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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
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
Off-Season Help Guide: Cleveland Cavaliers
Matt Cianfrone looks at where the Cavaliers might turn for help this off-season. Continue reading
Off-Season Help Guide: Washington Wizards
Matt Cianfrone looks at where the Wizards might look for help this off-season. Continue reading
DREW: Picking On Player Ratings
Kyle Soppe unveils a new system for picking the playoffs. Continue reading
Last Night’s Numbers – 4/30/12
A look back at some of the most impressive numbers from the NBA Playoff’s opening weekend. Continue reading
Los Angeles and Memphis: By The Numbers
A stats-based preview of the playoff series between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies. Continue reading
NBA Stock Report
Myles Ma is back with the NBA Stock Report, making buy, sell, and hold recommendations for the Knicks, Spurs, Jazz, Wizards, and Bulls. Continue reading
