Tanking Terminus
May 6, 202615m
We may finally have a solution to the NBA's tanking problem. I break down the new proposal and what it means for basketball fans.
Hosted by Joshua Lowe · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 67 episodes
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Statistics tutor Josh Lowe breaks down the greatest NBA seasons from the Last Dance Bulls to LeBron and the block, all with an eye toward accessible analytics.
Joshua Lowe hosts NBA Retrospective, a sports show with 67 episodes published.
We may finally have a solution to the NBA's tanking problem. I break down the new proposal and what it means for basketball fans.
Time to talk about PLAYOFFS! We break down the 2013-14 playoffs, the upsets, the Elo projections, and the many game sevens!
We look back on the 2013-14 NBA season. You'll hear which teams rose to the occasion and which teams fell short as backed by Elo simulation.
The long awaited conclusion to the Linsanity series! We break down Lin's statistical impact on the 2012 Knicks and discuss why the rest of his career never reached the heights of Linsanity.
We talk about the NBA Cup and its relevance in the current NBA climate. We also look at some ideas to improve it and what the average NBA fan thinks of it. Your vote is your voice. Vote yes or no on continuation of the N
We chronicle the rise of Linsanity from Harvard to undrafted to media sensation. We also discuss Lin's brief time with the Steph Curry Warriors.
We break down our four featured teams--the Heat, Thunder, Clippers, and Bobcats--and reveal a surprising metric that can lead teams to NBA championships.
We look at Four Factors performance for the 2011-12 NBA season including some surprising results from playoff teams.
We break down four teams in terms of Elo progression, and note surprising parallels between the 2012 and 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder, our most recent NBA Champions.
We discuss the 2011-12 playoffs. We note a major underachievement, a major overachievement, and talk about two "new classic" teams who reached the finals.
We introduce the 2011-12 NBA season, noting several key parallels with current league events. We also look at Elo projections for regular season performance and compare with reality.
The long-awaited conclusion to our coverage of the 2004 Lakers season. We go behind the scenes of the Western conference finals against the Timberwolves and the NBA Finals against the Pistons. We also compare defensive m
Time to talk about the Lakers in the 2004 PLAYOFFS! Plus, inside Shaq's free throw trouble and a potential fix with whom the team parted ways.
We discuss the NBA's worst-kept secret--teams tanking for top draft picks-- and what the league can do about it.
We chronicle the soap opera-like drama--and relate it to the data--of the 2003-04 Lakers regular season. This was the NBA's first "superteam" that I can remember. Also, if statistics are not your cup of Mountain Dew, thi
We are taking a break due to statistics tutoring business, but we still have the 2004 Lakers episode coming up, which resembles a soap opera. We also have Linsanity ahead. Stay tuned!
We break down six teams in Elo and Four Factors projections and show why defense wins championships.
We discuss the Four Factors model as it applies to the 2004 season. We also compare it to the previous Elo model. Finally, we talk about the state of the NBA All Star Game.
We break down six teams in terms of Elo achievement. We also briefly discuss the groundbreaking trade that went down in the current NBA.
Finally talking about PLAYOFFS! We had some epic Western conference clashes; especially Lakers-Spurs in second round. Also an epic matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals that unfortunately invokes a painful memory for
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