The Cryptbeam Podcast

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NBA videos and statistics — a pursuit of passion for research and thought-provoking analysis. The home of basketball concept, math, and applied study of the game!

Episodes

  1. 04/11/2023

    #8: The History and Philosophy of NBA Award Voting

    With the official NBA award ballots wrapping up, it's time to discuss the history of the award (in which players voted!) and how the past informs the present. Do we tend to violate even the most ambiguous of criteria and establish communication barriers between ourselves and the "opposition"? This and more.

    22 min

  2. 04/04/2023

    #7: The Great Basketball Statistics Misconception | Objects vs. Tools

    There's a long-running idea that a player's statistical profile can be better, or "superior," to another. But what if this violates the premise of statistical value, in which we need hierarchies of value to impose onto statistics (objects)? This and more.

    18 min

  3. 03/28/2023

    #6: How Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell Overcome Skill Redundancy

    Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell are arguably the two best players on the Cavaliers! How do they play off of each other in a way that doesn’t majorly take away from their scoring and passing strengths? Do they hold up enough defensively that they won’t collapse against pull-up shooters in the Playoffs? All this and more.

    29 min
  4. #5: The MVP Race, Goodhart's Law, and the Analytics Problem

    03/14/2023

    #5: The MVP Race, Goodhart's Law, and the Analytics Problem

    The MVP conversation has been controversial and exhausting for the NBA community -- but there's yet another layer of the conversation that hasn't been properly addressed. Here, I discuss the philosophical undertones of our abstractions, measurements, and targets, and how it's suppressing the Knowledge Revolution that should be making these debates more informative.

    36 min
  5. #4: The Box Plus/Minus GOAT List

    02/22/2023

    #4: The Box Plus/Minus GOAT List

    Using my Box Plus/Minus model, which is currently going through an update, who had the top-10 regular season peaks since 1978? I use the list, which I call the "BPM GOAT list," to discuss the flaws in the original model and how it can be improved with an updated version.

    51 min
  6. #3: What's in Store for the LA Clippers and Russell Westbrook?

    02/20/2023

    #3: What's in Store for the LA Clippers and Russell Westbrook?

    Russell Westbrook's change of teams is something Gilbert Arenas alluded to as single-handedly changing the championship landscape of the NBA. Westbrook is a complicated player, and this move has lots to unpack from an on-court, stylistic perspective, so I give my thoughts as to whether this enhances or degrades the Clippers' chances of winning the title.

    48 min
  7. #2: The Cryptbeam 2023 NBA All-Star Team

    02/15/2023

    #2: The Cryptbeam 2023 NBA All-Star Team

    The conclusion to a series of articles, posts, and videos on my NBA All-Star ballot throughout the season. This is a full-on "torture chamber" edition of an All-Star ballot, determining the best players in the league with restrictions on conference, injuries, and position, and otherwise making the process as difficult for myself as humanly possible!

    24 min
  8. #1: The Analytics Episode

    02/11/2023

    #1: The Analytics Episode

    Fifty minutes ago, I sat down in front of my microphone and decided I wanted to talk about analytics and one-number metrics. Enjoy this long-form, rant-style hour on the minutiae and pitfalls of analytics and impact metrics, what exactly we do with them and why, and the specific rationale behind criticizing them.

    49 min
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About

NBA videos and statistics — a pursuit of passion for research and thought-provoking analysis. The home of basketball concept, math, and applied study of the game!

Information

  • Creator
    chromeder
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © chromeder
  • Show Website
    The Cryptbeam Podcast