New Blog: Basketball Intelligence

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Cavs,Lakers,Pistons,Hawks,Griz,OKC,Bucks,Bulls,Warriors,SW Div: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... orssw-div/

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http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... analytics/

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Cavs, Pacers, Blazers, Defense, Draft and Stash: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... aft-stash/

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MIA,PHX,CHA,CLE,GSW,LAL,TOR,CHI,DEN,MIN: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... torchiden/

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Chabdog interviewed us: http://chabdog.com/Interview-with-Ray-LeBov-7-28-14.pdf

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Paul George, Jameer Nelson, OJ Mayo; http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... n-oj-mayo/

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Paul George,Dirk,DeMarcus, A Bennett,Randle: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... ettrandle/

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Rockets, Grizz, Lakers, Raptors: https://basketballintelligence.wordpres ... s-raptors/

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NBA Bigs, Bulls, Wizards, Suns,Nets, Magic, CBA, Analytics: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... analytics/

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Hammon,Ibaka,Odom,Lowry,Kyle Anderson,Stretch 4s,Lakers,Scouting: https://basketballintelligence.wordpres ... g-success/

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CLE, MIN, GSW, OKC, NOP, ORL, FIBA, Dragan Bender: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... an-bender/

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Hammon,Ibaka,Odom,Lowry,Kyle Anderson,Stretch 4s,Lakers,Scouting: https://basketballintelligence.wordpres ... g-success/

The short article in Scientific American about using results from the combine compared to looking at college stats was especially interesting.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bea ... a-success/

I don't know what the state of the art is in terms of projected NBA stats from college stats but according to that article, the physical and athletic measures from the combine do not lead to improved predictions.


The news about Hammon was both unexpected yet unsurprising. While Natalie Nakase has been pointedly slowly climbing the coaching ladder, Hammon's hiring was sudden and technically she's still a player right now. But OTOH, she's been a think-outside-the-box sort of player pretty much all her career, being overlooked in both high school and college despite stellar performances (I remember seeing her in an NCAA tournament game when she was at Colorado State), and joining the Russian team in order to play in the Olympics. And Popovich has consistently thumbed his nose at convention, being innovative in areas ranging from aggressively resting his star players (so aggressive that he was fined by the NBA during the 2012-13 season) to drafting more international players to, now, hiring a woman coach.

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Cavs, Nets,Lakers,USAB,HOF,Analytics,3pt shooting: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... -shooting/

A highlight:


" One of the biggest difficulties in the field of basketball analytics is how to assign credit to individual players. In fact, some of the most contentious arguments in the field concern the proper allocation of credit for things we know have value on the team level. Dean Oliver’s Four Factors tell us that rebounding is pretty important at the team level. But how much of the value gained by the team is properly assignable to the player who so happens to secure that rebound? While forcing a change of possession with zero points scored is a great outcome for the defense, it doesn’t meet even passing scrutiny to give the rebounder full credit. What of the guy who challenged the initial shot? Or the player who boxed his man out to allow a teammate to snatch the board? It’s an interesting conundrum, but arguing the final points rapidly reaches diminishing returns in the absence of better input data to study."

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Cavs, Steph, Al Attles, World Cup, Rookies: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... p-rookies/

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MEM,SAS,DET,BKN,NOP,HOU,PHX,CBA,D-League: http://basketballintelligence.wordpress ... ad-league/