Basketball

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Purdue, St. Bonaventure, and the PAC-12 Rise up in This Week’s TRACR Rankings

What a great weekend of college basketball, as many teams traveled around the country for in-season tournaments. And some of the matchups may have showcased what the NCAA Tournament will…

2 years ago Evan Boyd

Basketball

Instant Makeover: How the Bulls Became a Defensive Force Seemingly Overnight

In a league flush with all-time interior defenders and stars such as Antetokounmpo, Gobert and Embiid, Chicago’s defensive signature is stamped by guards Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball.

2 years ago Jackson Frank

Basketball

LSU, the Big Ten and Other Major Movers in This Week’s TRACR Rankings

We’re only a week into college basketball and yet it seems like things are back to normal. With fans back in arenas, the game has that exciting feel to it…

2 years ago Evan Boyd

Basketball

DRIPping With Confidence: Which Players Are Soaring Past Early Projections?

The NBA season is a marathon, not a sprint. That adage is at least as old as the 82-game season, and it’s mostly true. It would not behoove anyone to…

2 years ago Donald Kolakowski

Basketball

10 Observations After 10 Games

It’s never too early to overanalyze what’s real and what’s not in the NBA. So we're doing exactly that with some data-driven observations surrounding what has gone down so far.

2 years ago Brett Huston

Basketball

NCAA 2021-22 Tip-Off: Which Prospects Are the Nation’s Top Rebounders?

The NCAA hoops season gets underway Tuesday, with a number of top teams in action. Ahead of it all, we're examining who looks to be the best rebounders in the…

2 years ago Jon Chepkevich

Basketball

NBA 2021-22: Can This Year’s Rookie Class Make a Historic Splash?

Ahead of the first full slate of the 2021-22 season, the league appears well-positioned with as much talent and star power as in any year in recent memory.  Future Hall…

3 years ago Matt Kelley

Basketball

NBA 2021-22: Will the Real Title Contenders Please Stand Up?

It’s difficult to go back to back in any sport and, in the marathon that is an NBA season, that rings particularly true. Seven franchises have achieved the feat, with…

3 years ago Nicholas McGee

Basketball

Introducing DRIP: Our Daily-Updated Rating of Individual Performance in the NBA

For the 2021-22 season, we’re introducing an NBA player performance model, which projects offensive, defensive and overall adjusted plus/minus. The leaderboard updates daily.

3 years ago Nathan Walker

Basketball Quizzes

Where is He Playing? The NBA Quiz

The 2021-22 NBA season has arrived. And there are plenty of new faces in new places. How well did you follow all the offseason moves? Test your basketball fandom in…

3 years ago The Analyst