0 comments by Ron Stinson on 7/27/2017
Of course, some of the best athletes and NBA players of all time have natural ability, but they get to truly be the best because of their dedication to the sport both during the season and in the offseason. Players like Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Russell Westbrook, and so many more have something in common […]
0 comments by Ted Winters on 5/10/2017
The NBA’s best trash talker is at it again. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors isn’t one to hold back when asked to speak his mind. After a recent shootaround, reporters wondered how he felt about the playoffs so far, especially out in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers are the favorite to win the […]
0 comments by justinwillard on 4/24/2017
DeMarcus Cousins had a breakout year, reaching the vaunted 20-10 average and capitalizing on his potential. What’s most impressive that his usage rate (the proportion of possessions he used by taking shots, free throws, or making turnovers) ballooned without a decrease in efficiency — in fact he was more efficient than ever. A usage rate […]
0 comments by Analytics Game on 3/21/2017
I always forget how painfully slow football related news is this time of the year. Well good thing Fall Camp is roughly 120 hours from beginning, and once it does, you can expect the best daily coverage of our fledgling Cougars from Sir Vince Grippi and the folks over at Cougfan. I am sure you […]
0 comments by Analytics Game on 2/23/2017
It’s almost time for March Madness, that time of year in which the productivity of American office workers plummets during the first round, and internet connections strain under the weight of streaming video. You may have an office pool you are in for a few bucks, but if you are looking to take your college […]
0 comments by kylejankowski on 10/4/2016
Anyone that has watched baseball recently knows that runs have been at a premium in the past ten years. Major League Baseball games have shifted from slugfests in the 1990’s to an art where many teams are comfortable with scoring as little as three runs. This undoubtedly has something to do with the haze of steroids […]
0 comments by kylejankowski on 5/28/2015
There are five tools scouts look at when evaluating a baseball player; speed, hitting, power, arm strength, and defense. Many of these tools can be partially evaluated through statistics; with immediate figures like batting average and slugging percentage available across all levels of baseball. Visually, it is usually immediately clear who the fastest runners on […]
0 comments by chrisgonzalez on 4/9/2015
The NBA Playoffs are fast approaching with only a few games left on regular season schedules. Those few who have already solidified their place are on auto-pilot while a respectable few are also playing hard in the hope of building toward next season (Jazz, Wolves). Then there are the rest (Sixers, Knicks) who don’t seem […]
0 comments by kylejankowski on 3/31/2015
Jameis Winston may be the most controversial prospect in this year’s NFL draft. After winning the Heisman award in his first year as starting quarterback at Florida State, he had to endure many self-inflicted controversies. There was the knuckle-headed “stealing” of crab legs from a local grocery store to the much more serious rape allegations. […]
0 comments by chrisgonzalez on 2/22/2015
One of the main debates concerning the game of basketball and the NBA revolves around how teams compare to others in history. We often ask ourselves; has there been a team like the 90s Chicago Bulls? Showtime Lakers? Bird Celtics? Shaq-Kobe Lakers? These questions are all great thought experiments but ultimately very difficult to objectively […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 1/28/2015
At the start of the 2014-15 NBA season, everyone probably thought the Oklahoma City Thunder were dead in the water. Kevin Durant was set to miss up to a month with a broken foot, Russell Westbrook (hand) got hurt after just one game and the team was forced to deal with a litany of injuries […]
0 comments by justinwillard on 1/24/2015
It’s the midway point in the NBA regular season, and by continually bisecting the rest of the season, we’ll eventually reach that finish line and make it to the playoffs. The Warriors are destroying everyone, the Hawks look like the best team in the east, the Cavaliers look like a real playoff team, and the […]
0 comments by justinwillard on 1/21/2015
With the all-star voting drawing to an end and the game itself around the corner, I thought I’d share my selections for the all-star ballot for the starters and the reasoning behind them. For some objective evidence, I’ve paired my own metric with ESPN’s RPM. My metric is still in the beta stages, but it’s […]
0 comments by justinwillard on 1/16/2015
We’re deep into the NBA season and nearing the halfway mark for the regular season, as strange as that sounds. There are still a lot of unresolved storylines and surprises, however, even with all the tools we have available. The media’s focused on the circus in Cleveland and the condemned basketball empires in New York […]
0 comments by justinwillard on 1/8/2015
As everyone predicted, three of the four teams with the best defensive ratings are Portland, Houston, and Atlanta. The NBA can surprise and what we thought just a few months ago may have to be completely discarded. A year ago at this time the Pacers were 28-6, outscoring opponents by near 10 points a game […]
