Player Piano

Former WNBA player and Team USA Gold Medalist Lisa Willis joins Player Piano. Jason and Lisa talk about the transition to coaching professionals. Lisa is from Long Beach California originally. She starred at UCLA before being selected #5 in the WNBA draft by Los Angeles. She has also played overseas professionally before entering coaching. in […] The post Player Piano – Knicks Assistant Lisa Willis appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Dave pinch hits for Jason this week to interview Ellen Hyslop from The GIST. Ellen and Dave discuss: Start Up Culture Women in Sports Journalism (and the lack thereof) Basketball in Canada Quidditch! and more! For more information on getting The GIST head over to thegistnews.ca and Sign up! Full Disclosure, Dave works for Comcast NBCUniversal, […] The post Player Piano – Introducing The GIST appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Crossover Episode! The Scope and Player Piano collaborate to bring you an episode that touches on the shoulder injury to Ben Simmons and Steph Curry’s broken hand. Also covered, PED suspensions for DeAndre Ayton and John Collins.  Raj and Jason also discuss bench depth, and the real value of credible role players for contending teams. […] The post Player Piano: Two Birds, One Stone appeared first on The Painted Lines.

It was a special day for The Painted Lines as we shot our first in studio show! The great folks at WiTN22 in Wilmington Delaware hosted us for a conversation with DMV Academy’s Warren Doles and Ky Carlin from USA Today’s Sixers Wire. Warren and Ky Join Jason Blevins for a lively discussion including an […] The post Player Piano Live! From WiTN22 appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Philadelphia 76er second year player Shake Milton sat down with Jason Blevins. The interview took place after practice at NBA Training camp to talk about the life of an NBA player. Topics include his hometown of Owasso Oklahoma. Also his background in the game.  “The game is in slow motion to him. Any great guard […] The post Player Piano: NBA Player Shake Milton appeared first on The Painted Lines.

What if we built a podcast around “Pitch Meetings?” There is always concerns over “Yet Another Podcast” idea, but lucky for me, we have Player Piano. What is on Tap? I gave Jason a break from hosting, so we can discuss the concept of “Spark Tank.” We even give 2 of my ideas a test […] The post Player Piano – Welcome to the “Spark Tank” appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Today the Sixers unveiled their new statue of Charles Barkley on the Legends Walk.  Charles was there to commemorate the moment and spoke at the event.  After the unveiling press conference, he did a much longer than planned media Q and A.  Charles talks about his influences when he first started, set a few things […] The post Player Piano: Sir Charles appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Lauren Sawin returns to the show to discuss the release of Andrew Yangs Climate policy from New Hampshire last week. Yang takes an economic first approach to solving the big issues in society and Climate is no different. Included are select clips from TPL’s trip to NH to meet with and cover the Yang Event. […] The post Player Piano: “It’s worse than you think” Andrew Yang appeared first on The Painted Lines.

The Frozen Tightrope Deep down I’ve always been an outdoor cat. The thing many people may not realize about Wilmington Delaware is that you can go to an inner city HS and also go camping within like a 15minute drive. My grandfather performed maintenance on the Hagley Estate. An interesting little note about Northern Delaware […] The post Player Piano – The Frozen Tightrope appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Lauren Sawin and Jason Blevins sit down, as just two economics geeks talk many topics covering: The Netflix Documentary “The Great Hack” and the economy of data The impact of automation on the economy of the future $15 minimum wage  Andrew Yang and practical solutions Universal Basic Income Capitalism, socialism, and politics Maslow’s Hierarchy of […] The post Player Piano – The Great Hack and Economics with Lauren Sawin appeared first on The Painted Lines.

It’s music week on Player Piano! We sat down with Mike Gibbins, a tremendously talented musician to hear him talk music, play music, and talk about the experience of being part of the Paul Green Rock Academy. Great talent, recorded in the train station in Wilmington, Delaware.  Watch this preview video and then listen to […] The post Player Piano – Mike Gibbins appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Jack Connell joins Player Piano to discuss his new found love for the Beatles. We discuss his favorite songs, some deep tracks and some little known stories behind some very famous songs.  Subscribe and rate 5 stars on Itunes! Also available on Spotify! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/player-piano/id1467546112 The post Player Piano: BeatleMania with Jack Connell appeared first on The Painted Lines.

This is a quick episode, just 12 minutes long, but it is a story that you have to hear to believe. The first in a series of mini episodes about my crazy life growing up in Richardson Park. Enjoy Tales from RP, volume 1.  Please don’t forget to subscribe and rate and share with your […] The post Player Piano: The Lion Sleeps til 7 appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Soccer is on the verge of a data analytics revolution. Nadia Haven is the CEO of Marakana, A Silicon Valley company focused on Futbol analytics. Marakana uses a combination of Data Science and Cognitive Neuroscience to advance the practice of Soccer analytics. Nadia talks about her journey and love of the sport. Excellent discussion!  Subscribe […] The post Player Piano: Soccer Analytics with Nadia Haven appeared first on The Painted Lines.

New Episode featuring summer league! Wait….. No. We decided to shake it up and pounced on the opportunity to go interview cultural icon Elena Delle Donne during Las Vegas Summer league. We zig while the others zag, and then we shake and rattle while the others roll. Featured in this episode Elena Delle Donne, A’ja […] The post Player Piano: Let’s Shake It Up appeared first on The Painted Lines.

“We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate grand opening of the 76ers Fieldhouse, which welcomed an NBA G League team to our city and helped connect development along the banks of the Christina River,” said Delaware Governor John Carney. On Monday, June 24, Governor Carney, Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, and others were on site for […] The post 76ers Fieldhouse Ribbon Cutting Ceremony appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Russian Historian Laura Auk joins Player Piano to discuss the tragedy of Chernobyl. The discussion focuses on the tragedy through the lens of the HBO miniseries by the same name. More than 300,000 people were displaced, thousands died and many more had their lives irrevocably changed by the Nuclear meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant […] The post Player Piano: Chernobyl appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Ed Collier, NASA Climate Data Scientist and @PelicansNBA fan joins Player Piano. We talked about basketball, his time interviewing for the Process-Era Sixers analytics department, and his work for NASA in climate and Data Science. Subscribe Below! The post Player Piano Podcast: NASA weighs in on Anthony Davis, Analytics appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Coach Nick from BBallBreakdown joins Jason Blevins to go deep into the nuances of the modern jumpshot. World Famous Coach literally walks us through a jumper from the ground up as the pair discuss the changes in the Philadelphia 76ers coaching and player development staff and the evolution of the modern game. “Say it with […] The post Player Piano Podcast: BBALLBREAKDOWN appeared first on The Painted Lines.

Today we bring you the newest podcast from TPL – Player Piano. Jason Blevins will explore his many passions with experts and icons in the fields of sports, literature, technology, music, economics, and society. Episode 1 is a blend in the form of “One Lucky Fan” by Rich O’Malley. Rich O’Malley has accomplished a lot […] The post Player Piano Podcast: Rich O’Malley appeared first on The Painted Lines.