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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

On today’s BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector chat with recovering NBA writer and podcaster Haley O’Shaughnessy. They discuss:* The end of Haley’s popular podcast Spinsters* What is the point of basketball?* Does the collective basketball watching community enjoy piling on a player?* What’s next for Haley? Is it possible to enjoy the NBA more when you’re not immersed in it daily?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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* October 20, 2022 Game 1 overreactions and thoughts on the opening of the 2022-23 NBA season 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 Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector chat with the author of Spaced Out: How the NBA's Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought You Knew About Basketball, Mike Prada. They discuss:* Mike’s dad Vincent Prada* The most important character in the book* What the NBA’s three-point arc and its widespread adoption really means for basketball* What will the future of athleticism in basketball look like?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* 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* October 20, 2022 Game 1 overreactions and thoughts on the opening of the 2022-23 NBA season* October 17, 2022 Warriors re-up Poole and Wiggins, LaMelo, win totals 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 Lakers finally get their first win, and David thinks they need to capture the joy from the postgame celebration.* The Nets have a Kyrie Irving problem and Jarod thinks it’s time they move on. * David and Jarod love what they’re seeing from the Cavaliers and the Bucks.* The league is so good right now. Where can teams find “easy” wins?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* October 27, 2022 Coaching matters* October 24, 2022 Lakers bad juju, 76ers optimism, and Michael Porter Jr's defense* October 20, 2022 Game 1 overreactions and thoughts on the opening of the 2022-23 NBA season* October 17, 2022 Warriors re-up Poole and Wiggins, LaMelo, win totals* October 13, 2022 Draymond is back with the Warriors and NBA player progress reports 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:* Time for coaches in Brooklyn and Philadelphia to show what they can do. * Jarod sees a problem with the Dallas Mavericks.* The Suns are exactly who David thought they’d be. Still capable of winning. * The return of the top 5. Jarod and David each give props to the best teams in the league so far. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* October 24, 2022 Lakers bad juju, 76ers optimism, and Michael Porter Jr's defense* October 20, 2022 Game 1 overreactions and thoughts on the opening of the 2022-23 NBA season* October 17, 2022 Warriors re-up Poole and Wiggins, LaMelo, win totals* October 13, 2022 Draymond is back with the Warriors and NBA player progress reports* October 10, 2022 The Draymond Green situation and preseason notes 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 Lakers are 0-3 and David does not see any leadership from LeBron James and Anthony Davis* The 76ers are also 0-3 but David has insight from the locker room on a team that isn’t panicking * Adam Silver is worried about teams tanking for Victor Wembenyama, David thinks we can’t allow the creation of losing cultures * Michael Porter Jr. is a 6-10 scoring machine who is lost on defense, but he wants to improve on that end of the floorRECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* October 20, 2022 Game 1 overreactions and thoughts on the opening of the 2022-23 NBA season* October 17, 2022 Warriors re-up Poole and Wiggins, LaMelo, win totals* October 13, 2022 Draymond is back with the Warriors and NBA player progress reports* October 10, 2022 The Draymond Green situation and preseason notes* October 6, 2022 Victor and Scoot-mania has taken over the NBA 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 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.WATCH ON YOUTUBE HERE. 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