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Former VP Of The Spurs Kirk Goldsberry, Game 2 Rockets/Warriors, And Guys On Chicks

Wednesday, May 1, 201911 takes

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

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Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Draymond 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.

Draymond Green finished the 2019 playoffs with 6 technical fouls. He was not suspended.
Win
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The 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.

The Rockets won Games 3 and 4 in Houston during the Western Conference Semifinals.
Loss
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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HankHank

Kyrie 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.

Kyrie Irving arguably played worse as the series went on, shooting below 35% in every remaining game as the Celtics lost four straight.
Loss
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 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.

The Bucks reached the ECF and went up 2-0, but then lost four straight games to the Toronto Raptors.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Void
Take Slip·May 1, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

An 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.

This is an inherently subjective value judgment on methods of extinction.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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Kirk GoldsberryKirk Goldsberry

Teams 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.

The NBA has not adopted variable court dimensions or custom 3-point lines.
Loss
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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Kirk GoldsberryKirk Goldsberry

The 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.

Goaltending remains illegal in the NBA for all field goal attempts.
Loss
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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Kirk GoldsberryKirk Goldsberry

Ben 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.

Ben Simmons never developed a reliable three-point shot and famously regressed in shooting confidence over the following years.
Loss
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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Kirk GoldsberryKirk Goldsberry

The 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.

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals.
Open
Take Slip·May 1, 2019
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Kirk GoldsberryKirk Goldsberry

Zion 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.

Zion has been an All-Star and incredibly efficient, but his career has been plagued by injuries, preventing him from reaching 'bust-proof' status for many analysts.

Urban Development

Win
Take Slip·May 1, 2019·Urban Development
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Big CatBig Cat

Urban 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

Urban Meyer indeed followed this pattern, working for FOX before returning to coaching with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021.