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Shot Tower

The real-NBA, fantasy-NBA hybrid podcast

23/02/2022

A Love Song for the Trade Deadline

The Shot Tower pod breaks down all the most interesting trades—including Nets/76ers, Kings/Pacers, Mavs/Wizards, Spurs/Celtics, and Heat/Thunder. Jalen and Michael also discuss the many reunions brought about by those trades—particularly James Harden and Daryl Morey (see "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb). Yaron Weitzmen article about the Nets/76ers trade: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/james-harden-ben-simmons-trade-inside-story-behind-the-deal

51 min
08/02/2022

Real-NBA & Fantasy-NBA Trade Implications

As we reach the trade deadline, the Shot Tower crew breaks down the real-NBA and fantasy-NBA implications of the trades so far—including the LeVert trade between the Pacers and the Cavaliers; why the Cavaliers won the Harden trade last season (and not the Rockets or the Nets); and the trade between the Clippers and the Trailblazers to get the Blazers under the luxury tax. As an afterthought, we discuss why the Lakers and Jazz are doomed and should apologize to their fan bases.

46 min
12/01/2022

LeBron’s Triple Quintuple

The Shot Tower crew talks about the joy of Klay Day, Stephen Silas and his love for KPJ, the historic offensive rating of the Jazz, all the trades we want to see, and Lebron's statistical milestone.

54 min
25/12/2021

Trade Season Musings

The Shot Tower pod chops up the trades that will happen, the trades that should happen, and the trades we would most like (or not) to see—including new homes for Jerami Grant, Denis Schroder, Ben Simmons, Gordon Hayward, and most of the Trailblazers.

57 min
15/12/2021

Steph Curry Reigns Supreme

The Shot Tower crew discusses all of the nuances of Steph Curry's brilliance while watching him claim the all-time three-pointers made record from Ray Allen. Jalen Eutsey (@jaleneutsey) reads his Steph Curry inspired persona poem, Confessions of a Golden State Warrior, and sheds some light on the events and media referenced in the poem. The development of the NBA's youngest stars, including Cade Cunningham, LaMelo Ball, Ja Morant, and Anthony Edwards are analyzed.

56 min
03/12/2021

Basketball Is Poetry

The Shot Tower crew welcomes Sandra Marchetti (author of Confluence) to discuss her excellent poems about basketball and the Chicago Bulls, writing about baseball and other sports, her Chicago fandom, and bonding with her father over sports. Check out Sandra's poem "Winter Wednesday" at HeadFake Hoops: https://medium.com/head-fake/winter-wednesday-810c140e134b Andrew Forbes book "The Utility of Boredom: Baseball Essays": https://bookshop.org/books/the-utility-of-boredom-baseball-essays/9781926743691

58 min
24/11/2021

Lakers Struggles, Warriors Surging, & The KANGZ Refusing to Change

The Shot Tower crew reconvenes to discuss the Isaiah Stewart and LeBron James dust-up, playoff outlooks for the Warriors, Lakers, Suns, Nets, Bucks, and Heat, and whether or not a Ben Simmons trade can save the Sacramento Kings from themselves.

50 min
19/11/2021

The Midrange Theory with Seth Partnow

The brilliant Seth Partnow visits the Shot Tower pod to discuss his excellent new book, The Midrange Theory: Basketball's Evolution in the Age of Analytics. We discuss how understanding analytics can deepen fandom for and appreciation of this beautiful game, as well as the midrange theory itself, how media influences viewing, how steals can be a predictor of NBA success, 2-for 1s, some of the numbers behind the Bucks signing Brook Lopez, why some good players aren't as good in the playoffs, and the many pitfalls of the draft.

59 min

The real-NBA, fantasy-NBA hybrid podcast

Creator

shottowerpod
Years Active

2019 - 2022
Episodes

55
Rating

Explicit
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