The Unrestricted Area Presented by Basketball Intelligence

Oct 23 2024 41 ep. 46 mins 5

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The mind behind Basketballintelligence.net, Ray LeBov assesses the best in basketball writing using his four I's strategy: any stories selected must be intelligent, informative, insightful, and interesting. Now, he's applying the same logic to The Unrestricted Area, where guests from around the basketball world come to discuss the NBA and sports analysis as a whole.

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Rookie Impact

Oct 23 2024 81 mins

Ray Lebov (@ticketrules) talks with BI’s own, Aaron Bollwinkel, from Live. Breathe. Ball., as well as draft expert, Nick Agar-Johnson, from No Ceilings, about their thoughts regarding who they believe will be this season’s most impactful rookies.Check out the daily newsletter at www.basketballintelligence.net for all the best NBA stories hand-curated from around the web!

NBA Shooting Coach Marc Campbell on his best bets for the season

Oct 07 2024 47 mins

Mike Shearer (@bballispoetry) talks with NBA shooting coach Marc Campbell (@LowManHelp) about the teams they feel Vegas misjudged. Marc is the writer of the Low Man Help Substack and host of the Low Man Help Youtube channel, so check those out for shooting mechanic breakdowns, player development plans, player profiles, and so much more!Check out the daily newsletter at www.basketba

French Basketball, the Olympics, and the NBA, with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff

Aug 05 2024 60 mins

Mike Shearer and Ray LeBov speak with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, a leading world expert on sports diplomacy and French sporting history. Dr. Krasnoff speaks to us from Paris, where she’s attending the Olympics.We cover basketball’s place in the French sporting world, what sports diplomacy is and how it has real-world impacts, how Tony Parker and Joakim Noah helped turn around

Atlanta Hawks' play-by-play legend Bob Rathbun

Jun 25 2024 48 mins

Mike Shearer (@bballispoetry) and Ray LeBov (@raylebov) are delighted to chat with Atlanta Hawks’ broadcaster Bob Rathbun. We discuss load management, the burden of travel, why broadcasters knew something had changed with the officiating before anyone else, the state of the Hawks, the excitement around the #1 pick, and much more!Check out the daily newsletter at www.basketballint

Did the NBA's changes cause all these playoff injuries? w/ James Herbert, CBS Sports

Jun 12 2024 60 mins

Ray LeBov and Mike Shearer chat with James Herbert of CBS Sports. We primarily cover James’ piece discussing whether or not the NBA’s regular-season alterations, like the IST and officiating changes, had an impact on the wave of injuries afflicting the playoffs.We also leave plenty of room for Finals coverage, including how the Mavericks can claw their way back into the fight,

Dean Oliver on what to watch for in the NBA Finals and his new book

Jun 06 2024 47 mins

Mike Shearer(@bballispoetry) and Ray LeBov (@raylebov) are once again delighted to chat with the legendary analytics pioneer Dean Oliver (@DeanO_Lytics).We cover some anecdotes and insights from his forthcoming book (Basketball Beyond Paper, now available for preorder on Amazon!), including a story about Shane Battier and the Observer Effect.We also dive deep into the NBA Finals, w

Bill Walton's life and legacy, with Kerry Eggers

Jun 05 2024 36 mins

Mike Shearer and Ray LeBov speak with Kerry Eggers about Bill Walton. Eggers spoke with more than a dozen of Waltons’ closest associates to paint a complete picture of the player and the man. He wrote a compelling piece that warranted further discussion.We also spend some time discussing why Wilt Chamberlain should be the GOAT, for some reason.It’s an insightful conversation th

Playoff Standouts and Surprises

Jun 03 2024 29 mins

Ray LeBov and Mike Shearer break down some of the 2024 playoffs’ biggest surprises and standouts. They discuss the new wave of superstars, coaching improvements, the officiating, injury resilience, and so much more.Check out the daily newsletter at www.basketballintelligence.net for all the best NBA stories hand-curated from around the web!

Dean Oliver on offensive rebounding, momentum, and his new book, Basketball Beyond Paper

Nov 13 2023 41 mins

Once again, Ray LeBov and Mike Shearer speak with the godfather of modern NBA analytics, Dean Oliver.Dean talks about the trade-off between offensive rebounding and transition defense, the existence of momentum, what he'd tell armchair analysts today, and his new book, Basketball Beyond Paper, in which he quantifies some of the ways to train and improve players (among many other th

Life in the G, with author Alex Squadron

Sep 25 2023 52 mins

BI’s Mike Shearer and Ray LeBov are joined by Alex Squadron, who recently authored a book called Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA.We talk about his season embedded with the Birmingham Squadron (no relation to Alex) and what he learned while covering the players, coaches, and staff during a uniquely tumultuous time. He describes the choi