Free Throw Deep Dives: Accuracy Scatter Plots May 29, 2017 In an effort to fill the void during this year's Superbowl-like interlude before the NBA Finals, I have added one more tool to my series...
Free Throw Deep Dives: The Windup and the Release May 06, 2017 Part three of an infrequent series . Click here to go straight to the interactive tool. In previous free throw deep dives, I used SportVU...
Bonus Tim Duncan Chart - Bank Shots July 16, 2016 On the occasion of Tim Duncan's retirement earlier this week, I used SportVU motion tracking data to call attention to an unnoticed elem...
The weirdest thing about Tim Duncan July 11, 2016 Tim Duncan announced his retirement today, after 19 seasons in the NBA. On Duncan and his impact to the game, there is no shortage of artic...
The 2015-16 NBA Regular Season Review April 16, 2016 Using the various NBA tools I have built for this site over the years (see the sidebar on the top right), here are the top performers, top p...
Steph Curry is the MVP even if he doesn't play another game this season March 13, 2016 MVP debates across all sports tend to devolve into tiresome semantics. What does "most valuable" mean? Is it the best player? The ...
Free Throw Deep Dives: Launch Angle March 09, 2016 This is the first post in a planned series of deep dives into free throw shooting (and shooting in general). Using SportVU data , w...
The Hero Ball Index February 27, 2016 In last year's conference semis, Lebron James, with just 1.5 seconds left and the game tied, hit a 21 foot shot from the corner ...
Heroes, Goats and Garbage Men : New Clutch Shooting Reports January 03, 2016 Clutch shooting isn't easy , and neither is defining it. The NBA defines clutch shooting as any shot taken in the last five minutes of t...
Stephen Curry is No Stat-Padder December 12, 2015 It's been kind of under the radar , but Stephen Curry is having quite the season. He leads the league in a variety of box score s...
Vegas Never Doubted Clayton Kershaw August 20, 2015 San Diego's Petco Park The most "pitcher friendly" park in the league according to the market After a long hiatus, betting...
The Clutch Shooting of Paul Pierce May 14, 2015 Paul Pierce currently leads all NBA players in win probability added for the 2015 playoffs. Win probability added, as I've defined it...
The Clutch Shooting of Derrick Rose May 09, 2015 The bank was open late for Derrick Rose last night. The Bulls took a two games to one lead over the Cavaliers, thanks to his buzzer beatin...
The Spurs-Clippers Series in a Single Chart May 04, 2015 Three of the top five most exciting games of the NBA playoffs' first round came from a single series: Spurs-Clippers. The matchup, ...
ESPN's Tom Haberstroh Makes the Case for Anthony Davis as MVP March 22, 2015 At ESPN Insider, Tom Haberstroh uses win probability added to argue the case for Anthony Davis as league MVP . From a win probability pers...
Anthony Davis's Torrid MVP Pace February 07, 2015 Anthony Davis is still considered a long shot to win NBA MVP this year (d espite recent heroics ). But by at least one measure (and others ...
NBA Win Probability Graphs for the 2014-15 Season November 08, 2014 Current WPA leader, Minnesota's Kevin Martin NBA Win Probability Graphs and Box Scores are now available for the 2014-15 season. All...
Lebron has been ridiculously good in clutch situations these playoffs May 18, 2014 In which I use advanced analytics and complicated modeling to support the provocative notion that Lebron James is good at basketball. In...
New Stats for Box Scores and Player Pages April 07, 2014 I've had some updates to the win probability box scores and player totals waiting in the wings for some time. With the NBA taking the ...
Shooting Performance - Clutch vs. Garbage Time April 06, 2014 In this recent post , I laid out an approach for measuring clutch play in the NBA, using my win probability model as the underlying frame...