Andrew Johnson and Jacob Goldstein stopped by to go over their win projection systems and discuss who they were higher or lower on than conventional wisdom and why. 

Find their projections here:

https://fansided.com/2017/09/21/nylon-calculus-projected-win-totals-nba-season-2017-18/

https://fansided.com/2017/09/27/nylon-calculus-highly-plausible-win-projections-2017-18-nba-season/

Make sure to follow Andrew @CountingBaskets, Jacob @JacobEGoldstein, follow me @NBACouchside, and follow the show @NBNylonPod. Thanks and enjoy the show!

Ben Taylor (@ElGee35), founder of Backpicks.com, dropped by the show to discuss his book, "Thinking Basketball," which focuses on the way we think about basketball (often in the wrong way or using the wrong mental lens), as well as the importance of supporting casts, and his new metric for measuring offensive creation using box-score data, the aptly named, Box Creation. Finally, we touch on the Kyrie Irving trade and both make our claims as Kyrie optimists. Ben with a bit more data to back his claims. 

Here are the links to the things discussed in the show.

1. Ben's book, "Thinking Basketball" (seriously, if you're listening to this show, buy this book, you'll thank me later): https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Basketball-Ben-Taylor/dp/1532968175

2. "Supporting Casts are More Important Than Stars": http://www.backpicks.com/2017/07/06/supporting-casts-are-more-important-than-stars/

3. "Measuring Creation with the Box Score": https://fansided.com/2017/08/11/nylon-calculus-measuring-creation-box-score/

Make sure to follow Ben @ElGee35, follow me @NBACouchside, and follow the show @NBNylonPod. Thanks and enjoy the show!

http://fansided.com/2017/03/20/nylon-calculus-quantifying-impact-length/

http://fansided.com/2017/02/24/nylon-calculus-statistics-traded-players-teams/

http://fansided.com/2017/02/03/nba-superstars-better-than-ever/

Bo Schwartz Madsen joined me to discuss the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, narratives and how important they are to communicating data-driven results, behavioral psychology, Seth Partnow's presentation on myths surrounding 3 point shooting in the NBA, and much more. 

Check out Bo's article on Real Plus-Minus: http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/02/19/freelance-friday-deconstructing-rpm-the-mighty-prior/

His recent piece on LeBron's heavy minutes: http://fansided.com/2017/02/21/nylon-calculus-lebron-career-minutes-played-astounding/

And check out the Nylon Calculus page for a ton of content on the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. http://fansided.com/nba/the-step-back/nylon-calculus/

Make sure to follow Bo @BoSchwartz, follow me @NBACouchside, and follow the show @NBNylonPod. Thanks and enjoy the show!

Andre Snellings joined me to discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo's amazing season, Nikola Jokic's brilliance, Russell Westbrook's dominance, Andrew Wiggins's development, and the Timberwolves' porous defense and the absence of Kevin Garnett.

Here are the articles referenced in our discussion:

http://fansided.com/2017/01/18/nylon-calculus-giannis-antetokounmpo-most-improved-most-valuable-player/

https://nbacouchside.com/newsletter-sample-giannis-antetokounmpos-limitless-potential-e6586293c8e7#.jph140el1

http://fansided.com/2017/01/16/nylon-calculus-nikola-jokic-trending-up/

http://fansided.com/2016/12/30/nylon-calculus-russell-westbrook-michael-jordan/

http://fansided.com/2016/12/08/nylon-calculus-andrew-wiggins-ceiling/

http://fansided.com/2017/01/05/nylon-calculus-minnesota-timberwolves-missing-kevin-garnett/

Make sure to follow Andre @ProfessorDrZ, follow me @NBACouchside, and follow the show @NBNylonPod. Thanks and enjoy the show!

Krishna Narsu (@knarsu3) dropped by to discuss defending drives and how that correlates with team success, loose ball recovery rates via SportVU data, and his KOBE shot selection metric, among many other things.

Here are Krishna's pieces we discussed: 

http://fansided.com/2016/11/18/nylon-calculus-defending-drives-defensive-correlations/

https://fansided.com/2016/11/30/nylon-calculus-loose-ball-recovery-rate/

http://nyloncalculus.com/2015/09/28/introducing-kobe-a-measure-of-shot-quality/

Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter at @NBNylonPod, follow Krishna (@knarsu3), follow me (@NBACouchside) and check out all the great content at http://fansided.com/nba/the-step-back/nylon-calculus/.

Thanks for listening!

Ian Levy (@HickoryHigh) dropped by to discuss DeMar DeRozan and Damian Lillard's hot starts to the season. Additionally, we discussed LeBron's place as possibly the most healthy star in NBA history (while knocking heavily on wood). We also discussed the history of Nylon Calculus and basketball analytics more broadly.

Here are Ian's pieces we discussed: 

http://fansided.com/2016/11/15/nylon-calculus-demar-derozan-next-michael-jordan/

http://fansided.com/2016/11/09/damian-lillard-mvp-balance-drives/

http://fansided.com/2016/11/11/nylon-calculus-lebron-healthiest-star-ever/

Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter at @NBNylonPod, follow Ian (@HickoryHigh), follow me (@NBACouchside) and check out all the great content at http://fansided.com/nba/the-step-back/nylon-calculus/.

Thanks for listening!

Senthil (@SENTH1S) dropped by the show to discuss his experience at the NBA Hackathon, measuring defensive versatility, the changing center position, and appreciating Ray Allen's all-around superstar game. Articles we discussed:

http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/09/30/reflecting-time-nba-hackathon/

http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/10/04/assessing-defensive-versatility/

http://fansided.com/2016/10/25/nylon-calculus-referendum-center-position/

http://fansided.com/2016/11/03/nylon-calculus-ray-allen-forgotten-genius/

 

Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter at @NBNylonPod, follow Senthil at @SENTH1S, follow me@NBACouchside and check out all the great content at http://fansided.com/nba/the-step-back/nylon-calculus/.

Thanks for listening!

Nick Restifo (@nickrestifo) and Andrew Johnson (@CountingBaskets) of Nylon Calculus dropped by to discuss their 2016-17 NBA Season Win Total projections. They dive into their methodologies, the insights that have come from their projection work, and give best guesses as to where their numbers might be wrong. 

Check out Andrew and Nick's work, discussed on the podcast: 

https://nyloncalculus.com/2016/09/27/highly-plausible-win-projections-2016-2017/

http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/10/03/hopefully-possible-win-projections-2016-2017/

Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter at @NBNylonPod, follow Andrew at @CountingBaskets, follow Nick at @nickrestifo, follow me@NBACouchside and check out all the great content at nyloncalculus.com.

Thanks for listening!

Senthil Natarajan (@SENTH1S) joins the show to discuss the myth of Team USA participation as an accelerant to development, beating the Warriors (at least on paper), ball movement, and his injury prevention startup, Ziel Solutions.

https://nyloncalculus.com/2016/08/23/myth-accelerated-growth-team-usa-experience/

https://nyloncalculus.com/2016/07/27/building-a-super-team/

https://nyloncalculus.com/2016/08/29/offensive-style-breakdown-speed-ball-movement/

http://www.zielsolutions.com

Be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter at @NBNylonPod, follow Senthil (@SENTH1S), follow me @NBACouchside and check out all the great content at nyloncalculus.com.

Thanks for listening!