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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
The Previews Of The Roundtable: Atlantic Division
NBA basketball is going to be here before you know it and the staff of Hickory-High is licking their chops. This is the second installment of our “Previews Of The Roundtable” series where we’ll take you division by division, through some of the things we’re most looking forward to. Monday we looked at the NBA’s Northwest Division. Today we’re continuing with Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn and Toronto in the NBA’s Atlantic Division. ________________________________________________________________________________ … 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
Boston and Philadelphia: Game 2 Video Playbook
Breaking down tape of the defensive adjustments from the Sixers that stopped Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen down the stretch. Continue reading
Chicago and Philadelphia: Game 6 Video Playbook
A video look at how the Sixers were able to close out the Bulls in Game Six. Continue reading
Last Night’s Numbers – 5/7/12
A giant edition of Last Night’s Numbers, breaking down stats for all of this weekend’s action. Continue reading
Chicago and Philadelphia: Game 3 & 4 Video Playbook
Without Derrick Rose the Bulls have been forced to rely on C.J. Watson and John Lucas at point guard. Jordan Kahn looks at how the 76ers took advantage of those two in Games 3 and 4. Continue reading
DREW: Picking On Player Ratings
Kyle Soppe unveils a new system for picking the playoffs. Continue reading
Last Night’s Numbers – 5/2/12
Stat-lines and impacts beyond, from some of the most valuable players from last night’s action. Continue reading
76ers’ Combination Of Combo Guards
The 76ers backcourt really struggled in Game One. Flush with versatility, what combinations have they relied on this season, and what combinations worked in Game One? Continue reading
