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Millennials Are Not Ruining The NBA

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Jan. 4, 2016), we discuss the NFL playoffs and whether this year’s NFL coaching hot seat is any hotter than usual. Then, […]

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Millennials Are Not Ruining The NBA

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Jan. 4, 2016), we discuss the NFL playoffs and whether this year’s NFL coaching hot seat is any hotter than usual. Then, […]

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Millennials Are Not Ruining The NBA

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Jan. 4, 2016), we discuss the NFL playoffs and whether this year’s NFL coaching hot seat is any hotter than usual. Then, […]

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A FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In Basketball Stats

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Dec. 29, 2015), we bring you the latest edition of “Stat School.” Last time, Statman, aka Neil Paine, talked to us about […]

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Why It’s So Hard For NFL Players To Get Rid Of The Franchise Tag

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (July 12, 2016), we welcome ESPN The Magazine’s Mina Kimes as a guest host. We look at Von Miller’s battle with the Denver Broncos over his franchise tag, and Mina explains why the tag is a problem for players in […]

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