This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comJay Caspian Kang writes about a little bit of everything and so, in our conversations, we discuss a little bit of everything. Today’s main topic is whether the Analytics Movement is past due in sports. Related, per new data-based analysis of Democratic Party woes, is politics about to get a visit from the analytics movement? Topics include but aren’t limited to…* Are Michael Jordan’s shoes actually objectively good looking? * Why did bloggers adopt analytics as a cause? * Was the analytics era about the truth, or about asserting dominance over jocks?* Did fans like the era of NBA strategy blogging?* Why Fantasy Sports sells a fantasy of what it’s like to be a GM* The folly of thinking data analysis can reveal how to run a political party* Ezra Klein stepping into the void to take charge of the Democratic Party * Does Gavin Newsom have a shot at the presidency or is it just the right that’s warming to him?* Is 80 percent of politics just who runs Twitter?* Are the millennial NBA stars like America’s boomers (in holding back progress through longevity)
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HoS: Liz Wolfe
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comLiz co-hosts the Just Asking Questions podcast, which earnestly investigates the day’s most pressing political and cultural issues. She’s also, in no particular order, a Catholic, mom, surfer and natalism evangelist. I really enjoy Wolfe’s approach to conversations and public intellectual life so this pod is a long time coming. Topics include but aren’t limited to…* Why you should have kids* Whether it’s bad that Berkeley is so old now* Somehow, we also get into the topic of whether we should explore why we’re disgusted by certain forms of deviancy * How Liz and I feel about living next to Watch List neighbors* My son embarrassed me at Warriors practice by being exactly like me* Aella, the rationalist prostitute * That time Kyrie Irving and other NBA players were being compelled to take the vax
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HoS: Jason Timpf
Hoops Tonight host Jason Timpf is back talking NBA nitty gritty + headier topics that we tend to get into. A great conversation as always, this time including but not limited to…* Why Jason knew the Jimmy Butler trade would work for the Warriors* The “blood and bones” perspective on basketball vs. analytics * The “why” function of Youtube* How players fit With and Without* Does Jason believe in the Thunder?* Why Jason doesn’t believe in the Bucks* The underrated MAIN problem with the NBA product right now* Why we’re doing MVP wrong these days* Why NBA players are so jealousHouse of Strauss is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe
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HoS: Joe Pompliano
Joe, who covers sports business, did a great deep dive on why ESPN’s big bet on ESPN BET has gone awry. What does this say about the current state of sports gambling? Have we reached peak sports gambling? Also, was ESPN’s Around the Horn cancellation more about surrounding structure, or inability to match modern sports fan culture? House of Strauss is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe
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HoS: Light Years Boys on the Dangerous Warriors
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comI can’t deny it. I’m really excited about the Jimmy Butler Warriors. I just had to discuss with Light Years hosts Saam Esfandiari and Andy Liu. If you’re a GSW fan, this is the episode for you. If you like NBA legacy talk…this might also be the episode for you. Topics include but aren’t limited to…* Do we believe?* Reasons for belief* Was Bob Myers throwing cold water on the Warriors in the ABC broadcast?* Do I regret not being around for the entire Steph Warriors story arc?* If Draymond’s wild championship prediction is right…LeBron legacy implications* How Gregg Popovich and LeBron James are similar in GOAT debates
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