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Tucker and Simon are joined by Colgate Men's Basketball head coach Matt Langel on todays podcast to talk about how he developed one of the most potent offenses in college basketball. Coach Langel has led Colgate to 3 out of the last 4 NCAA tournaments. He talks about the successes of the offense and where it comes from. Coach Langel also talks about how he sees and uses analytics to help improve his team's offensive capabilities. 

Tucker and Simon are joined by Colgate graduate Rob Stone to talk about Rob's journey to becoming a main sportscaster for Fox Sports and the ever evolving landscape of sports. From college basketball, to the NBA, to soccer around the world, Rob gives some of his thoughts on why things are changing the way they are, and where things are headed towards. 

Tucker and Simon sit down with 2 time Patriot League Champion and 1st team all leaguer at Colgate, Nelly Cummings to talk about mentality in confidence in the game of basketball. Nelly talks about where his mentality comes from and how he instills it in his game on and off the court. 

Tucker and Simon talk about the Warriors tying the series up behind Steph's career defining performance. The ShotQuality numbers show us just how close this series really is regardless of the final scores of the games. Later, Tucker and Simon give a sneak peak into some of their thoughts on the 2022 NBA Draft including some of their favorite guys and a look into who the Knicks might go with at #12. 

The NBA Finals are here! Tucker and Simon break down game 1 between the Warriors and Celtics and nerd out on the SQ statistics from the game. 

On this episode, Tucker and Simon talk to NBA Draft guru Fran Fraschilla about some of his takes on the upcoming draft. Fran goes over what he looks for in draft candidates, talks about some of the top guys in this year's draft, and some sleepers that he has his eye on. Later, Simon and Tucker talk about the Eastern and Western Conference NBA finals and how each series has shaken up. 

Simon and Tucker sit down with NBA shooting coach Dave Love to talk about the mental and physical sides of shooting. Coach Love speaks on his experience working with NBA players like Aaron Gordon, Tristan Thompson, and Dewayne Dedmon. We both learned a lot from coach Love and hope you do too!

Tucker and Simon have a conversation with Jason Mcintyre, A Fox Sports analyst and host of the Straight Fire Podcast to talk about the 2021 NBA Draft. Jason goes over the ways that he analyzes prospects and the methods he utilizes to create his NBA Big Board. The three then discuss some of their favorite picks as well as some of the ones they are more hesitant about. Enjoy this new episode of the Shot Quality Podcast!

Tucker and Simon are joined by Northern Colorado Head Basketball Coach Steve Smiley to talk about how he uses analytics, and specifically ShotQuality to improve his teams chances of winning. Coach Smiley talks about how his philosophy has changed and stayed the same over the years from his days at Weber State until now, and innovative ways analytics are coming into play with his team. Enjoy this episode of The ShotQuality Podcast!

Tucker Richardson and Simon Gerzsberg introduce The ShotQuality Podcast based around Simon's basketball analytics company, ShotQuality. In this episode, Tucker and Simon talk about how ShotQuality came about and both of their interests and experience with basketball analytics. They then talk about the goals of the Podcast as a whole and what to expect on an episode by episode basis. 

Tucker and Simon chat with TrueHoop's Henry Abbott about a wide range of topics from Bill Simmons, Lebron as a teammate, the NBA bubble, and the future of the league. Henry has been an NBA media member for over 20 years and has interesting insight into some of the things normal NBA fans might not be privy to.

Sports Illustrated's Jeremy Woo joins the pod to talk all things NBA draft including how he feels about top prospects, what it's like to watch players live, and how the process is changing. Stick around for a quick conversation about how the NBA bubble might be changing the NBA in the long term.

Today we are excited to welcome Coach Joe Mantegna from Blair Academy onto Nerdball. We talk with Coach about all things analytics and how the game is changing, as well as how coaches should adapt to help their players succeed. Coach Mantegna provides insight into what it means to be a leader and other advice to be successful.

Today, Simon explains the intricacies behind his website ShotQuality.com which will be released in the next few months. He gets into how shot quality will be important for college coaches and players in the future. Simon also goes through how it's calculated and new stats he's derived. Excitement for the site is picking up steam, so listen in to understand why!

In todays episode, Tucker and Simon invite on an old friend, Henry Meyers, to discuss the NBA's return. Looking into which teams in the Western Conference have the best shot at a title, and what each team needs to do to get there. Also, Henry breaks down some of the hottest Nerdball takes, including ones regarding RJ Barrett and Mo Bamba.

Today, Tucker and Simon dive into the 2019 draft after the rookie campaigns of the players featured, projecting what their careers will look like. Talking about the difficulty of projecting certain players versus others, and why that makes drafting so difficult in general. Then during Guess the Stat, which players from the upcoming 2020 NBA draft take the most efficient or inefficient shots for there team?

Tucker and Simon start off with Guess the Stat, diving into the top college basketball prospects and their efficiency in college. Then we get into the debate to end all debates: Tyrese Haliburton vs. Lamelo Ball. And finally, the NBA is back! What is it going to look like and does James Harden's weight loss affect the Finals odds.

Tucker and Simon both show their hand at NBA rule changes they think would make the game more interesting. Then, they go through how different styles of basketball stack up, and which is more fun to watch. Also don't miss, the return of the Knick bit!

Today, Simon and Tucker look back at the 2018 NBA draft and project where each lottery pick's careers will end up based on how they have looked in the NBA so far. Then, bringing it back for another week, Guess the Stat!

We dive into NFL analysis of our favorite and least favorite first round picks featuring Scotty. Then we return with some basketball talk, drafting our favorite players to watch in our lifetime. And we finish up with our famous segment: guess that stat!

In this show we get to sit down with our coach and mentor, Dave Klatksy, host of Statchat, and we pick his brain on all things recruiting, college basketball, and statistics. Coach Klatsky provides insight into what it means to be a college basketball coach and how stats has impacted his basketball philosophy.

We break down the first 14 picks of the upcoming 2020 NBA draft by going through our big boards. We talk about the prospects we love, those that are overrated, and those who might just fit in certain situations. Tune in to get an inside look at the statistical side of sports versus the eye-test.

In our first episode we talk about how the Corona Virus has impacted this season, why the Knicks are the worst sports franchise, the upcoming NBA draft, and premier our Guess the Stat segment.