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Mar 2021
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Lakers Say 'No' to Kyle Lowry, Heat Hit ...

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On today's episode, Jason and Producer Rob G bring you a full recap of the wild NBA Trade Deadline. The guys explain why the Los Angeles Lakers were wise not to trade away three of their rotation players for Kyle Lowry, debate if the Miami Heat's acquisition of Victor Oladipo was really the home run most in the basketball world think it was, discuss the real reason why the Boston Celtics have been reluctant to trade for a star under Danny Ainge, and tell us if the addition of Aaron Gordon instantly makes the Denver Nuggets the 2nd best team in the Western Conference. Later, ShotQuality founder Simon Gerszberg swings by to explain how he was able to develop a system to help NBA and college basketball teams quantify the quality of shots, how his system can help optimize decision-making for coaches and wagering for recreational bettors during the NCAA Tournament, why USC's blowout victory over Kansas last weekend had a lot to do with luck - same with Syracuse over San Diego State, why it's time to stop talking about Loyola Chicago as a nice Cinderella team and start talking about them as a legitimate college basketball power, why it's going to take an extremely hot shooting night for Creighton to have any chance of upsetting Gonzaga in the Sweet 16, and much more!

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