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Shot Selection Round-Up: Part 1
Shot selection and specifically shot locations have become a larger and larger part of the basketball conversation. It’s a topic of great personal interest to me and I’ve written quite a bit about it this season. To add an easily comparably quantitative element to the conversation, I also developed Expected Points Per Shot (XPPS). This metric is based on the expected value of shots from different locations and boils the quality of a player’s … Continue reading
Weekly Stats Recap
This week I took a look at which statistic had a greater impact on a game’s outcome, transition points or points in the paint. I charted the fast break points and interior points for each of the 49 games this week and broke them into two separate groups: winning and losing teams. I then divided the totals of the losing teams by the number of points scored to determine what percentage of points were … Continue reading
Weekly Stats Recap
This week I decided to study the connection between a high scoring starting unit and winning games. In order to do this, I simply recorded the total number of points scored by each starting five and found the average for winning teams and losing teams. There were 50 games this week, providing a decent sample size. The starters of winning teams averaged 72.48 points while the losing team’s starters tallied an average of 61.88 … Continue reading
Making Change
Last week, I laid out a theoretical experiment at Hardwood Paroxysm for the basketball laboratory of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. Prompted by Wade’s somewhat bizarre assessment of his own jumpshot, I put some numeric value to what both he and James accomplish in the paint compared to what they accomplish from the outside. Both players pair incredibly efficient finishing at the basket with a lengthy history of shaky outside shooting, an assessment that was … Continue reading
Indiana and Orlando: Game 4 Video Playbook
Breaking down video of how the Orlando Magic were able to scheme their way back into Game 4, and how the Pacers ultimately stopped them. Continue reading
DREW: Picking On Player Ratings
Kyle Soppe unveils a new system for picking the playoffs. Continue reading
Indiana and Orlando: Game 1 Video Playbook
A breakdown of how Stan Van Gundy were able to shake Jason Richardson loose for a pair of crucial three-pointers down the stretch in Game One. Continue reading
Indiana and Orlando: By The Tape
A video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Indiana Pacers and the Orlando Magic. Continue reading
Indiana And Orlando: By The Numbers
A stats-based preview of the playoff series between the Indiana Pacers and the Orlando Magic. Continue reading
Orlando’s Staggered Screens
Jordan Kahn breaks down video of some very effective staggered screens sets that the Orlando Magic use to create open looks. Continue reading
