The BBall Index

Taylor uses BBI data to create a criteria for what makes a 3&D player. 24 players made the list this season

Taylor looks at the top age 36+ seasons over the last decade to find out how likely high-level play is for current aging stars

Taylor and Filippos Polyzos co-created a stat that compares the big time scoring seasons from across the different era's of the NBA

Taylor uses BBI's new rim protection stat to define the top 10 rim protectors from last season

Taylor lists the top 10 best free-agent bargains this year. The criteria is the players had to make less than 10 mil next season.

Taylor gives a letter grade for each of the top contracts in free agency

Taylor hits on the top 20 free agents giving a lighting quick recap of what they bring to the table

Chip Jones joins the show and recaps the top of the 2023 NBA draft

Taylor uses LEBRON WAR to revisit the 2019 draft. He looks at which players were the most productive on their rookie deals.

Taylor was stunned by the details of this trade.

Taylor digs into Bradley Beal's data and establishes what his trade value should be

Taylor traces the roots of the Nuggets championship from the 2020 playoff run to the present. He ranks Jokic historically He ranks Jamal Murray in the league He ranks NBA players as Slamball players

Taylor and TJ talk about the finals

Taylor ranks every perimeter defender in the playoffs with a new cutting-edge BBI tool

Taylor previews the finals by talking about why nobody wants to talk about this series

Taylor recaps the eastern and western conference finals. He still can't wrap his head around the Heat and the Nuggets look like the team of destiny.

Taylor and Krishna take a look at the luckiest teams this season. Using Luck-Adjusted Net Rating the guys were able to see who was benefitting from things like 3pt% and free-throw% luck the most.

Taylor, Krishna, and Tim finish power ranking the top 10 teams in the league. They have big disagreements on the Nuggets as well as the Bucks.

Taylor, Krishna, and Tim reconvene to update this season's power rankings. They cover teams 11-30 in part 1 of 2.

Taylor digs into the numbers that tell the season of Donovan Mitchell's year. His crazy pull-up 3pt shooting, playmaking, and finishing.

Taylor put together a clip show of his favorite moments on the pod from 2022

Taylor and Krishna made an All-Star ballot for role players. To qualify a player has to have a Total Offensive Load under 30 and play less than 30 minutes a night. Here is the link to the ballot. Select 2 guards, 2 wings, and 1 big. https://forms.gle/sXEeoCXKJs4wrN4eA

Taylor breaks down Jaylen Brown's game. He talks about his two-way value and devastating pull-up midrange shot. He hits on his limitations as a passer and his inability to suppress offensive players on the perimeter.

Taylor and Krishna look at the top perimeter defenders this season. They use On-Ball Defense, Ball Screen Navigation, and Off-Ball Chaser Defense as the criteria to rank players.

Taylor and Krishna chat about how the Shot Making stats work at Basketball Index. Krishna explains how they show a player's performance relative to their shot quality. They cover 3 PT Shot Making, Rim Shot Making, and Overall Shoot Making in depth.