DANalytics

In this episode I interview my brother Kyle Smith, Vanderbilt baseball alum and a part of the 2014 National Championship team, and we talk about what makes the college world series special, the recipe of a championship team, and dive into the details of the life of a minor league baseball player.  You won't want to miss this short interview if you love baseball, and especially of you root for the Commodores! CWS Bracket 2019:  https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/baseball/d1/2019 

In this episode I start off by giving an NBA playoffs recap and discuss my disappointment in the Houston Rockets. I then give my take on all the complaints and drama around referees these days, and how enough is enough. The last two segments on this pod go back in time and take a look a two things: 1) All time historic clock management fails and 2) The most historic "Game 7s" from each of the major sports.  Here are the Youtube links to the four clock management fails that I discuss. You've GOT to watch! Drama at its finest.     1) JR Smith’s blunder in 2016     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP7KywgzofA 2) ATL Falcons give Tom Brady another Super Bowl        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=016LXFHpFCk 3) Chris Webber's Big Mistake      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QPB9NBUG2g 4)  Vanderbilt MBB player Michael Fisher Davis Blows it      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF3VLEV76Zo More content to come! Share, Rate, and Subscribe!

In this episode I start off by breaking down some of my favorite trash talk battles going on in the NBA playoffs right now (Lillard vs Westbrook, KD vs Beverley, Simmons vs Dudley).  Next, I talk about the win totals that vegas predicted for all 32 NFL teams (see the list here:  https://www.thelines.com/nfl-win-totals-2019/ ), and I talk about which ones I would put money on if I was a betting man. Lastly, I talk about some of the current woes of the Major League Baseball, and my schedule idea that could revolutionize the game for the better!  Thanks for listening! Be sure to share, rate, and subscribe! Weekly episodes will continue!

If you don't have time to do your research for the NBA playoff matchups then let me do the work for you! Enjoy my 20 minute breakdown of all our playoff matchups that focuses on the best storylines, vital analysis, and series predictions! Sources: NBA Numbers preview articles (example:  https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/12/numbers-preview-celtics-pacers ) 

We crunch the numbers and talk about the improbability of Virginia winning the championship the way they did, break down some of the controversy in their Final Four game against Auburn, and finish by answering the question "is the three point shot too overpowered". If you want to see some of the data for the DANalytics you can follow the link here to the google doc put together by my guy Seth Saegling. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uxck2l0eKPen5uogEIrPmcd1vZjmPDkr9uH0wyXd0EA/edit?usp=sharing Upcoming topics: NBA playoffs, MLB contracts and start of season, NFL Draft, and more! Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Itunes and share with friends if you have enjoyed it so far!

This episode starts off by diving deep into what might be the greatest Elite 8 games EVER. Then switches gears and I rant on when trash talk is or more importantly is NOT acceptable between fans. I close things out talking about what it takes to become a March Madness legend (inspired by the play of Ryan Cline and Carsen Edwards of Purdue). Now available on Apple Itunes podcasts app. Please rate and review!

In episode 2 of DANalytics we recap our success in predicting 13 of the 16 sweet sixteen teams who advanced, breakdown the Duke vs UCF and Iowa vs Tennessee games from Sunday, talk about what it takes to pull off an epic comeback, and make an upset prediction of our own. As referred to in the show here are clips of the four most famous march madness comebacks (Warning: you will get chills watching these) 1) UNI vs Texas A&M 2016 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNGmD6FcQdY 2) Kansas vs Memphis 2008 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3sy0oHP3LI 3) Illinois vs Arizona 2005 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTbE4eC-AIc 4) Duke vs Maryland 2001 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEafHCO6NBo Don't forget to rate the podcast on itunes and spotify!

Opening episode of my new podcast DANalytics! Here is a 20 minute bracket breakdown for anyone who needs some quick advice before filling out their own 2019 Bracket! Print off a bracket, grab a pencil, and enjoy!