NBA Math’s Arjun Baradwaj (@arjunebug21) and Chris Crouse (CW_Crouse) join Hardwood Knocks to talk about everything they learned, saw and heard while attending the 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. From NBA playoff realignment and tanking, to potential league expansion and team relocation, to legalized sports betting and Barack Obama’s super-secret, yet-somehow-totally-public panel, Arjun and Chris come bearing big-time goodies.

iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher

@HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale

Other topics include: potential tweaks to NBA free agency; future tools that could be at the disposal of head coaches; NBA G-Leauge expansion; compensation ideas for NCAA athletes; the need for more accessible analytics in women’s sports; the plight of small-market teams; harmony among analytics and the eye test; and so much freaking more.