The Overstated NBA Show

Steve gives a #bucksintix update, the boys make All-Star Sunday Night predictions, and Brett and Jacob rank the best 23-and-under prospects in the NBA based on where they project them to be as players in five years. This is the audio version of our very first video podcast.

On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob lists the five greatest generations of players in NBA history.

The boys discuss the 2021 ASG and the ASG in general before diving into the topic of best players on championship teams. They look at who those players have been in the past, who they could be this season, and who they could be in the future. This episode is not without some great discussions and fun tangents. It was supposed to be our first video podcast, but we ran into some technical issues. Th...

On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob takes a look at when and by whom the NBA's individual career records might be broken, and also what the limits of those records might be.

The boys discuss the league's dramatic increase in high-usage superstars, the championship viability of heliocentric offenses, and much more. 

On this episode of By the Numbers -- Part 2 of a two-part series on the biggest season-to-season rises and falls in NBA history -- Jacob lists the ten biggest fall-offs that teams have suffered from one season to the next. He also takes a brief detour to explore some of the worst playoff-series blowouts of all time.

The boys discuss the NBA's three-point boom and whether or not it's ultimately a good thing.

On this episode of By the Numbers -- Part 1 of a two-part series on the biggest season-to-season rises and falls in NBA history -- Jacob lists the ten biggest jumps that teams have taken from one season to the next.

In this extra special, long-awaited, highly anticipated episode, the boys conduct an expansion draft, selecting from a pool of unprotected players determined by members of the Overstated NBA Facebook group, for hypothetical expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas. Jacob represents Seattle, Brett represents Sin City, and Steve puts on his commissioner hat. This was so much fun!

On this special episode of By The Numbers, Jacob takes a look at this NBA season through the one-quarter mark. He ranks each team in terms of where they stand historically, and then names his All-Star teams, All-NBA teams, All-Defensive teams, and awards. 

Jacob and Brett discuss their early All-Star Ballots and much more.

In this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob lists the greatest two-way players in NBA history.

The boys take questions from the Overstated NBA Facebook Group while while recording, totally unprepared and off-the-cuff! This was a lot of fun and certainly something we'll do again in the near future!

On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob explores the greatest shooters of the 21st century. He names the top ten plus a few very prominent honorable mentions.

The boys discuss the James Harden trade, his dazzling Brooklyn debut, and the Nets' potential (and potential issues) going forward. They talk about Trae Young's recent slump and then revisit some of their worst preseason predictions.

On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob does a deep dive on the original GOAT, George Mikan, and takes a look at how he compares to the other greatest centers in NBA history.

Jacob and Brett discuss the complex and confusing nature of the current season and how it might continue to take shape amid the pandemic. Then (around the 25-minute mark) they check in on every lottery pick from the 2020 draft. 

On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob takes a look at when exactly the NBA's GOATs became the GOAT and how long they held that title.

The boys discuss the hot starts of the Suns and the Sixers, the state of the Rockets and James Harden, the struggling Wizards and Russell Westbrook, potential reasons for there being so many blowouts, and ways to improve the look and feel of these games.

This a jam-packed episode. Here's the rundown: Ja vs. Trae; Trae and Luka; The Brooklyn Nets; disappointing Christmas Day and future scheduling ramifications; Warriors' struggles, Steph Curry; Cleveland Cavaliers; Jayson Tatum; OKC-Charlotte; NBA League Pass; Milwaukee Bucks. 

On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob takes a look at some players who could make a big jump this season. He identifies their ceilings and what they would need to do to reach them.

The boys give their predictions for MVP, DPOY, COY, MIP, 6MOY, and ROY, and each drop one crazy "hot take" prediction at the end.

On this episode of By the Numbers, Jacob discusses the correlation between individual rebounds and team rebounds, and why individual rebound numbers can be misleading. He lists the five greatest rebounders of the post-merger NBA plus a couple of honorable mentions. The order may surprise you.

Steve, Jacob, and Brett make predictions and preview the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately we didn't get to Chicago, New York, Detroit, Charlotte, Orlando, or Cleveland, so we apologize to fans of those teams, but we hope you'll check out the episode anyway. It was a fun one!

With Steve on the sidelines, Brett and Jacob preview all fifteen Western Conference teams and predict the regular-season standings. We cover the teams in the following random order: Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Memphis, Lakers, Clippers, Phoenix, Portland, Utah, Golden state, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, San Antonio, Denver.