# Hour 2: Is Analytics Ruining Basketball?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-take-1052467/hour-2-is-analytics-ruining-basketball
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-take-1052467/hour-2-is-analytics-ruining-basketball.md
Podcast: [First Take](https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-take-1052467)
Published: 2026-05-22T17:36:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP5647080891.mp3?updated=1779466879
Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP5647080891.mp3?updated=1779466879
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-take-1052467/episodes/hour-2-is-analytics-ruining-basketball
Duration seconds: 2807

## Resource

First Take resumes with Kendrick Perkins talking analytics. Josh Hart understands their importance, but doesn't think they should be solely relied upon for lineup decisions. Perk has some thoughts on these comments and math invading sports in general. (0:00) Then, Chet has become somewhat of a joke to Wemby. He views him the same way a senior in high school looks down upon a freshman. Should we be criticizing him for failing to stop the phenomenal Frenchman? (17:15) Next, did LeBron sneak in a trade request during a recent podcast appearance? (32:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-take-1052467/episodes/hour-2-is-analytics-ruining-basketball/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-take-1052467/hour-2-is-analytics-ruining-basketball.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.