The BBall Index

Latest Episodes:

The Best Players This Year By Defensive Role - With Jackson Frank Nov 23, 2022

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Taylor and Krishna chat with Jackson Frank about who the best player has been in Basketball Index's 7 Defensive roles this season. The seven defensive roles: Point Of Attack Wing Stopper Chaser Helper Low Activity Mobile Big Anchor Big

State Of The Magic - With Philip Rossman-Reich Nov 18, 2022

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Taylor and Krishna chat with Philip Rossman-Reich about the state of the Magic. Philip talks about Paolo Banchero's fast start, The Magic's Jumbo lineups, and Wendell Carter Jr's development.

State Of The Thunder - With David Brandon Nov 17, 2022

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Taylor and Krishna talk to David Brandon about the state of the Thunder. David talks about SGA's breakout season, Lu Dort's ideal role, and Giddy's overall offensive game.

Devin Booker Player Profile Nov 14, 2022

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Taylor breaks down Devin Booker's game with the box score, analytics, and game tape. He highlights bookers' strength's as mid-range shooter, and limitations as a defender and playmaker.

The Best Early Season Playmakers - By The Numbers Nov 13, 2022

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Taylor and Krishna unveil the leaders in this season's Playmaking Talent Metric, discuss the 5 players that have improved the most compared to last season, and highlight the league leaders in Passing Creation Volume, Quality, Versatility, and efficiency.

State Of The Spurs - With Matthew Tynan Nov 09, 2022

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Taylor talks to Matthew Tynan about the state of the Spurs. Mathew gets everybody up to speed on where the Spurs are in their current rebuild, they talk about Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell and their potential as building blocks, and Matthew wraps up the episode with a Jakob Poeltl scouting report for any interested fanbases.

Karl-Anthony Towns - Player Profile Nov 07, 2022

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Taylor gives a full scouting report on Karl-Anthony Towns. He uses the box score, Analytics, and game tape to give a complete breakdown his strengths and weaknesses.

The Best Players This Year By Offensive Role - With Mark Schindler Nov 04, 2022

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Taylor, Krishna, and Mark Schindler looked at the best players this season by offensive role. To simplify things they broke down BBI's 12 offensive roles into on-ball, off-ball, and bigs, and selected their favorite Shote Creator, Movement Shooter, and Stretch Big. Players mentioned Tatum Luka Hield Brook Lopez Keegan Murry Kevin Love

Small Sample Sizes, The Padding Method, And You Nov 02, 2022

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Taylor and Krishna take a look at early box score numbers and try to make sense of what they mean. Krishna explains how padding small sample sizes can help make them more predictive. And they finish up with some obscure trivia.

CJ McCollum Player Profile Oct 31, 2022

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Taylor breaks down CJ McCollum's game in detail with the help of the box score, analytics, and game tape.