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New Analytics Site from HP Network
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:57 am
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:57 am
3rd new site to come out this summer from Hardwood Paroxysm is called Nylon Calculus.
It's run by the excellent Ian Levy, formerly of the great Hickory High blog. If you like the numbers or are interested in learning more check it out.
It's run by the excellent Ian Levy, formerly of the great Hickory High blog. If you like the numbers or are interested in learning more check it out.
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Although I’ve done plenty of work with analytics during my time in the basketball blogosphere, I have very little in the way of formal math education. I’m an elementary school teacher by day, ironic because elementary school was around when I stopped paying attention in my math classes. But I’ve always been fascinated by numbers and statistics, particularly their intersection with sports. When I first started Hickory-High it was because I was curious. I had a question about basketball statistics and, embarrassingly, how they related to Troy Murphy. I couldn’t find the answer and no one seemed to have the time to help me find it — so I set out looking for it myself. More than four years later, I find myself running the basketball analytics site for the best damn little sports network on the Internet. At the risk of veering into sentimentality, that journey has shaped all of the plans for the Nylon Calculus.
The fundamental element underlying all our intentions here at Nylon Calculus is curiosity. We are a diverse group of individuals, with that diversity reflected in interests, backgrounds and skills. The one thing we all have in common is curiosity about the game of basketball and a thirst to learn more. That curiosity naturally takes us to hypothesis and then the search for evidence, hence our interest in analytics. We are all seekers.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:12 pm to corndeaux
Nice. I've been meaning to read up more on the salary cap one. This looks pretty nice too. HP puts out some good stuff.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:23 pm to corndeaux
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I had a question about basketball statistics and, embarrassingly, how they related to Troy Murphy.
I want to hear this question.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 11:15 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Must be a doozy
They introduced a new type of shot chart today
A Better Shot Chart
You can pull up the chart for any player going back about 20 seasons. Not quite sure this is any better than other sites, but it's another way to visualize and going back to the mid 90s is pretty cool.
Find a Player's Shot Chart
They introduced a new type of shot chart today
A Better Shot Chart
You can pull up the chart for any player going back about 20 seasons. Not quite sure this is any better than other sites, but it's another way to visualize and going back to the mid 90s is pretty cool.
Find a Player's Shot Chart
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