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Visualizing Player Shot Selection and Efficiency
By Stephen Shea (@SteveShea33) February 16, 2017 Good teams need high-volume scorers—players that can put up more than 20 points a night. Of course, players can arrive at their points in a variety of...
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Detroit’s Best Offensive Weapon Comes Off the Bench; Brilliant or Foolish?
By Stephen Shea, Ph.D. (@SteveShea33) February 26, 2017 On Thursday, February 23, in a matchup against the 24 win and 33 loss Charlotte Hornets, the Pistons rolled out their now usual starting lineup...
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Analyzing Detroit’s Offense; Details Matter
March 6, 2017 By Steve Shea (@SteveShea33) The Game: Portland at Detroit (February 28, 2017) We analyze 9 plays from the first half, pointing out the details that led to a quality shot or the problems...
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Digging into the NBA’s Sixth Man Race
By Steve Shea, Ph.D. (@SteveShea33) March 7, 2017 For at least the last month, Lou Williams and Eric Gordon have seemingly been the favorites for the Sixth Man Award, but on March 5, Marc Stein of...
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College Prospect Rating (CPR) Version 3
By Steve Shea, Ph.D. (@SteveShea33) March 10, 2017 [There is a sortable table with CPR scores for 325 players, including all college players drafted in the last 6 drafts, at the end of the article.]...
View ArticleUpdated Perimeter and Interior Defense Ratings
By Steve Shea (@SteveShea33) March 15, 2017 We recently introduced Perimeter Defense Ratings (PDR) and Interior Defense Ratings (IDR). Please see this previous post for more information. The purpose...
View ArticleCPR 2017
By Steve Shea (@SteveShea33) April 4, 2017 CPR is a metric that rates NCAA players’ NBA potential. For a complete introduction, see our previous post. The following table contains the CPR scores (as of...
View ArticleDraft Day!
June 22, 2017 By Steve Shea (@SteveShea33) College Prospect Ratings (CPR) are a formula meant to approximate a college player’s pro potential. It’s based on college box score production, and so, it is...
View ArticleDo analytics deserve a seat at the table?
By Steve Shea (@SteveShea33) June 30, 2017 Often, professional sports organizations employ the “go-for” model for incorporating analytics. Picture a group of executives seated around a large table...
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Is the once innovative Spurs offense now outdated?
By Steve Shea (@SteveShea33) July 7, 2017 He’s a genius, the NBA’s best coach in recent history hands down. Since Gregg Popovich’s first full season as San Antonio’s head coach, 1997-98, the Spurs have...
View ArticleHow progressive is your NBA team’s offense?
By Stephen Shea, Ph.D. (@SteveShea33) July 17, 2017 NBA offenses are evolving. The increased reliance on 3-point shooting gets the most fanfare, but there is more to it than that. Teams are...
View ArticleFinding Sports Analytics’ Next Revelation
By Stephen Shea, Ph.D. November 21, 2017 Sports analytics begins with an investigation into the player or team actions that lead to wins. The quantifications of those activities are called “descriptive...
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What if your team had Houston’s shot selection?
Stephen Shea, Ph.D. November 21, 2017 There are 5 major shooting zones on an NBA court: the restricted area (at the hoop), the paint (but not in the restricted area), mid-range, corners, and above the...
View ArticleDraymond has been the NBA’s best defender
By Stephen Shea, Ph.D. January 1, 2018 PDR=Perimeter Defensive Rating IDR=Interior Defensive Rating TDR=Total Defensive Rating (or simply, PDR + IDR) These ratings were introduced here and updated...
View ArticleAnthony Davis rates as the NBA’s best defender in 2017-18
By Stephen Shea, Ph.D. (@SteveShea33) April 19, 2018 Below are the player defense rating for the 2017-18 seasons. (Players needed 500 minutes to qualify). PDR=Perimeter Defensive Rating IDR=Interior...
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3 Feet, 3 Wins
By Steve Shea (@SteveShea33) December 10, 2018 “Take more threes!” It’s this message that analytics is best known for. It’s this suggestion that has had the most obvious impact on how the game is...
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The 40/60/80 Club
By Stephen Shea, Ph.D. (@SteveShea33) January 17, 2019 Analytics have had no more obvious influence on the game of basketball than on shot selection, and the influence extends beyond the suggestion to...
View ArticlePerimeter Defense Rating
By Steve Shea, Ph.D. (@SteveShea33) January 29, 2019 I introduced Perimeter Defense Rating (PDR) about two years ago. Then, Tony Allen was king. At the end of the 2017-18 season, Victor Oladipo had the...
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