Hoopatheticals

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 bot...

Did you know that Lebron and Steph score the basketball the same way? Well, according to my setup and utilising their use of creativity and style, they actually are both Order Artists.  In this podcast I break down my new way to categorise the way players play using their creative and propensity to get open to create "style quadrants". You may be surprised to see how KD, Dame, Harden and luka all...

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 Harde...

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 pla...

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 achiever...

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 bigges...

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 Hoop...

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 wit...

This is a special Mini-cast in order to highlight the best part of the COVID lockdown; the fact that The Last Dance was brought up to April. Ryan and I try and to break down the headlines we predict will come out of the documentary, and ones that we think won't. This is a preview of an upcoming episode coming later this week.

In this inaugural episode of Hoopathaticals, your host Jez F.M covers what would happen if every team lost their best player. With Thom Nixon, they look at what every team looks like now, who would win the finals, and who would win the major awards. They also reveal the lows they have gone to in order to get their NBA fix during the COVID-19 crisis. As always, this name is up and available, so sen...