Episodes
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Early Season Variance
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
The crew talks about the wild ups and downs of the early season and what they mean for fantasy managers. The high highs of the Brooklyn Nets, the low lows of the Detroit Pistons, and the extreme highs and lows of the Clippers and Sixers. Darius Garland hitting his stride for the undefeated Cavs. Plus some surprise fantasy values we're seeing on the waiver wire: Terrence Ross, Rudy Gay, Cole Anthony, and the biggest of all, Garland himself. We can't help but talk Harden trades, and we take some time considering the struggling Warriors. Will it be variance for them, too, before a solid season? Only time will tell.
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Post-Draft Fantasy Review and NBA Kickoff
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
After a flurry of fantasy drafts for our various leagues, the guys on Shot Tower reflect on trends: the ebbs and flows of auction drafts, players who were overdrafted, and picks that might be sneaky values. We follow up on our discussion of rookies and recap how they were valued in the draft. And with the NBA kicking off, we make some predictions on conference finals matchups and the teams most likely to meet in the Finals.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Fantasy Draft Preview with Stan Son of Razzball
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
All fantasy all the time. The Shot Tower crew sits down with the amazing Stan Son (fantasy NBA writer for Razzball, DraftKings, and RotoBaller) to talk about draft value, overdrafted players, drafting rookies, pace, punts, H2H benchmarks, and the fantasy implications of recent trades. We talk about rookies LaMelo Ball and Killian Hayes, the Sixers and Celtics as they played live, the fantasy ripple effects of Giannis's recent max extension with the Bucks, potential fallout from the inevitable James Harden trade, Stan's hometown favorite and NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, and a little scenario involving Lebron, Steph, Kyrie, and KD.
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Playing for the Play-In Games
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
We talk about five teams that made move in hopes of getting a taste of the playoffs—the Hornets, Hawks, Suns, Pelicans, and Wizards.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Free Agency Recap- Pistons, Sixers, Heat, (Thunder)
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Recap the top draft picks and early free agency signings from the Pistons, Sixers, and Heat. Also touch on the Oklahoma City Thunder's offseason because there is zero NBA business at the moment that Sam Presti doesn't have a hand in—#TrustTheProcess reborn. Hope springs eternal for these Pistons fans!
Monday Nov 16, 2020
2020 NBA Pre-Draft & Free Agency
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
The full gang is back together again. Kyle Stine, Michael Kimball, and Jalen Eutsey discuss the top 2020 NBA draft prospects as well as the way these prospect are covered and talked about in the media, especially LaMelo Ball. The group lists the players they like in the draft, where they'd like to see the draft's best players wind-up, and even throw out a few blockbuster trade options. Kyle questions who's more to blame for the fall of the Houston Rockets, James Harden or Russell Westbrook?
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Heat–Lakers 2020 NBA Finals G5 Preview
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
In this episode we review the 2020 NBA Finals up to this point, detailing the adjustment dance Frank Vogel and Erik Spoelstra have undertaken and highlighting the strong play of Jimmy Butler. We dive into Heat Culture, Mamba Mentality, and the irksome experience of watching your favorite team battle with one of the game's most inevitable, all-time great players (LeBron James). We give the Los Angeles Lakers their due credit and preview what should be a bright future for the Miami Heat.
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Classic Game: Blazers–76ers G6 1977 Finals
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
David Smooke rejoins the pod to discuss the 1977 NBA Finals between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers. We explore the ABA/NBA merger, including some of its lesser known backroom deals. We map out Julius Irving's journey from the Nets to the 76ers and detail the intertwined histories of the Blazers and 76ers. We discuss the style of play from both teams, the way the game is shot and broadcast, and assert a link between developments in broadcast technology and the NBA's stylistic developments.
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Stops and Starts
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
The season wrap up of the Scorekeeper fantasy basketball league and the re-start of the real NBA as the world turns toward positive social change.
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Classic Game: Blazers–Nuggets G3 1977 WC Semifinals
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
During the first season after the NBA/ABA merger, the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers faced off in the Western Conference Semifinals. David Thompson scored 40 points in this game, the third of the series, but Bill Walton's all-around brilliance and the Blazers depth ultimately won out. The Blazers went on to win the NBA Finals, the first and only title for Jack Ramsay and his colorful 70's chic outfits. In this episode, we discuss Walton's impressive passing, Lionel Hollins' verve, positional archetypes, David Thompson's demons, and the funk origins of ABA nicknames. We compare the NBA and ABA aesthetics', touch on some of the ABA's whacky history, and our guest, David Smooke examines how the three-point line is actually a constraint that allows for greater freedom.
https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/27/archives/aba-trophy-returns.html
https://deadspin.com/how-to-lose-everything-and-get-some-of-it-back-1833665975