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Hosted by Cooper Hird, the Hird It Here NBA Podcast acts as an outlet for a basketball fanatic learning the ins-and-outs of the NBA, mostly through the NBA Draft. As a full-time data analyst, I aim to bring a nuanced approach to the stats that modern sports rely upon, but the some fan struggle to contextualize. By translating analytics to plain English, and combining it with what we see on the court, I aim to help make the modern basketball fan (and analyst!) more capable of evaluating the g ...
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Adam Silver made some slightly surprising comments a couple weeks ago regarding the current state of the G League Ignite program, and prospect development overall. I go over some of the ramifications of his comments, and tried to fairly judge whether the G League Ignite program has been more or less successful at preparing its prospects for the NBA…
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Hey folks! Today I was lucky enough to have TWO phenomenal guests to talk about the San Antonio Spurs draft - Evan Townsend (@EvanTownsend_) and Mike Garcia (@CanyonDriver)! We mostly talked about Alamo City's other new Frenchman, Sidy Cissoko, as well as little time on Wembanyama, the Leonard Miller trade, and a couple minutes on Sir'Jabari Rice a…
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Hey folks - Evan Townsend (contributor to Project Spurs and kindly cult leader of Spurs Twitter Spaces) was kind enough to join me to talk about the future face of the Spurs franchise, Victor Wembanyama. We talked a little bit about guys like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ralph Sampson, and Rik Smits as comparisons for the specific skills Wemby has flashed …
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The Twenty is a concept I stole from John Hollinger and his concept that approximately 20 players in a given NBA Draft will make a significant impact in the league. The goal of The Twenty is pretty simple - identify the 20 players eligible for the 2023 NBA Draft that I am most confident will contribute to winning in the league. Now less than 20 day…
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Hey folks! This is the third podcast on potential NBA prospects in the Transfer Portal, and today I talked about a couple of big-time names and one more under-the-radar prospect in Kel'el Ware (Oregon), Andrew Rohde (St. Thomas) and Ryan Nembhard (Creighton). Hope y'all enjoy! As always, follow me on @HirdItHereHoops and subscribe to get all the la…
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Hey folks! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the Hird It Here NBA Podcast! On today's show, I talked about the five players in the 2023 NBA Draft most likely to turn into superstars - coincidentally, they are also the same top 5 on my current in-the-works big board! The players are: Victor Wembanyama Scoot Henderson Brandon Miller Amen Tho…
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What's up everyone! Thanks for tuning into the Hird It Here Sports Podcast! Today I went over three more fascinating future NBA prospects that have officially entered the NCAAM Transfer Portal. Those players are: -Jalen Cook (Tulane) -MJ Rice (Kansas) -Brandon Murray (Georgetown) Enjoy! Follow me on twitter at @HirdItHereHoops…
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What's up folks! Talked on this episode about 3 of the 4 games from day one of the Sweet Sixteen (Sorry FAU and Tennessee) Propsects covered: Amari Bailey Jaime Jaquez Julian Strawther Anton Watson Drew Timme Jordan Hawkins Donovan Clingan Adama Sanogo Andre Jackson Jr Nick Smith Anthony Black Ricky Council IV Jordan Walsh Markquis Nowell Nae'Qwan …
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What's up y'all! Thanks for tuning in for another episode! In this one, I break down the games and potential NBA futures of three high profile entrants of the Transfer Portal: -Taran Armstrong (Cal Baptist) -JJ Starling (Notre Dame -> Syracuse) -Primo Spears (Georgetown) Give it a listen and let me know what you think! You can find me on Twitter at…
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March Madness is upon us! The Round of 64 opens up on Thursday, and in the meantime I forecasted some of the potential Cinderella teams that have a chance to cause massive waves in the first round! Tune in as I discuss some of the least and most upset-laden seasons of recent vintage, and then dive into some of my favorite potential upsets: #12 Coll…
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Hey folks! I decided to do a video version of the podcast for the first time, hope it looks alright! On this episode I broke down some of the biggest boom or bust prospects, guys that are considered upside swings by the NBA Draft community. Guys discussed: Amen Thompson Ausar Thompson GG Jackson Cam Whitmore You can find me on Twitter @HirdItHereHo…
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Welcome one, welcome all! In this episode I go over the lottery picks (#1-14) in the first iteration of my 2023 NBA Mock Draft! Check out the full article here: 2023 NBA Mock Draft v1.0. Cooper Hird | Published Feb 19, 2023 | by Cooper H | Feb, 2023 | Medium Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HirdItHereHoops Or on Medium.com: https://medium.…
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Welcome! Here I discuss the #21-30 prospects on the first iteration of my 2023 NBA Draft Big Board. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HirdItHereHoops Or on Medium.com: https://medium.com/@HirdItHere Intro/Outro music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Please_L…
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Kyrie has officially been traded to the Dallas Mavericks! What does this mean for the Mavericks, Kyrie, Luka, the Nets, KD? Listen to find out! Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HirdItHereHoops Or on Medium.com: https://medium.com/@HirdItHere Intro/Outro music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/T…
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Welcome! Here I discuss the top ten prospects on the first iteration of my 2023 NBA Draft Big Board. Stay tuned for #21-30! Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HirdItHereHoops Or on Medium.com: https://medium.com/@HirdItHere Intro/Outro music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_…
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Welcom! Here I discuss the top ten prospects on the first iteration of my 2023 NBA Draft Big Board. Stay tuned for #11-30! Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HirdItHereHoops Or on Medium.com: https://medium.com/@HirdItHere Intro/Outro music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_O…
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This obnoxiously long episode marks the long unawaited return of the Hird It Here Sports Podcast!! It's great to be back! This episode I ramble on about three big burning questions I have about Eastern Conference teams; this episode ran awfully long so I split it into just the teams I have projected to finish 10th - 15th in the East. If you value y…
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What's up y'all! I recorded a podcast on the five(?) NBA caliber prospects on the Duke Blue Devils this year: Vernon Carey Matthew Hurt Tre Jones Cassius Stanley & Wendell Moore I went into detail on what each player's game looks like, some key stats for each guy, and a little insight into how I see each player's career going. I had the privilege o…
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Welcome in everyone! Glad to have you back! This episode, I launch into a new (potential) series I have been thinking about for a while - a "What If?" series. The idea is to hit on some of the biggest decisions made in NBA history, i.e. free agency choices, draft selections, trades, even rule implementations by the league office. This episode, I wa…
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What's up y'all! Wanted to put out a podcast previewing the matchup tonight for the CFB National Championship trophy between LSU and Clemson. Hope y'all enjoy! If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and/or a review, and be sure to subscribe for future episodes! Thanks again for tuning in! Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter at @JoinTh…
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Welcome back y'all! I finally close out this little trade season series with my fifth part, this time focusing on the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz, and Toronto Raptors. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and/or a review, and be sure to subscribe for future episodes! Thanks again for tuning in! Feel free to reach o…
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Welcome back y'all! In this fourth episode in a row covering the NBA trade market, I hit on a couple of the more difficult to decipher teams on the trade market - the New Orleans Pelicans, a team trying to plan the next decade around a player who has yet to step on the court, and the Denver Nuggets, who seem a trade tarket lurking under the radar. …
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Welcome back y'all! In this third episode in a row covering the NBA trade market, I hit on a few of the biggest potential candidates to make significant, team-altering trades this season - namely the LA Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the LA Clippers. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and/or a review, and be sure to subscribe…
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Welcome back y'all!In this second part of my initial NBA Trade Season series, I delve even deeper into the trade market that is beginning to open up this year, picking out a number of players I could see as potential trade pieces this season.In this episode, I ended up spending (too) much of the time on Philly, a team I believe is going to be very …
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NBA Trade Season has officially begun! With the passing of December 15th a couple of weeks ago, NBA teams are now allowed to sign newly-acquired free agents from this past offseason. This date traditionally marks the opening of Trade SZN, which lasts until February 6th, prior to the All-Star game. In this first part, I discussed several of the team…
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What's up y'all! After a brief hiatus, the Hird It Here podcast has returned! This episode was spent discussing the Christmas Day games - BOS vs TOR, MIL vs PHI, GSW vs HOU, LAL vs LAC, and unfortunately NOLA vs DEN. This was a particularly lengthy podcast, going a strong 90 minutes, but I do believe there were some worthwhile insights scattered th…
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What's up everyone! Got a great episode for y'all today! Stone Hansen, who runs the mock draft at draftsite.com (and can be found on Twitter at @report_court) was kind enough to join me to discuss the 2020 draft, and his mock draft in particular. We recorded this on Friday (11/15), a day after the news broke that James Wiseman, #1 ranked recruit in…
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What's up guys! We've got a great episode for you today, as we hit all around the NBA for some wide-ranging analysis! First I talk about the Charlotte Hornets loss to the New Orleans Hornets which I was able to attend in Charlotte; I gave some personal insight as well as some evaluation of on the floor performances. (13:45-40:45) Then I gloss over …
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What's up y'all! I've got another great guest for y'all today - Adam Do of The Do Post (and a friend of mine from SBC '19) is making his second appearance to talk about his 4-1 hometown Lakers! We discuss the chemistry between AD and LeBron, the staunch Laker defense, how the rotation is playing out so far, and where we see this team after 82 games…
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Welcome back, y'all! I've got a phenomenal episode today! Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk with the lead expert on Clemson football at The Athletic, Grace Raynor! Grace writes frequently on Tigers football (several articles come out on The Athletic each week) and hosts The Athletic's official Clemson football podcast, Protect the Rock, along…
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What's up everyone! Got another great episode of the Hird It Here Podcast for ya! This time, I'm talking about the new statement by the NCAA regarding future policies to allow players to legally receive some sort of benefit for their "name, image, and likeness." I dug into the release itself, as it contained a bulleted list of "guidelines and polic…
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It's not even sports this time! I did a podcast going over this week's episode of SNL, hosted by Chicago's own Chance the Rapper! Had a lot of fun doing so, hope y'all enjoy change in subject matter. Watch for an episode on the NCAA's release on monetizing player likeness tomorrow! If you enjoyed this episode, let me know! If you didn't, also let m…
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What's up everyone? In this second Clemson football podcast, I cover the game this weekend versus Boston College. I went over the induction of Levon Kirkland into the Clemson Ring of Honor, and dove into the game. Clemson won in a decisive fashion, scoring 59 and holding BC to a single touchdown. I focused predominantly on the offensive resurgence …
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We made it y'all! It's the opening week of the 2019-2020 NBA regular season! In this podcast, I recap the games this week (I recorded on Saturday, so games on Sat. are not covered - only Tuesday thru Friday) and go in-depth on the opening game of the week, the New Orleans Pelicans versus the Toronto Raptors! The Raptors won in OT, but it was a tigh…
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Welcome Hird It Here listeners! Got a great episode on deck - this was recorded yesterday (Tuesday, Oct 22) so it does NOT cover the opening of the NBA regular season. Rather, I covered my alma mater Clemson as their football team took on the Louisville Cardinals this weekend; I went over that game, gave some key insights, and did a midseason revie…
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In this severely overdue interview with Mike Gribanov of The Stepien, we cover a variety of scouting related topics, ranging from assembling a big board, to how we watch and evaluate the game, to noting trends and exceptions to the trends. Mike was very insightful, pulling from his past few years as an analyst as an NBA draft expert to paint a pict…
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Welcome y’all to another episode of the Hird It Here Sports podcast! I was lucky enough to have Dave DuFour of The Athletic (and more!) to talk about his journey in basketball and some random questions I lobbed his way. We spent some time talking about his experience with coaching and player development first in South Korea and later in Germany, th…
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Welcome y'all! In today's episode, I am joined by RaptorsRapture.com writer and occasional Nylon Calculus contributor, as well as fellow SBC '19 alum, Mike Bossetti! We talked about the Raptors last season, talked individual prospects on and added to the roster, and did some general forecasting of how we expect this Toronto team to turn out in the …
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Welcome back y’all! Dropping the third and final part of my ‘19 draft grades this Monday morning! I cover picks #21-30, meaning I finally get to lose my mind in a positive way over Brandon Clarke! Hope y’all enjoy this one, and look forward to a Raptors prospects podcast and our first ever college football podcast later this week! As always, reach …
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What's up y'all! In today's episode, I went over the middle of the first round (picks 11-20) of the 2019 NBA Draft, and gave my grades for the value of each selection. This is the 2nd part of a 3 parter; the first episode came out a couple weeks ago, and the third part will be dropping on Monday. As always, hit me up with any feedback you may have …
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Thanks for checking out another episode of the Hird It Here Sports Podcast! Had the pleasure of recording with someone I met at the 2019 Sports Business Classroom in Las Vegas this summer, as well as a follow podcast host - be sure to check out his show The Do Post! (link below) Adam has also been following the Lakers very closely as a fan the past…
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Recorded a Denver Nuggets Prospect Preview with fellow Sports Business Classroom '19 alumnus, Patrick Arsenault! This was, in my humble opinion, our best podcast so far (sorry Lance, it's me not you!) I spent some time actually trimming down silences for this episode, it seemed to make a clear difference, so I plan to continue to do that for future…
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Third episode of our NBA Prospect Preview podcast! This time, we bring on Lance Smith @LanceSmithTPC to talk about his beloved Golden State Warriors! We end up bouncing around and hitting several Warrior related topics, with most of the focus on D'Angelo Russell and Kevon Looney, but plenty of more content mixed in. I had a lot of fun on this one, …
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Second episode in our Prospects Preview series! This time I'm hitting the Boston Celtics, who come into the '19-'20 season with a totally retooled roster and three new rookies to add to the young core. Apologies, the puppy dawg was restless once yet again for this recording, hopefully the sound quality is overall pretty solid. Jayson Tatum (8:46) J…
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Second part of my show on the NBA's rookie of the year odds. Did some historical research on the award ranging back to '06-'07, so I discuss trends I noted and some of the more interesting ROTY cases. I then broke down the '19-'20 candidates for the award into three categories: Bad Bets: guys I would avoid under almost any circumstances (last episo…
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First part of my show on the NBA's rookie of the year odds. Did some historical research on the award ranging back to '06-'07, so I discuss trends I noted and some of the more interesting ROTY cases. I then broke down the '19-'20 candidates for the award into three categories: Bad Bets: guys I would avoid under almost any circumstances (starts at 3…
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First of a new series where I'll be going over the young prospect cores for each team in the NBA. Touched on: Trae Young John Collins Kevin Huerter De'Andre Hunter Cam Reddish as well as some general discussion on how the team fits and works together. Also, this is the first recording from the "new studio" (i.e. my parent's luxurious basement), as …
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