Learning Basketball

Ep. 99 Learning Basketball with Brian Geisinger @bgeis_bird
@SwishTheory

Brian Geisinger is a College Basketball Color Analyst covering the Charlotte Hornets on Sports Channel 8 and as host of The Buzz Beat Pod, covering the NBA Draft at Swish Theory, 247 Sports, Basket Under Review.
Today we learn about Scouting Cam Boozer in person at the high school and college level, Duke NBA Draft Prospects, Buzz or No Buzz on LaMelo Fake Trade Ideas with Brian Geisinger – Cam & Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba, Jon Scheyer Zipper Exit Screen Duke Film Breakdown, Kon Knueppel 2026 ROY Odds + Charlotte Hornets’ strong 2025 NBA Rookie Class in Kalkbrenner, Sion, Liam
Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background

02:00 Duke’s NBA Draft Prospects - Cameron & Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba

05:00 Cam Boozer's Overall Impact & Finishing Development
11:00 Jon Scheyer Duke Film Breakdown - Zipper & Exit Screen actions
40:00 Comparing Cameron Boozer’s Shooting Versatility, Playmaking to recent top Duke prospects Tatum, Zion, Paolo, Flagg

52:00 Charlotte Hornets strong 2025 NBA Rookie Class: Knueppel, Kalkbrenner, Sion James, Liam McNeeley

55:00 Kon Knueppel's lights out shooting and 2026 ROY Odds

01:13:00 Buzz or No Buzz? Lamelo Ball Fake Trade Rumors

Boozer Duke NBA Draft, LaMelo Ball Fake Trades, Kon Knueppel ROY Odds with Brian Geisinger – Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, Isaiah Evans, Jon Scheyer "Zipper Exit Screen" Duke Film Breakdown
Full Podcast LINKS
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW4I8wNgDFdsL6ZLf
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-basketball/id1775085550
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXIZscpoE80&list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc

Ep. 98 Learning Basketball with Grant Mona! @Gmona48

Grant Mona is on the Clippers Beat for Sporting Tribune, the podcast host of Sporting Tribune Today, and an NBA Writer for Roundtable

State of the Clippers, how the Magic ran LAC and GSW off the floor, and NBA Parody – Everything Kawhi, Zubac's decline, missing Norm Powell, Harden's absurd efficiency

Ep. 97 Learning Basketball with Jordan Grossman @TheBigWafe

Jordan Grossman built an NBA Draft Model, writes about the NBA Draft for Swish Theory, and does basketball analytics with Gmanalytics.

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction & Background, Basketball Analytics

03:00 Building a Draft Model: Coding, Formula, Stats

06:00 The Role of Historical Data in Draft Predictions

09:00 Evaluating Prospects: The Importance of Versatility

12:00 Analyzing the 2025 Draft Class: Standout Players

15:00  2026 Draft Model Sleepers - Alvaro Folgueiras, Iowa

38:00  Is This Team For Real? Biggest NBA Surprise Stories

40:00 Miami Heat's Surprising Start

42:00 Philadelphia 76ers

47:00 Struggling Teams

51:00 Competitive Teams

54:00 Successful Teams

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Ep. 96 Learning Basketball with Riley Gisseman @RGiss11
Riley Gisseman does data analytics and covers the Utah Jazz with Salt City Hoops.
Today we learn about the history and spike of floaters in the modern NBA, the growing value of the 2pt shot as the game goes on, and analyze the state of the Utah Jazz franchise, Markkannen’s growing stardom deserving max money, potential of prospects Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton, Keyonte George, and the adjustable coaching philosophies of Will Hardy.
Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background in Basketball

09:00 True Value of Two-Point Shots

15:00 The Floater Boom in Modern Basketball

25:00 How midrange efficiency shows up in mysterious ways like A/TO and Offensive Rebounding

31:00 State of the Utah Jazz, Lauri Markkanen’s play-finishing gravity, Elijah Harkless’ defensive energy

36:00 Will Hardy's Adjustable Coaching Philosophy

42:00 Ace Bailey’s development, potential of prospects including Walter Clayton and Keynote George

Full Podcast LINKS
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW4I8wNgDFdsL6ZLf
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-basketball/id1775085550
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXIZscpoE80&list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc

Ep. 95 Learning Basketball with David Lee and Eric Weiss

David and Eric join Ryan Kaminski for an Orlando Magic - Atlanta Hawks Watch Party – Learning Basketball LIVE Swish Theory Podcast

Guests Timeline:00:00 David Lee  ⁨@dlee4three11⁩  in the first half

1:00:00 Eric Weiss @EricWeiss_SA in the second half

The State of the Orlando Magic and Trae Young-less Atlanta Hawks with David Lee and Eric Weiss - Jalen Johnson, Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Tristan da Silva

Full Playback Replay including the game: https://www.playback.tv/replay/mMVxrbxu

Full Podcast LINKS

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW4I8wNgDFdsL6ZLf


Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-basketball/id1775085550

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXIZscpoE80&list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc


Ep. 94 Learning Basketball with Jackson Frank @jackfrank_jjf

Jackson Frank is an NBA Writer and Editor with Sportscasting NBA

Today we decide which current and projected playoff teams are Contenders or Pretenders – teams with a real or outside shot to winning it all and those that we project to fall short

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction & Background - NBA Opening Week

00:45 Contenders vs. Pretenders: Which teams have a real chance to win it all this year?


2:30 76ers


4:30 Bulls


6:00 Bucks
9:00 Heat


11:00 Cavs


16:00 Pistons


17:00 Knicks


23:00 Magic
37:00 Hawks & rest of East


44:00 The West


45:00 Thunder


45:45 Spurs


46:30 Warriors

49:30 Nuggets


53:00 Grizzlies


56:00 Lakers


1:02:00 Clippers


1:05:00 Rockets


1:08:00 Timberwolves, Mavs, rest of West


1:09:20 NBA on NBA & Prime crew Production Value + Contenders vs. Pretenders Review

PODCAST LINKS

Learning Basketball - Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...⁠⁠⁠

Learning Basketball - Spotify Podcast

⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW...⁠⁠⁠

Learning Basketball - YouTube Podcast ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc⁠⁠⁠

Ep. 93 Learning Basketball with Jackson Frank @jackfrank_jjf

Jackson Frank is an NBA Writer and Editor with Sportscasting NBA
Today we learn about the best moments from opening week in the NBA season, highlighting some of our favorite players, teams, and plays.

Timeline:

00:00 NBA Opening Week Storylines – Aaron Gordon's 50-piece Nuggets

03:00 Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs

05:00 Giannis Antetokoumnpo’s Bucks

08:00 Tyrese Maxey's Sixers

11:00 Rookies Spotlight:
VJ Edgecombe’s Sixers

Cedric Coward’s Grizzlies
Cooper Flagg’s Mavs
55:00 Kon Knueppel’s Hornets + Austin Reaves’ Lakers

PODCAST LINKS

Learning Basketball - Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...⁠⁠⁠

Learning Basketball - Spotify Podcast

⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW...⁠⁠⁠

Learning Basketball - YouTube Podcast ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc⁠⁠⁠

Ep. 92 Learning Basketball with Sportscasting NBA - Jackson Frank, Ben Pfeifer, Mat Issa, Es Baraheni

Jackson Frank, Ben Pfeifer, Mat Issa, Es Baraheni are the team of NBA writers at Sportscasting NBA.

Today Swish Theory and Sportscasting NBA unite for a 2025-26 NBA Team Bet Draft of which teams we expect to best this season

Timeline:00:00 Introduction & Background1:00 NBA Opening Day Thoughts & Season Expectations: Will Diverging Team Styles Emerge?

04:00 2025-26 NBA Team Bet Draft: How to Play

07:00 First Round - The Top-5 Picks35:00 Second Round - The Top-10 49:00 Third Round - The Top-1558:00 Fourth Round - The Top-201:03:00 Fifth Round - The Top-251:14:00 Sixth Round - The Final Five Picks + NBA Team Bet Draft Recap + Season Storylines

NBA Team Bet Draft with Es Baraheni, Ben Pfeifer, Mat Issa & Jackson Frank – Picking The Best 2025-26 NBA Regular Season Teams – The Swish Theory and Sportscasting NBA Opening Day Crossover Episode

Learning Basketball Podcast LINKS

Apple: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...⁠⁠

Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW...⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc⁠⁠

Ep. 91 Learning Basketball with Austin Dobbins @AustinDobbins13

Austin Dobbins is a Lead Writer for @5ReasonsSports and Writer for the Miami Heat & Orlando Magic On SI

Today we learn about the state of the Miami Heat, Coach Spoelstra taking over Team USA Head Coaching duties, Heat players who could pop out between Kelel Ware, Norman Powell, Nikola Jovic, Spoelstra vs Mosley for 2025-26 Coach of the Year odds, and we examine the Orlando Magic’s strong preseason.

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction & Background, Sports Media Advice

04:00 Covering the Heat and Magic on SI

07:00 Mosley vs Spoelstra 2025-26 Coach of the Year Odds

15:00 Miami Heat Season Outlook

33:00 Orlando Magic Preseason

52:00 Heat vs Magic Season Predictions

PODCAST LINKS

Learning Basketball - Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...⁠⁠

Learning Basketball - Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW...⁠⁠

Learning Basketball - YouTube Podcast: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBCJ87gXz671ru-1b9s3U672nRO3k3nc⁠⁠

Ep. 90 Learning Basketball with Charlie Cummings
@klaytheist11 Charlie Cummings is an NBA Analyst with Swish Theory and Writer for DraftKings Network, Celtics Blog, and Warriors Invite covering the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, and NBA at large.

Today we learn about the state of the Boston Celtics and their season outlook until Tatum’s return, then we break down the Portland Trail Blazers' team building strategy going all in on their established defensive identity while taking measured dice rolls on talent. Finally, we examine Charlie’s NBA Farm System concept, where we rank the Top-5 “young cores” in the league only including players still on their rookie contracts (2023-2025 NBA Draft Classes)

Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background

03:00 Boston Celtics Franchise Outlook

16:00 Portland Trail Blazers Teambuilding Strategy

50:00 Warriors sign Al Horford (recorded before Kuminga extension)

01:00:00 Ranking NBA Farm Systems

Podcast LINKS:

Learning Basketball - Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...⁠

Learning Basketball - Spotify Podcast

⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2WPNyHW...⁠

Learning Basketball - YouTube Podcast ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...⁠