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To Start or Not to Start, That is the Question (For the Pelicans)

December 28, 2019 Hudson Barrena 2

#1 overall pick of the 2019 draft, Zion Williamson, is currently out with a torn lateral meniscus. With an initial sideline time of 6–8 weeks, […]

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How to Get NBA Data Using the nba_api Python Module (Beginner)

December 22, 2019 Ken Jee 14

How to use the nba_api module to scrape data from the NBA.com API

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Beyond The Arch: A Closer Look at On-Ball Playmakers

December 18, 2019 Brennan Ruby 0

In my previous article, I used a K-Means clustering model to develop a brand new group of offensive archetypes to bucket players. The result was an […]

Behind the Arch

Beyond The Arch: Introducing a New Way to Understand the Game

December 18, 2019 Brennan Ruby 1

New Archetypes for NBA players based on play type data.

NBA simulation

How to Simulate NBA Games in Python

December 16, 2019 Ken Jee 2

A quick and dirty overview of monte carlo simulation applied to basketball outcomes

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