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Nerder She Wrote: Dave DuFour, David Thorpe and Adam Mares from SB Nations Denver Stiffs.
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Rundown:
We're doing video?
Nuggets are good!
Paul Millsap's effect
Mike Malone coaching well and talking shit
Has done well with missing pieces
Nikola Jokic
Being "one pass away"
Offensive rebounding strategies
Ethan Strauss' "Next Trillion Dollar Innovation"
Passing off the backboard
Thorpe, Pete D'Alessandro and Jason Williams story time
Learning the game through tradition and innovation
Ban The Charge!
Wisconsin player taking 5 charges
Innovations / Improvements
Developmental innovations
Ignorance in youth basketball
Rim height
Teaching yourself, experience vs instructional learning
"Players have to play"
Scrimmaging in practice
A.I. and pattern recognition in basketball
On the fly learning
Speed and mental quickness
Lonzo Ball is smart
Clone Wars: Team LeBron vs Team Giannis
Gregg Popovich is bored with the game
Too many 3s
Players getting longer, defending 3 getting better
Bigs can play small...can small guys play big?
Life is Basketball is Life
So many unicorns
Final thoughts
Thorpe's Love Letter to The Game
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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Tom Haberstroh, Anthony Mayes, Dave DuFour and Jared Dubin
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Rundown:
Mock Drafts in November
T Shirt Gatling Guns
How good is Nikola Vucevic?
Greg Monroe vibes
Nobody respects Kevin Durant
KD's defense lacking
Pacing himself
Celtic and Basic Brad
Need an offensive coordinator
No good shooters?
Too many long 2's
The West is a mess
Jazz and Rockets
Thunder
Mitchell doing too little or too much?
Not enough small ball lineups
What's wrong with Houston?
Harden's big night's not so impressive
Need to push the pace
The Warriors have no competition
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Dave DuFour, Blk Tray and Justin Rowan talk about a four-game Tuesday night in the NBA. The guys chat about the Wizards comeback win over the Clippers, Toronto needing a clutch shot to beat the Magic, the mounting struggles for the Heat and more.
Jared Weiss of The Athletic joins to talk about the Celtics recent struggles.
Produced by: Rob Lopez
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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Tom Haberstroh, BIG Wos, David Thorpe and Dave DuFour.
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Produced by: Jade Hoye
Rundown:
What's going on in Sac Town?
Dave Joerger issues really?
Refusing to tank
Bagley not playing enough?
Vivek or Vlade
Brandon Williams vs Dave Joerger
No incentive to tank
Kemba Walker Keeper
Better than Kyrie? Nah.
Gordon Hayward benched
Kemba like Curry
Hornets are not so good
John Wall trade possible?
Wizards' Flea Market
Otto Porter moveable
Celtics
Jaylen Brown
Jayson Tatum
Players need more oxygen
Not getting to the basket enough
Hayward not the same player
Markelle Fultz issues
Jump shot free throws
Free throw science
Coach's Shaq story
Wall vs Scott Brooks
This was Washington's year!
JR Smith / Cavs split
Possible landing spots
Steven Adams is a beast
Hypothetical: Adams vs Pekovic steel cage match
Grizzlies back!
Marc Gasol
Jaren Jackson Radio Zach Least favorite stat EndSupport us on www.patreon.com/countthedings
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Nerder She Wrote: Dave DuFour and Coach David Thorpe answer listener questions.
Topics:
Family Matters
What's the best Turkey substitute?
Go to Holiday cocktail?
The challenge of coaching Lebron. Ty Lue.
Ben Simmons at his peak?
Markelle Fultz X-Files territory
Time to worry about the Jazz?
Fixing the Wiz
KD vs Dray + risking it all
Spurs adjusted outlook
Least favorite stat
Thanksgiving wishes
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Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, BIG Wos, Tom Haberstroh, Dave DuFour and SB Nation's Mike Prada.
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Topics:
What's wrong with Wall?
Wizards Woes
Ernie Grunfeld the Untouchable
We don't trash the magic enough
Wall trade hypos
Welcome Jimmy Butler
Fultz Issues continue
Nerve issue?
Are the 76ers to blame for some of this?
What now?
Melo-Nuggets PTSD
Kawhi Hypotheticals Retrospect
Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier overrated?
Carmelo Anthony
Caris Lavert injury miracle
In or Out?
Pacers
Trail Blazers
Sac Kings
Dennis Schroder
D'Angelo Russell
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An emergency episode brings Dave DuFour, Blk Tray, John Wilmes and Zach Harper together to talk about the Timberwolves decision to trade Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, according to multiple reports.
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The Friday Mailbag: Zach Harper, Eden Liu, Anthony Mayes, Dave DuFour, Imman A, Sarah the Pharmacist, Kariemah Shah and Mama Hoye.
Special guests: Miguel Enrique Montoya, Matt in AQ and Megan Hines.
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Nerder She Wrote: Dave DuFour, Coach David Thorpe and SB Nation's Seerat Sohi.
Rundown:
76ers-Fultz Issues
JJ Redick
Not running your best lineups in November
Simmons / Fultz
Embiid and switching
The trap teams are falling into
Trae Young switch buster
Hope in Atlanta!
Comp: Mark Price
Jaren Jackson Jr looks real good
What does Memphis do now? Win now.
Anthony Davis' future in LA or Philly?
Final thoughts
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