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Blue Wire
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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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Eastern Conference Preview
Episode • Oct 20, 2024
Western Conference Preview
Episode • Oct 16, 2024
Which Metrics Should You Trust?
Episode • Oct 8, 2024
Trade Reaction! KAT for Randle
Episode • Oct 3, 2024
Impact vs Talent
Episode • Sep 18, 2024
Ranking the Last 10 Championship Runs By Difficulty
Episode • Sep 14, 2024
Ranking The Top 15 Two Way Impact Players
Episode • Sep 3, 2024
Perimeter Isolation Defense & Defensive Playmaking Rankings
Episode • Aug 28, 2024
Players I Underrated
Episode • Aug 19, 2024
Olympic Basketball
Episode • Aug 12, 2024
Does Positionless Basketball Work?
Episode • Jul 29, 2024
The Top 10 Free Agent Values + A Caitlin Clark Rant
Episode • Jul 24, 2024
Recapping Every Off-season Trade
Episode • Jul 10, 2024
Free Agency Extravaganza
Episode • Jul 2, 2024
The top 10 Playoff Scorers + The Caruso Trade
Episode • Jun 24, 2024
ALL-NBA Teams
Episode • Jun 10, 2024
Ranking The 10 Best Scorers In The Conference Finals
Episode • Jun 1, 2024
2nd Round Recap
Episode • May 24, 2024
Round 2 Analysis
Episode • May 12, 2024
The Top 10 Scorers In The First Round
Episode • May 8, 2024
10 Lessons Learned From The First Round
Episode • May 5, 2024
Lakers & Suns Eulogy + More First Round Analysis
Episode • May 1, 2024
Initial First Round Reactions
Episode • Apr 25, 2024
Playoff Predictions (Round 1)
Episode • Apr 21, 2024
The 2024 Season In Review
Episode • Apr 16, 2024
Who Has The Greatest Modern Scoring Playoff Run?
Episode • Apr 13, 2024
DPOY & ROY
Episode • Apr 11, 2024
Making The Case For Each MVP Candidate
Episode • Apr 7, 2024
We Need To Kill FG%
Episode • Apr 3, 2024
The Top 10 Scorers This Season
Episode • Mar 31, 2024
The Top 5 Duo's This season In LEBRON WAR
Episode • Mar 28, 2024
The Secret To The Magic's Success
Episode • Mar 23, 2024
5 Role Players That Broke Out This Season
Episode • Mar 20, 2024
How Good Is Jalen Williams Right Now?
Episode • Mar 16, 2024
Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 4
Episode • Mar 12, 2024
Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 3
Episode • Mar 10, 2024
Can Anyone Stop The Nuggets?
Episode • Mar 6, 2024
The Best Passers This Season
Episode • Mar 1, 2024
Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 2
Episode • Feb 24, 2024
February Power Rankings
Episode • Feb 21, 2024
Trade Deadline Recap
Episode • Feb 14, 2024
Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 1
Episode • Feb 6, 2024
All-Star Snubs
Episode • Feb 4, 2024
Charting The Lakers Half Court Offense
Episode • Jan 30, 2024
Mid-Season Awards
Episode • Jan 27, 2024
Trade Analysis: Terry Rozier To The Heat
Episode • Jan 23, 2024
Trade Analysis: Siakam To The Pacers
Episode • Jan 20, 2024
Production vs Efficiency
Episode • Jan 17, 2024
2024 All-Star Selections
Episode • Jan 13, 2024
What Analytics Think of Victor Wembanyama
Episode • Jan 10, 2024
5 NBA Teams That Need To Make A Trade
Episode • Jan 6, 2024
Trade Analysis: RJ Barrett & Immanuel Quickley For OG Anunoby
Episode • Jan 3, 2024
The Secret To The Clippers Success
Episode • Dec 30, 2023
The Best Defenders In The League This Season
Episode • Dec 22, 2023
How To Use Shot Quality Stats
Episode • Dec 19, 2023
20 Random Facts About The NBA Season
Episode • Dec 16, 2023
December Power Rankings - (Part 2 of 2)
Episode • Dec 12, 2023
December Power Rankings - (Part 1 of 2)
Episode • Dec 8, 2023
The Luckiest Team In The NBA
Episode • Dec 6, 2023
Stripping The Bulls For Parts
Episode • Dec 2, 2023
How Good Is Damian Lillard Right Now?
Episode • Sep 24, 2023
The Top 10 Players In Wins Above Contract
Episode • Sep 21, 2023
Team USA's Flawed Roster Construction
Episode • Sep 14, 2023
Incorrect Assumptions About Analytics
Episode • Sep 9, 2023
Listener Submitted Q&A + Christian Wood Signing With The Lakers
Episode • Sep 6, 2023
The Top 5 Offseasons Of 2023- By Franchise
Episode • Sep 2, 2023
How Good Is Austin Reaves Right Now?
Episode • Aug 30, 2023
How Good Is Anthony Edwards Right Now?
Episode • Aug 28, 2023
Which Players Had the Best/Worst Teammate Situations Last Season
Episode • Aug 23, 2023
The Top 10 Rookie Seasons Of The Last Decade
Episode • Aug 20, 2023
Navigating The Sports Analytics Industry - With Steve Palazzolo
Episode • Aug 16, 2023
New Metric! - Defensive Playmaking
Episode • Aug 11, 2023
Anthony Davis Contract Extension Analysis
Episode • Aug 9, 2023
The Top 10 Best Contracts In The NBA
Episode • Jul 28, 2023
The Top 10 Worst Contracts In The NBA
Episode • Jul 26, 2023
The Real 3&D Players from Last Season
Episode • Jul 22, 2023
How Good Can A Player Be In Their Late 30's?
Episode • Jul 20, 2023
Adjusted Big Time Scoring
Episode • Jul 13, 2023
The Top 10 Rim Protectors Last Season
Episode • Jul 11, 2023
The Best Free Agent Bargains This Offseason
Episode • Jul 10, 2023
Grading The Top Contracts In Free Agency
Episode • Jul 5, 2023
Free Agent Preview
Episode • Jun 29, 2023
Draft Recap - With Chip Jones
Episode • Jun 28, 2023
Revisiting The 2019 NBA Draft
Episode • Jun 22, 2023
Evaluating The Bradley Beal Trade
Episode • Jun 21, 2023
Bradley Beal's Trade Value
Episode • Jun 17, 2023
The Denver Nuggets Championship Retrospective
Episode • Jun 15, 2023
Finals Analysis With TJ McBride
Episode • Jun 9, 2023
Ranking Every Perimeter Defender In The Finals
Episode • Jun 7, 2023
Finals Preview
Episode • Jun 2, 2023
Conference Finals Recap
Episode • May 31, 2023
Analytics Explained - On and Off-Ball Gravity
Episode • May 25, 2023
Conference Finals Analysis
Episode • May 20, 2023
Recapping the 2nd round
Episode • May 17, 2023
The Biggest Head Scratching All-NBA Team Selection
Episode • May 12, 2023
BOS v PHI - A Battle Of Roster Construction
Episode • May 10, 2023
BBI Awards - MVP - DPOY - MIP - ROY - 6MOY
Episode • May 5, 2023
Previewing the 2nd Round Of The Playoffs
Episode • May 3, 2023
Recapping The First Round Of The Playoffs
Episode • Apr 30, 2023
Who Has The Best Playoff Depth?
Episode • Apr 26, 2023
Ban The Charge?
Episode • Apr 18, 2023
Playoff Preview
Episode • Apr 14, 2023
The NBA Play In Tournament Preview
Episode • Apr 11, 2023
Top 75 Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 3
Episode • Mar 20, 2023
Top 75 Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 2
Episode • Mar 11, 2023
Top 75 Mid-Season Player Rankings - Part 1
Episode • Mar 10, 2023
The Skill Set Draft
Episode • Mar 7, 2023
A Day In The Life Of A Data Scientist - With Tom Bassine
Episode • Mar 3, 2023
Rookie Roundup - Dom Samangy
Episode • Mar 2, 2023
The Luka Debate
Episode • Feb 27, 2023
How to Rank Players
Episode • Feb 25, 2023
The Best Rim Protectors By Height
Episode • Feb 22, 2023
Playoff Team Draft
Episode • Feb 20, 2023
Trade Deadline Recap - Part 2
Episode • Feb 17, 2023
Trade Deadline Recap - Part 1
Episode • Feb 16, 2023
Trade Analysis - BRK/PHO - KD for Bridges, Johnson, and Picks
Episode • Feb 13, 2023
Trade Analysis - LAL/MIN/UTA - Westbrook, D'Angelo Russell, Conley, and more!
Episode • Feb 9, 2023
Trade Analysis - BRK/DAL - Kyrie for Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, And Picks
Episode • Feb 6, 2023
Trade Proposals - Part 2
Episode • Feb 5, 2023
Trade Proposals
Episode • Feb 2, 2023
The Role Player All-Star Ballot Results
Episode • Jan 31, 2023
Trade Analysis - LAL/WAS - Rui Hachimura for Kendrick Nunn & three 2nd Rd Picks
Episode • Jan 27, 2023
LEBRON's All-Star Ballot
Episode • Jan 26, 2023
The Best Offensive Duos This Season
Episode • Jan 23, 2023
Midseason Awards
Episode • Jan 22, 2023
The Best Scorers In The League - By Play Type
Episode • Jan 19, 2023
The Basketball Analytics Iceberg Explained
Episode • Jan 16, 2023
The Most Important Defensive Role
Episode • Jan 13, 2023
The Luckiest Teams This Season
Episode • Jan 12, 2023
January Power Rankings - Part 2 of 2
Episode • Jan 9, 2023
January Power Rankings - Part 1 of 2
Episode • Jan 7, 2023
Donovan Mitchell's Season By The Numbers
Episode • Jan 5, 2023
The Best Of The BBI Podcast 2022
Episode • Jan 2, 2023
The Role Player All-Star Ballot
Episode • Dec 31, 2022
Jaylen Brown Scouting Report
Episode • Dec 28, 2022
The Best Perimeter Defenders This Season - By The Numbers
Episode • Dec 23, 2022
How Our Shot Making Stats Work
Episode • Dec 21, 2022
5 Stats That Tell The Story Of The Season
Episode • Dec 19, 2022
The Dirty Work Triple Crown
Episode • Dec 16, 2022
Brandon Ingram Scouting Report
Episode • Dec 12, 2022
How LEBRON Evaluates Players
Episode • Dec 9, 2022
What's Wrong With The Warriors - With Saurabh Rane
Episode • Dec 7, 2022
Power Rankings - Part 3 of 3 - Teams 1-10
Episode • Dec 5, 2022
Power Rankings - Part 2 of 3 - Teams 11-20
Episode • Dec 4, 2022
Dec 1 Power Rankings - Part 1 of 3 - Teams 21-30
Episode • Dec 3, 2022
Bam Adebayo Scouting Report
Episode • Nov 28, 2022
State Of The Kings - With Brenden Nunez
Episode • Nov 25, 2022
The Best Players This Year By Defensive Role - With Jackson Frank
Episode • Nov 23, 2022
State Of The Magic - With Philip Rossman-Reich
Episode • Nov 18, 2022
State Of The Thunder - With David Brandon
Episode • Nov 17, 2022
Devin Booker Player Profile
Episode • Nov 14, 2022
The Best Early Season Playmakers - By The Numbers
Episode • Nov 13, 2022
State Of The Spurs - With Matthew Tynan
Episode • Nov 9, 2022
Karl-Anthony Towns - Player Profile
Episode • Nov 7, 2022
The Best Players This Year By Offensive Role - With Mark Schindler
Episode • Nov 4, 2022
Small Sample Sizes, The Padding Method, And You
Episode • Nov 2, 2022
CJ McCollum Player Profile
Episode • Oct 31, 2022
All-Star & All-NBA Dark Horse Candidates - With Esfandiar Baraheni
Episode • Oct 28, 2022
1 Surprise, 1 Assumption, & 1 Unanswered Question - With Dan Devine
Episode • Oct 26, 2022
State Of The Rockets - With Alykhan Bijani
Episode • Oct 24, 2022
State Of The Wizards - With Chase Hughes
Episode • Oct 21, 2022
State Of The Raptors - Vivek Jacob
Episode • Oct 20, 2022
2023 Win Predictions - With Kevin Ferrigan & Kostya Medvedovsky
Episode • Oct 18, 2022
State Of The Grizzlies - With Keith Parish
Episode • Oct 17, 2022
State Of The Blazers - With Danny Marang
Episode • Oct 14, 2022
State Of The Hawks - With Brad Rowland
Episode • Oct 13, 2022
State Of The Bucks - With Ti Windisch
Episode • Oct 12, 2022
The 5 Most Interesting Players Heading Into The Season - With Howard Beck
Episode • Oct 10, 2022
State Of The Cavs - With Justin Rowan
Episode • Oct 7, 2022
The State Of The Clippers - With Robert Flom
Episode • Oct 6, 2022
State Of The Warriors - With Joe Viray
Episode • Oct 5, 2022
State Of The Nuggets - With T.J. McBride
Episode • Oct 3, 2022
The Best Player At Each Age - Part 4
Episode • Sep 30, 2022
State Of The Nets - With Matt Brooks
Episode • Sep 28, 2022
State Of The Mavericks - With Bobby Karalla
Episode • Sep 26, 2022
The Best Player At Each Age - Part 3
Episode • Sep 23, 2022
State Of The Celtics - With Keith Smith
Episode • Sep 21, 2022
State Of The Pelicans - With Mason Ginsberg
Episode • Sep 19, 2022
The Best Player At Every Age - Part 2
Episode • Sep 17, 2022
State Of The Heat - With Giancarlo Navas
Episode • Sep 14, 2022
State Of The Bulls - With Steph Noh
Episode • Sep 12, 2022
Ranking The Best Player At Every Age - Part 1
Episode • Sep 9, 2022
State Of the Suns - With Mike Vigil
Episode • Sep 7, 2022
Donovan Mitchell Trade Analysis - With Justin Rowan
Episode • Sep 5, 2022
How To Break Into The Sports Data Industry - With Nate Hawkins
Episode • Sep 2, 2022
State Of The Hornets - With James Plowright
Episode • Sep 1, 2022
State Of The 76er's - With Brian Toporek
Episode • Aug 30, 2022
Does Offense Win Championships?
Episode • Aug 26, 2022
Patrick Beverly for Talen Horton-Tucker & Stanley Johnson Trade Analysis
Episode • Aug 25, 2022
State Of The Pacers - With Tony East
Episode • Aug 23, 2022
Does Defense Win Championships?
Episode • Aug 19, 2022
State Of The Timberwolves - With Dane Moore
Episode • Aug 17, 2022
Seth Partnow's Top 125 Players - With Seth Partnow
Episode • Aug 12, 2022
How To Use Driving & Finishing Data To Evaluate Players
Episode • Aug 11, 2022
Top 10 3&D Players Of The 2022 Season
Episode • Aug 5, 2022
Top 10 Contract Values Of the 2022 Season
Episode • Jul 29, 2022
2022 Free Agency Recap With Cody Houdeck
Episode • Jul 14, 2022
2022 Draft Recap With Chip Jones
Episode • Jul 1, 2022
The 2018 NBA Draft Revisited
Episode • Jun 24, 2022
BBI's 7 Defensive Roles & How They Translate To The Playoffs
Episode • Jun 14, 2022
NBA Finals Preview
Episode • Jun 4, 2022
Previewing the Conference Finals
Episode • May 20, 2022
Recapping Round 2 Of The 2022 Playoffs
Episode • May 16, 2022
Recapping The First Round Of The 2022 Playoffs
Episode • May 1, 2022
LEBRON Playoff Predictions
Episode • Apr 17, 2022
The Difference Between A Top 10 Player & A Top 20 Player
Episode • Apr 7, 2022
Evaluating The Eastern Conference's Championship Windows
Episode • Apr 2, 2022
Evaluating The Western Conference's Championship Windows
Episode • Mar 25, 2022
Why The Heat Are Built For The Playoffs
Episode • Mar 18, 2022
What Makes Up A League Average Player
Episode • Mar 4, 2022
The Value & Versatility Of Elite Power Forwards
Episode • Feb 25, 2022
The Lakers And The Perils Of Going All In
Episode • Feb 19, 2022
Trade Deadline Recap + Loving & Hating Fake Trades
Episode • Feb 12, 2022
Checking In With The Hornets Mid Rebuild
Episode • Feb 4, 2022
Scrapping The Blazers For Parts
Episode • Jan 28, 2022
Why The Bulls Fit Together Perfectly
Episode • Jan 20, 2022
How Our Perimeter Defense Grades Work
Episode • Nov 13, 2021
Preseason impact on the regular season + Vegas win projections vs LEBRON vs DARKO
Episode • Oct 19, 2021
The LALBP #1 - Lakers/Nuggets WCF Preview
Episode • Sep 18, 2020
Player Profiles, Badges, & Game 7!
Episode • Sep 1, 2020
WNBA Draft Preview
Episode • Apr 16, 2020
Optimizing NBA Lineup Fit
Episode • Mar 29, 2020
Optimization: The Final Frontier
Episode • Mar 26, 2020
DPOY
Episode • Mar 14, 2020
Key Questions
Episode • Mar 10, 2020
Clutch is Real
Episode • Jan 30, 2020
How Coaches Use Data
Episode • Jan 27, 2020
DARKO Introduction
Episode • Jan 25, 2020
Watching Film with Tim
Episode • Dec 13, 2019
Jacob's Process
Episode • Dec 6, 2019
Mailbag with Cranjis
Episode • Nov 22, 2019
Oasis or Mirage in Phoenix?
Episode • Nov 8, 2019
Rookie Extensions
Episode • Oct 24, 2019
Measuring Zion
Episode • Oct 17, 2019
Preseason (Sort of) Matters!
Episode • Oct 10, 2019
Offensive Role Ladders and EDD Injury
Episode • Oct 3, 2019
Optimizing Opportunity Cost & Averaging Stats
Episode • Sep 26, 2019
Overall Talent Grades
Episode • Sep 19, 2019
Ranking Players & We Lost!
Episode • Sep 13, 2019
FIBA World Cup & WNBA Playoff Preview
Episode • Sep 5, 2019
Off-Screen Shooters & Basketball Analytics Career Pathing
Episode • Aug 29, 2019
Pickup Comps & International PIPM
Episode • Aug 15, 2019
Gravity & Lineup Spacing
Episode • Aug 1, 2019
Win Totals & Free Agency Ratings
Episode • Jul 25, 2019
Player Development Ratings & Mailbag
Episode • Jul 18, 2019
Playmaking and Offensive Roles
Episode • Jul 11, 2019
Free Agency Reactions and the Importance of Rebounding
Episode • Jul 3, 2019
Free Agent Bargains and Defensive Grades
Episode • Jun 28, 2019
AD Trade Reactions with Flea
Episode • Jun 20, 2019
Talent Grades and PIPM
Episode • Jun 13, 2019
Blue Wire Intro
Episode • Jun 10, 2019
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