The Finder pod: Analytics storyteller Neil Paine
<p>You might have seen <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/1757597405388669230?s=20">the Patrick Mahomes stat</a> that went viral this week. The man behind that stat, , joins us this week at The Finder. </p><p>An old colleague from the ESPN days, the whip-smart proprietor of <a target="_blank" href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/">Neil’s Substack</a> talks about using numbers to do premium storytelling, his final days at the now-defunct The Messenger, Denver’s altitude as a superpower, the full-circle response to his “infamous” Andrew Wiggins story, reimagining the Kobe Bryant clutch debate, his recent post on an <a target="_blank" href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/">NBA efficiency paradox</a> and what he learned while working in the Atlanta Hawks’ basketball operations.</p><p>Really great to catch up with Paine. Follow my lead and subscribe to his <a target="_blank" href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/">Substack</a>!</p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.tomthefinder.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.tomthefinder.com/subscribe</a>
