The lego stop motion is the perfect gimmick that makes these videos unique. Phenomenal marketing decision
@JasonAtlas6 ай бұрын
Omg I love your profile picture and name.
@njones339skinnymini6 ай бұрын
@@JasonAtlas Mazespin still remains supreme
@JasonAtlas6 ай бұрын
@@njones339skinnymini you mean lord goatifi?
@calvindomin4416 ай бұрын
I actually hate it lol.
@uptodatenba5 ай бұрын
he didnt use stop motion?
@davidroos9356 ай бұрын
As a math student I get infuriated when people ignore sampling bias when analyzing sports. Playoffs are different first and foremost because it’s the better teams playing. Thanks for addressing this issue when the analytics, you examine statistics in a mindful way. It’s appreciated :)
@sp1236 ай бұрын
Also it's a series so adjustments are made faster and forces players to adapt. The same strategy won't work for 7 games in a row
@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork5 ай бұрын
@@sp1234 to 7 games in a row against the same team…
@buoy16 ай бұрын
Most underrated channel on youtube
@jared_deraj6 ай бұрын
legitimately
@genocidehero96876 ай бұрын
Nah whatslaps is
@agilana46846 ай бұрын
@@genocidehero9687 Yeah also LobWorld
@mikaeki52456 ай бұрын
Hear hear
@12thMandalorian6 ай бұрын
the editing on Michael's videos are insane!
@amazingkook1436 ай бұрын
When I watch these videos, sometimes it feels like I learn everything and also nothing at all. The soothing voice along with the stats just gives an experience of calmness. Only after the video thinking back on it that I grow to understand what it was trying to say and fully appreciate what was said. Great videos, please do more.
@shawnmf20046 ай бұрын
His cadence and tone just suck you in.
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend!
@TheGbelcher5 ай бұрын
Agreed
@architect011_36 ай бұрын
Don't discount that a 7-game series is ultimately designed to allow the team with better talent to prevail vs the team with lesser talent. In a 1-game series, like football or regular season NBA any team can get lucky that one time, but given more games to have to play, the better team will typically always win over the long haul
@kenw22256 ай бұрын
Just lose 1 talent in the nba with injury and... bucks struggling rn
@blueredlover10606 ай бұрын
That's actually part of the reason for the criticism around the NASCAR playoffs. You can get lucky with the weather or strategy call once or twice a season, but it's impossible to replicate consistently. That's before we get to everyone is always competing together.
@dathunderman46 ай бұрын
Yeah they did a study comparing the predictability of basketball vs other major sports and NBA basketball came out on top. Of course other sports leagues have 7 game series as well, but in basketball the amount of control the top players have to influence the game (like the fact that you can just give the ball to Lebron and have him to his thing, no wait for an at-bat) makes it the most predictable in comparison to NHL, NFL, and MLB. That’s not to say it is predictable tho, just that it’s a supposedly more predictable than those other leagues
@casualfan-m5x6 ай бұрын
@@kenw2225 i hope Giannis comes back
@maartenvz6 ай бұрын
This is exactly why the finals in these sports usually show ugly games as both teams are afraid to lose by taking too much risk.
@SpiceisSalty6 ай бұрын
Jamal Murray is the Lakers playoff paralysis demon
@tridra57146 ай бұрын
Murray has terrorized both LA teams. Don't forget how he outplayed kawhi and pg13 in 2020
@cory80806 ай бұрын
Played amazing during winning time and that dictates the narrative.
@thestatusjoe99496 ай бұрын
@@tridra5714I think he played really great against the clippers in 2020 on accident, he only realized in the conference finals that he had turned it up against the wrong LA team
@antoniohart37246 ай бұрын
The last shot of G2 & G5 are all the data you need
@TheHuskyK95 ай бұрын
Wolves are currently exorcising him
@pugsnhogz6 ай бұрын
I think the tendency toward iso ball in the late stages of playoff games is a lot like the tendency to only play premiums when the blinds get big in a poker tournament, even though that means you will get blinded out a lot of the time: when the result is in sight, people value a controlled outcome over a maximized outcome. They'd rather know that the player they want taking the last shot will have the ball in his hands, than run offense resulting in a better quality shot on average with less control over who takes it.
@andylozano51936 ай бұрын
It may also be a way to limit turnovers but you’re more likely to miss an ISO.
@jeremykates72766 ай бұрын
I’ve noticed this a ton in the playoffs especially. The best offenses tend to move the ball very well and playing iso is actually them losing their offensive identity
@fyukfy23666 ай бұрын
How does this channel have fewer than 100K, super high quality keep it up man
@XKloosyvv6 ай бұрын
Pretty sure this dude owns an investment firm or something so he can produce high quality content with his own time and money. Awesome stuff so far
@kode-man236 ай бұрын
Also, it’s coming. It had 40-ish just a couple months ago.
@Bakerman28016 ай бұрын
Yeah this channel is gonna blow up soon
@christryst6 ай бұрын
I'm surprised I just found it.
@WhiteGuyMike4 ай бұрын
It's because he only has 15 videos total. Once he has 100+ videos it'll be over 1m subs.
@ryanjohnson29946 ай бұрын
As a Blazer fan, thanks for re-opening those old wounds right off the bat lmao
@alexanderjonckheere79346 ай бұрын
I'll never understand why as a foreigner I chose to root for the Blazers... love the team, hate the staying up until 3am to see us get demolished
@je54066 ай бұрын
As a lifelong Nugget fan, I was rooting for those Blazers. I was heated when Kobe threw the lob to Shaq. Murray hitting the dagger in game 2 this year was a glorious experience. Took LAs soul and the series with that shot
@ryanjohnson29946 ай бұрын
@@je5406 I’ve been rooting for you guys the last couple years as well (it’s not like we’re battling in the playoffs again anytime soon lmao). I’ve taken some solace from you guys knocking out the Lakers 2 years in a row. Us small market fans have to stick together at the end of the day
@steviechampagne6 ай бұрын
@@alexanderjonckheere7934Join the Mavs! Luka is the next MJ and Kyrie is a god
@derringera6 ай бұрын
@@je5406I'm a life long Blazers fan relocated to CO and loving this time with the Nuggets. Love seeing the small market teams take it to the Lakers.
@tomathin21026 ай бұрын
I thought this account would have millions of subscribers, hats off to this level of production and analysis.
@killerjag6 ай бұрын
I wish I could see you make full-length documentaries. Your style and presentation is absolutely phenomenal and you do an incredible job taking virtually every factor into account when crunching data.
@EHeroClayman6 ай бұрын
Commenting so the almighty algorithm boosts my brother to trending status. I enjoyed this breakdown. I'm a math nerd and numbers are my thing. I couldn't explain why certain players play better or worse but this video puts what I couldn't put into words. Hopefully, you make it 100K before the end of the playoffs.
@nathanwashington97846 ай бұрын
This is a BRILLIANT video dude. So glad you’re getting recommended to new people (me), definitely sticking around for more! I also echo what other people are saying, I’m so sick of super dramatised NBA videos with trap beats blaring at me in the background, this is a breath of fresh air and gives me Secret Base vibes more than anything which is an incredibly positive thing from me.
@Dahn.Baern.6 ай бұрын
Enjoy the last bit of time you have before your channel blows up and your life changes.. Amazing video quality man, keep at it. Some of the best independent type videos I’ve seen on KZbin.
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Enjoying the ride.
@Dahn.Baern.6 ай бұрын
@@michaelmackelvie yes sir. Your video style is very motivating and inspiring for me. I make mini tornado documentaries. I’m not even a huge basketball fan anymore, but I think your videos could fascinate people who hate basketball.
@dryiyce53475 ай бұрын
I've found my new favorite channel. Can't wait to binge watch all your vids❤
@michaelmackelvie5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@loyuko6 ай бұрын
didn't expect to see the eiffel tower get nuked in one of your videos but great statistical breakdown of playoff basketball regardless!
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
Idk how that happened
@arashnikoubashman69466 ай бұрын
Back to back world champions
@cefb89236 ай бұрын
The second eagle 😂😂
@boriswisnia61236 ай бұрын
Great video as always. You are so criminally underrated it's unfair. When people talk about NBA videos they talk about JXMY, and he's great but you are up there with him and other greats in editing, setup/layout, and ball knowledge. Keep up the great work
@lightsoutbeast6 ай бұрын
As always, incredible content. Always thought provoking and I love that you focus on basketball.
@TheAndrewsAve6 ай бұрын
Everything about this channel makes me happy, but especially the camaraderie I feel with this lifelong Blazers fan.
@KazzyOfficial5 ай бұрын
This is some of the best video quality I've ever seen on KZbin. Holy crap
@GiznowTV5 ай бұрын
Listening to this while working - the way you explain it makes me relax, lol. subscribed.
@TheMsauer1035 ай бұрын
As a math nerd and sports lover this is the best channel on KZbin. Thank you for the time and effort you put into all your videos.
@carterclarke54606 ай бұрын
I don’t understand how these videos are still underground. Such immaculate videos
@ToxicMetropolis5 ай бұрын
Great video! Context, analysis, examples, details, etc.
@owenpetersen62896 ай бұрын
Legitimately the second best basketball channel on youtube in terms of quality of content and production.
@owenpetersen62896 ай бұрын
(To jxmyhighroller obviously)
@aleksaa246 ай бұрын
thinking basketball > all
@Kai9oh76 ай бұрын
91k subs is nothing to laugh at, but you definitely deserve way more!! keep up the work bro u got great things coming 1000%
@j.s.t.65156 ай бұрын
I love how this channel sounds, looks and feel like the deepest highest quality sport discourse possible and it's only after you finish the video that you realize it's 90% empty air 🤣. Someone give this man an award.
@XKloosyvv6 ай бұрын
This channel is putting out some amazing content. Proud to be here now, I know its going to blow up soon. You remind me of a number driven SB nation when they were good.
@iv0rysh0es395 ай бұрын
Just stumbled on this from my for you page, and I’ve got to say: very impressive. Love the hosting, the script was great, and the overall aesthetic was on point. Keep it up.
@michaelijeh6276 ай бұрын
This was an awesome video! I especially like how you incorporated game theory into it, as I think it's a very underrated aspect of sports (and in life). Keep creating high-quality content!
@bencormier92606 ай бұрын
I usually never comment on KZbin but this video made me. Such good content on this. I feel like you could have a future in coaching honestly
@themanusandoval6 ай бұрын
My new favorite YT channel. Keep up the great work Mike!
@gatorbuck086 ай бұрын
This is the most underrated channel on KZbin. Incredible stuff.
@chatmoon_yt6 ай бұрын
bro makes a full film every video. this is insane. keep up the work
@hugomorency87005 ай бұрын
This guy is becoming one of the goats of nba analysis videos
@LAtrain126 ай бұрын
I assumed you had at least a million followers lmao but seriously your vids are incredible, so keep at it. Also as a Blazers fan I enjoyed the bit about Jodi Allen
@Jeffer.son046 ай бұрын
Your videos are really incredible bro.Appreciate the content
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend!
@zanderyokum8256 ай бұрын
I see no way you don't hit a million subscribers if you keep this up. Videos are exceptional
@littlewooll86 ай бұрын
I love the heavy statistical analysis. This is the first video of yours I've watched and I am subscribing and going back to watch your other videos.
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@maskon17645 ай бұрын
Great video bro, I think we always have to remember the psychology of hoopers, iso ball is going nowhere. That’s what we all did as kids and they did also, it’s always gone be iso ball
@owenwillis96506 ай бұрын
This channel should easily be one of the top sports pages man
@RPGabe6 ай бұрын
I think the extra time for scouting in the playoffs is what encourages some of the heavy iso ball, since the scouting reports can focus on player tendencies and weaknesses to help get your best player on their best mismatch. Seems imperfect still, though.
@truthnotfeelings6 ай бұрын
Bro you got me subbed and are slowly becoming one of my favourite basketball channels
@jacobcelmer49285 ай бұрын
Top tier videos man, each video impresses me more than the last.
@emmettshaw9676 ай бұрын
You are one of the most skilled creators on this platform, keep it up!
@JoãoFlorêncio-d8o6 ай бұрын
something tells me you're an econ grad lol the way you think, and the concepts you bring up... econ grad and sports fan is ALWAYS a good mix!
@alstonjames27265 ай бұрын
never disappointed by your videos, feels like you should have 1M+ subs, keep it up!
@wzsmart28906 ай бұрын
How do you not have millions of subscribers?? Production quality is insane.
@ioannluka16 ай бұрын
Great video! Especially the Jody Allen part. Entertainment, analytics and a little bit of gossip is all we Blazers fans have - it's not like there is a real basketball team out there for us to watch.
@Chubbin_6 ай бұрын
This is one of the best nba video essays ive ever seen
@jons12786 ай бұрын
On Blowouts being more frequent later in the playoffs... Some teams have harder roads to get to a later round. There is also more time for teams to study eachother. The teams that have more viable offensive/defensive options, and/or had more efficient, less exhausting roads - they will have a growing advantage over the teams that rely on a less adaptable, more gruelling set of tactics.
@partysnax19846 ай бұрын
I love watching your sub count go up every time I click on a video. You deserve all your success, these videos are amazing. Keep up the good work, and keep delivering this high quality content.
@ryanmburu38846 ай бұрын
bro two minutes in and already the editing is VOX levels man.
@Solitude1026 ай бұрын
It's the first time I come across this channel, and I enjoy the production quality and narration. You've definitely earn a subscription from me. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos across my feed.
@anthonycavallo92756 ай бұрын
I never comment but hyped whenever I see your videos. I love these stats! Keep up the great work. This channel will be huge!
@crackermonk6 ай бұрын
Just have to say, 30 seconds in and I'm sold on your style.
@TooShawn6 ай бұрын
This dude lowkey one of my fav nba youtuber. Just behind jimmy highroller.
@UltimateFrisbeeIsFun6 ай бұрын
The iso point you made at the end was great, we look back at the old NBA and realize how stupid the lack of floor spacing was but basic math and even common sense says that having a player consistently dribble for 15 seconds and take a contested step back 30 footer is an awful strategy. Great video
@galen6596 ай бұрын
truly underrated content creator, love ur videos!
@hugomorency87005 ай бұрын
Didn't expect a Jody Allen diss but it was appreciated. Go blazers
@colbyclark59156 ай бұрын
You’ve truly found your space here on KZbin man, phenomenal video once again!
@Jesters_Thorny_Crown5 ай бұрын
The math. The legos. The Agent Smith voice. It’s all perfectly blended together. Good stuff.
@Wowreally426 ай бұрын
I wonder how many millions of subs this channel will have in a few years? Glad I got here early.
@jemirtoussaint49406 ай бұрын
All this man does is drop bangers
@KuzieJames6 ай бұрын
logged into youtube, saw you posted a new video, clicked on it almost immediately. love your stuff
@Attobaba6 ай бұрын
Michael MacKelvie and Kendrick on the same day!
@TheGeorgeD136 ай бұрын
Who's Kendrick?
@narrow36016 ай бұрын
@@TheGeorgeD13Kendrick da GOAT Lamar
@TheGeorgeD136 ай бұрын
@@narrow3601 Oh I thought they were talking about a YT channel I didn't know about loll
@resurrectedpa6 ай бұрын
Two GOATs in their own way
@ethantai4305 ай бұрын
this might be my favorite video of all time
@jabrrwocky6 ай бұрын
The blow up is coming...keep up the quality work 🙌
@liamday4536 ай бұрын
the goat has posted again.
@victorvolterra47266 ай бұрын
The ratio of video quality to subscribers on your channel is absurd. Just keep up the great work you’re already doing and this channel will eventually blow up!
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
Thanks Victor!
@diggyj88746 ай бұрын
Great video love the topic
@Jypsiii6 ай бұрын
Getting the playoff mode ad right after he mentions it was wild lol
@darthukas6 ай бұрын
These are 9 million sub type of creativity. Well you got it, man. Just others gotta see it too
@Bkesal143 ай бұрын
This channel is incredible!
@IThinkJoshAllenIsHot6 ай бұрын
This is sports in a nerdy way and im all for it🎉
@Goglarnik5 ай бұрын
Great content, subscribed. Looking forward to what's next. Cheers
@philevans63955 ай бұрын
i wish you talked about the theory of letting a team blow you out in the playoffs so you don't waste strategies and rest your players. Seemed to happen a bunch in the Spurs vs Heat series a few years ago
@paulmilkus14306 ай бұрын
love the way you approach videos. looking forward to more content:)
@Ucantwin3606 ай бұрын
These are so good man, keep this up!
@catsoffon6 ай бұрын
Didn’t realize you made the rubber band effect video! Great quality man!
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mikedrynan49376 ай бұрын
I appreciate you giving mikes a good name
@jorge92856 ай бұрын
You've got that Nathan Fillion / Sam Witwer voice. I could listen to it for days.
@dariobaroni86256 ай бұрын
Nice vid as always. One important consideration: you charted team stats, without accounting what players were making those stats. Pretty sure that if you watch only the best player stats you will see a bigger difference in their performance. My reasoning is that during regular season top players play at for example 80%, but journeyman are sweating their ass off. AND that's is because they know that during the playoff a lot of them will just not qualify or will have far less minutes. The real objective for the majority of "average" NBA players is not the ring, is the contract the next year.
@MORONIC_official4 ай бұрын
How is this guy not a sports analyst for ESPN or something. They need to hire him.
@ltrigga2196 ай бұрын
Ugh, the Blazers Q4 collapse hurts every single time. Glad to hear you’re a Blazers fan!
@ivanisevic19915 ай бұрын
Incredible content man. Brilliant.
@anonymousn52925 ай бұрын
My theory has always been as follows: as you mentioned, teams have longer time and greater motivation to tailor their strategy to the specific team they are facing off against in a playoff series. This disproportionately benefits teams' defensive performance compared to offensive performance. What this results in is teams more often going to the one thing that can't really be "game-planned" for, which is individual one-on-one dominance. Not as necessary to have so much iso-ball in the regular season, because defenses aren't as prepared to take away all the other more efficient looks. The question I still do not have an answer or even a theory for: why does the effect of planning disproportionately reap greater rewards for defenses than for offenses? You'd think for every second a team spends scheming how to shut down the opposing team's favourite play or action, the other team spends a second drawing up new plans and actions, and the effects cancel out - right? Or for every adjustment a defense makes to an offensive player's weaknesses, an offense can make one to a defensive player's weaknesses? Don't quite know what that's about, but I'd be willing to be that it has to do with the "range" of offensive performance in the NBA on a player-by-player basis being much greater than that of defensive performance. I think if you take the best scorer in the NBA and put him against the worst and best defender for ten possessions each, he might get 6 makes and then 4 (difference of 2), but you take the best defender in the NBA and put him against the worst and best scorer, he might get 10 stops and then 6 (much greater difference of 4). I'm convinced of this being true to at least some extent, but how does this apply to the question posed above? I suspect it does, but don't know how.
@doom32x46 ай бұрын
Great video, only note is that there are a potential 28 playoff games, 16 is the max wins number.
@augustocezargerber31856 ай бұрын
love the content, man! cheering for your sucess. Just a small tip, the sound of the tapes are much louder than your voice, which makes harder to listen in quieter enviroments. Keep up the good work
@michaelmackelvie6 ай бұрын
What did you listen on? AirPods, speaker, headphones, phone? It really is so different for each, so the feedback helps. On a phone speaker, one can hardly hear the sound fx, and it’s solely my voice/light music.
@jamysenmontgomery21306 ай бұрын
every time michael posts it feels like christmas
@grievous52435 ай бұрын
Different analogies to back up the data makes it easier for someone like me who doesn't keep up with basketball all the time thanks.
@michaelmackelvie5 ай бұрын
Appreciate that!
@anarchistburrito71096 ай бұрын
Using the altitude clip with marlowe yelling yeaaaaaaaaaa! Has me kicking my feet
@godblesstrolls6 ай бұрын
playoff rosters are cut to 7 or 8 so all the worst players don't play so that would make sense why there are more blowouts in the playoffs because I think the bottom 5 players of each team are all relatively similar while the diff between the best 5 players on each team is far more drastic. Great vid
@moralesglitxhh276 ай бұрын
Great video man quality production looking forward to more
@trentfox5635 ай бұрын
I think the later rounds might have more blowouts because the 1-2 seeds usually sweep or win in 5 games and then the 3-6 seeds usually play 6-7 games in their series, so then it comes down to rest and the ability to prepare
@iamchaunceman5 ай бұрын
This is legit! For those fan bases that don’t get more than a first round opportunity every 5 years or so I really feel sorry for you. That being said it’s gotta feel fucking sweet to be TWolves fans right about now. When patience does pay off…
@soloalt15966 ай бұрын
So glad I found this channel
@colepetersonmusic6 ай бұрын
*sees channel name* *blazers pain* Yep. We grew up in the same neighborhood. Great video! Glad to see you’re doing well! Thanks KZbin algorithm!
@charliehonduran5 ай бұрын
Phenomenal video! Subscribed!
@garrettgodfrey27626 ай бұрын
How are these videos so good. Props man thanks for making these