The Big Number

By: Yahoo Sports
  • Summary

  • Each week, Tom Haberstroh pours over the data and digs through the stats to come up with THE BIG NUMBER – the one metric that defines the NBA that week. Tune in as he and Dan Devine put Tom’s big number to the test and explain the one thing from the world of basketball that was hidden in plain sight. Listen to THE BIG NUMBER for a fun conversation filled with jokes, stats that you won’t hear anywhere else and become a smarter NBA fan in the process.
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Episodes
  • 5 stats that prove LeBron James is having his most impressive season
    Nov 21 2024

    Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine get together, along with five of their favorite stats, to see if this is the most impressive season in LeBron James' awe-inspiring career. Also, would making dunks worth 3 points fix the NBA?

    (2:05) The Big Number: 826

    (17:34) The Little Numbers: 47.3

    (19:54) The Little Numbers: 49.2%

    (22:37) The Little Numbers: 1.19

    (27:32) The Little Numbers: +15.5

    (32:49) Over/unders scoreboard update

    (33:37) Should the NBA make dunks worth 3 points?

    On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine dive deep into the numbers to try to figure out how 39-year-old LeBron James is having such a great season for the Los Angeles Lakers.

    The guys start with the big number, which is 826 this week. That's the number of 3-point shots LeBron James has made since joining the Lakers. If you don't think that's a lot, tune in to hear which Hall of Fame players never made that many 3-point shots in their entire career.

    But it's the efficiency of LeBron's season that has really caught the eye of both Tom and Dan. He is currently posting career highs in points created per 36, points scored on plays where LeBron is in the pick-and-roll and percentage of his baskets that are assisted.

    The success of the 10-4 Lakers, as well as the success of rookie forward Dalton Knecht, can be directly attributed to the increased efficiency and proficiency of LeBron James, who turns 40 in about six weeks. That's crazy. Is there a case to be made that he's having his most impressive season?

    Finally, Tom wrote a piece for Yahoo Sports wondering if making dunks worth three points would shift the NBA back to offensive diversity and away from every team trying to copy the Boston Celtics. He talks it out with Dan to see if it would be viable and, if not, what other plans might make sense.

    Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts

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    49 mins
  • 5 stats that prove why Stephen Curry is the best player since Michael Jordan
    Nov 14 2024

    On the latest episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine look at Steph Curry’s incredible offensive impact on the Golden State Warriors. With just as much offensive dominance both on and off the ball, is Steph the greatest offensive player since Michael Jordan? Even more so than LeBron James?

    But it’s not just Steph Curry giving the Warriors the boost they need to be title contenders—Golden State is over a dozen players deep with other stars with as Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins which Dan highlights with four more numbers.

    Tom & Dan end the show with some over/under predictions for Golden State throughout the rest of the NBA season.

    (2:00) The Big Number: 124.2

    (15:39) 4 stats that prove Golden State are title contenders

    (30:11) Warriors over/unders

    Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts

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    40 mins
  • 85: Can OKC’s defense win them the NBA title?
    Nov 7 2024

    On this week's episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine dive into the numbers on the Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC has a team of DAWGS on defense that create chaos all over the court and that defensive prowess might just give them the edge to be title favorites.

    Dan counters Tom’s bullish attitude toward the Thunder with a few other teams who could best OKC like the Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors & Phoenix Suns.

    The two wrap with some Oklahoma City over/unders worth keeping an eye on.


    (1:10) THE BIG NUMBER: 85

    (15:13) The Number Crunch

    (15:40) The Number Crunch: Boston Celtics

    (18:29) The Number Crunch: Golden State Warriors

    (21:55) The Number Crunch: Cleveland Cavaliers

    (24:46) The Number Crunch: Phoenix Suns

    (28:13) OKC over/unders

    Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts

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    40 mins

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