The Dunker Spot

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Award Check-In, Vol. 1 Dec 19, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest NBA news, then give their early (fake) award ballots through the first quarter-ish of the season.

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TIME STAMPS

1:45 -- NBA News (Cavs, Bradley Beal, Daryl Morey, Kenneth Lofton Jr., Draymond Green)

15:30 -- MVP

37:45 -- All-NBA

41:30 -- Defensive Player of the Year

53:00 -- All-Defense

59:45 -- Rookie of the Year + All-Rookie

1:03:45 -- Coach of the Year

1:08:15 -- Most Improved Player

1:10:45 -- Sixth Man of the Year

1:12:00 -- Free Throws

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If They Ask, I Was With You Dec 15, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest hoops news, give their early All-Star teams in each conference, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS

2:00 -- (W)NBA News (Tiffany Hayes, Draymond Green, Taj Gibson)

18:00 -- All-Star talk

41:00 -- Mailbag, starting with comparing stats across eras

48:15 -- Identifying Spain vs. Double Drag + drop defense evaluation

55:00 -- How the broadcast angle impacts basketball analysis

1:00:30 -- Ideal co-stars next to Tyrese Haliburton

1:06:45 -- #SteveStories + potential Knicks targets

1:10:15 -- Revisiting the 2012-13 Defensive Player of the Year award

1:14:00 -- Free Throws

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Get That Old Thing Back Dec 12, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the WNBA draft lottery, explore how the Knicks can adjust without Mitchell Robinson, talk through the latest NBA trade rumors, recap the In-Season Tournament final, then bounce around the league with their weekly observations.

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1:30 -- W(NBA) News (WNBA draft lottery, Mitchell Robinson)

13:00 -- Transaction chatter (Pascal Siakam, PJ Tucker, Bismack Biyombo/Ja Morant)

20:00 -- In-Season Tournament Recap

44:00 -- Steve has questions (CLE, ORL, DAL vs DEN, LAC vs HOU, BKN vs MIA, MIN vs OKC)

52:00 -- Here come the Bulls?

58:00 -- Teams That Make Us Think (MEM, PHI, TOR)

1:10:00 -- Player Shoutouts

1:15:00 -- Free Throws

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T'is the (In)Season Dec 07, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. recap and preview the latest In-Season Tournament action, give some quick rookie shoutouts, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.

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TIME STAMPS:

1:30 -- (W)NBA News (Chet Holmgren, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Jaylen Nowell, Luke Kennard)

3:00 -- IST Recap (IND/BOS, NO/SAC, NYK/MIL, PHX/LAL)

16:30 -- IST Preview (IND/MIL, NO/LAL)

26:30 -- Rookie Shoutouts

38:30 -- Mailbag, starting with Ausar Thompson/Gradey Dick questions

53:00 -- Dereck Lively's importance

57:15 -- Bilal Coulibaly and how to evaluate role player context for rookies

1:03:00 -- How to best utilize non-shooting wings

1:08:15 -- Best way to contextualize team/player stats while prioritizing process over results

1:22:00 -- Higher value: good offensive player or elite defensive player?

1:24:15 -- Shaedon Sharpe's development track

1:29:00 -- Ranking six East guards

1:32:00 -- A series of rank 'ems

1:37:00 -- Free Throws

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Rookie Report, Vol.1 Dec 05, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest news, then give their early thoughts on this year's rookie class in their first edition of the 2023-24 Rookie Report.

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TIME STAMPS:

2:30 -- (W)NBA News (Kristi Toliver, Injury updates)

5:00 -- Early themes from the class

9:00 -- Victor Wembanyama

30:15 -- Chet Holmgren

41:00 -- Brandon Miller

49:00 -- Ausar Thompson

57:45 -- Bilal Coulibaly

1:04:00 -- Dereck Lively II

1:08:45 -- Jordan Hawkins

1:12:00 -- Keyonte George

1:15:30 -- Jaime Jaquez Jr

1:18:00 -- The Blazers (Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara)

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Strength In Blunders? Nov 30, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Joe Viray of Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) to dissect the weird start to the season of the Golden State Warriors.

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Do You Believe In Magic? Nov 28, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. take a deeper dive into the Orlando Magic, check back in on the Los Angeles Clippers since their lineup change, discuss how the Atlanta Hawks may adjust without Jalen Johnson, and much more.

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 -- Teams That Impressed (CLE, ORL, PHX)

45:00 -- Teams That Make Us Think (LAC, ATL)

1:03:00 -- Player Shoutouts

1:09:00 -- Free Throws

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Can I Get To The Yams? Nov 23, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. check in on the In-Season Tournament standings, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag for some holiday fun.

1:15 -- In-Season Tournament update

8:00 -- Mailbag (starting with how teams prioritize development)

18:00 -- Teams or players that could benefit from more DHO usage

32:15 -- Double-Drag evolution, and the benefits of empty corner actions

41:00 -- Rim-hanging techs and Celtics iso usage

51:15 -- How crowd volume can impact defensive communication

54:00 -- How far can ball and body movement truly take an offense?

1:04:00 -- Craig Porter Jr (Cavs) earning a rotation spot

1:10:15 -- A fun big man and guard hypothetical

1:17:30 -- Biggest (W)NBA player disagreements between Nekias and Steve

1:27:15 -- Fantasy basketball experience

1:31:30 -- Free Throws

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The Bucks Start Here Nov 21, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. examine potential landing spots for Bulls wing Zach LaVine, then bounce around the NBA for their weekly observations.

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TIME STAMPS

1:30 -- NBA news (Zach LaVine, Injury updates)

12:30 -- Teams That Impressed (MIL, MIA, OKC, SAC, BOS)

42:00 -- How concerned, if at all, should we be with the Warriors?

55:00 -- Steve's Questions (DET, DEN and more)

1:01:00 -- Player Shoutouts

1:09:30 -- Free Throws

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It's All a Blur (Screen) Nov 16, 2023

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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. are joined by Caitlin Cooper for a deep dive into the Indiana Pacers. We discuss their currently-historic offense, Tyrese Haliburton's superstar leap, year two growing pains for Bennedict Mathurin, what's going on with the defense, and much more.

You can subscribe to Caitlin's excellent Patreon page -- BASKETBALL, SHE WROTE -- here: https://www.patreon.com/basketballshewrote

If you have NBA or WNBA questions for us, email them to dunkerspot@yahoo.com.

If you’d like to join our Dunker Spot Playoff watch parties -- they're free, and easy to sign up for -- you can do so here: https://www.playback.tv/thedunkerspot

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