On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: LeBron James asking the media why they don't seem so concerned with a photo of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The future of USA Basketball. The potential team for the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics is young and lacks international experience.  David says playing time is like oxygen for NBA players. Jarod says Bol Bol is breathing this year.  Top 5 NBA teams right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector discuss: Kevin Durant's slender frame and how a conversation with a trainer in 2007 shaped his NBA future. The Lakers have won five of six and LeBron is playing like a top 50 player in the league. Is that a recipe for success? We are about a quarter through the season and there are some trends we've noticed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott and David Thorpe are joined by The Athletic's Seth Partnow. They discuss: The end of game scenario from an October game between the Dallas Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets. Should teams play for the win in regulation or just try to score and get to overtime? What does analytics say about end of game situations? Can coaches message analytics to their players? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: Klay Thompson looked amazing against the Houston Rockets, is he back? James Wiseman was sent to the G League and David has a message for him and the Warriors.  Ben Simmons has been getting more offensively aggressive the last few games. what does David see? The World Cup is underway in Qatar, and Jarod has thoughts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's TrueHoop Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss: The Warriors poor play. David says offense is the team's problem, which is leading to bad defense. He wrote an article about it.  Kevin Durant is happy playing basketball despite the Nets poor record and he likes playing with his teammates.  When teams go small, the Bucks go big Too early All-NBA selections and the top 5 NBA teams right now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TrueHoop's David Thorpe has clients who play in the NBA right now. He texts them videos of key plays, with teaching points to make them better. Jarod Hector learned about that, and got a little jealous. Wouldn't you want to get messages like that? TrueHoop Tactics is basically that: your chance to get the kinds of messages David Thorpe sends players. Please leave us feedback to make this show better as we go forward. Thanks for watching and listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector and David Thorpe announce that later this week we’ll be changing the name of this podcast to TrueHoop, and joining the Gemini XIII family, which we are pretty excited about. We will keep delivering exactly the kind of great NBA content you are used to, like: * Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis were dominant on Sunday. What does this mean for their respective teams?* The Warriors are having a hard time getting stops. David says when you are developing young talent, there will be slippage. * Jarod was not happy with the Cavaliers late-game execution over the weekend. Why do coaches and teams “stop playing” late in games?* Jarod and David like what they’re seeing from the Nuggets.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* November 10, 2022 Vibe checks, resurgence in Cleveland, top five* November 9, 2022 Professors Babak Somekh and Carl Suddler* November 7, 2022 Kyrie, trouble in Golden State, and the Lakers problem* November 3, 2022 Recovering NBA writer and podcaster Haley O'Shaughnessy* November 1, 2022 BRING IT IN w/ Spaced Out Author Mike Prada This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss:* The best story in the NBA* The vibes in Minnesota and Brooklyn are very different. What is David seeing?* How good are the Cleveland Cavaliers? Jarod is really high on them. Is David?* The Lakers have some problems and David is ready to admit he was wrong about them.* Top 5 teams in the NBA right nowRECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* November 9, 2022 Professors Babak Somekh and Carl Suddler* November 7, 2022 Kyrie, trouble in Golden State, and the Lakers problem* November 3, 2022 Recovering NBA writer and podcaster Haley O'Shaughnessy* November 1, 2022 BRING IT IN w/ Spaced Out Author Mike Prada* October 31, 2022 No more winless teams, Kyrie, and good league play This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by Tom Haberstroh and the Basketball Illuminati podcast, a couple of weeks ago NBA Twitter tried to make sense of a study noting that with fans absent from the stands in the NBA bubble, Black players had a boost in production. Did the absence of predominantly white and often loud and aggressive fans reduce the stress of racism? The paper is called “Inside the NBA Bubble: How Black Players Performed Better without Fans”On today’s BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector is joined by one of the professors who led that research, Babak Somekh, as well as professor Carl Suddler who has deep experience parsing data around racism. * What was Babak and his colleagues’ impetus to dive into this topic?* As an African-American historian, what does Carl think the data might be missing?* Given the Kyrie Irving news, what do Babak and Carl think their roles as academics are in terms of educating?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* November 7, 2022 Kyrie, trouble in Golden State, and the Lakers problem* November 3, 2022 Recovering NBA writer and podcaster Haley O'Shaughnessy* November 1, 2022 BRING IT IN w/ Spaced Out Author Mike Prada* October 31, 2022 No more winless teams, Kyrie, and good league play* October 27, 2022 Coaching matters This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss:* The ongoing saga of Brooklyn Nets start Kyrie Irving* The Warriors are 0-6 on the road and Warriors Twitter is angry at James Wiseman. David says not to panic and give the team some time. * The Lakers look directionless, but have a player in Anthony Davis who is playing very well. What should they do?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* November 3, 2022 Recovering NBA writer and podcaster Haley O'Shaughnessy* November 1, 2022 BRING IT IN w/ Spaced Out Author Mike Prada* October 31, 2022 No more winless teams, Kyrie, and good league play* October 27, 2022 Coaching matters* October 24, 2022 Lakers bad juju, 76ers optimism, and Michael Porter Jr's defense This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices