Tom Zayas and Cranjis McBasketball return to chop it up about all things Lakers.
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Taylor and Tim/Cranjis McBasketball, dive deep into the data and analytics to provide detailed and contextualized analysis of the broader NBA. bball-index.combluewirepods.com
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@T1m_NBA and @LFRTommy dive deep into the world of NBA Analytics with a focus on the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Taylor Wyman talks about the players he misevaluated. He explains what his concerns were with these players and how they improved and exceeded his expectationsBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the 5 ways the Lakers can improve going into the 23-24 Season. We break down 5 categories: Player Roles, Potential Trades/Acquisitions, Coaching Scheme, Player Health, and Rotations. Then, we rank each category on a scale of 1 to 5 in terms of how likely they are, and how impactful they'll be. Outro music by…
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Taylor goes through the Olympic roster highlighting what each player brought to the table on their gold medal runBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball take a deeper look into the assistant coaching hires for JJ Redick's staff, do a quick Summer League debrief, discuss the lack of moves this Summer, and finally, how LeBron & AD have looked in the Olympics so far. Follow us on Playback to watch us live! Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices…
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Taylor evaluates if positionless basketball even works. He looks at the rosters of the last 10 teams to play in the finals to determine if the trend has led to success.By Blue Wire
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The Top 10 Free Agent Values + A Caitlin Clark Rant
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Taylor gives his top 10 contract values of the off-season and rants about Caitlin ClarkBy Blue Wire
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Taylor Wyman goes through every off-season trade picking winners and losers. He Starts with the Caruso/Giddey trade and finishes with the DeRozan tradeBy Blue Wire
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Taylor covers all 42 free agent signings that have happened this offseason. He talks about player fit, player skill set, and contract valueBy Blue Wire
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Live Knecht Film Session ft. Coach Hamlin
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This is a live draft reaction to the news that the Lakers selected Dalton Knecht. Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss Knecht's College data, watch various play types of his (P&R, C&S, DEF, etc) and give their initial impressions. Later, they're joined by Coach Hamlin (@coach_hamlin) to provide more analysis and context on Knecht's skills & rol…
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the JJ Redick introductory press conference, including how JJ is "going to use math", what glimpses into his basketball philosophy we can unpack, who he could surround himself with on the bench, and what Rob Pelinka's comments could mean about this season's team building approach. Outro music by @sleepyghost…
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The top 10 Playoff Scorers + The Caruso Trade
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Taylor Wyman ranks the top 10 scorers in the postseason by looking at volume and efficiency. Then he talks about the impact of Alex Caruso heading the OKC and Giddey going to Chicago.By Blue Wire
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Taylor Wyman compares the NBA's ALL-NBA teams and the BBI ALL-NBA teams.By Blue Wire
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Ranking The 10 Best Scorers In The Conference Finals
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Taylor Wyman ranks the top 10 best scorers in the Conference Finals by scoring volume and efficiency relative to the series they played in.By Blue Wire
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Taylor recaps each of the four series from the second round. He looks at each player's points/75 and relative shooting efficiency compared to the series they played inBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the firing of Darvin Ham and what direction the team could go with their Head Coach position. Later, they discuss the various reported candidates, including David Adelman, Micah Nori, Sam Cassell, Kenny Atkinson, Chris Quinn, and JJ Redick. Who is capable of coaching the team to success right away? What shou…
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Taylor Wyman touches on each series in the second roundBy Blue Wire
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Taylor ranks the top 10 scorers with the help of his modern playoff scoring run app.Link to the app:https://shorturl.at/fsAL3By Blue Wire
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Taylor discusses the 10 things he learned watching the first round of the playoffsBy Blue Wire
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Lakers & Suns Eulogy + More First Round Analysis
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Taylor Wyman explains what went wrong for the Lakers and Suns and gets you up to speed on the rest of the playoff seriesBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the Lakers strong Game 4 performance, including which plays/sets were working the best, why LA has succeeded in guarding Jokic in the post, and what the Lakers could do to mitigate some areas where they've struggled. Follow us on Playback to watch the games LIVE! Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more abo…
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Taylor reacts to how the first round is unfoldingBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the adjustments from Denver in Game 2, how the Lakers sets are still (mostly) working, and what LA can do to improve their execution in late game situations. We recorded this pod LIVE on Playback, where we watched Offensive Plays from the 4th Quarter. We tried to leave in parts of that conversation that were…
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Taylor gives his picks for every matchup in the first roundBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball hop on to discuss the 1st Round matchup with the Denver Nuggets, including a deep dive on Nikola Jokic's post ups & how (& how not) to guard him, how to navigate Murray Pick & Rolls, and what the Freelance Offense needs to do to have a shot in the series. We dug into both teams, both sides of the ball to find the mo…
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Taylor goes over the top storylines from each team this seasonBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss their thoughts on the Lakers-Pelicans Play-In matchup, including why it's been such a one-sided matchup the last calendar year, how the Pelicans could adjust from the latest blowout, and whether or not the Lakers might tighten their rotation even more. Let's see if the Lakers can take care of business -- com…
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Who Has The Greatest Modern Scoring Playoff Run?
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Taylor Wyman had Filippos Polyzos on to explain their new app, "Modern Playoff Scoring Runs". It lets you compare the greatest scoring runs since 2000 adjusting for scoring environmentThe app:https://filippos-pol.shinyapps.io/modern-playoff-scoring-runs/By Blue Wire
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Taylor Wyman uses analytics to determine the DPOY and ROY the year racesBy Blue Wire
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Taylor Wyman presents the best case for each MVP candidate using the latest analyticsBy Blue Wire
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Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss how the Lakers offense has performed since the All-Star break, including how D'Lo's Pull-Up 3PT game has been better than ever, why Rui has had such a big impact since entering the starting lineup, and how the final Regular Season Standings might shake out. Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Follow us on Playbac…
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