The good thing about being a data guy is I can just write code for a few hours and deliver valuable insights like ‘The Philadelphia…
It’s the best time of the year – the 2021 NBA playoffs are upon us. In a normal year, the first round of the playoffs…
In the last year of writing for this blog, I’ve largely tackled ethereal, inconsequential questions including ‘Who are the best teams in the NBA/NCAAM?’, ‘Who…
Because of the break in the action, I took the time to update my college basketball rankings in order to make my March Madness predictions…
Not a single sporting event causes more debate, excitement, talk of ‘strength of schedule’, and interest in analytics as March Madness. Every budding data scientist…
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Every sports manager is tasked with making decisions. Typically, they rely on years of experience and expertise in order to make the best decisions possible.…
One of this year’s biggest free agents is Montrezl Harrell. Though he didn’t start, Montrezl was extremely effective in his limited minutes. Is a Montrezl…