501 : Of 75, Persona, and Choice
Description
In this episode of the often pored-over #BallisBae NBA Podcast, we discuss the top 75 players of the NBA by creating a mini-list of our own. We debate the prevalence/importance of persona vs performance, and we make tough choices to break rules to avoid leaving greatness out.
(3:49) - Ashwin gives a short oral history of the NBA
(7:34) - Vineet talks about his favorite era of basketball
(13:30) - Why Middleaged men start Podcasts
(15:13) - Some background on the history of the NBA 25/50 list
(19:50) - We debate the top 10 Guards - which turned into a Chris Paul v/s Russell Westbrook argument for the last spot.
(56:09) - We debate the top 15 forwards for the list - Lamar Odam was mentioned here :)
(1:26:37) - Vince Carter had us both torn between love and analysis
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I bring the list of the top 20 NBA players for the 2023-24 season. I make some changes to my own list as I think through them while talking about them .. so yeah this is a tough list to make and even till the end of the pod i had to make changes to the list. I hope you enjoy the pod and let me...
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