NBA POWER RANKINGS Week 6 We’re right around the quarter mark of the NBA season, as most teams have played somewhere between 18 and 20 games. This means that there have been enough games to draw some conclusions about…
Month: November 2019
By Charlie Logan The NBA’s Most Improved Player award has, in recent years, been primarily a scoring-driven award. No MIP recipient has averaged below 16 points per game since Boris Diaw won the award in 2006. With that in…
The Miami Heat are 12-4, currently tied for the second best record in the Eastern Conference. They defend, they can score, and they’re deep. They are near the top of the NBA in all the right team statistical categories. This…
Thanksgiving is coming up this week. Every year, college basketball fans can be thankful for “Feast Week”, a series of important and exciting non-conference tournaments and games. One of those tournaments is the Battle 4 Atlantis, an eight team…
As the use of analytics becomes more prevalent in the NBA, the league’s front offices are trying to find the best ways to convert their analysis into wins. Jud Winton, the Vice President of Research and Analytics for the Los…
NBA POWER RANKINGS Week 5 *Through Friday, November 22 Golden State Warriors (3-14) Last Week: 29 (↓1) Last Week’s Games: Pelicans (L, 100-108), Grizzlies (W, 114-95), Mavs (L, 94-142), Jazz (L, 109-113) Next Week’s Games: Thunder, Bulls, @Heat To…
By Bill Yang Last season, Dončić was the best rookie. This season, Dončić could cement himself as the best sophomore of all time. 14 games into the 2019-2020 season, Luka Dončić is averaging 29.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 9.4 assists…
Welcome to The Stat Pad, a weekly roundtable discussion about the storylines surrounding some of the week’s biggest games. Here is the roundtable discussion for Nov. 18 – Nov. 24. 1. The Thunder play the Clippers on Monday for…
Week 4 (*Through Friday, November 15) New York Knicks (3-9) Last Week: 29 (↓1) Last Week’s Games: Cavs (L, 87-108), Bulls (L, 102-120), Mavs (W, 106-103) Next Week’s Games: Hornets, @Cavs, 76ers Purely based on on-court performance, the Warriors…
It’s a big day for basketball fans around the world. The alarm bells are ringing on NBA Twitter. Everyone is very excited, and MELO IS BACK, in all caps, is trending. That’s right, Carmelo Anthony is back in the league….