The Difference Between A Top 10 Player & A Top 20 Player

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The Difference Between A Top 10 Player & A Top 20 Player

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Apr 7, 2022

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Taylor explains the difference between top 10 and top 20 players in the NBA. The secret is offering two way value. Most of the players people often rank 10-20 only provide value on one side of the court.

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Apr 7, 2022

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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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Blue Wire Intro: Tim introduces you to the BBall Index Podcast. Listeners can expect a unique perspective based around statistics. For more podcasts, check out bluewirepods.com. by The BBall Index
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Ranking Players & We Lost!: Jacob and Tim talk through SI's top ranked players compared to how the guys would (or wouldn't) order players, then mourn the USA team's losses in the FIBA World Cup, and discuss what future implications could be from the US's quick exit in the tournament. by The BBall Index
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Oasis or Mirage in Phoenix?: This week, Mike Vigil from the Timeline Podcast joins Tim to talk about the white hot Suns, why their early season start isn't a mirage, and what the new expectations should be for Phoenix. Be sure to go to Untuckit.com and use code BLUE at checkout and check out Manscaped.com and use promo code BLUEWIRE, both for 20% off your orders. by The BBall Index
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AD Trade Reactions with Flea: In episode two, the crew reacts to the Anthony Davis trade with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, talk optimization ratings, introduce the idea of roll gravity, and Jacob and Tony compete yet again- this time as matchmakers. by The BBall Index
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LEBRON Playoff Predictions: Taylor goes through each matchup in the 1st round of the playoffs one by one and uses the LEBRON playoff matchup simulator to give playoff win proababilities. by The BBall Index
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Talent Grades and PIPM: In the podcast’s first episode, the crew introduces player talent grades and PIPM, the idea of “luck” in data and matching players with roles, and Tony and Jacob square off in a competition to name the league’s best shooters. For more podcasts, check out bluewirepods.com. by The BBall Index
43 min listen
Off-Screen Shooters & Basketball Analytics Career Pathing: This week, Tim and Jacob discuss a next-level application of the NBA player talent grades along with other data sources to identify players in a niche skill set, then talk about their journeys to data analytics and recommendations for others interested in the field. by The BBall Index
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The Lakers And The Perils Of Going All In: Taylor breaks down the current Lakers roster situation. He examines the last few years and explains how the Lakers have gone all in, and how they are out of options to help improve the team. by The BBall Index
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Free Agent Bargains and Defensive Grades: In episode three, the crew breaks down their top value free agents, the biggest projected overpays, break down the site's defensive grades, and Cranjis attempts to end Jacob's undefeated streak of winning the episode. For more podcasts, check out bluewirepods.com. by The BBall Index
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Optimizing Opportunity Cost & Averaging Stats: In this pod, Cranjis shares some of the players who BBall Index's data said were misused this past season in their deployed roles and are primed to break out, and then chats about the idea of rating player overall defense and what to be careful about when averaging different stats together to come up with a rating system. by The BBall Index
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Key Questions by The BBall Index
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DARKO Introduction: Cranjis chats this week with creator of the DARKO projection system, Kostya Medvedovsky. They cover how DARKO works, what it tells us, and what it says about some key players this season. apanalytics.shinyapps.io/DARKO/ by The BBall Index
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Playmaking and Offensive Roles: In episode 4, Tim and Tony are joined by Alex Regla to introduce BBall Index's Playmaking grades and some of the best and worst playmaking teams of 2018-19, discuss the 11 offensive roles the site uses to categorize players, and square off drafting this week's game. For more podcasts like this, check out bluewirepods.com by The BBall Index
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Pickup Comps & International PIPM: This pod, the guys share whom the math says each of them play most similarly to in games of pickup, then introduce PIPM data for international leagues and what it means for a couple of the top international draft prospects from this past draft. by The BBall Index
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Checking In With The Hornets Mid Rebuild: Taylor goes in-depth on the Hornets rebuild. He highlights Lamelo Ball, Miles Bridges, Gordon Hayward, and Terry Rozier. Using the B-Ball Index database he highlights key offense and defensive stats for the young stars. by The BBall Index
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Why The Bulls Fit Together Perfectly: Taylor takes a look at the Bulls roster and explains how they are greater than the sum of their parts. He digs into the B-ball Index database to highlight Zach Lavine's offense prowess and Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso's Defensive fits. by The BBall Index
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Player Development Ratings & Mailbag: This week, the guys break down the site's Player Development Ratings, discuss how to best apply that math to analysis on players and coaches, and answer your burning questions on the next market inefficiency, using PIPM for players changing teams, and more! by The BBall Index
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Optimization: The Final Frontier by The BBall Index
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FIBA World Cup & WNBA Playoff Preview: Tony joins Tim and Jacob this week to discuss the FIBA World Cup's best teams, how they'd stack up as NBA teams, and cover the WNBA teams poised to make title runs in this year's WNBA playoffs. by The BBall Index
34 min listen
Gravity & Lineup Spacing: This week, Jacob and Tim welcome new BBall Index data contributor, Andrew Patton, to the pod to discuss his player gravity data and the site's new lineup spacing ratings derived from that baseline data. by The BBall Index
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Free Agency Reactions and the Importance of Rebounding: This week the crew reacts the first wave of free agency signings, including Kawhi's absence from signing. They also discuss how players earn grades based around offensive and defensive rebounds.. You know what they say, "Board man gets paid." For more podcasts check out bluewirepods.com by The BBall Index
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Scrapping The Blazers For Parts: Taylor analyzes Jusuf Nurkić, Robert Covington, and CJ McCollum. He explains their strengths and weakness and the value they could provide to a contender. by The BBall Index
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Win Totals & Free Agency Ratings: In episode 7, the guys discuss which team season win totals grade out as best bets based on the site's projections, as well as what the math says about which teams made out best and worst with their free agent signings. by The BBall Index
55 min listen
Overall Talent Grades: This week, the guys showcase the brand new overall offensive and defensive grades the team developed for the NBA. Players who made role changes that helped or hurt are touched on, along with role changes that could help unlock the potential of specific players. by The BBall Index
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Player Profiles, Badges, & Game 7!: Cranjis walks through the 3 talent grades the BBall Index team has revamped, what they and their component ratings say about Houston and OKC ahead of game 7, and introduces talent badges as well. by The BBall Index
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Offensive Role Ladders and EDD Injury: This week, the guys discuss what EDD's injury means for the WNBA Finals, and also introduce Offensive Role Ladders to more clearly outline how players grow and what role jumps for players are likely this season. by The BBall Index
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Measuring Zion: This week, Tim and Jacob share the results of a study estimating the 2019-20 talent grades for Zion Williamson, what those say about his most effective roles, and the likelihood of the Pelicans using him to his peak impact. Thanks our partners for this week, Shipstation & Roman. Try Shipstation free for 60 days by going to shipstation.com and entering promo code Blue and go to roman.com/bluewire to get a free online visit & free two day shipping. by The BBall Index
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WNBA Draft Preview: Tim and BBI WNBA writer Ben Dull discuss the upcoming WNBA draft, top team storylines to watch, and players to keep an eye on. by The BBall Index
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Watching Film with Tim: This week, Tim takes us through how he watches games live and on film, pointing out what he looks for on offense and defense, what sources he uses for his film, and what stats he mixes in to stay sharp. Special thanks to our sponsor, Roman. Go to GetRoman.com/BlueWire to get a FREE online visit and FREE two-day shipping. by The BBall Index
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Preseason (Sort of) Matters!: This week, the guys break down which preseason data is predictive of future performance in real games, walk through some of the players and teams that have stood out to them so far, and predict what sort of role Zion Williamson will see in 2019. This week's episode is brought to you from our sponsors at Axios Sports and Harry's. Sign up for your free Axios Sports newsletter at Sports.Axios.com, and redeem your free Harry's trial razor set today by going to Harrys.com/BlueWire. by The BBall Index
35 min listen

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The Difference Between A Top 10 Player & A Top 20 Player

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