On Episode Six of the It’s All Opinion Podcast, Nate Spurlin welcomes Neema Djavadzadeh to talk about his journey as a Houston Rockets fan, advanced basketball analytics, James Harden, the NBA MVP race, and more!
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(0:00) Intro
(0:48) Introducing Neema Djavadzadeh
(1:18) Neema talks about his first interaction with basketball
(2:40) Neema talks about some of his favorite Houston Rockets moments
(5:29) Neema talks about his time covering the Houston Rockets
(9:50) What does it take for a basketball player’s skills to translate to the NBA
(14:50) Anthony Edwards tangent
(15:50) Talking about recent NBA Rookie draft classes
(17:19) How good is James Harden?
(26:28) Neema talks about his interest in advanced basketball stats
(31:43) Is it hard for Neema to balance the analytics and the eye test?
(34:53) Is there such a thing as too many advanced stats?
(39:30) Neema breaks his chair (tangent)
(39:55) Neema continues talking about advanced stats
(41:11) What is the most underrated advanced stat?
(42:58) Discussing the MVP race
(54:34) What is the NBA interview process like?
(1:01:58) What’s next for Neema?
(1:03:30) Neema speaks his piece!
(1:05:05) Thanks for watching!
