Teardrop Runners Episode 23

Teardrop Runners Episode 23
Two for Twenties is BACK. The two-man pods can’t be contained, only controlled. They’re banned in the 18 countries worldwide which still have Kings, and they’re known in many circles. This time, basketball talk goes on the shelf for some new talk on the burgeoning new professional ultimate scene. Take a listen here!

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Teardrop Runners #22
TDR celebrates their twenties with another 2-man pod. Two for Twenties. Is it an ESPN series? An Applebees discount? NO! It’s the Teardrop Runners. Listen to it here

The Teardrop Runners Episode #21! 1

The Teardrop Runners Episode #21!
Whoa. The boys are back after a two week trip in the Sahara in a quest to find critical evidence of corporate water pollution in eastern Mali. Scott and Manzell’s flight landed first and therefore they are doing a two-man episode.     Warning: Some time travel may occur. Listen to it happen here!

Teardrop Runners #20

Teardrop Runners #20
Alert: NO music at the end of this episode. In this episode, Q-Pon gets his due, we uncover archaelogical evidence of someone named “Melo”, and talk about two new tools for analytics. Listen to us here! Follow us on twitter @teardroprunners, or send us an e-mail at theteardroprunners@gmail.com

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Teardrop Runners #19
For the 3rd straight week the Runners are coming at you with a small-ball lineup. We spoiler the Sloan Conference papers from last week, talked the Oscars, Lakers, and Error Bars. Listen to it here!

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Teardrop Runners #18
Teardrop Runners #17 disappeared underneath the passenger seat of Shae Whigham’s Peugeot, but we’re back with a brand new 3-piece in which Scott, Rob and Manzell discuss a few papers from the Sloan Sports Conference that caught our eye, Check in on the Mean Boys, and discuss the breaking Thomas Robinson “trade” that generally reinforced a ...

Teardrop Runners #16

Teardrop Runners #16
This week, we have an ultra-special All-[Future]-Sonics Episode! Listen to the guys rip out the hearts of Sacramento fans and then desecrate the burial grounds. Here’s the link to the most up-to-date contract information, via Storyteller’s Contracts The players we scouted: Salmons Jimmer Tyreke Jason Thompson Isaiah Thomas Boogie Marcus Thornton   Download it here!

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Teardrop Runners #15
This week, the guys talk Isaiah Thomas, Isaiah Thomas, and more Isaiah Thomas. On the stat side, we look at The Four Factors, and at the end, some discussion of the “Assist Percentage” stat for point guards. Take a listen here! Also, we’re running a special contest – whomever can guess correctly the significance of ...

Thoughts on Vampire Rebounds

If you recall during the last podcast, I wondered aloud if we might be able to use Loose Ball Foul rates as a backdoor into determining how frequently a player was going to the boards. I’ve just started to scratch the surface of the data and I’m still trying to organize the logic of applying ...

Teardrop Runners #14! 3

Teardrop Runners #14!
This time, Rob breaks down Danilo Gallinari and Scott takes his cut at former WSU Cougar, Klay Thompson. Sadly, we lost Chris’ breakdown of Monta Ellis due to technical difficulties. On the stat side, Manzell thinks about the “Ecology of Rebounds” and we explain eFG% and TS% to Scott, who’s simply an unfrozen caveman about ...