TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector, and David Thorpe spent a lot of time talking to each other today, but only about an hour made it onto this podcast!* What David sees in the Summer League performances of Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr., Keegan Murray, Jaden Ivey, and Bennedict Mathurin. * David’s early pick as the most likely rookie of the year.* Henry forces the conversation to the Tour de France more than once.* LeBron James and Kevin Durant are some of the best basketball players ever, but do you want them as your team’s de facto general manager? What’s the best way for teams and star players to work together?* David likes and dislikes some of the stuff he is seeing in summer league. But he wants everyone to relax. Development is not linear. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* July 7, 2022 Dr. Steve Ilardi on the creation of Bonus Wins* July 1, 2022 Kevin Durant drops a bomb and free agency madness* June 27, 2022 Shadowy figures, free agency talk* June 25, 2022 The 2022 NBA draft* June 17, 2022 Warriors are champions--Finals postmortem 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 are joined by Dr. Steve Ilardi. Building on the work of Dunks and Threes’ Taylor Snarr (and in partnership with TrueHoop) Ilardi created the new Bonus Wins stat. They discuss:* Chet Holmgren’s Summer League start* The origin of Bonus Wins* The biggest takeaway from the data around Bonus Wins?* The Utah Jazz traded Rudy Gobert for a TON OF DRAFT CAPITAL and players. David says the Wolves have a chance to ascend to contention, but what does Ilardi say? * What does that all mean for a potential Kevin Durant trade? How’s the market for older superstars with huge salaries?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* July 1, 2022 Kevin Durant drops a bomb and free agency madness* June 27, 2022 Shadowy figures, free agency talk* June 25, 2022 The 2022 NBA draft* June 17, 2022 Warriors are champions--Finals postmortem* June 13, 2022 Win two games, win a title 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 NBA’s silly season, aka free agency: * What is leadership? David has a very specific definition and discusses how it applies, or doesn’t, to Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets.* This is the time of year where teams solidify their rosters, our new stat, Bonus Wins, helps cut through the noise this time of year and identify which players provide the most value. * The Warriors said they were bringing everyone back, Gary Payton II and Otto Porter Jr, have both left via free agency. What happens if they can’t re-sign Kevon Looney?* Jarod’s favorite player Jaren Jackson Jr. will miss 4-6 months recovering from a stress fracture. What does this mean for the Grizzlies?RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* June 27, 2022 Shadowy figures, free agency talk* June 25, 2022 The 2022 NBA draft* June 17, 2022 Warriors are champions--Finals postmortem* June 13, 2022 Win two games, win a title* June 10, 2022 Forcing your opponent to do what you want 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 Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector, and David Thorpe open the show discussing the serious events impacting our nation, then they discuss:* Jalen Brunson and free agency. Is $25 million per year a good deal for a team that wants to sign him?* Kyrie Irving…* The Warriors want to bring EVERYONE back. Can they? Will they? Which teams might pay a lot to acquire the excellent Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II? (And if the Warriors wanted to shed one of their big salaries, could they?)* There is a lot of trash talk between the “talking heads” in media and NBA players, and it’s freaking David out. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* June 25, 2022 The 2022 NBA draft* June 17, 2022 Warriors are champions--Finals postmortem* June 13, 2022 Win two games, win a title* June 10, 2022 Forcing your opponent to do what you want* June 6, 2022 We have a series 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

[This podcast was dead and buried! Kaput! Lost to technical issues! But then … the hero Jarod Hector put in all kinds of extra time, did something magical stripping audio from the backup video file and well … here it is! Thank you Jarod.]TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector, and David Thorpe breakdown the NBA Draft.* David has a nickname for this draft and it involves a Pelicans player…* Henry was live at Barclays Center and had a very different experience than those who watched at home.* The Detroit Pistons were seen as the draft “winner”* Jarod believes the Magic had the best approach to choosing the #1 overall pick in Paolo BancheroRECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* June 17, 2022 Warriors are champions--Finals postmortem* June 13, 2022 Win two games, win a title* June 10, 2022 Forcing your opponent to do what you want* June 6, 2022 We have a series* June 3, 2022 Celtics take Game 1 with excellent 4th 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 Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector, and David Thorpe discuss:* The Golden State Warriors are NBA champs for the fourth time in the last eight years. How did they do it?* There will be a lot of talk about Jayson Tatum not being “ready” for the moment, but Henry knows the Celtics and the NBA broke Tatum well before the Finals. * What is Stephen Curry’s superpower? Jarod has a theory and it’s not his sublime offense. * Thorpe has ideas on how the Celtics can get better.* Looking ahead to the draft and next season.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* June 13, 2022 Win two games, win a title* June 10, 2022 Forcing your opponent to do what you want* June 6, 2022 We have a series* June 3, 2022 Celtics take Game 1 with excellent 4th* May 27, 2022 Coach and NBA player trainer Charlie Torres 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

At a critical juncture of the NBA Finals, TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spend an hour on what matters:What’s with the Warriors’ Cuisinart offense? David thinks it’s been unplugged by Ime Udoka.Why has Draymond Green been so ineffective? There’s a lot of story to that one.And what is going on with Kevon Looney in this chart?On BRING IT IN, David Thorpe explains: We're seeing a lot of frantic possessions. When I say a lot, I don't mean 55 percent, but more than three percent, more than five percent. None of the Boston Celtics guys have been here. A good portion of the Warriors that are playing have not been in the Finals before. But Looney is part of that core four, he's the fourth guy. He's the Fourth Musketeer in a sense. And, an example of how he's not being changed by the pressure of the moment, and the defense, was late in Game 4, in the final three minutes. I think Draymond was in the game, I think they blitz Curry up top, he hits Draymond a short roll, which is a very common thing. Green throws at beautiful bounce pass, kind of a high-low pass, in the paint to Looney. And Looney just patiently fakes and pauses, and then has a great left-hand finish. It's not the hardest thing in the world. But he didn't rush it. And we've seen these guys rushed, so many plays. Tatum rushed a very important slip screen in the fourth quarter. And instead of landing on two feet, and strongly going up over helping Klay Thompson, he kind of threw up what I call a hope shot, hoping it would go in.Looney did nothing like that. He just settled in, used his fakes, and finished. And I think that's very symbolic or representative of what we're seeing from him. A two-way player who values setting screens, because he's not thinking about popping! That may change one day. But he is setting real screens like Draymond is. He's making simple plays on both ends. He's their best low-post defender right now. As a helper, he's got size and had a big blocked shot in the fourth quarter. So all that adds up to, I think, a guy that Boston's not really been able to solve.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* June 10, 2022 Forcing your opponent to do what you want* June 6, 2022 We have a series* June 3, 2022 Celtics take Game 1 with excellent 4th* May 27, 2022 Coach and NBA player trainer Charlie Torres* May 23, 2022 Warriors inevitability and trading blows with the Celtics and Heat 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:* Sportswashing and the new LIV golf tour.* David realizes that the Celtics are baiting the Warriors into heliocentric offense.* What’s the deal with Draymond Green? Why can’t he string together consecutive good games? Jarod has an idea.* Stephen Curry has been great through three quarters of every game and not so great in the fourth. Can the Warriors fix that? David has an idea. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* June 6, 2022 We have a series* June 3, 2022 Celtics take Game 1 with excellent 4th* May 27, 2022 Coach and NBA player trainer Charlie Torres* May 23, 2022 Warriors inevitability and trading blows with the Celtics and Heat* May 20, 2022 Blowouts in the conference finals and the draft combine 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 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe talk about the Warriors win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals:* David describes the five-minute stretch of the third quarter that decided Game 2* Is Gary Payton II the key?* David and Henry have a lot of love for Celtics head coach Ime Udoka* Henry and David disagree about what makes an MVP, and Jarod Hector plays referee. You decide who won …RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* June 3, 2022 Celtics take Game 1 with excellent 4th* May 27, 2022 Coach and NBA player trainer Charlie Torres* May 23, 2022 Warriors inevitability and trading blows with the Celtics and Heat* May 20, 2022 Blowouts in the conference finals and the draft combine* May 16, 2022 Crazy game 7s, elite play, and coaching 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 Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Warriors.* It looked like the “Thorpe Rule” was activated after the Warriors’ masterful third quarter, but then the Celtics amped up their defense and made tons of shots in the fourth. How did that happen?* It’s a coach’s league as well as a player’s league. What makes the Celtics’ Ime Udoka so special?* Stephen Curry looked brilliant in the first quarter and only scored 13 the rest of the game. David believes Boston’s size played a big role and will be tough to overcome. * Draymond Green thinks Marcus Smart, Al Horford, and Derrick White won’t shoot a combined 15-23 again. He’s probably right but Jarod and David think that’s a bad way to look at the series. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* May 23, 2022 Warriors inevitability and trading blows with the Celtics and Heat* May 20, 2022 Blowouts in the conference finals and the draft combine* May 16, 2022 Crazy Game 7s, elite play, and coaching* May 13, 2022 Ugliness in Philly, Mavs force Game 7* May 9, 2022 "Don't Trust Your Gut" author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 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