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NBA Podcast The State of Analytics, Part II: Basketball In the second of our three-part series, we turn our attention to how the basketball world followed in the footsteps of its contemporaries. But not everyone has been on board. 2 years ago Justin Sweetwood, Taylor Bechtold
NBA The Nuggets’ Operatic Season Might Have Another Act Left The Nuggets will be without Jamal Murray as they try to make a run at their first NBA Finals appearance. Can they find a way to get it done? 2 years ago Brett Huston
NBA How the ‘Idiots Who Believe’ in the Analytics Movement Have Forever Changed Basketball As Moneyball’s influence began to spread, basketball teams began to explore what advanced data could do for them. The game will never be the same. 2 years ago Taylor Bechtold
NBA Mamba Anniversary: A by-the-Numbers Celebration of Kobe’s Last Game After Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea’s bizarre rendition of the national anthem, the 18,997 fans inside Staples Center were treated to something far more familiar. At the end of an illustrious… 2 years ago Tom Webber
NBA Podcast Four-Category Admiral Kevin Chroust and Chris DeSalvo head back to February 17, 1994. The night of the last quadruple-double in the NBA, recorded by David Robinson. 2 years ago Kevin Chroust, Chris De Salvo
NBA Nikola Jokic Deserves Better Than a Default MVP Look at the whole picture – the draft spot, the position he plays, his something-less-than-ripped physique, and the forgotten time zone that his franchise calls home – and there’s only… 2 years ago Brett Huston
NBA 4-Category Admiral On Feb. 17, 1994, San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson completed just the fourth officially recorded quadruple double in NBA history. 2 years ago Andrew Fenichel
NBA The Arrivals: Why We Should Have Seen These NBA Rookies Coming All Along There are signs during a prospect's college career that point to NBA success. The trouble is finding them. Using new AutoStats data, we take a shot at figuring out what… 2 years ago Andrew Fenichel, Ethan Fore, Taylor Bechtold
NBA The Modernization of NBA Offenses and Why Small Ball Is Here to Stay The small-ball era in the NBA isn’t actually about how tall your center is. What is it about? Here's an update on where the offensive revolution stands. 2 years ago Andrew Fenichel
