Another week another top ten box scores. More triple-doubles, a few games just shy of twenty, and a few surprising players play unlike themselves.

One of my biggest pet peeves in sports is that popular theories and ideas catch on far before the numbers have been crunched. One of the more popular such ideas in modern sports lore is the so-called "Treadmill of Mediocrity" named by Kevin Pritchard, former GM of the Portland Trail Blazers. The worst spot to be in, allegedly, is a mediocre playoff bubble team every year. After all, you have to get a top pick to get good in the NBA, or so we're told. 

I was sidetracked by this notion while doing research for my weekly column on top box scores last night. Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded yet another triple-double last night (and guaranteed himself a spot on the list.) While looking at Giannis' basketball-reference page I noticed he was drafted with the fifteenth spot in the NBA draft, which I'll be calling "the treadmill spot." If winning the draft lottery is getting the number one pick, then the most mediocre team is the one with the fifteenth pick, or first outside of the draft lottery.

Another week, another top ten box scores. This week we have record breaking three-pointers, twenty rebound games, and a triple-double off.

Chris Yeh returns to the show and discusses his New York Times bestselling book, The Alliance, and it's principles apply to sports and other industries.

The Houston Rockets are having a tough time. After a deep playoff run last season, they're barely holding onto the 8th spot in the playoffs this year. In a surprise move, they acquired Michael Beasley. Michael Beasley has had an impressive NBA career of being terrible. It's possible to view picking up Beasley as a "low-risk" move with upside. Unfortunately, I'm more inclined to view it as a bad decision.