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Steph’s Recording Breaking Rate

Klay Thompson interviews Steph Curry

On January 31st, Klay Thompson asked Steph Curry when he’s break Ray Allen’s 2,973 three-point field goal record. Curry noted that Klay was in the booth and should be the one computing the stats. Off the cuff, Klay predicted 40…

Why watch classic games?

The Coronavirus has seemingly halted every aspect of life and, with that, sports has all but come to an end for the near future. Or has it? While this is certainly true of current live sports, the vast treasure trove…

Parity in the NBA

Going into this NBA season, there has been a lot of talk about how much more evenly matched the league has become. With the departure of Kevin Durant from the Warriors, the leaps and bounds made by the Clippers over…

Usage Rates

What is the relationship among usage rating, minutes per game, and  games played per season for the twenty most highly rated usage NBA players over the last five seasons?  Our hypothesis was that higher usage rating will lead to higher…

Rudy was Snubbed!

Every year, hundreds of basketball commentators, writers, and fans discuss the deserving NBA players left out of All-Star honors. Unfortunately, the All-Star vote (with 50% of the vote coming from fans) routinely appears to be more of a popularity contest…

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