Former VP Of The Spurs Kirk Goldsberry, Game 2 Rockets/Warriors, And Guys On Chicks
NBA Playoffs are officially on and we taped after the late game to recap Warriors/Rockets Game 2, the Bucks flexing their muscles, the arrival of James Butler, and Nuggets talk for our friends out in 'Rado ( - ). NHL Playoffs and Hot Seat/Cool Throne including our beloved pile of junk in the office ( - ). Former VP of Strategic Research for the Spurs and Author of Sprawlball Kirk Goldsberry joins the show to talk about analytics in basektball, how teams are using the 3 point line, how it can be fixed, and who will win the 2019 title ( - ). Segments include Sheesh update Lebron, Sabermetrics the Rockets complained, Respect The Biz Mike Francesa, and Urban Development (Urban Meyer's new job) + Guys on Chicks
Recap
PFT CommenterDraymond Green will eventually earn a one-game suspension during these playoffs
Draymond [Green] got another technical tonight. So he's on his way to earning a one-game suspension at some point during these playoffs.
Big CatThe Rockets will win at least one game in Houston against the Warriors
Are we thinking sweep? No. No. No chance. They're going to take at least one. I just wanted to throw it out there. At least one in Houston.
HankKyrie Irving will not play as poorly for the rest of the Bucks series as he did in Game 2
Kyrie [Irving] will not play that bad for the rest of the series. I'm okay with that because that means, I mean, it's not like you don't have a shitty series. If you have a shitty game, that's almost better because you know for the rest of the series it's going to be on its own.
PFT CommenterThe Bucks are unbeatable and will dominate the Eastern Conference
But as I've said, these Bucks are unbeatable in this playoff. They are going to dominate the East. Clearly the best team.
Hot Seat Cool Throne
Big CatAn asteroid hitting Earth would be a better way for humanity to end than climate change
Thinking about what the alternative is, is just cooking ourselves alive in the next 200 years. Asteroid, not that bad... I just want the asteroid to hit us. Boom, done.
Interview
Kirk GoldsberryTeams should be allowed to draw their own custom three-point lines on their home courts
Imagine if the Heat could draw their own line or the Warriors are playing at home, and they have one line. Then they go to Houston, and there's a different line... it gives a home field advantage. It's fun for the fans. So I think that would be interesting because right now, dudes, the shot is too easy for too many guys.
Kirk GoldsberryThe NBA should allow defensive goaltending on three-pointers to decrease shooting efficiency
Allowing goaltending on threes is probably the biggest stoner ideas I have. Let's make it fun, dudes. Let's make it a little harder for these guys.
Kirk GoldsberryBen Simmons will eventually become an average three-point shooter
[Ben Simmons] could use his clutch roommate LeBron as a model because LeBron was a terrible jump shooter his rookie year... Simmons could really pattern some of his pathway to efficiency after LeBron pressuring the rim. [On becoming an average 3pt shooter] Oh, for sure.
Kirk GoldsberryThe Warriors will win the 2019 NBA Finals
But the Warriors are going to win. I hate to say it. I'm rooting against them just for the narrative, as they say. But they are so good, you guys. They have three of the best shooters in a league that is obsessed with shooting.
Kirk GoldsberryZion Williamson is a bust-proof prospect
The best shots in the league are still near the rim, and he's going to be able to get there. He's a big boy, and he's athletic. He's a bust-proof, in my opinion.
Urban Development
Big CatUrban Meyer is going through a multi-step plan to return to coaching via a job like USC
Urban Meyer is on step two of the Urban Meyer, I'm going to go get another job. plan why don't we call this segment urban development... Step one: say that you're leaving the game because you're not well... second part: start building the buildings and you do media and you realize you hate media third part you go back to coaching
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