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How to Evaluate NBA Players using Time Travel Movies.
MJ vs. LeBron is a classic sports argument. Time Travel movies show why it's so hard.
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Andrés Alvarez

December 2023

Is LeBron James Catching Up with MJ and Kobe?
Some thoughts on the NBA Cup.
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Andrés Alvarez

November 2023

The Immaculate Scott Williams
Discussing how an amazing fifteen-year NBA veteran is the ultimate answer to basketball's nerdiest game.
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Andrés Alvarez

October 2023

The NBA Season Returns and A Question on Resting Players
The recent Boxscore Geeks Podcast brings up an important analytics question
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Andrés Alvarez

June 2023

Chris Paul, Bradley Beal and a What??-What?? Trade
Examining the first "blockbuster" trade in the Nuggets Title Era
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Andrés Alvarez

March 2023

Joel Embiid and a History of Undeserving MVPs
Examining my lowbar for the MVP award and when a player that doesn't deserve it has won.
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Andrés Alvarez

February 2023

NBA Stats Inflation, and why The Tick Cartoon is like Michael Jordan
Revisiting a topic of why "Advanced Stats" are difficult, and comparing it to a great cartoon.
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Andrés Alvarez
Did the Mavericks Win the Kyrie Irving Trade?
Spoilers: No. But please read the article anyway.
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Andrés Alvarez
The End of the Tanking Era?
Looking at an odd trend in the top of the NBA
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Andrés Alvarez

January 2023

NBA and WNBA Players are Underpaid!
Dr. David Berri returns to podcast about player pay, and more!
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Andrés Alvarez

December 2022

Nerd! Episode 4: A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
Dre and Jeff talk the perfect nostalgic Christmas special.
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Andrés Alvarez
How I'd have Named the New NBA Awards
My thoughts on the NBA awards names.
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Andrés Alvarez
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