<![CDATA[Basketball Intelligence Newsletter: No Weak Stuff]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/s/no-weak-stuffhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VfLq!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1755138e-ce40-4d50-9252-36d1c10c95e9_512x512.pngBasketball Intelligence Newsletter: No Weak Stuffhttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/s/no-weak-stuffSubstackWed, 10 Jun 2026 21:25:58 GMT<![CDATA[No Weak Stuff Podcast]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/no-weak-stuff-podcast-b01https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/no-weak-stuff-podcast-b01Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:51:24 GMTRay brings on long-time NBA analytics director and current ESPN analyst Dean Oliver and Basketball Poetry's Mike Shearer to preview the NBA Finals. They discuss the rosters of the two teams, the developments they've made over the course of the season and the playoffs, how the two teams will match up, and then wrap up with their brief predictions for the…

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]]><![CDATA[No Weak Stuff Podcast]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/no-weak-stuff-podcasthttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/no-weak-stuff-podcastSun, 26 Apr 2026 14:28:17 GMTRay is joined by Nick Agar-Johnson and Nathan Grubel, each from No Ceilings, to discuss the 2025-26 NBA Rookie Class. They start out with an in-depth discussion of Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg, before discussing the other four players on Nathan's All-Rookie team from his recent No Ceilings story. Then, they talk about Maxime Raynaud and Cedric Coward, …

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]]><![CDATA[The ABA and Soul Power]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/the-aba-and-soul-powerhttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/the-aba-and-soul-powerSun, 15 Mar 2026 15:12:47 GMTRay brings basketball, boxing, and horse racing historian Jason Levin on the show to discuss the ABA. They cover some of the most important stories over the eventful nine-year history of the league, including Dr. J, George McGinnis, and Ray's friend Super John Williamson. They also discuss the recent documentary Soul Power: The Legend of the American Ba…

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]]><![CDATA[An Interview With ABA Great Bill Melchionni]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/an-interview-with-aba-great-billhttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/an-interview-with-aba-great-billThu, 25 Sep 2025 13:34:45 GMTBill Melchionni, three-time ABA All-Star with the Nets, joins Ray to talk about Bill’s career from Villanova and across the NBA and ABA professionally. They discuss the 1973-1974 Nets, the youngest ABA title team, and the similarities between that team and the young title-winning Oklahoma City Thunder squad from last season. They talk about the history of the ABA and what it was like to be teammates with Julius Erving, Wilt Chamberlain, Billy Cunningham, John Williamson, and others, as well as Melchionni’s front office experience and other anecdotes from his time in basketball.

]]><![CDATA[A New York State of Mind]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/a-new-york-state-of-mindhttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/a-new-york-state-of-mindMon, 15 Sep 2025 15:42:51 GMTIn the debut episode of No Weak Stuff, Basketball Intelligence creator Ray LeBov shares his views on the New York Knicks and their decision to move on from Tom Thibodeau as the head coach. Producer Nick Agar-Johnson also joins the show to discuss the historic nature of the difficulties faced by the Thibs-led Knicks and the difference in the situation presented to new Knicks head coach Mike Brown.

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