Stat Stories
Summary: Stat Stories - a StatMuse original podcast - takes a stats-driven look at the top NBA stories and performances. Creator of Basketball Reference Justin Kubatko and infamous former Rockets Tweeter Chad Shanks break down the biggest NBA storylines with their unique, and at times contradictory, points of view.
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Podcasts:
Chad and Justin discuss Paul George emerging as perhaps the best two-way player in the league, Russell Westbrook's historically inefficient triple-doubles and pick their biggest surprises and disappointments heading into the All-Star break.
Chad and Justin react to the Porzingis and Harris trades, discuss Luka Doncic's breakout and lament over John Wall's injury. Also, Chad explains his theory about how the NBA does WWE better than the actual WWE.
Chad and Justin give historical context to a player of Anthony Davis' caliber being available on the trade market, wonder if DeMarcus Cousins makes another Warriors title inevitable and debate if the East is getting any closer to competing with the West.
Chad and Justin return from hiatus to put James Harden's scoring into historical perspective, marvel at the beauty of Nikola Jokic's passing game and question why Carmelo Anthony is being treated like the NBA's human junk bond.
Chad and Justin discuss how Major League Baseball has joined other leagues in embracing extremes with the rise of the Three True Outcomes.
Chad and Justin discuss a system that quantifies the most successful picks, teams and GMs in the volatile NBA Draft.
Chad and Justin recap the 2017 NBA Finals and discuss how a fifth Finals loss doesn't hurt LeBron James' overall legacy.
Chad and Justin look for reasons behind the blowouts in the 2017 NBA Playoffs and determine whether or not the league has a lack of parity.
With another NBA season concluding with an upset Dwight Howard, Chad and Justin wonder if his polarizing personality has completely overshadowed his impressive career.
Chad and Justin evaluate reasons that could have led to the league-wide offensive explosion and track the trends back to the banishment of hand-checking.
Chad and Justin examine Giannis Antetokounmpo's place among the NBA’s all-time best “Swiss Army Knife” players.
Chad and Justin discuss the best seasons that didn't win MVP and the prospect of history repeating for Russell Westbrook.
Chad and Justin discuss Devin Booker's 70-point explosion - the latest in a long tradition of monster scoring performances that were made possible by teammates' tampering.
Chad and Justin define what it means to be an efficient NBA scorer and why it's important to both a player's reputation and his team's success.
Chad and Justin put an old cliché on trial to determine whether or not data supports the idea that defense wins championships in the NBA.
