#29: Nate Silver on RAPTOR

Nate Silver stops by to take a deep dive into 538's new in-house metric RAPTOR. We talk about the research behind the model and its strengths and weaknesses going forward. Apologies for some audio glitches. Check out RAPTOR details here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/introducing-raptor-our-new-metric-for-the-modern-nba/ Follow Nate @NateSilver538 Support at www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball

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Ben Taylor, creator of the popular YouTube channel Thinking Basketball (and author of Thinking Basketball the book) goes deeper on basketball analysis, history, philosophy and theory with co-host Cody Houdek, and a variety of guests ranging from journalists to former players. Ideal for fans interested in Xs and Os, stats & analytics, coaching and team strategy and adjustments, in-depth breakdowns on player strengths and weaknesses, and who is better and who is best in the NBA. (GOAT debates!) Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-basketball/support