I have to admit something. I laughed when the news broke that the Celtics gave Jaylen Brown a four-year, $115 million contract extension. It felt like a gross overpay for a guy I did not believe would ever become a…
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Merry Christmas. With the holiday comes one of the biggest days in the NBA regular season, featuring a quintuple header of basketball games. This year’s lineup includes two potential conference finals previews in Bucks-76ers and Lakers-Clippers. Another potential playoff…
Eastern Conference Starters: Frontcourt: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks After winning MVP last season, Giannis Antetokounmpo looks like he could be heading towards another piece of hardware with the season he is compiling. He is currently 3rd in the NBA in…
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 Dec. 9 – Dec. 15. 1. The Knicks have been on a disaster…
The Game: Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals The Date: Tuesday, December 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time The Place: The KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky The TV: ESPN, with Dicky V providing the analysis The Reason: The annual ACC-Big…
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 Dec. 2 – Dec. 8. 1. The 76ers face the Jazz on Monday. Where…
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…