Game Theory

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Bubble Talk, Kyrie's Player Meeting, and NBA Draft w/ Tony Jones Jun 15, 2020

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I chatted with Tony Jones from The Athletic, and we chatted about the Kyrie meeting, the NBA Bubble and restart, and the 2020 NBA Draft.

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NBA Draft Guards Breakdown with Rashad Phillips May 26, 2020

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I've wanted to get Rashad Phillips on the podcast to chat for a while, so I got on the phone with him today to chat about some of the guards in the 2020 NBA Draft. We disagree a lot! We both like LaMelo Ball, but have very different evaluations on RJ Hampton. We like Grant Riller, but disagree on Jahmi'us Ramsey. All that and more on all of the guards in the 2020 NBA Draft.

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NBA Draft Prospects Talk with Matt Babcock May 12, 2020

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In this episode, I chatted with former NBA agent Matt Babcock from over at Babcock Hoops. We chatted about the top of this draft class, the point guard group, the big men, the weakness of the wing class, and some of the guys you would pound the table for in this class in the second round. We ran through just about everyone in an hour.

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NBA's New G League Youth Initiative; The Last Dance; NFL Draft Apr 28, 2020

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In this episode, I chat with Dieter Kurtenbach. First, we discuss the G League's initiative to pay high school prospects to turn pro. Why I like the idea of it, but am a bit skeptical going forward. Second, we chat about The Last Dance, and how great it is while also not bringing anything new to the table. Finally, we chat about the NFL Draft for a while, and Dieter yells about SPARQ scores.

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NBA Draft: What do you look for in a prospect with John Hollinger? Apr 07, 2020

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In this episode, current senior writer at The Athletic and former Memphis Grizzlies executive John Hollinger and I break down the 2020 NBA Draft. We run through what we look for in prospects, the pre-draft process's value, and break down a lot of the highest profile prospects in the 2020 draft.

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NBA Awards Votes if season ends; Tiger King; NBA Draft stuff Apr 01, 2020

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In this episode, actual basketball content! We break down the NBA Awards we would vote for if the season ends today (and it looks like it might). MVP, All-NBA, DPOY, all the good stuff. But we open on a couple of things, including a hilarious scuttled Knicks-Hornets deal, and the sham that is the NCAA's agency accreditation process. Finally, we talk about Tiger King and the Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience, both of which were definitely experiences.

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The US coronavirus response is lacking; Basketball Mailbag and Bad Movies Mar 25, 2020

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In this episode, Dieter Kurtenbach joins. We went heavy on the US response to the coronavirus epidemic for the first 21 minutes. If you're not interested in listening to complaints about the federal government's response to COVID-19, then skip to the 21:00 mark. Then, we chat about Josh Harris and the 76ers trying to convince their employees to take a pay cut. And we close out by answering mailbag questions from listeners. Some stuff on the Cavaliers' backcourt, the Warriors offseason, the NBA Draft, and then some thoughts on what the best bad movies are to watch during quarantine.

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NBA Draft Re-set as the coronavirus leaves us frozen in time Mar 19, 2020

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In this episode, Chris Stone from The Sporting News joins us to chat about Kansas, its national title banner, and how I want them to do it. Then, we break down the NBA Draft and Chris and I run through a lot of the prospects.

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Coronavirus hits the sports and basketball world Mar 17, 2020

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In this episode, Dieter joins and we talk for some time about coronavirus, the bummer that is the sports world, and what you can watch in the meantime without sports. Oh, and some coaching carousel stuff.

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Rockets on fire; Bulls Boot Camp Part Deux; Collin Sexton! Mar 05, 2020

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In this episode, Dieter Kurtenbach joins to chat about the Houston Rockets being super fun and enjoyable; the Bulls being a total mess; and Collin Sexton! Collin Sexton is a legitimately good scorer! Oh, and I made Dieter talk with me about the Democratic Primary.

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