingbasketball.net/2023/05/04/2022-corp-valuations/

Brief Warriors-Lakers thoughts

https://thinkingbasketball.net/2023/05/02/lakers-warriors-thoughts-2023-2nd-round/

Live Q&A April 29, 2023

A rousing Q&A with: The impact of injuries on title odds The ideal length of a playoff series Models for projecting players futures vs. granular indicators Anthony Davis's current play Impressive players of the 1st round The mystery of Jimmy Butler (and needing more data) The end of the pace & s...

2023 2nd round picks (minus LAL)

Some thoughts heading into round 2. https://thinkingbasketball.net/2023/04/30/2023-2nd-round-picks/

2023 1st round picks

Some cursory thoughts on the 1st round matchups, focusing on the 3 series that I have the hardest time picking. https://thinkingbasketball.net/2023/04/15/2023-1st-round-picks/

February 2023 Q&A Audio

Apologies to everyone - I forgot to upload this last month after the last Q&A.

Live Q&A Mar. 27. 2023

Favorite players, gravity, postseason teams who "won't slip," the spike in injuries and more.

Podcast 185 data

New post with the data from 185 on scoring seasons: https://thinkingbasketball.net/2023/03/15/are-scorers-getting-better-podcast-185-data/

Live Q&A Jan. 21, 2023

Some great questions from a lively Q&A. Coaching value today Rim protection value today versus 2017 (eg Gobert) Managing the officials as a player skill Endurance training as a skill or player-type The next strategic trends on defense Ideal defensive stats to track Re-shaping the box score

Live Q&A this Saturday (Jan. 21, 2023) 6pm EST/3pm PST

The next Live Q&A for Deluxe ($7) subscribers in the Discord will take place this Saturday on January 21. (Saturday at 6pm EST / 3pm PST.)If you can't make it, send me a question via Patreon messages (or send one to @Onionknight or @gabriel1200 inside the Discord) and we'll answer it during ...

Extra: The definitive Jokic pass

A few fun cuts from the Luka video against the Nuggets. Some of this ultimately ended up in the Jokic passing video so it was cut for time, but originally the angle of the Luka video was a kind of "Luka-Jokic passing duel." Let me know if you find these extras interesting!

My favorite stat features on the new site

Some of you have asked: https://thinkingbasketball.net/2022/12/29/our-new-stat-tools/

Live Q&A Audio Dec. 17, 2022

Thanks to everyone for joining this month's Q&A. A big topic was the diverging defensive performances of the Pelicans and Nuggets, despite similar schematic approaches on the surface. We also talk about the Bucks offense, Jayson Tatum's standing, how big Nikola Jokic's problems are defen...

Live Q&A this Saturday (December 17) 6pm EST / 3pm PST

The next Live Q&A for Deluxe ($7) subscribers in the Discord will take place this Saturday on December 18. (Saturday at 6pm EST / 3pm PST.)If you can't make it, send me a question via Patreon messages (or send one to @Onionknight or @RobbieBeats inside the Discord) and we'll answer it during...

Live Q&A Audio Nov. 19, 2022

Thanks to everyone who showed up and asked such great questions! We start with types of plus-minus data (WOWY, WOWYR) and finish with development paths based on athleticism and skills by age 19.

Wolves D extra: KAT's awareness and focus

One play illustrating an important but basic paint/screen defending concept.

Nuggets Bonus: The inverted pick-and-roll

Mike shows us yet another advantage having a center (Nikola Jokic) as a point guard, and how Jamal Murray's screening and movement play into this advantage.

Live Q&A this Saturday (November 19) 6pm EST / 3pm PST

The next Live Q&A for Deluxe ($7) subscribers in the Discord will take place this Saturday on November 19. (Saturday at 6pm EST / 3pm PST.)If you can't make it, send me a question via Patreon messages (or send one to @RobbieBeats inside the Discord) and we'll answer it during the recording o...

Cavs bonus: All 5 players working together

For some bonus Cavs content, Mike walks us through a single play where JB Bickerstaff has all 5 players working in harmony to create an easy score.

New Thinking Basketball website

I'll make a more public announcement shortly, but if you haven't heard yet, we've launched a brand new website: https://thinkingbasketball.netThe biggest difference you'll notice is around the data on the site. We (currently) have two in-season leaderboards running, one for individua...