Ben Golliver on His New Book, “Bubbleball: Inside the NBA’s Fight to Save the Season”

On a special episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast - Managing Editor, Dave Deckard is joined by the OG himself...Ben Golliver of the Washington Post to discuss Ben's new book, "Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save the Season" detailing his time spent in the NBA Bubble in Orlando last season. Intro 3:30 Framing the Bubble 6:30 Explaining how/why and the day-to-day 8:00 The success of the bubble 11:30 The experiment itself and how it's not repeatable 15:00 Looking at players as people and the spark points in the bubble 19:00 The idea of community and spaces 22:00 Live testing theory and viewing personal relationships 27:00 Being in the middle of more than just a practice but among the players/coaches 30:00 Living in a bubble with people on top of you but not being able to interact 33:00 What was at stake for various franchises 35:00 The storylines worked out and couldn't have been better 40:00 Is Damian Lillard the greatest Trail Blazer ever? 42:00 The most trustworthy players in the NBA 49:00 Why are the Blazers still in the same place as they were 5 years ago? 51:00 Get your copy of the book at: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bubbleball-ben-golliver/1138671913;jsessionid=6767A6F68690019B5EF036E3459D1538.prodny_store02-atgap17?ean=9781419755538 https://www.amazon.com/Bubbleball-Inside-NBAs-Fight-Season/dp/1419755536 Closing Comments Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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