2010BA
Lev Akabas and his friends look back at the 2010s decade in the NBA — the best teams, the best players, the most memorable moments, and the sadly forgotten ones.
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Basketball
Where NBA Player Evaluation Fails with Mike Hyland
Professor Mike Hyland returns to the show to pitch s...
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Feb 18 2020 26m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Professor Mike Hyland returns to the show to pitch some hot takes specifically related to how we evaluate NBA players in the modern era: the notion of a "two-way player" is non-sensicalChapter 2 9 mins
many player evaluation metrics have lost their meaning due to Goodhart's LawChapter 3 8 mins
and the league is at a dangerous point with analytics
Hot Takes with Emani Fenton, Frankie Li, Mike Hyland, and Walter Clark
Four different guests each join the show to present ...
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Feb 17 2020 31m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Four different guests each join the show to present a different hot take about the modern NBA: Kawhi Leonard is grossly overratedChapter 2 6 mins
Jeremy Lin was robbed of his career by Carmelo AnthonyChapter 3 6 mins
Phil Jackson could have coached the Durant-Westbrook Thunder to multiple championshipsChapter 4 5 mins
and who is the most attractive player in the NBA?
Most Interesting 2010s Statistics with Todd
My friend and stats expert, Todd, joins me for a num...
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Feb 6 2020 36m
Chapter 1 6 mins
My friend and stats expert, Todd, joins me for a numbers-filled episode. We discussed the most surprising decade leaders in various statistical categories, including three-point shootingChapter 2 5 mins
turnoversChapter 3 2 mins
and best individual postseason runsChapter 4 1 min
Then, we each shared our three favorite 2010s-related stats, covering the 2016-2019 Warriors' dominanceChapter 5 4 mins
Brook Lopez as a prototypical stretch fiveChapter 6 4 mins
winningest regular season playersChapter 7 3 mins
Draymond Green's valueChapter 8 6 mins
my favorite Lance Stephenson fun fact
Tournament of Champions Part 1 with Chris Kim and Brian Ryu
Chris and Brian join me to simulate a hypothetical 1...
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Jan 20 2020 33m
Chapter 1 1 min
Chris and Brian join me to simulate a hypothetical 16-team tournament between the best teams of the 2010s. In Part 1, we run through the first round matchups: 2017 Warriors vs. 2010 CelticsChapter 2 4 mins
2015 Warriors vs. 2016 ThunderChapter 3 5 mins
2013 Heat vs. 2019 BucksChapter 4 2 mins
2014 Spurs vs. 2012 BullsChapter 5 5 mins
2018 Warriors vs. 2018 RocketsChapter 6 4 mins
2016 Cavaliers vs. 2016 SpursChapter 7 3 mins
2011 Mavericks vs. 2012 HeatChapter 8 3 mins
and 2010 Lakers vs. 2019 Raptors
Tournament of Champions Part 2 with Chris Kim and Brian Ryu
Chris, Brian, and I walk through the last three roun...
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Jan 20 2020 35m
Chapter 1 27 sec
Chris, Brian, and I walk through the last three rounds of our hypothetical tournament between the best teams of the 2010s: 2017 Warriors vs. 2019 RaptorsChapter 2 1 min
2014 Spurs vs. 2018 RocketsChapter 3 6 mins
2016 Thunder vs. 2012 HeatChapter 4 1 min
2013 Heat vs. 2016 CavaliersChapter 5 8 mins
the semifinalsChapter 6 10 mins
and the finalsChapter 7 4 mins
We finish by discussing if any historic teams could have beaten the 2017 Warriors
Mailbag Part 3 with Andrew Stafford — Best Games
Andrew Stafford and I answer another batch of questi...
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Jan 15 2020 27m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Andrew Stafford and I answer another batch of questions, including "Which teams from the 2010s could have used Robert Horry the most?"Chapter 2 11 mins
What were the top five narrative-changing games of the decade?Chapter 3 10 mins
and "Is Draymond Green not that good?"
Mailbag Part 2 with Andrew Stafford — MVP Awards
Andrew Stafford and I go through the 2010s year by y...
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Jan 15 2020 22m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Andrew Stafford and I go through the 2010s year by year and decide whether or not the right player won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award each season, including 2011 Derrick RoseChapter 2 5 mins
2017 Russell WestbrookChapter 3 2 mins
2018 James HardenChapter 4 3 mins
and 2019 Giannis AntetokounmpoChapter 5 3 mins
Then, we briefly answer "Who was the worst NBA player of the decade?"
Mailbag Part 1 with Andrew Stafford — Knicks
Long-time Knicks fan Andrew Stafford joins me to ans...
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Jan 15 2020 29m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Long-time Knicks fan Andrew Stafford joins me to answer questions such as "How does the best Knicks team of the 2010s stack up against the peak Knicks team of the 1970s?"Chapter 2 4 mins
and "How good was Carmelo Anthony, really?"Chapter 3 3 mins
reminisce about the criminally underrated 2012-13 Knicks seasonChapter 4 5 mins
and bemoan the dumbest Knicks decisions of the last ten seasons, including the Melo tradeChapter 5 1 min
the Joakim Noah signingChapter 6 10 mins
and the Bargnani trade
Evolution of the NBA Part 2 with Seth Akabas — Better or Worse?
My dad and I debate which aspects of the NBA were be...
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Jan 6 2020 17m
Chapter 1 7 mins
My dad and I debate which aspects of the NBA were better or worse during the 2010s than during previous decades, including the overall talent poolChapter 2 3 mins
player nicknamesChapter 3 2 mins
the refereeingChapter 4 3 mins
how fun the games were to watch
Evolution of the NBA Part 1 with Seth Akabas — Statistical Trends
My dad joins me to explain the ways in which the NBA...
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Jan 6 2020 22m
Chapter 1 7 mins
My dad joins me to explain the ways in which the NBA of his youth, the 1970s, differed from that of the 2010sChapter 2 4 mins
Then we try to make sense of a few league-wide statistical trends spanning the past several decades, including increased three-point shootingChapter 3 4 mins
increased paceChapter 4 2 mins
decreased free-throw ratesChapter 5 2 mins
decreased playing time for superstars
NBA All-Decade Team Part 2 with Tal Akabas — Bench
It's December 31st, 2019. Aliens have invaded Earth ...
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Dec 23 2019 37m
NBA All-Decade Team Part 1 with Tal Akabas — Starters
It's December 31st, 2019. Aliens have invaded Earth ...
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Dec 23 2019 28m