We're Talking Hoops, Not Talking Heads
On today's episode of the Premium Hoops Podcast, Sam Quinn joins to discuss small-market team building! Sam is an NBA writer for CBS Sports and he writes some really insightful stuff and is a great follow on Twitter. After a recent discussion Sam and I had on Utah's current roster, we decided to come together [...]
The Inevitable Matchup Most pundits agree that the Lakers and Clippers will face off in this year's Western Conference Finals. When discussing this matchup a couple of months ago, I boldly claimed that the Lakers would win because the Clippers couldn't guard Anthony Davis. Since making that claim, I decided to closely watch their three [...]
Last night, the Houston Rockets gutted out a win against the league best Milwaukee Bucks, 120-116. The Rockets were out-rebounded by 29, outscored in the paint by 40, and shot 9% worse from the field (40% compared to 49%). This Rockets team is fun. They defy basketball norms, and while they can certainly be irritating, [...]
On today's episode of Premium Hoops, we dive into the Defensive Player of the Year award as well as our All-Defensive Teams. We were fortunate to be joined by Jackson Frank. He does some phenomenal work over at The Step Back, Dime Uproxx, and on his own Patreon channel. You can follow Jackson on Twitter [...]
With the NBA bubble finally upon us, the Premium Hoops Collective weigh in on three questions about our bubble thoughts, hopes, and dreams.
If I told you before the start of the 2019-20 NBA season that Bam Adebayo would be the most valuable player to the Miami Heats success you would probably scoff. Jimmy Butler would be the unanimous decision at that time and rightfully so. I mean after all, how valuable can a 6’9” big man who [...]
On today's episode of the Premium Hoops podcast, we debate the first half of the 2019-20 NBA Awards. We normally have very similar ideas, but today, we had by far our most discourse! While Giannis and LeBron were clearly above the rest, how did we fill out our MVP ballots? Did Dennis Schroder deserve the [...]
While all NBA teams look to take the same efficient shots, I enjoy seeing the different ways they go about manufacturing these looks. In some cases it is obvious. We all know how LeBron James and James Harden create offense. They get downhill, force help, and find the opening in the defense. Most teams do [...]
On today's episode of the Premium Hoops podcast, we dive deep into the Utah Jazz. The Jazz are at a place of good, but not quite great. We delve into their personnel and the difficult roster decisions faced by their front office. We start by talking about Bojan Bogdanovic and how he elevated the Jazz [...]
On today's episode of Premium Hoops, we dive into the 2004 Detroit Pistons, one of the great teams of modern basketball. The Pistons won their third title in 2004, but they way they did it is what makes this team special. We dive deep into what made this Pistons team great and one of the [...]