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Video Playbook: Joakim Noah, Clutchiness
The Bulls missed out on a chance to finish the Nets at home in Game 6, and will now have to face a Game 7 in Brooklyn. Although they came up just short last night, they were the recipients of a sparkling and driven performance by Joakim Noah. He finished with 14 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and a steal in 43 minutes. Not bad for a guy struggling with plantar fasciitis. Although … Continue reading
Weekly Stats Recap
This week I decided to take a look at the impact of free throws on the final outcome. Is getting to the line more important than taking advantage of the freebies when a team gets there? During a 54 game sample, I recorded the free throws attempted and the free throw percentage for every team. Winning teams shot an average of 77.1% on 21.9 free throws per game while losing teams made 76% of … Continue reading
Video Playbook: George Karl’s ‘enver Nuggets
While their fast pace may not translate into postseason success, there are few teams that are more entertaining to watch on offense than the Denver Nuggets. George Karl has transitioned as a coach, moving on from his days as a defensive-minded manager to a transition offense wizard in his old age. Led by speedsters Ty Lawson and Corey Brewer, the Nuggets have the potential to take a turnover straight down the floor and score … Continue reading
Searching for Value in NBA Contracts
Introduction A few weeks ago, Kevin Pelton of ESPN looked at the best contracts in the NBA by multiplying a player’s WARP (wins above replacement level) by the average amount that teams pay for each WARP. I’d like to approach this same problem from a different angle: namely, how much value are teams getting out of the salaries they pay their players? Instead of looking at WARP, I’ll focus on win shares, another metric … Continue reading
Weekly Stats Recap
For this week’s study my brother (@KurtSoppe) pondered if FG% or FT% was more directly correlated to the game’s final outcome. He hypothesized that both FG% and FT% would be consistently higher for victorious teams, with the stronger correlation being found in the field goal percentage. In support of Kurt’s guess, winning teams shot an average of 47.9% from the field while losing teams shot only 42.3%. Winning teams shot better than 50% from … Continue reading
Game of the Week: Christmas Extravaganza
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. I’m a glutton. But on Thanksgiving, I had to watch the New England Patriots hold the heads of their alleged rivals, the New York Jets, in a toilet bowl for three hours. It was a nightmare. That’s why Christmas is a close, close second, and it easily beats out Thanksgiving when it comes to viewing pleasure. The NBA has lovingly provided us with 12 hours of … Continue reading
Daily Dribble for December 11,2012
The Daily Dribble is a somtimes-daily feature here at Hickory-High. Matt Cianfrone offers his thoughts on a handful of the previous night’s NBA games, and then turns to Twitter to fill in the gaps. This turned out to be the the second straight night of fun, fun basketball. Cavaliers 100 – Lakers 94 The NBA is better when Kyrie Irving is healthy. The second-year point guard was terrific in his return from a finger injury and his … Continue reading
Weekly Stat Recap
This week’s study was done to determine what position led the winning team in scoring with the most frequency. For all 53 games this week I recorded the position of the highest scoring player on the winning team and the percentage of his teams points he scored. I used ESPN’s box scores to determine what position each player qualified as. In a resounding 35.8% of the games this week, the winning team was led … Continue reading
Weekly Stats Recap
Every week I will be releasing my findings from a unique week long statistical review, but starting this upcoming week, we will be asking for your help. Last week I took a look at AST% and its impact on the final outcome, and this past week I studied free throw attempts, in an effort to determine if home teams are getting the benefit of the call. Tweet me @unSOPable23 your best idea for a … Continue reading
The NBA Anti-Anti-Awards
Yesterday, Ian released his annual pre-season picks for the NBA Anti-Awards. Those awards recognize some of the most negative achievements in professional basketball. I wanted to take things in more of a positive direction which is why I created the Anti-Anti-Awards. These awards are the positive, mirror images of the Anti-Awards. Today I’ll introduce you to each award, note the defending champion, and project the 2012-2013 winner. You can get MVP predictions anywhere, but … Continue reading
