The BBall Index

Taylor and Tim/Cranjis McBasketball, dive deep into the data and analytics to provide detailed and contextualized analysis of the broader NBA. bball-index.combluewirepods.com

Eastern Conference Preview

Taylor goes through each team in the Eastern Conference and discusses their season outlook. He's skeptical of the Knicks championship aspirations

10-20
33:00

Western Conference Preview

Taylor Wyman previews every team in the Western Conference. He forecasts every team's regular season

10-16
34:02

Which Metrics Should You Trust?

Taylor Wyman goes through Basketball Index's key metrics explaining what they do. You need to understand how something works before you can make an informed decision on trusting it

10-08
32:48

Trade Reaction! KAT for Randle

Taylor Wyman reacts to the blockbuster trade between the Knicks and Timberwolves. He loves the talent upgrade for the Knicks but not the change to their financial situation

10-03
19:36

Impact vs Talent

Taylor Wyman explains the difference between impact vs talent. Impact is the ability to affect the game while on the court. Talent is the theoretical value a player has. Balancing the two can be tricky

09-18
21:50

Ranking the Last 10 Championship Runs By Difficulty

Taylor Wyman looks at the last decade of champions and ranks their path to a ring by difficulty using LEBRON

09-14
24:20

Ranking The Top 15 Two Way Impact Players

Taylor Wyman ranks the top 15 two-way impact players in the league right now. He looks at players who are clear positives on both offense and defense.

09-03
39:10

Perimeter Isolation Defense & Defensive Playmaking Rankings

Taylor Wyman unveils Basketball Index's Perimeter Defense and Defensive Playmaking for 2024. He explains how they work and who the top players in the league are

08-28
26:14

Players I Underrated

Taylor Wyman talks about the players he misevaluated. He explains what his concerns were with these players and how they improved and exceeded his expectations

08-19
38:40

Olympic Basketball

Taylor goes through the Olympic roster highlighting what each player brought to the table on their gold medal run

08-12
22:42

Does Positionless Basketball Work?

Taylor evaluates if positionless basketball even works. He looks at the rosters of the last 10 teams to play in the finals to determine if the trend has led to success.

07-29
23:41

The Top 10 Free Agent Values + A Caitlin Clark Rant

Taylor gives his top 10 contract values of the off-season and rants about Caitlin Clark

07-24
27:36

Recapping Every Off-season Trade

Taylor Wyman goes through every off-season trade picking winners and losers. He Starts with the Caruso/Giddey trade and finishes with the DeRozan trade

07-10
33:40

Free Agency Extravaganza

Taylor covers all 42 free agent signings that have happened this offseason. He talks about player fit, player skill set, and contract value

07-02
45:34

The top 10 Playoff Scorers + The Caruso Trade

Taylor Wyman ranks the top 10 scorers in the postseason by looking at volume and efficiency. Then he talks about the impact of Alex Caruso heading the OKC and Giddey going to Chicago.

06-24
31:20

ALL-NBA Teams

Taylor Wyman compares the NBA's ALL-NBA teams and the BBI ALL-NBA teams.

06-10
25:12

Ranking The 10 Best Scorers In The Conference Finals

Taylor Wyman ranks the top 10 best scorers in the Conference Finals by scoring volume and efficiency relative to the series they played in.

06-01
21:22

2nd Round Recap

Taylor recaps each of the four series from the second round. He looks at each player's points/75 and relative shooting efficiency compared to the series they played in

05-24
32:14

Round 2 Analysis

Taylor Wyman touches on each series in the second round

05-12
17:15

The Top 10 Scorers In The First Round

Taylor ranks the top 10 scorers with the help of his modern playoff scoring run app. Link to the app: https://shorturl.at/fsAL3

05-08
28:43

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