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Q&A With Kevin Pelton Of Basketball Prospectus: Nate Robinson's Impact, Developing Klay Thompson & Other Player Projections
For those not familiar with Pro Basketball Prospectus - or the work of co-authors Bradford Doolittle and Kevin Pelton at BasketballProspectus.com - it is like an encyclopedia of NBA statistics and team analysis for the season that's worth a read for any die-hard basketball fan. Due to the NBA...
College Basketball Prospectus 2011-2012 On Sale Now
Well, I told you guys that I'd let you know when the College Basketball Prospectus book that I was a part of creating was on sale, so here you go. It's here! You can download all 343 pages of college basketball preview goodness right now in PDF form for the low, low cost of $9.89. If you've ever...
The Dig: Can't Wait for Happy Hour & UTEP vs. Tulsa Round 2 Edition
In The Dig: It's noon on a Friday and the Rush should be on a patio with a Tecate somewhere. Since that's out of the question for a few hours, we might as well take a look around the good, old C-USA. The Rush kicks off the Dig with a shameless plug. Miner Rush News NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: ...
YABB prediction model likes St. John's basketball to improve
Yet Another Basketball Blog (YABB) has been going through conference previews, using a model that writer Dan Hanner has crafted to predict teams' finishes. He predicts the efficiencies of teams using the returning minutes on offense and defense, factoring in new recruits, and factoring some player...
Final SCHOENE projection for the Wolves
We can't say enough nice things about Basketball Prospectus. If you haven't bought their book yet, you really need to do so by clicking here. After you're done placing your order, head on over to the BP blog and check out their final team projections. Here's what they have to say about Our...
Luck! Huh! Good God Y'all. What Is It Good For?
(via xkcd, h/t mgo) I had a history professor in college, I don't remember her name or even the class she taught, but she would routinely stop her lecture in order to make sure we understood that no one knew how to say things quite like the ancient Greeks. In a constant attempts to get at...
What type of barometer?
Let me go right away to something I wrote in the game thread: I'm not really sure a win will be an indicator of success tonight; if the Wolves can keep it close with a pace near 93, an OE of 110 or above, ft/fg neutrality, and an OReb% above 30, it would be a tremendous development, as they...
Mmmmmm....stat pie
OK, the new Basketball Prospectus page is unspeakably cool. Take a look-see at some of the new things it offers: The first three columns reflect a player's offensive usage and production: oPOSS is an estimate of the raw number of possessions used on the offensive end by each player. The...
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