Hoopatheticals

Why, in your heart, do you like Stephen Curry more than Damian Lillard? Why do you like Michael Jordan more than Lebron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell? Why does Giannis have 2 MVPs and James Harden only 1, when he can only score by dunking?

In this short monologue, Jez explains one of the most overlooked parts of basketball, and how to tell if your favourite player is in it.

Chaotic Factory scorers are few and far between. They are players that don’t have a deep “bag” when it comes to scoring, but can score quite easily using a few reliable moves. They tend to score while being heavily guarded, and may utilise other skills like passing to create a difficult assignment for other teams to deal with.

In today's episode, we look at the low creativity, highly technical beast that is the Chaotic Factory, and we look at what makes these 2 players similar in scoring style.

Next week, I'll be comparing two Order Artists: Steph Curry and Larry Bird

When you think of 2 players that play in a similar way, I bet Tim Duncan and Trae Young aren’t your first thoughts.

However, according to my Creativity in Basketball statistics, they actually play a similar role. Both can be hubs for the ball on offence, both have a couple of moves that are very hard to stop, and both like to get open to shoot, and not try too many new moves on the court.

They both can function well on volume shooting, but both prefer to use their guile to get open, get to one of their patented moves, and get the basket.

The Order Factory is on the low end of the Creativity and Technical Stats and is the first in our Creativity Archetypes series.

Other players in this Archetype: Russell Westbrook and James Harden

Hosted by Jez F.M

Who is more creative; Lebron or Steph?

In this episode, I talk about how I have created a system of measuring creativity as a statistic, and then applied that framework to some NBA players to see how they stack up.

What will be revealed? Will this allow us to see the difference between players we just feel a gut reaction about?

The players I have looked at are:

Lebron James

Steph Curry

James Harden

Giannis Antetekounmpo

Russell Westbrook

Nikola Jokic

Kevin Durant

Enjoy!

Goodbye Bledsoe, Hello Championship?

In this emergency episode of Hoopatheticals, Thom and Jez break down the Jrue Holiday and Bogdan Bogdanovich trades like only Bucks fans could. Was it too expensive for the players? Are they a real threat to win? Do they have the best starting five in the nba?

They also cover CP3 to the Phoenix Suns and Harden to the rockets, as well as the new segment "bad player agent" where you have to sell a team on a bad player.

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Who is more overrated; Lebron James or Kyrie Irving? Will Jamal Murray be drafted number 1 as the biggest bubble over-achiever? Should the Bucks trade for CP3? 

These are just some of the Hoopathetical conversations we have on today's return episode. Join your host Jez F.M and Thom Nixon as they break down the most overrated and underrated players, they draft the biggest bubble "over achievers" and break down all the bucks rumours, as well as what they need to work on for next season. Because, obviously, they are the best voices to solve these issues.

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Want to know who would be drafted first in a draft of the biggest losers of the NBA? Maybe you've just watched "The Last Dance" and wondered if you would rather have Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, or Patrick Ewing? 

In this episode, Jez is joined by all of the previous guests in a mega episode dedicated to the best of the worst. Who can make the best overall team? Which losers are the biggest winners? And how many current players make the list?

We have awards for best team, worst team, best pick, worst pick and weirdest pick.

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Show Notes:

2:28 - The "Best of the Losers" Draft

36:36 - The Awards

41:37 - Who is the most "Know the name, don't know the face" guy in the NBA?

In this 3rd episode of Hoopathaticals, your host Jez F.M drafts against newcomer Will Pasznyk to see who could draft a better expansion team. PLus they set the oven to roast (both former guests and NBA franchises), Davis Bertans and Seth Curry get their 3rd mention in 3 episodes, and we also look at what would happen if the NBA put in a height restriction of 6'7? Here is the expansion pack of Hoopatheticals. Bring back the Bobcats!

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Show Notes:

5:37 - Drafting for the expansion teams of Seattle and Vancouver for 2021 using only bench players

35:02 - The NBA has set a height limit of 6'7. Draft your best starting 5.

43:54 - The NBA franchise you would least like to draft you

In this second episode of Hoopathaticals, your host Jez F.M covers what would happen if Shaquille O'Neal never left the Orlando Magic. COuld he and Dwight Howard play together, and do they win the 2010 Finals? Along with Ryan Tennison, they also break down the worst NBA player you could improve slightly to make them the frontrunner for MVP in 2021, the worst NBA player to be forced to hang out with, and the headlines we might see from Michael Jordan's "The Last Dance"

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Show Notes:

2:34 - Scoopatheticals: Potential headlines we might and might not see out of “The Last Dance”

4:44 - Hoopathetical Challenge: What is the worst NBA player you can improve by 20% and make them an MVP?

15:21 - Main Hoopathatical: What if Shaq never left the Orlando Magic?

42:40 - Worst NBA player to hang out with