Thinking Basketball

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 Apr 25, 2023
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Ben Taylor, creator of the popular YouTube channel Thinking Basketball (and author of Thinking Basketball the book) goes deeper on basketball analysis, history, philosophy and theory with co-host Cody Houdek, and a variety of guests ranging from journalists to former players. Ideal for fans interested in Xs and Os, stats & analytics, coaching and team strategy and adjustments, in-depth breakdowns on player strengths and weaknesses, and who is better and who is best in the NBA. (GOAT debates!) Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-basketball/support

Episode Date
#265: Wolves-Nuggets, Mavs-Clippers, Knicks on brink
Apr 29, 2024
#264: Size + Defense dominate the start of the playoffs
Apr 22, 2024
#263: 2024 Playoff preview
Apr 15, 2024
#262: What have we changed our minds about?
Apr 12, 2024
#261: 2024 Thinkies! (Defensive Awards)
Apr 09, 2024
#260: Jalen power rankings & Playoff officiating
Apr 01, 2024
#259: 2024 Playoff draft
Mar 26, 2024
#258: Poor fit? The Suns, Cavs and Pelicans
Mar 18, 2024
#257: Finals players, defense is back & Cinderella Warriors
Mar 11, 2024
#256: What are the Celtics weaknesses?
Mar 05, 2024
#255: Are the Thunder serious contenders? | Blame Doc!
Feb 27, 2024
#254: The Wild West with No Dunks
Feb 22, 2024
#253: Jokic, the efficiency king? | Overall scoring & turnovers
Feb 18, 2024
#252: 2024 Sub All-Stars!
Feb 12, 2024
#251: Victor Wembanyama's ceiling
Feb 09, 2024
#250: The Cavs are on fire & the next hot team
Feb 06, 2024
#249: OG's unstoppable Knicks & modern offensive rebounding
Jan 29, 2024
#248: No. 1 options on really bad offenses
Jan 26, 2024
#247: The top passers in the NBA
Jan 22, 2024
#246: How are the Utah Jazz suddenly so good?!
Jan 15, 2024
#245: Is Quickley a diamond in the rough? & Are stars playing longer?
Jan 09, 2024
#244: A new title contender? | Power rankings
Jan 04, 2024
#243: Top 25 under 25 draft (2024)
Dec 28, 2023
#242: Will the offensive explosion ever stop?
Dec 21, 2023
#241: Who has the best defense in the league?
Dec 18, 2023
#240: Embiid vs. Giannis in 2024 | Great Debates
Dec 14, 2023
#239: Anthony Davis's weird “peak” & the end of Small Ball?
Dec 11, 2023
#238: MVP predictions
Dec 07, 2023
#237: “Overrating” Luka + Cup predictions
Dec 04, 2023
#236: Top-10 duos in the NBA
Nov 30, 2023
#235: Do you believe in Magic? (And Thunder? And Pace?)
Nov 28, 2023
#234: J. Kyle Mann | 2024 Rookies
Nov 22, 2023
#233: Most Improved Player predictions
Nov 17, 2023
#232: Power rankings | Are the Mavs legit?
Nov 13, 2023
#231: Defensive Player of the Year predictions
Nov 09, 2023
#230: OKC, modern basketball & an UNREAL perimeter defender
Nov 06, 2023
#229: A ROY race (!), the new Warriors & LA's offense
Oct 31, 2023
#228: 2024 NBA season preview
Oct 24, 2023
#227: Best rim finishers of the 3-pt era
Oct 14, 2023
#226: The "other" skills | What do stats miss?
Oct 05, 2023
#225: Jrue Holiday vs. Damian Lillard in Milwaukee
Sep 28, 2023
#224: Who *could* be the GOAT? (Part 3)
Sep 20, 2023
#223: Who *could* be the GOAT? (Part 2)
Sep 14, 2023
#222: Who *could* be the GOAT? (Part I)
Aug 31, 2023
#221: Potential breakout players in 2024
Aug 25, 2023
#220: The best defenders of the last 15 years | Guards
Aug 18, 2023
#219: The best defenders of the last 15 years | Wings
Aug 10, 2023
#218: The best defenders of the last 15 years | Big Men
Aug 03, 2023
#217: Making the Wilt Chamberlain documentary
Jul 27, 2023
#216: Who will have the best career from the last 3 drafts?
Jul 20, 2023
#215: How much “luck” is there in basketball?
Jul 12, 2023
#214: The off-season moves
Jul 06, 2023
#213: Top 10 players of 2023
Jun 28, 2023
#212: 2023 NBA draft with Chip Jones
Jun 23, 2023
#211: Victor Wembanyama & the best prospects ever
Jun 21, 2023
#210: NBA Finals Game 5
Jun 14, 2023
#209: NBA Finals Game 4 | Jokic's defense
Jun 11, 2023
#208: NBA Finals Game 3
Jun 09, 2023
#207: NBA Finals game 2
Jun 06, 2023
#206: NBA Finals game 1
Jun 02, 2023
#205: NBA Finals preview
May 30, 2023
#204: Boston's comeback & Best non All-Stars ever
May 26, 2023
#203: Surprise! Miami Thrice and Playoff Murray on the brink
May 22, 2023
#202: How valuable are big men in the playoffs?
May 18, 2023
#201: Bubble redux preview & 20/20 hindsight!
May 15, 2023
#200: All-Playoff teams!
May 11, 2023
#199: Whose stock is up in the playoffs?
May 08, 2023
#198: Denver's defense & adaptive coaching in the playoffs
May 04, 2023
#197: Warriors-Lakers preview & Bubble Murray is back
May 01, 2023
#196: Nuggets-Suns preview & Heat-Knicks mania!
Apr 27, 2023
#195: Warriors “twin towers” & Cavs+Grizz on the brink
Apr 25, 2023
#194: Early adjustments, the Kings D & Murray-Ant duel!
Apr 20, 2023
#193: What changed after the first playoff weekend?
Apr 17, 2023
#192: 2023 Playoff Preview
Apr 13, 2023
#191: 2023 Defensive awards (The Thinkies)
Apr 10, 2023
#190: Stan Van Gundy on playoff game-planning & stopping great offense
Apr 05, 2023
#189: The importance of Motor & Misleading stats
Apr 03, 2023
#188: Top-10 backcourts in the NBA
Mar 29, 2023
#187: Evaluating NBA Coaches (Coach of the Year)
Mar 24, 2023
#186: Mismatch hunting & hiding defenders in the playoffs
Mar 20, 2023
#185: Are we seeing the best scoring seasons in NBA history?
Mar 15, 2023
#184: Winning with defense in the playoffs
Mar 12, 2023
#183: The parity in the West; Is Dame top-5 in offense?
Mar 08, 2023
#182: Embiid-Giannis & the MVP “conversation”
Mar 05, 2023
#181: The best bench players in 2023
Mar 03, 2023
#180: Defenses need help | A 351 point game!
Feb 27, 2023
#179: The “new” James Harden | Re-evaluating players
Feb 24, 2023
#178: The best Age 21 and younger seasons in NBA history
Feb 20, 2023
#177: The evolution of 3-and-D players
Feb 16, 2023
#176: Overvaluing 1st round picks & The best cutters, screeners, dunkers and more...
Feb 12, 2023
#175: Post deadline power rankings
Feb 09, 2023
#174 2023 Sub All-Stars
Feb 06, 2023
#173: Peak Harden vs. Luka & Brunson-Grimes
Feb 03, 2023
#172: Is LeBron having the best 38-year old season ever?
Jan 31, 2023
#171: Has the league overtaken the Warriors?
Jan 25, 2023
#170: Development in the modern game & All-Star minutes
Jan 22, 2023
#169: The Heliocentric rankings
Jan 19, 2023
#168: Are the Clippers still built for the playoffs? (And All-defense is crowded!)
Jan 12, 2023
#167: The problem with one-dimensional scorers
Jan 08, 2023
#166: The title contenders
Jan 05, 2023
#165: Jokic is the offensive GOAT vs. Jokic's defensive problem
Dec 31, 2022
#164: The best shooters ever
Dec 23, 2022
#163: Why are offenses so good right now?!
Dec 20, 2022
#162: What defensive stats actually tell us | Anthony Davis & New Orleans
Dec 14, 2022
#161: Top 25 under 25 Draft
Dec 05, 2022
#160: Developing on good vs. bad teams
Dec 01, 2022
#159: The Kings are good (!) & Point Guard defense
Nov 25, 2022
#158: Luka and Trae | Different versions of heliocentrism
Nov 18, 2022
#157: Whose record can't we trust?
Nov 13, 2022
#156: How the game has changed | Mike Prada on “Spaced Out”
Nov 07, 2022
#155: Who is actually good? Confused Power Rankings
Nov 02, 2022
#154: Mike D'Antoni on the evolution of offense
Oct 28, 2022
#153: It's Rudy's Fault, the winless 76ers, and early season experimentation
Oct 23, 2022
#152 2023 Season preview with Dave DuFour
Oct 18, 2022
#151: Top 40 careers | The GOAT candidates
Oct 14, 2022
#150: Top 40 careers | Allen Iverson, Dominique Wilkins, and the missing names
Oct 11, 2022
#149: Top 40 careers | The complexity of Wilt Chamberlain (and Kevin Garnett & Tim Duncan)
Oct 07, 2022
#148: Top 40 careers | Magic Johnson, Larry Bird (and Kobe & Dirk)
Oct 04, 2022
#147: Top 40 careers | The first offensive GOAT (Jerry West and Oscar Robertson)
Sep 30, 2022
#146: Top 40 careers | Steph Curry and Chris Paul
Sep 27, 2022
#145: Top 40 careers | Kevin Durant and Julius Erving
Sep 23, 2022
#144: Top 40 careers | Steve Nash and John Stockton
Sep 20, 2022
#143: Top 40 careers | James Harden and Reggie Miller
Sep 16, 2022
#142: Top-40 careers | Isiah Thomas, Elgin Baylor & overrating the 1960s
Sep 13, 2022
#141: Top-40 careers | Do Giannis and Kawhi make the list?
Sep 09, 2022
#140: Are officiating changes hurting the game?
Sep 02, 2022
#139 Eastern Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 2
Aug 26, 2022
#138: Eastern Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 1
Aug 19, 2022
#137: Western Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 2
Aug 12, 2022
#136: Western Conference Finals MVPs since 2000, Part 1
Aug 05, 2022
#135 Basketball Athleticism with Eric Leidersdorf & Evan Zaucha
Jul 29, 2022
#134: Developing better decision-makers with Daniel Peterson
Jul 22, 2022
#133: The Gobert Experiment & other off-season moves
Jul 15, 2022
#132: Modern Coaching & Development with Chris Oliver
Jul 09, 2022
#131: Re-doing the Finals MVPs since 2001
Jul 01, 2022
#130: 2022 NBA Draft with Chip Jones
Jun 25, 2022
#129: Closing the season with a strong series (versus a weak one) | NBA Finals recap
Jun 21, 2022
#128: Boston's Switch-hunting vs. Golden State's flow | NBA Finals Game 5
Jun 15, 2022
#127: Should the Celtics guard Curry differently? | NBA Finals Game 4
Jun 12, 2022
#126: The Adjustment Equilibrium | NBA Finals Game 3
Jun 10, 2022
#125: Curry's growth & Boston's offensive struggles | NBA Finals Game 2
Jun 07, 2022
#124: NBA Finals Game 1 deep dive!
Jun 05, 2022
#123: Steph's legacy & Finals preview w/ J. Kyle Mann & Dave DuFour
May 31, 2022
#122: Conference Finals MVPs (Evaluating players in a single series)
May 27, 2022
#121: Why are there so many playoff blowouts this year?
May 22, 2022
#120: Dominant help defense! | Conference Finals Game 1 recap
May 19, 2022
#119: Kidd out-coaches Monty & the Playoff MVP
May 17, 2022
#118: Big men are under attack!
May 12, 2022
#117: A rock and a hard place | Offensive vs. defensive weaknesses
May 08, 2022
#116: Howard Beck on Award voting and the Playoffs
May 04, 2022
#115: What can we learn from Round One?
May 01, 2022
#114: What changes in the playoffs? | Gibson Pyper (Half Court Hoops)
Apr 28, 2022
#113: Negative narratives & Hater's Bingo
Apr 24, 2022
#112: The best opening game ever! | Playoff talk
Apr 18, 2022
#111: 2022 Playoff Preview
Apr 12, 2022
#110: The one true MVP! (Awards fallacies & existentialism)
Apr 08, 2022
#109: 2022 Defensive Awards!
Apr 04, 2022
#108: Top-10 offensive players of 2022
Mar 28, 2022
#107: How good is the Bucks offense?
Mar 22, 2022
#106: J. Kyle Mann on new player archetypes
Mar 18, 2022
#105: Making sense of the league by Bamming on the contenders
Mar 14, 2022
#104: Mega penetrators & Helio brain (Mitchell vs. Morant)
Mar 06, 2022
#103: The most valuable 3-point shooters in the league
Feb 28, 2022
#102: The Celtics new defense, Gobert for MVP & Jokic's all-time place
Feb 21, 2022
#101: The Evolution of Pace and Space | Mika Prada
Feb 17, 2022
#100: Harden, Simmons & the East power rankings
Feb 11, 2022
#99: 2022 Sub-All Stars
Feb 09, 2022
#98: Top-10 Point Guards in 2022!
Jan 31, 2022
#97: Diversity & Experimentation in today's league with Seerat Sohi
Jan 28, 2022
#96: Embiid's scoring & Curry, Klay slumping
Jan 23, 2022
#95: Hot Mavs & Matisse's value
Jan 17, 2022
#94: The “Healthy” team standings
Jan 11, 2022
#93: Draymond's value & the rise of the Grizzlies
Jan 04, 2022
#92: The best players in the NBA | Nate Duncan
Nov 21, 2021
Podcast #91: How teammates change your stats | WOWY interactions
Nov 13, 2021
#90: The 75th anniversary team Part 2
Oct 22, 2021
#89: 2022 Season preview with Dave DuFour
Oct 17, 2021
#88: The 75th anniversary team Part 1
Sep 24, 2021
#87: Draft grades & Black swans with J. Kyle Mann
Jul 30, 2021
#86: How good was Giannis? Full 2021 Finals analysis
Jul 22, 2021
#85: Bucks-Suns Shot Quality with Simon Gerszberg
Jul 18, 2021
#84: Seth Partnow | Random Basketball
Jul 09, 2021
#83: David Thorpe | Offense in the playoffs
Jun 18, 2021
#82: Seerat Sohi | The Nets, Bucks and future of the NBA
Jun 11, 2021
#81: Role player problems & LA narratives
Jun 05, 2021
# 80: Seth Partnow | Regular season vs playoffs
May 28, 2021
#79: 2021 playoff preview with Dave DuFour
May 19, 2021
#78: 2021 Sub All-Stars
May 11, 2021
#77: Chris Herring on Jokic, the Nets and 2021
Apr 25, 2021
#76: Peaks Finale & playoff plus-minus
Apr 12, 2021
#75: Evan Wasch, the NBA's EVP of Analytics (IDEA 2021 conference)
Mar 13, 2021
#74: Inside LEBRON with BBall Index
Feb 08, 2021
#73: Feel & “Basketball IQ” with Evan Zaucha
Jan 24, 2021
#72: Great defenses without great defenders
Jan 11, 2021
#71 J Kyle Mann | Magic, Larry, Innovation and Comparison
Jan 01, 2021
#70: Dave DuFour season preview 2021
Dec 22, 2020
#69: What we don't see, we don't measure | What to look for when watching?
Dec 10, 2020
#68: Klay & Golden State, Trade Assessments
Nov 21, 2020
#67: The Top 10 passers in the NBA
Oct 28, 2020
#66: The End of the First Option
Oct 19, 2020
#65: Seth Partnow | Value vs. goodness, defensive versatility & 2-way players
Oct 09, 2020
#64: Building modern offenses around big men | 5 Archetypes
Oct 03, 2020
#63: The Big Bubble lesson? Evaluating small samples...
Sep 25, 2020
#62: Nuggets Duo, Heat Zone & history's least scalable player
Sep 18, 2020
#61 Backwards Basketball | Giannis, Siakam and our playoff narratives
Sep 12, 2020
#60: 1st round analysis, 2nd round preview with Gibson Pyper
Sep 01, 2020
#59: The bubble playoffs with Dave DuFour
Aug 14, 2020
#58 The Restart with Steve Jones Jr.
Jul 30, 2020
#57: The most influential teams of All Time with Mike Prada
Jul 07, 2020
#56: The defensive awards show with Mo Dakhil
Jun 09, 2020
#55: Hakeem vs. Robinson vs. Russell | Andre Snellings, Great Debates
May 19, 2020
#54: J. Kyle Mann | The innovation of iconic moves & Soviet Sabonis
May 08, 2020
#53: The Best 6th-men in NBA History
Apr 29, 2020
#52: The best off-ball players of the 3-point era
Apr 20, 2020
#51: Klay vs. Miller vs. Allen | Great Debates
Apr 08, 2020
#50: Top scorers in NBA history revisited
Mar 24, 2020
#49 Dave DuFour on MVPs & Dr. Maia Majumder on COVID-19 numbers
Mar 16, 2020
#48: Tatum vs. Giannis & BPM 2.0! Inside Basketball-Reference's new metric
Mar 01, 2020
#47: A scandal! & Lessons from other sports | Danny Leroux
Feb 23, 2020
#46: Types of athleticism | Zion vs. Luka vs. Jokic with Eric Leidersdorf of P3
Feb 14, 2020
#45: Jackson Frank on Zion, Lillard & Jayson Tatum
Feb 09, 2020
#44: 2020 Sub All-Stars
Feb 03, 2020
#43: Most Improved Players in 2020
Jan 25, 2020
#42: How players use data | Shane Battier
Jan 17, 2020
#41: Duncan vs. Garnett | Andre Snellings, Great Debates
Jan 10, 2020
#40: Should the Board Man get paid!? | Rebounding 101
Jan 05, 2020
#39: The post up is dying & the stunning physics of out of bounds calls
Dec 28, 2019
#38: Analyzing trades | Who fits where and what do teams need?
Dec 22, 2019
#37: Dirk vs. Barkley vs. Malone | Nate Duncan, Great Debates
Dec 13, 2019
#36: Steve Jones Jr. | The best offenses in the NBA
Dec 05, 2019
#35: Designing a more perfect NBA based on fan behavior
Nov 30, 2019
#34: Harden vs. Kobe vs. Wade | Great Debates
Nov 22, 2019
#33: J. Kyle Mann | Luka, Legacies & LeBron Jr.
Nov 16, 2019
#32: The Science and data of Load Management
Nov 09, 2019
#31: Ben Falk | The one-number debate, film in analytics & measuring defense
Oct 30, 2019
#30: 2020 season preview with Dave DuFour
Oct 22, 2019
#28: 2020 Regression candidates with Danny Leroux
Oct 10, 2019
#27: 2020 Breakout candidates Part II with Danny Leroux
Oct 01, 2019
#26: 2020 Breakout candidates with Danny Leroux
Sep 27, 2019
#25: The 2010s All-Decade Team
Aug 24, 2019
#24: Devin Booker, skill curves & young scorers on bad teams
Aug 13, 2019
#23: Top playmakers in NBA history
Aug 02, 2019
#22 Cole Zwicker on the 2019 NBA draft
Jun 21, 2019
#21: Incredible stories from Game 6 of the Finals, AD trade
Jun 17, 2019
#20: How the Raptors klawed away at the Warriors
Jun 08, 2019
#19: Steve Jones Jr. on Game 1 of the NBA Finals
May 31, 2019
#18: Nerds can't tell you how to play | skill vs. strategy
May 18, 2019
#17: Dave DuFour on GoT, NBA Playoffs & the greatness of Steph Curry
May 10, 2019
#16: Neil Paine on the Battle for Basketball's Soul
May 04, 2019
#15: Adjustments the Bucks can make in Game 2 & Round 2 thoughts
Apr 28, 2019
#14: Projecting the best shooters of the 3-pt era
Apr 04, 2019
#13: Unexpected superstars breaking their ceiling
Mar 10, 2019
#12: Mo Dakhil & scouting the East contenders
Feb 23, 2019
#11: The 2019 Sub-All Stars, Trade thoughts
Feb 09, 2019
#10: Big man defense in 2019 & James Harden's portability
Jan 11, 2019
#9: Bad signs for Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell
Dec 23, 2018
#8: Luka, Jaren and the top rookie seasons ever
Dec 10, 2018
#7: The Bucks historic start & interpreting modern numbers
Nov 13, 2018
#6: Nate Duncan, Part II - LeBron vs. Jordan
Oct 18, 2018
#5: Nate Duncan, Part I - 2019 League trends & the GOATness of Steph Curry
Oct 15, 2018
#4: The Lakers Math Problem & the Promise of Passing
Oct 04, 2018
#3: The Problem with Analytics
Sep 12, 2018
#2: Best Scorers in NBA History Part II
Aug 25, 2018
#1: Best Scorers in NBA History Part I
Aug 16, 2018